Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
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as the place for holding the next
State convention, and called a nve
ton for each of the Congressional dis
tricts, to be held on the 10th of May
to select delegates to the National con-
vention.
There were present at the meeting
of the committee, either as members
OF 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 /. Neal, of Hunting
to2; James A. Holley, of Hamlin;
Thomas Dennis, of Lewisb1rg; w. E.
Chiffon, of Charleston; Andrew Ed
mission, of Weston T. B. Davis. OF
Piedmont; John T. McGraw. OF Graf
|. ton. and n. ". Morrow, OF Charles
Town.
Charles Wells. of Marion county.
was chosen to fill che vacancy in the
committee from the Second Senatorial
district.
Besides the members of the commit.
tee there were q large number OF
prominent Democrats of the State,
among whom were John A. Howard
and Col. Thomas C'8rien, of Wheel
ing; Judge d. B. Lucas. of Charles
Town; G. e. Homer and ,Iayor Turn
er of Parkersburg; J. E. Tippitt and
Griff. 7. Smith. of Point Pleasant; T.
NJ. Scanlon, of Huntington; Virgil A.
Lewis, of Mason City; Senator John J.
Cornwell, of Romney; Judge A. N.
Campbell, of Monroe; John ". AZ
buckle and Thomas Dennis. of Lewis
burg, and Senator Cscaton, OF Mont
| gomery.
The meeting
Was Called 20 d
At 2 o'clock in the par,ors OF Hotel
Ruff1er.
S. L. Flourney, a member of a COM
mittea OF TIE 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 fer
holding the next State convention was
taken Up ard Il. Z. Haln-r nominated
Parkersburg, recommending it as the
most accessible ard Des; suited place il
the state fer hcldTg the convention.
John A. Ho8asd nominated Wheel
irg. He said Wheeling could take bet
ter care of the convention than any
place in the Saate. It had the best
auditorium and the best hotels, and
would give the convention the best az
c~omnodations in every way. He Pre-
scented many ether potent reasons why
the convention should be he'd in Wheel
ing.
W. E. Chiffon nominated Charleston,
and presented claims on the question
of rotation as well as other advant-
ages.
The vote being taken. Messrs. Hand
Ian and Wells voted for Wheeling. s.
3. Gavis, 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-
ten was postponed till tomorrow, but
at the evening session
juno O Was selected.
The committee appointed to consider
the matter of holding a separate con-
vention for nominating judges made lis
report recommending that a new COM
mittee of three be appointed to 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 recommitted to the commit
! tee with instructions to report in writ
ing tomorrow.
The matter of chooing delegates to
| the national convention was taken lip
| After a considerable discussion of the
| subject it was ordered that a
ton be called in each OF the Congress
sional districts on the sixteenth of
May and that each of those conven-
| tions select two district delegates ami
! one delegate at large. The convention
| for the first district is to be held at
| Clarksburg. for the second at Charles
| Town, for the third at Charleston, and
the fourth at Point Pleasant
Mr. McGraW stated tn the commit