West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-14
THE DEMOCRACY
In State Convention at Parkersbure
Last Week.
The Candidates and the Ticket
Named.

Convention at Parkersburg last week
was called to order about I2:3o
Wednesday by Andrew Edmiston,
Chairman of the State Committee.
Three or four thousand people
filled the vast wigwam to the point
of standing room only" 1t was a
large good natured but unwieldy
crowd OF Democrats. Rev III. G..
Henderson, Of the NJ. f.. Church,
South, in words of eloquence, in
voked the blessing of God on the
deliberation of the delegates and
impressively implored that brains
and justice be allowed to count
more than Doodle.
Chairman Edmiston announced a
temporary organization made up as
follows
Chairman-Hon. Henry G. Davis.
Secretary-R. T.. Horror.
Sergeant-Robert McNichol.
Doorkeeper-James X. Mehen.
Mr.. Davis was received with
cheers when he was brought forward.
He made good speech, in which
he scored militarism, Imperialism,
Republicanism and every other ism
which the Bryan platform opposes.
In other words, he got into the
Bryan wagon and took a seat next
to the driver. He even held out
the right hand of fellowship to the
Populists.
The delegates from each Senate
rial district had held conventions
before noon and elected members
of the various committees, one from
each Senatorial district on Perma-
nent Organization, Rules and Order
of Business, Basis of Representation,
Resolutions and Credentials. Also
a new Executive Committee was
elected as follows: r. S. Kinchelow,
5. l.. Watson, Hugh Jarvis. l.. +.
Smith, II. G. Armstrong, Geo. /.
Neal, /. E. Stokes, ]. II. Miller,
w. h. Chiffon, +. ID. Talbot, John
I. McGraw, b. +. Davis and ID. r.
Harrison.
AT the County and District caucus
held that morning Preston county
organized by electing ]. Slidell
Brown as Chairman of the delega-
ton and Col. w. ]. Lavelle, Secre-
tary, and p. ]. Crogan was elected
member of the Committee on
Order of Business.
There were eighteen present from
this county as follows VIM. G..
Brown, p. ]. Crogan and J.. Slidell
Brown, of Kingwood; Col. VIM. ].
Lavelle, DIR. w. M. Sivey, Will f.
Maloney, Lee Cockerell, Scott Tur-
ner, and Eugene McGinnis, of Tun-
Melton; Ed. NJ Williams, of Carmel;
CIV. Worthington and S. l.. White,
of Terra Alta; Benjamin Shuttles-
worth, of Austen; Vincent L. Cooke,
of Housewife; ]. M. Buckner, p. ].
Dunn and Ed. Anderson, of Rowles-
burg, and Lee Breedlove, of Horse
Shoe Run. Preston was only en-.
titled to thirteen votes in the Con-
vention, and as we had eighteen
present, the delegation voted for all
present to come in on equal terms.
The Taylor county delegation had
big time over the unit rule, and
the Monongalia crowd red hot
time over their Chairman. As
contrast Preston passed a Harmony
resolution with big II.
While the big Convention was
waiting for the report of the Com
mittee on Order of Business, Col.
Nat Ward Fitz Gerald, the distin-
guished PopuIist leader, read a poem
written specially for the occasion,
and which we will publish in this
paper.
The Committee on Permanent
Organization chose the following
officers
Chairman--O. S. Mckinney.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
First District-T. S. Riley.
Second District-C. w. Daley.
Third District-W. A. MacCorkle
Fourth District-Rankin Wiley.
Sergeant-at-Arms-R. McNichol.
Doorkeeper-J. r. Mehen.
In taking the gavel Mr.. McKin-
ney thanked the Convention briefly
for the honor it conferred not on
him, but on the representation Of
the "brave little band Of 90 legisla-
tors, who last Legislature defended
the rights Of Democracy, against
Republican robbers"
None Of the standing committees
were ready 20 report, so ex.Cov-
ernor MacCorkle appeared and took
seat on the platform. lie was
quickly discovered and called on
for speech. Of course he respond