West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-06
Democratic DAY.
THE COUNTY MASS CONVENTION
AND THE TICKET NAMED
Able and Eloquent Addresses by Hon
John u Holt and Hon G.. Wood
Daily.

law ofhce OF Hon. w. g.. Brown,
and issued a call for the district
meetings, as found in another col
umn. The Committee also prepared
an Order of Business for the Con.
vention and appointed Committee
on Resolutions, in order to facilitate
the work of the meeting after dinner
and give as much time as possible
to the speakers.
Hon. w. G.. Brown was selected
for temporary Chairman and J. Sill
dell Brown for Secretary. At one
o'clock the Kingwood Cornet Band
opened up in front of the Court
House with some lively music, and
at 1880 the Convention was called
to order by J. Slidell Brown, Chair
man of the Committee.
He announced the temporary off
GERS as recommended by the Com
mittee, and called w. G.. Brown to
the chair.
On motion, the temporary organi-
cation was made permanent and the
Convention got right down to bust
ness. The Order of Business was
adopted as follows:
1. Nominations for the Legisla-
ture, West and East Side.
2. Nominations for Sheriff.
8. Nominations for Prosecuting
Attorney.
4. For Surveyor OF Lands.
S. For Assessors, West Side and
East Side.
6. Report of the Committee on
Resolutions.
7. Speeches and adjournment.
Thereupon nominations were called
for and the following ticket named
by reclamation
For House of Delegates-West
Side-Lieut. Benz. Franklin Sapp,
of Lyon district.
East Side-George S. Deakins,
of Union District.
For Sheriff.. M. Buckner, of
Reno district.
For Prosecuting Attorney-Isaac
Cox Ralphsnyder of Kingwood dis
trict.
For Surveyor of Lands-Julius
K. Monroe, of Kingwood.
For Assessors-West Side-John
Emory Gale, of Valley district.
East Side-James w. Freeland,
of Portland district.
This completed the ticket, and it
is one of the best ever gotten out in
the county, and ought to be elected.
The report of the Committee on
Resolutions was then read by the
Secretary as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
We, the Democrats of Preston
county, in Convention assembled,
do reaffrm and endorse the princi-
Piles of Democracy as embodied aud
set forth in the platform promul-
gated by the National Democratic
Convention held at Kansas City,
Mo-, and those adopted at the
Democratic State Convention at
Parkersburg, w. Va.
Secendly-That we condemn the
Republicans of Preston county for
their extravagances in the admins
tration of county affairs, and pledge
the Democratic party if elected to
Office to an honest and economical
administration of the county affairs,
and decrease in the rate of taxa
ton in said county should we be
successful in electing our county
ticket.
Thirdly-We pledge ourselves to
every honorable effort for the cleo
ton of our National, State, Con
gressional, County and District
tickets.
ROBERT w. MONROE, Chm,
III. M. CRIMES,
". S. SAPP,
A. ID. BOWMAN,
]. w. SKATER,
JONI o. WHETsELL,
JONI A. WoLF,
HARVEY WALLS,
Committee.
The report was unanimously
adopted, and the Secretary an
nounced that a special train would
leave Kingwood at five O'Clock for
those desiring to get to the B & O.
a committee composed of DR..
WIN. NJ. Dent, Dawsey r. torman
and Ed. NJ Williams, was sent after
the speakers, who we're at the Hotel
Gordon. The Band played, and
when the orators appeared they
we're greeted with hearty applause.
Hon. John II. Holt spoke first, and
for an hour and a half he held the
closest attention OF the audience
with one Of the ablest and cleanest
speeches ever delivered in King.
wood. lie discussed the paramount
question Of Imperialism from a con
stitutional standpoint and in a legal
and convincing manner. lie was