The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
BBIRRANN0N, BARNES,
KINNEY AND H0RNER

ture, for opposing the submission of
an amendment to the Constitution of
the State, without a provision for the
1 increase of the school funds of the
/ State by the large sums of capitation
taxes now uncollected and without
making the payment of capitation tax
! a prerequisite to the exercise of suf-
1 frase; and asks the members of both
Houses to stand firm until the Re
publican party accedes to such suf-
frage5 amendment, and thereby re-
! deems one of it's 1stax reform pledges;
especially when any real reforms in
| taxation can be easily accomplished
without such constitutional amend
ment, as with it, if the Republicans
We're in earnest and their pretenses of
tax reform
Candidate For Congress.
Owen S. Mckinney, in well
chosen, self-commendatory speech up
on his own past record, and for the
prestige therefore due to him, placed
in nomination the name of J. Walter
Barnes, of Marion county, which was
county, and also by NJ. M. Kincaid, of
Marshall county, Thomas Horner
nominating Fred Martin, of Marion
county. Other nominations were
made, and confusion reigned for a
time, but finally all names were with
seconded by Robert White, of Ohio
drawn except those of Barnes and
Martin The vote proceeded by roll
call Of county delegations, until it was
found that Mr.. Barnes was in the lead
when . f~
the name of MIR. Martin and nave the
vote unanimous for Mr.. Barnes, which
was done. Upon being notified he /
cane in and made response to the
honor conferred, if such it can be |
considered, saying that he had al
ready suffered as martyr at the |
hands of Republicans, for the cause
and principles of Democracy, and If
need be, was willing to do SO again
That without money or political pres
lge,2 he was willing, at the command
OF the convention selecting him, to
make an honest, earnest campaign for
election, but in the success of which
ne expressed his personal doubts, al
though it be Democratic year, by
reason of conditions, as predicted by
his Democratic constituency urging
him to make the contest.
The convention gave him quite an
ovation, expressing their appreciation
IT his heroism, and asserting that the :
:ime had come, when what we want
ed~Was man and not money in the
principles and not politics |
is such. We listened for resolution, {
endering to Henry G.. Davis the re-
urn of his $1,00O,OOO offered to carry /
he present campaign to successful
ssue for the Democrats, but meek
1lence was observed, neither did
1ngle member present at any time
[iscuss the principles discarded by t
Democracy in later years, and so no. T
ably negatived in the ST. Louis plat y
orm, in order to make it @scatch Y
IL for those of no political princi- t
lies, as well as for those holding any v
ind of political policy, underlined or Q
c
On motion John S. Naylor, of Ohio t
ounty, was elected by acclamation as s
istrict elector at large. The perma- Il
ent executive committee named by n
he convention consists of the follow. k
ag: H. c. Stewart, of Hancock coun- b
y; Henry Zilliken, of Brooke county; p
:. U. Wilson, of Ohio county; John a
:. Gallaher, of Marshall county, Tus- a
a Morris, of Marion county; Edgar II
i: Fighter, of Harrison county; w. B. tt
1cGary, of Lewis county, and John j
!. McEldowney, of Wetzel county. a
fter vote of thanks to the officers II
the convention, for the ability with O
'hich they had conducted it's busi- II
ess, to the citizens of Fairmont for n
1eir hospitality shown during their tt
tay, and including the secretaries h
nd newspaper reporters as auxiliary =
to help the permanent tt
ommittee in pushing the campaign h
victory for Democracy, the con b.
ention, adjourned. But one echo 81
ill fingers to haunt the memory with b.
npleasant forebodings of a spirit we
fought dead and buried. It was
Diced by one on the floor, with a VI
weep of eloquence cheered to the key IA
'61, in which the speaker said that h1
le time had come in this country, "a
hen the people wanted no plumed ~
monied aristocrats, or po- =
teal &tyrantS.} wh et her home or for-l C1t