Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
MARYLAND AFFAIRS
FORMER JUDGE DENT NOMINAL
ED FOR CONGRESS.
Bryan Commended, but His Govern
ment Ownership Scheme Is
Deplored.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| CUMBERLAND, Nd. September 8. 1906.
The democrats Of the second West Viz
ginia congressional district. in convention
at Keyser. yesterday, nominated ex-Judge
Marmaduke H. Dent of Grafton for Con-
gress over ]. Hop Woods of Philippi, Judge
Dent receiving 18TH votes to 63h votes for
Mr. Woods Before the roll call Of coun-
ties was completed it was seen that Judge
Dent was easily the choice. and motion
to make the nomination unanimous pre-
vailed
A feature of the convention was the COM
mendation of Mr. Bryan, yet the resolu-
lions deftly repudiate his government own
ership plans.
Senator John j. Cornwell was chairman
| of the convention and w. c. Long, editor
| of the Keyser Tribune. was secretary. In
| the absence of Senator William Campbell,
| chairman of the congressional committee,
| Blaine w. Taylor, the secretary, who is
| also private secretary to Representative
| Thomas 3. Davis. called the convention to
| order. Senator Campbell is in Europe.
Melvin Peck of Phiippi put In nomination
| Mr. Woods and Mr.. Martin named Judge
| Dent. Mr.. Stuart of Morgantown and B.
| H. Hiner of Franklin, who had been re-
| garded as a congressional possibility. Sec
OIueU TIE HOHlludtiOH VI JuuSc DcHt
| The convention was largely attended and
was in the nature of a love feast. Judge
| Dent was escorted from his hotel to the
floor of the convention by committee
| named to wait on him and he made a
| speech of acceptance Representative
! Thomas B. Davis. who was prominent on
the stage. made brief address, pledging
| support to the nominee. Chairman Corn
well and Col. John T. McGraw of Grafton
| also delivered addresses. The name of
William Jennings Bryan was frequently
great applause Mr.. Woods, who was the
| opponent of Judge Dent. also made an adj
| dress, piedging cordial and hearty sup
port. The business of the convention was
| speaker would refer to the late William L.
Wilson, who represented the district in
Congress, the applause was pronounced.
Would Not Indorse Bryan.
An attempt was made to indorse Mr..
| William j. Bryan for the presidency in the
| committee room. but it failed and the reso-
| lutions as reported in the convention by
Mr.. c. o. Strictly of Davis chairman of
the committee, were adopted without dis
| sent.
The resolutions were prepared by Col.
John 7. McGraw of Grafton and were ac-
| cepted by the committee in toto as pre-
\ sented. While the reputation of the gov
| not in strong language, yet the section of
| the resolutions referring thereto is suff1-
| GENTLY pronounced, as follows:
Believe With Jefferson.
I'VE favor constitutional, frugal and
| economically administered government in
state and nation. believing with Jefferson
! that the best government is the one least
governed; we oppose paternalism in all
| its forms and the Capitalization of power
! in the general government as unwarranted
by constitutional authority, fraught with
grave danger the
ton to the fundamental principles upon
which the father laid deep and enduring
! the foundation stones of the American re-
| public.
| We felicltate and tender greetings to the
| Hon. William J. Bryan on his return to his
| native land after having carried the proud
! standard of American citizenship among
the nations and peoples of the earth with a
| dignity. commanding ability and moral
grandeur which has been rarely equaled
and never excelled. We recognize in him
| the abest exponent of the principles of
our party. and We unfalteringly commend
him as an honest, fearless statesman, an
unSelfiSh patriot and safe COURAGEOUS
and intrepid leader"
| The resolution recognizes the public sery-
| Ice and faithful zeal of Thomas B. Davis"
| favor a tariff for revenue and oppose
| tariff for protection. tariff reform that
| the burdens OF taxation may fall upon
! luxuries and not upon necessities; favor
the immediate construction of the Panama
| canal: equitable government appropriations
I lOI SOOu anu oppose Iurtner extraV-
agant and reckless appropriations for the
| navy The tax reform system recently
| instituted in West Virginia Is commended
1t Is charged that the state assesses pri-
vate property and at the same time leaves
the way open for corporations to escape
| taxation. The two republican United
| States senators from West Virginia are de-
| nounced as representatives serving private
| interests and public corporations and not
| the people. while the present state admin
| istration Is denounced as purely political
| one, elected and used to perpetuate itself
by abuse of privileges belonging to the peo-
pie.
| The resolutions conclude: 1--WE congratu-
| late the Hon. Benjamin r. Tillman, the
fearless South Carolina senator for his
| able and courageous advocacy of the rights
| of the people of this state against the cor
porate tyranny and discrimination from
which they have so long and patiently suf-
| testify wrong that the republican governor
| OF this state was compelled by open letter
| to call upon the distinguished democratic
senator for relief. which he alone knew
| could not be secured through the senators
| from this state"
A Warm Friend Of Bryan.
While Col. John T. McGraw is a warm
personal friend of Mr.. Bryan, and was en-
! thusiastic for him In his several cam
paigns, he does not feel inclined to follow
him in the policy Of government control of
general utilities. as 1t was proclaimed in
1896 and insisted upon by Mr. Bryan and
all his people that the government had no
| more right to go into private industrial de-
velopment than to go into the banking
business. Col. McGraw is the West Vir-
gnia member of the democratic national
committee The sentiment he holds, 1t is
| commended was unanimously Endorsed by
| the convention.
| Judge Dent Is a native Of Monongalia
| county. w. Va, and Is an attorney Of Graf
| ton. He is ffty-seven years of age. Judge
| Dent served twelve years as q Judge on
the bench OF the supreme court Of appeals
of West Virginia. He was renomnated by
the democrats for the supreme court Of ap-
peals when two judges were to be selected.
The republicans to carry out the non-par-
| tisan idea were challenged to nominate one
| candidate. and one man of each party
| could be elected without contest, but the
Cox and Saunders-and elected them both.
| Judge Dent Is married. His only child, q
/ son. Herbert Dent Is his law PARTNER.