Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-26

as the place for holding the next
State convention, and called a conven-
ton for each of the Congressional dis
tricts, to be held on the 18th of May
to select delegates to the National con-
vention.
There were present at the meeting
of the committee, either as members
or as proxies for others: Joseph
Handlan, of Wheeling; Silas B. Davis,
of Clarksburg; C. D. Dotson, of Par
kersburg; H. r. Howard, of Point
Pleasant; George I. Neal, of Hunting
ton; James A. Holley, of Hamlin;
Thomas Dennis, of Lewisburg; w. e.
Chiffon, of Charleston; Andrew Ed
mission, of Weston; T. B. Davis. of
Piedmont; John T. McGraw, of Graf
ton, and R. w. Morrow, of Charles
Town.
Charles Wells, of Marion county,
was chosen to fill the vacancy in the
committee from the Second Senatorial
district.
Besides the members of the commit
tee there were a large number OF
prominent Democrats of the State,
among whom were John A. Howard
and Col. Thomas O'Brien, of Wheel
ing; Judge D. B. Lucas, of Charles
Town; G. E. Horner and Mayor Turn
er of Parkersburg; J. B. Tippitt and
Griff. T. Smith, of Point Pleasant; T.
M. Scanlon, of huntington; Virgil A.
Lewis, of Mason City; Senator John J..
Cornwell, of Romney; Judge A. n.
Campbell, of Monroe; John w. Ar
buckle and Thomas Dennis, of Lewis
burg, and Senator Osenton, of Mont
gomery.
The meeting
Was Called to Order
At Q o'clock in the parlors of Hotel
Ruffner.
S. L. Tourney, a member Of a COM
mittee of the State Bar Association,
stated that his committee had been ap-
pointed to confer with the Democratic
and Republican State committees with
the view of securing a separate State
convention of each party to nominate
candidates for the two vacant judge
ships of the Supreme Court, SO that
the elections of judges might be taken
out of politics.
The matter was referred to a COM
mittee consisting of w. E. Chiffon, R.
w. Morrow and Thomas Dennis.
The question of selecting a place for
holding the next State convention was
taken up and R. E. Homer nominated
Parkersburg, recommending it as the
most accessible and best suited place in
the State for holding the convention.
John A. Howard nominated Wheel
ing. He said Wheeling could take bet
ter care of the convention than any
place in the State. 1t had the best
auditorium and the best hotels, and
would give the convention the best ae-
commodations in every way. He pre-
scented many other potent reasons why
the convention should be held in Wheel
ing.
w. E. Chiffon nominated Charleston,
and presented claims on the question
of rotation as we'll as other advant-
ages.
The vote being taken, Messrs. Hand
Ian and Wells voted for Wheeling, S.
B. Davis, Dotson, Howard, Neal, Ed
mission, McGraw, T. B. Davis and Nor
row voted for Parkersburg, and Holly,
Chiffon and Dennis voted for Charles
ton.
Parkersburg was declared chosen,
and Messrs. Neal, Dotson and Wells
were appointed a committee to make
the necessary arrangements for hold
ing the convention. The question of
fixing the time for holding the conven-
ton was postponed till tomorrow, but
at the evening session
June 6 Was Selected.
The committee appointed to consider
the matter of holding a separate con-
vention for nominating judges made its
report recommending that a new com
mittee of three be appointed t confer
with the committee of the State Bar
Association and report at another meet
ing of the State committee.
After considerable discussion the
matter was reeommitted to the commit
tee with instructions to report in writ
ing tomorrow.
The matter of choOing delegates to
the national convention was taken UP
After a considerable discussion of the
subject it was ordered that a nye
ton be called in each OF the Congress
sional districts on the sixteenth of
May and that each of those conven-
lions select two district delegates AMI
one delegate 1T large. The convention