Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-31

The Republican Senatorial Con
yention for the Eleventh District
was held at. the Morgaptown opera
house but without the participation
OF Monongaia county delegates.
The convention did just exactly
what it was expected to do and Hon.
G. w. Swisher, of Marion county,
was named for the long term, and
Ira l.. Robinson, OF Taylor county,
to fill the unexpired term of Senator
'Fhos. +. Davis, who resigned to be-
come collector of internal revenue.
The convection was slow in assem-.
bling owing to tue failure OF the
Monongalia delegates to put in their
appearance. After waiting about
thirty minutes Harry Shaw, OF Ma
rion county, called the convention to
order and announced the temporary
officers who were DR. W. A. Morgan,
of Warrington, chairman, and James
w. Holt of Grafton, secretary.
These officers had been selected
without the assistance of Mononga
liza county Republicans.
A motion to make the temporary
organization permanent unanimous
lv carried after which c. T. Guard,
of Taylor county, moved that each
county report their respective mem
bers of the various committees. BE
fore these committees were com
pleted, motion was made by Harry
Shaw. of Marion county to dispense
with all committees and proceed to
the nominations for the state senate,
which carried.
/. N. Lock, of TAYLOR county,
moved that the candidate for the
short term be taken up tirst ana as
this was the will of the convention
C. p. Guard, of Taylor, nominated
Ira L. Robinson. The roll OF coun
ties was called and as no other nom
nations were made, motion to
make Robinson's nomination unan-
imous was entertained and carried.
Mr. Robinson was called for and
delivered a brief address in which
he claimed that the present prosper
ity of the state was due altogether
to the principles Of the Republican
party, and styled the party as 1.-The
father of w. Va development" He
vowed eternal friendship to the Uni
versitv and the Fairmont Normal
School and took occasion to boost
along the Reform School and jolly
the party leaders by giving them
the credit for its success. He men
toned the fact that one OF the Tay
lor county delegates was graduate
of the Reform School, which called
forth applause,
The nomination for the long term
was then taken up and the Hon. h.
NJ. ShowaIter Of Marion county
named Hon. G. w. Swisher in a spir
tied address which was literally APP
plauded. Mr.. Showalter styled Mr.
Swisher as the perfection Of Young,
progressive American manhood, as
"a man of sterling integrity, ana IN
fact every compliment ever bestow
ed on Abraham Lincoln was used
and brought forth applause from
Swisher's following Some unteel-
ing fellow in the Taylor county del
egation had the nerve to interrupt
Mr.. Showalter with cry Of name
your man" and was instantly trown
ed down into obscurity
There being no other nominations
Mr.. Swisher's nomination was made
unanimous. The convention went
wild with enthusiasm. Mr.. Swish
err took the platform and while in
slsting that he was no speech max
er. made one of the most we'll timed
addresses of the convention. He
spoke of the wealth, business pros
perity, and enterprise of this dis
trict and pledged himself as a
strong advocate OF the still better
school system. When he stated
that his college course was taken in
the coal mines, he called forth lib
eral applause,
On motion of J. Nj. Jacobs of Ma
rion county the privilege OF naming
the member of the senatorial com
mlttee was left to the two candi-
dates.
just before the convention adj
journed, set OF resolutions was OIL