Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
Faithful Get Together at the
Opera House.

IL. L. Swisher and j. Walter Barnes
Named for the State Senate From
the Eleventh District Fine Attend
ance at Both This Convention and
the Meeting of the County Democrats
In the Afternoon.
Two Democratic conventions met
in Morgantown on Saturday. The
first one held in the morning was
made up of the delegates from the
several counties in the eleventh SEN
atorial district. II met in the Opera
House at ten o'clock.
Chairman r. E. L. Allen called
the convention to order and named
Hon. Charles Straub of Taylor as
temporary chairman. Mr. Straub
made few remarks after which j.
Frank Nelson of Monongalia was
selected as temporary secretary.
Tusca Morris of Marion county was
chosen as temporary chairman. He
said that the convention was not
here to hear speeches but to do bust
uess. Mr.. Nelson was made perma
nent secretary. Nominations for
the long term senatorsphip were de.
clared in order, and Mr.. M. M.
Nicely of Marion responded to the
call when Marion's name was an
nonnced. Mr.. Nicely made rous-
ing address and presented the name
of I'll. l.. Swisher of Monongalia
county. The convention gave an
enthusiastic reception to his name
and applauded heartily when the
prediction that the nominee would
be victorious over C. w. Swisher of
Marion county.
Mr.. Nj. M. Nicely spoke as follows:
MI. President, Gentlemen of the
Conveniently is with feeling of
timidity that / arise, amid such sur
roundings as these, and in the pres
ence of such an august body of veter-
ans in the cause of Democracy, to
place a name in nomination for the
long term Senator of the third dis
trict. Notwithstanding the fact that
the name that | shall presently sub
NIT for your consideration is one that
is above reproach, is one that none
have known but to love, none named
but TO praise.
It is is seldom in the history of
ones short political career that he is
confronted with a situation exactly
analogous to that with which we are
confronted here to-day. It seldom, if
ever, occurs in the memory of man,
that Democrat is sure TO be elected,
when Monongalia County with her in
Vulnerable Republican voters is one of
the unknown quantities in the equa-
tion. 1t seldom, if ever, happens,
that any party has single solitary in
diyidual who has all the attributes of
a faithful servant of an exacting peo-
pie, who is available for Office. But
all these things have come to pass;
and to-day we occupy position that
is stronger than Gibraltar'S Rock; and
more impregnable than the Fortress
of Quebec. Not only will the Democ-
racy poll it's own solid vote this fall,
but it will also carry with it large
numbers of Republicans, while the
members Of the Prohibition party in
Fairmont; on account of some alleged
slight irregularity in the procurement
of the nomination, declare that they
will not vote for man for State Sen
dte WHO Was uOt1ildUtu III UlllS NcI
hall few weeks ago.
The next session of the State Sen
ate will be one of the most important
that has been held within the last de
cade. Matters of the gravest import
ance are to be considered and decided
upon; legislation is TO be revised, ano
the judiciary remodelled. 1t there
fore behooves us to exercise the great
est care in the selection Of the mar
who next winter is to carry the ban
ner OF Democracy down to Charleston
and plant it ON the highest dome Of
the Capitol.
In locking around over this conven
tion hall, we see many men whose
heads have grown white and frosted
DER with long years Of faithful ser
vice to the immortal principles o.
Democracy; those who have struggled
to maintain the right, and battled II
defeat the wrong; those whose face
and foreheads have grown furrowet
DER with years; whose steps are un
steady, and whose hands already trem
bic as they extend them in cordia
greeting to the younger generation
who with rhythmic beat are march
ing up the corridors of time to recruit
the depleted ranks with newer blood
anu uCWtI dilu ACWCt
to you patriarchS, we with uncoverei
heads, extend our Sincerest thanks
and express to you our highest appre
citation. You have fought gool
fight, you have finished your couaSe
and kept in good faith. And now o.
the other hand, we see many younge
men, on whom has fallen the mantel
that consecrated by long years of faith
full service, has been cast off by yol
older patriots. Young men full o
ambition and determination to do,au,
to dare for the dying, imperishabl
principles of the Democratic party
Among these younger men, Gentle
men of the Convention, there is on
who has seen but two and thirty san
mers: but whose young shoulders wear
head that is mature beyond all com
prehenSion for one of his years.
man who, little less than third 0
century ago, first saw the light Q
day, on the banks Of the histori
Potomac, from which the mountain
rise rugged and high, till their peak
are lost In the depths of the starr
armament above. In a county OF TIL
greatest of all great states, known
to many Of you by the endearing nam
OF old Hampshire. A place, in who's
streams flow the very waters OF life
and whose sparkling sands glitte
with gold. Whose valleys, watere
by the murmuring brooks, and clothe
with the grass and flowers, supper
innumerahle hockS and herds til