The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-11
..J.O.E.GAlNES
NOMINATED BY 4
ACCLAINATION.
For Congress- in the Third District.
Judge Smith Withdraws in
His Favor.
3Hly0RANSNAMED FOR SENATOR.
! Senator Young Defeated by the
Nicholas County Statesman. !,
u ss8i Committees Selected. IS
From d sian eorresponaent

From Il Staff Correspondent. n 1
$g.sG H-AARLEsTo ON, w. Ya..July' IL. The,
day bpforelt the openins 81 state con-l
avention was made the occasion OF lwo
Republican conventions and wlnhcrs'
S5s3are evolved in the persons Of the Drills
liant Joseph H. Gaines, OF Kanawha,.
for Congress, in the Third dlstrlct and
Andrew Koran Nicholas, for til. stale
senatetln the ninth diztrlet. Both ron-
ven,ions were held in the state convent
Z ton wiswam and were largely attended
4 both by dclegatas and spectators. VA
81 The congressional convention was
called to order at 1890 by Chairman
Houston. and prayer was offered ~
Rev. r. a. Merrill. of Charleston. Or
! ganlzation was effected by thc choie2
4 Of .. +. Keller. Of Mercer. as temper
airy chalrman. and Wal Brake, of Lo-
i: gan. secretary Chairman Keller's adj
dress was eloquent and witty and his
manly bulls7eycs at the Democratic
4 target were received with enthusiasm.
He referred to the spectacle Of DR..
Bryan administering the free silver pill
I TO the Democratic Donkey" which cap.
&tured the crowd completely.
Various Committees Chosen.
The following committees were
Z chosen: On rules and order OF business
\ McDowell.s r. S. Morris: Upshur, A.
I B. Clark: Mingo. J.. 3. Bartra.n; Boone,
j.. D. Price; Webster, e. c. Hamrick;
4 Wyoming. Van Cook: Summers Everett
y Nickell; Fayette, y. ". Carter: i1ia-
4 nawha. S. c. Harlsss; Nicholas. 3. f.
Crosse; Raleigh, G. Williams; Clay, Dr..
5 P. Rogers: Mercer. W. a. Gather: Gie.n-
brier.aJ. G. Eeszler; Monroe, Shelton
Clark; Pocahontas. John E.. Barlow.
On Duwell e C. Kin
nison; Upshur. u. G. Young. Mingo. S.
Nv. c. Rhodes; Boone. J. A. Browning:
Webster, Zen Hamrick: Wyoming,
James Brewster; Summers, S. W. VIII
ley: Fayette. J. L. Ryan; Kanawha, r.
\ e. Cassidy: Nicholas, B. Craig; Raj
\ eigh, Grant Morgan; Clay, j. NJ: Dor
sey: Mercer, Philip Goodwill; Green
3bsier, R. s. ;Lovelace; Monroe. ]. F..
D Thompson: Pocahontas. A. r. Gay. =.
.f On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., J. a. Barker:
/ Mcdowell, f. H. Evans: Upshur,. j. W.
4 Heavener; MIingo, ]. X. Anderson; Web
s ster, G. P. Dorr: Wyoming. NJ. F: Ma
theny; Summers. NJ. c. Barker; Fay
cite, H. L. Kirkpatrick; Kanawha. w.
II: Davis; Nicholas. G. ]. Lcgg; Raj
4 eigh, John Anderson: Clay, B. f. Muir
ply; Mercer. G. N. Young; Gresnbrlcr
James ~ Mcclung; Monroe, o. H. Fos-
term; Pocahontas. ETA. Smith.
A motion to adjourn pending commit
tee reports was defeated by an over
whelning majority, and the convention
proceeded 10 nominate a candidate for
Congress- .il,,s=i I Z ss'r-..s,,,
Boone Yielded to Kanawha.
Eoone county was called and yielded
to Kanawha, for which r. d. Rummell
( presented the nome of Hon. Joseph Holt
Gaines, ina ten minute speech That was
frequently Interrupted by the applause
Of the delegates and spectators. 1t
could be seen tina. both crowd and COZ
vention were for Gaines from A to q.
Michael Roach. of Tayette. seconded
the nomination OF Gaines. For Wyom.
ling. NJ. +. Matheny's secondlng speech
was an eloquent effort. 5.g II.
Il, Judge Charles W. Smith, Mercer. Mr..
GainesEopponent. at this juncture came
upon the platform and after withdraw.
4 ing from. the contest moved that the
nomination OF Gaines be made by accla.
nation. This was received with a
mighty shout OF APPROVAL and went
through with whirl. The chair APP
pointed a committee committee COM
posed of Judge Smith md Messrs. G. C.
Mcintosh and w. b. Outright to notify
the candidate OF his SUCCESS and to es-
cort him to the platform, II duty OF
pleasure that was speedily done. IS
The appearance. of Mr.. Galaes IN the
Z wlgwam was the signal for another