The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-05
SENATOR DAVIS
RULES THE R0OST
Gets All He Wants at West Vir-
ginia Convection
M'GRAW IS ALSO FAVORED
He Is Regarded as Formidable candi-
date for the Senate Against Scott
If Democrats Control
the Legislature.

Parkersburg, W. Va. August Ain the
democratic state convention today Henry
G. Davis. candidate for vlce-presldent got
everything he desired that had any bear
ing on national affairs and Col John T.
McGraw as a candidate to succeed United
States senator N. B. Scott, got every
thing he wanted on the state ticket.
and in the state organization.
There is no question about the con-
vention being aimcst unanimously in fa-
yor of the white supremacy position and
yet at the request of Davis it was kept
out Of the platform, receiving only 81
votes out Of 974. Senator Davis not only
spent the night with members Of the
committee on resolutions, but he was in
the room with the committee this fore
noon.
Senator Davis did not attend the con-
yention today but was busy at his hotel.
even after the platform was disposed Of
IN arranging for the campaign lie will
remain here until tomorrow night in con-
ference with state committeeman can
didates and others
Regarded as Formidable Candidate.
Tie contest in West Virginia this year
is for full state ticket and members
of the legislature that will next winter
select the successor or United States
Senator Scott, and Colonel McGraw is
now generally regarded as a formidable
candidate for senator If the democra,s
control the legislature
Huston Fitch of Huntington until re-
III .
justice at Wash ton, addressed the con-
vention, and announced his reason for
supporting Parker and Davis. causing one
of the most rousing demonstrations OF
the convention.
Following is the platform as adopted:
"The democracy of West Virginia in
convention assembled, declares:
q. That we endorse the platform adopt
ed by our national convention at St. Louis
and pledge our devoted support to the
candidates of that convention, Judge Al
ton B. Parker. a safe guardian Of our
property and political rights and Henry
G. Davis. our IGNORED fellow citizen and
tusted counsellor.
"2. We arraign the republican party
in this state for It's wasteful extrava-
gance in appropriations and for its cor
rupt and malicious use of the machine
at elections
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government can only be secured and
maintained by confinin.s the right Of suf-
frage strictly . the .egal and bona fde
cirizens of the state and we believe that
the strictest legislation should be enacted
to confirm the right of suffrage to this
class.
Denounce Republican Executive.
And we especially denounce the ac-
tion of the states republican executive,
and of its Legislative majority in disre-
garding the mandatory and clearly ex-
pressed will of the people announced by
the adoption almost two years ago Of an
constitutional amendment requiring the
legislature to enact registration law
which would prevent Illegal voting. We
declare that the crying evil in our state
and the greatest menace 10 our civic
veal is the debauchery of the ballot by
means OF repeating any Illegal voting.
wnicn Is. and has been systematically
carried on In many counties of the state
/ by ring Of corrupt republican officials.
state and federal. and which is rendered
possible by the systematic importation
oI illegai negro voters into the state and
py the republican party's refusal 10 enact