The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-07
FIGHT ON CREDENTIALS.

The Committee Seats the Richland
District Delegates, After a Thor
ough Investigation-EO Indiscrtm-
mate Proxies.
From a Stan Correspondent.
WESTON. June 6-The committee on
credentials met Immediately after the
noon adjournment of the convention.
and organized by electiug Joseph C.
Brady, of Ohio county, as chairman.
The committee was in session until z:lo
O'Clock, ten minutes after the hour set
for calling the afternoon session TO
order.
1t was expected that the Braxton
contest would be the first considered.
but the contestants were not on hand
and the matter was passed up tempo
rarily.
The matter Of the non-election OF dei-
egates from Rlchland district. in Ohio
county, was brought before the COM
mlttee by Mr.. Brown. of Hancock, who
presented lengthy recital Of the facts
bearing on the mass meeting Of the
night Of May II. 1t was alleged that
while the meeting was in the process
Of electing delegates. and some of the
Campbell men in the act OF preparing
their ballots outside the room where
the meeting was held. the Dovener men
who were temporarily in the majority,
passed motion to adjourn, and the re-
suit was that the minority had pre-
vented the district from being regu-
larIy represented in the convention.
Concluding, the protest gives the
names of the six Campbell men who
were alleged to have been chosen dele
gates, and asked to have them seated
in the convention.
After a thorough and entirely i'm
partial Investigation. Mr.. Brady, him
self a supporter Of Captain Dovener,
stated that 1t would be only fair to
seat the Rlchland men; they are clear
~ entitled to representation in the
convention. and he. for one, was in IA
vor of according them their full need
of Justice. A motion to this effect pass
ed without opposition.
The Braxton contest was next
brought up by Senator ]. ". Morrison.
who submitted newspaper containing
an account Of the doings of the dis
senters in Braxton, which was read by
Chairman Brady. II was alleged that
there were two county committees, and
that the dissenters were the duly elect
ed delegates to the convention. The
regular committee. 1t was alleged, was
irregularly constituted, but in what
manner and in what details the dissent
ers said not. At any rate. another con-
ventlon had been held. which had Sc
l-lected the delegates whom the dissent
ers desired seated. 1t was admitted.
however, that the second convention
was not called by the recognized coun-
ty chairman.
Senator Morrison claimed that before
the instructions for Dovener were pass
ed the dissenters had threatensfi to
withdraw. which they did.
Amos Bright, one of the Brtxton
regulars" In answer to skldmore, said
that the motion to adjourn had been
withdrawn. consequently the motion to
instruct was regular Mr.. skIdmore
admitted the truth Of Mr.. Bright's as
sertion.
Chairman Brady-Do you controvert
the conventions privilege to instruct?
Mr.. skldmore-No. II 1t was an item
Of the call.
This rejoinder was not received SER
iously, and a motion that the "regu-
lar" delegation be seated was passed
unanimously.
The question Of proxies and instruc-
lions was next brought up by the
chairman. Mr.. Brady. who contended
that in counties like Hancock and
poddridge where the congressional
preference had been left to vote by
primary election. the expressed prefer
enre must be carried out by the dele
gates. In Doddridge, II was stated,
Doyener's majority in the primary had
been over 400. and he was entitled to
the vote of the county. just as Judge
Campbell was entitled to Hancocks
vote. The motion that instructions be
binding was passed unanimously.
Mr.. Guntner moved that proxies be
recognized whether or not the person
holding one is from the same district.
Chairman Brady claimed there is
precedent against proxies In the First
district. The vote on tho Guntner mo-
ton was six nays and ave ayes. Then
the question Of admitting proxies held
by residents OF the same district was
considered. and proxy advocates won,
six to Ave. r. NJ. A.