Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-09-13
Judge Dent Nominated.

Inc DemOcrdtlc cOnRTesslOudl Cou'
vention at Keyser last week nominal
ed ex.Judge Marmaduke q. Dent. of
Grafton. for Congress over j. Hop
Woods, of Phillippi, Judge Dent re-
ceiving 157! votes to 63l for Mr..
Woods. Senator John ]. Cornwell
was chairman and W. G. Long, OF
Keyser, was secretary.
Congressman Thomas B. Davis made
a brief address, pledging support to
the nominee. Chairman Cornwell and
Col. John T. McGraw, of Grafton, al
go delivered addresses.
The resolutions were prepared by
Col. John T. McGraw, Of Grafton, and
were accepted by the committee in
toto as presented. They are in part
as follows:
1--WE favor constitutional, frugal
and economically administered gov.
eminent in State and nation, believ-
ing with Jefferson that the best gov
eminent 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 to the republic
and destruction to the fundamental
principles upon which the father laid
deep and enduring the foundation
stones of the American Republic.
1--WE felicitate and tender greet
ings to the Hon. William j. Bryan on
his return to his native land after
having carried the proud standard of
American citizenship among the ma
tons and peoples of the earth with a
dignity, commanding ability and NOR
al grandeur which has been rarely
equaled and never excelled. We rec
ognize in him the ablest exponent of
the principles of our party, and We
unfalteringly commend him as an
honest, fearless statesman, an unselt-
ish patriot and safe, coura geous and
intrepid leader"
The resolutions recognize the pub.
lie service and faithful zeal of Thorn.
as B. Davis" favor a tariff for reven-
ne only and oppose protection; tariff
reform, that the burdens of taxation
may fall upon luxuries and not upon
necessities favor the immediate con-
struction of the Panama canal equit.
able government appropriations for
good roads and oppose further ex-
travagant and reckless appropria-
tions for the navy"
The tax.reform system recently In.
stituted in West Virginia is condemn
ed. The two Republican United
States Senators from West Virginia
are denounced as representatives
serving private interests and public
corporations and not the people, while
the present State administration is
denounced as a purely political one,
elected and used TO perpetuate itself
by abuse of privileges belonging to
the people. The resolutions conclude:
ave congratulate the Hon. Ben
jamin R. Tlllman, the fearless South
Carolina Senator, for his able and
courageous advocacy of the rights of
the people of this State against the
corporate tyranny and discrimination
from which they have so long and
patiently suffered, condition SO fla
grant and manifestly 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"
Judge Dent is native Of Monon-
gala county, West Virginia, and is an
attorney of Grafton, He is 81 years
of age. He served II years as
Judge of the Supreme Court of APP
peals of West Virginia.