The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-02-27
LARGEST
Municipal Convention
Ever Held in our
City.

- Ae-NS 4Ath WV wa
ventions we're held in the court
House, for the purpose of nomi
mating a municipal ticket, one at
seven and the other at eight O'Clock
1t had not been generally known
that the Republicans would nomi
nate ticket, as it was supposed
that every one was we'll satisfied
With the present administration,
and with the way the public i'm
provaments had been msds; but in
the afternoon, Mr.. L. s. Echols
passed around the circulars stating
That a convention would be held at
the Court House.
A few of them gathered, but it
was a very few.whioh demonstrated
most clearly that the Republicans,
as we'll as the Democrats, were sat-
isfed with present conditions
Those who actually participated in
the convention were Messrs. John
L. Written. W W. Rothgeb, Frank
DoIman, L s Echols, b. A. Bar
bee, Henry Hicks, Lewis Knapp
and Smith Burton. Judge Whit
ten was made Chairman, and said
that he hoped the ticket which
they would nominate would not
meet with the fate of the other
Republican tickets which had been
nominated, and admitted that the
Democrats had done very we'll in
attending to the interests of the
town.
Mr.. William Chambers was
placed in nomination by Frank
Dolman. and there was no opposi.
ton. The balance of the Romina.
tions were made by Il. A Barbee
and L. s. Eoholr, excepting that
Smith Burton and Henry Hioks
made one nomination each. 3. E.
Mitchell was nominated for CLERK,
Arthur EDWARDS for Assessor, BAIT
Thomas for Marshal, John 81.
Oheesebrew and George Miller
CounciImen from the First Ward,
George Comstock and Lew Knapp
Oouncilmen for the Second Wsrd,
and b. A. Barbes and Harry Blazer
Oounoilmen for the Third Ward
Some of these gentlemen had pre-
viously said they would not run
and did not want to be placed on
the ticket, but in their absence
they were placed on anyhow, to
help I'LL out the ticket.
By eight O'Clock, the time the
other convention was called to
meet, the house was filed. DR..
W. P. Neale was made Chairman
and Ohas. T. Beale, Secretary
There had been no talk for the
past several weeks among the oiti
zens of the town, except that they
wanted to see the same people put
back in Office, that they had done
we'll, that the town was advancing,
that public improvements we're be-
ing made, that the towns money
was being economically admins
tered, and that it was not a good
idea to swap horses in the middle
of stream" and it was their in.
tention if reelected to continue
making improvement for the bet.
termsnt of the condition of the
town and its citizens; and this be-
ing so well understood, it was not
supposed that the people would
turn out to the convention, as the
matter was a foregone conclusion,
but this seemed to only increase
the enthusiasm, as one of the larg-
est municipal conventions ever
held in the town was out to hear
the ringing resolutions of endorse
ment that was made to the CON.
yention. 1t was not a convention
of Democrats alone. but many OF
the best Republicans Of the town,
interested in the welfare of the
town, were out, waiting until after
the Republican convention was
over before coming.
There was no partisan feeling,
no criticism of any Republican, OF
any of the party's policy, but an
endorsement of the two republican
members who are elready in the
council, but a large and enthusi.
astic gathering of good-natured
people, met to endorse the action
and administration of the towns
efficient officers, that SO we'll de.
served an endorsement. The rsso.
lutions making this endorsement
we're we'll received, and they are Sc
much to the point and SO much to
the interest of the people that We