Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-09-11
Judge Dent Chosen.


Virginia Congressional district, in con.
vention at Keyser on Wednesday. nom.
mated ex-Judge Marmaduke H. Dent Of
Grafton, for Congress, Judge Dent re-
ceiving 1873 votes to 63l for Mr..
j.. Hop Woods. of Phillippi. Senator
John ]. Cornwell was chairman and w.
c. Long. editor of the Keyser Tribune,
was secretary.
Congressman Thomas B. Davis made
a brief address. pledging support to the
nominee. as did also Mr. HOP
Weeds. Chairman Cornwell and Col
John T. McGraw, of Grafton. also de.
livered addresses.
| When speaker would refer to the late
William L. Wilson, who represented the
district in Congress, the applause was
pronounced. An attempt was made to
indorse Hon. William ]. Bryan tor the
Presidency in the committee room, but il
tailed and the resolutions were reported
in the convention by Mr.. c. o. StrIeby
of Davis, chairman of the compittee, and
were adopted without dissent
The resolutions were prepared by Col.
John T. McGraw. of Grafton, and were
accepted by the committee 10 toto as pro-
sented. The section on the Government
ownership policy of Mr., Bryan is as fol-
lows:
I'VE favor constitutional. frugal and
economically administered government
| in State and nation. believing with Jef-
ferson that the best government is the
one least governed. We oppose pater-
nalism in all its forms and The centralza-
ton of power IN the general Government
as unwarranted by constitutional author
ity, fraught with grave danger to the re-
public and destruction to the fundamental
principles upon which the fathers laid
deep and enduring the foundation stones
of the American republic.
We felictate and tender greetings to
the Hon William ] Bryan on his return
to his native land after having carried
the proud standard of American citizen
ship among the nations and peoples of
the earth with 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 unselfsh patriot,
and safe, courageous and intrepid
leader"
The resolutions recognize the public
service and faithful zeal of Thomas B
Davis, favor a tariff for revenue only,
and oppose protection; tariff reform. that
the burdens of taxation may fall upon
luxuries and not upon necessities. favor
the immediate construction of the Pana-
ma canal; equitable Government appro-
priations for good roads, and oppose
further extravaganza and reckless appro-
priations for the navy"
The tax-reform system recently insti-
tuted in West Virginia is condemned. 1t
is charged that the State assesses private
property and at the same time leaves the
way open for corporations to escape tax
alton. 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:
I'VE congratulate the Hon. Benjamin
K. Tiliman. the fearless South Carolina
Senator, for his able and courageous ad-
vocacy of the rights of the people of this
state against the corporate tyranny and
discrimination from which they have so
long and patiently suffered, a condition
SO fragrant and manifestly wrong that
the Republican Governor of this state
was compelled by open letter to call upon
the distinguished Democratic Senat II
for reliet which he alone knew could not
be secured through the Senators from
this state"
Judge Dent is native of Monongalia
county. West Virginia. and is an attorney
Of Grafton. He is 81 years of age. He
served I2y ears as Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He
was renomlnated by the Democrats for
the Supreme Court when two Judges
we're to be selected. The Republicans,
to carry nonpartisan ideas. were chal-
enged to nominate one candidate and one
nan of each party could be elected with
out contest, but the Republicans nom-
mated two men--Judges E. Cox and
saunders and elected them both. Judge
Dent is married. His only child, son.
Herbert Dent. is his law partner.
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