Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-18

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CHARLESTON, w. VA, July IT.
Delegates representing the seventeen
counties of the Third Congressional
District, met in Montgomery to-day
and renominated Judge David E. John
ston, the present incumbent for anoth-
| er term in Congress. Every county OF
the district was represented by full
| delegation and there were present a
large number of enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis besides to hear the issues OF De-
| mocracy discussed.
The convention was called to order
by d. S. Gallaher, of Kanawha, who
named j. NJ. McGrath. of Mercer. for
| temporary chairman, and w f. r.
Byrne, of Kanawha. temporary Secre-
tary. They were afterwards made the
permanent officers of the convention.
The usual committees were dispens-
ed with except that ON resolutions.
The platform adopted pledges the
Third District Democracy to the sup
port of the Democratic platform both
National and State, and to the Demo-
cratic National and State tickets, and
| commends
The Course Of Judge Johnston
! during his brief service in Congress.
John A Preston, of Greenbrier, who
was a candidate for Congress in the
event Judge Johnston should conclude
not to accept the nomination, placed
Judge Johnston's name before the con-
| vention in a warm and commentary
address. This being the only name
presented, Judge Johnston was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
! Judge Johnston came before the
| convention and made a short speech
Of acceptance, in which he pledged
the Democracy of the Third district
his best endeavors to carry their BAN
ner to victory. John A. Preston was
nominated presidential elector by ac-
clamatfon. The following executive
committee was appointed.
| Boone, ]. G. Coleman, Clay; e. J.
| Summers; Fayette, j. G. Montgomery;
Greenbrier, E. d. Smoot; Kanawha,
D. c. Gallagher; Logan, J. B. Wilkin-
son; Mercer, S. r. Holroyd: Mingo,
ID. w. Brown; Monroe, A. w. John
ston; Mcdowell. James A. Strothers;
Nicholas A. N. Campbell; Pocahontas,
J. A. McGlothlin: Raleigh, ]. w Nc
| Creery; Summers, j. d. Sweeney;
Upshur, ]. Earl Newton; Webster, J.
M. Hoover; Wyoming, Ed Sarver.
The convention was addressed by
Col. j. w. St. Clair. of Fayette; Hon.
John II. Holt, OF Cabell, Democratic
nominee for Governor; Hon. John T.
McGraw, Hon. w. e. Chiffon and
| Judge David e. Johnston. They all
made splendid speeches and created
great enthusiasm. The executive com
mittee, Immediately after adjourn
ment of the convention, elected J. c.
Montgomery, Of Fayette chairman and
| ID. c. Gallagher, Of Kanawah, secre-
tary and treasurer.
| Mr.. Hollis Address
Il
| Mr.. Holt, in his address, said. among
other things that the administration
of Mr.. Mckinley was the boast of the
Republican party and in it's eyes con-
stituted a brilliant epoch in American
| history; but that in fact 1T was chiefly
characterized by bloodshed, the levy
ing of taxes, the wasting of money,
| and constitutional violations. He fur
| ther instituted a comparison between
the acts of the administration and the
promises of the Republican platform
promulgated upon the eve OF election,
and said that the platform gave the
lie TO Mr. McKinley's administrative
acts. except wherein it promised that
| he would still continue 10 violate the
constitution OF the country.
He ridiculed the claim OF the Repub-
lican platform that this party had
| brought a new birth OF freedom 70
ten millions of people" and showed
| the fact to be, briefly and bluntly put,
that we had paid twenty millions OF
| dollars for the privilege OF shooting
| these people, and have been shooting
| them ever since. This is the
New Birth of Freedom
that we have brought to the inhabi-
tants Of the Philippines"
| He showed that the promise Of the
| Republicans to reduce taxation, in the
event of their restoration to power,
was simply an acknowledgment OF
| their weakness and incapacity, and
simply a statement that, IL given
another opportunity, they would
remedy the wrongs that have been
inflicted upon the people by them
selves.
After aeyoting himself seriously and
earnestly TO the threats OF impending
imperialism and milltarism, he out
| lined the Democratic platform and its
| principles as follows:
Opposed 70 Mckinley. his party.
and IT'S tendencies 10 empire. you have
people. party and candidate who
lore the institutions OF their country
and are 6e1@rlnlued 10 preserve them
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