The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-07-23

AFTER naming the above commit
tees the convention on motion adj
journed until 1:30 o'clock in the
afternoon.
When the convention convened
in the afternoon the Huntington
band rendered Dixie, Immediately
following which the temporary or
ganization was on motion, made
permanent.
The committee on Basis of Rep
resentation made the following re-
port which was adopted: Boone
county, 10 votes; Cabell SO: Lin
coin Is; Logon 10; Mason 25; Nc
Dowell, IL; Mercer, 81; Mingo. IA;
Putmau II; Raleigh, IL; Wayne.
26 and Wyoming s
While the convention awaited
the report of the committee on
resolutions Seneca X Swimme of
Lincoln O unity ,one of aspirants for
the nomination, made a speech. He
talked some twenty minutes or
more aud was vociferously cheered.
He made some brilliant utteranoes
and made favorable impression
on the convention. He stated that
he realized however that a majority
of the delegates were not in favor
of his nomination and he released
all those who had previously pledg-
ed him their support. He did not
withdraw his name as candidate,
however.
The following are the resolutions
adopted: The Democrats of West
Virginia in convention assembled,
make the following declaration of
principles:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
We steadfastly adhere to the
doctrines of our party faith, as
enunciated in our national plat
form, and we pledge to our broth
ers everywhere our unceasing la
bors for the triumph of the prinoi-
pies which for over hundred years
have inspired and controlled the
action of the Democratic party.
We commend the course of DEM
ocratic senators and representatives
in congress for the fidelity and
wisdom they have displayed in
voting for Cuban freedom-for de-
feating the outrageous ship subsidy
bill and that concrete expression
of Capitalization known as the
Army Reorganization Bill-for
voting against the Fowler bank
trust bill-for voting for the speedy
completion of an Isthmian canal.
In all these things they have been
good democrats and faithful public
servants.
In the light of the fact, known
to all men, that the vast business
combinations called trusts, created
and nurtured by the Republican
system of tariff taxation, have
grown in power within tue last
half dozen years until their exac-
tons ars laid on every household
in the land, and that many of their
chief agents are high Republican
officials in and out of congress, we
hold in just contempt the Republi-
can pretense of regulating or CON
trolling the trusts; and as especial
evidence ofthat pretense we invite
attention to the strenuous attitude
taken by the nations present Chief
Executive on the trust question
after-not during-a session of con-
gress.
We declare against the fastening
OF Colonial system on our govern
ment. system against which our
Revolutionary sires contended, and
we condemn as unAmerican and
nnhuman the republican policy of
alleged pacification in the Philip
pine Islands-a policy which, while
disguised in conscious falsenoods
about future self government for
the Filipinos, has within the last
three years resulted in the death
of more than one-fifth of the in.
habitants of the Island of Luzon.
Not alone will this policy destroy
the natives of those Islands but it
endangers the constitution of our
own government and gives the lie
to the self evident truth of our own
Declaration of Independence that
governments derive their Just pow.
ers from the consent of the govern
ed This government cannot exist
half Republic and half Empire.
We condemn the reckless ex.
travagance with which every de-
partment of our National govern
ment is conducted and demand the
return of honesty and economy in
public expenditures.
BY order of the committee on
resolutions.
THos A. WATT, Chairman,
WYNDHAM STOKES, Secretary.
Immediately after the report of
the committee on resolutions
was adopted Chairman Neal called
for the nomination of candidates
and the rollcall of counties was
begun.