Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-08

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BUSH, OF Summers county.
For state OSCAR A, JEN-
KINS. CT Wood county.
For State TreasurerJERE A. MILL
Err, OF Ohio county.
For Attorney Generate. II. NOR
TON, OF Webster county.
Special Dispatch to The World.
Charleston, July Sic. II. Morton,
OF Webster, was nominated for attor-
ney general during the closing hours
Of the convention after 1t mad wran-
gled over the election OF II. L.
Swisher. of Morgantown, and Bruce
Mcdonald, Of Logan. electors.
A number of minor matters were
taken up.
r. s. Carr, OF Kanawha. was an
nounced as member of the state
committee for the eighth district.
and John T. McGraw announced that
the committee would meet in two
weeks at Parkersburg.
A resolution was passed permitting
the chairman to be named outside OF
the committee. This means that Neal
Is the man.
The Rooster for Emblem.
The rooster was adopted as the en-
biem of the party.
Chiffon moved to reconsider the ac-
tion on the lilly white" plank, but
the chairman ruled him out OF order
A resolution was passed authoriz
ing the state delegate convention to
choose national committeeman in
stead OF having the national conven-
ton delegates choose him.
The convention adjourned at 6:55
this morning.
The hottest fight during the con-
vention for nomiation was that for
state treasurer, when 1t required six
ballots for choice.
While the negro-disfranchisem
plank adopted by the convention
states that the giving of he electoral
franchise to the negro race was a
mistake, 1t ''favors amending the con-
stitution so as to preserve the purity
of the ballot from evils resulting from
comforting such powers and privileges
upon those who are unfit to appreciate
its Importance"
The plank gives no indication how
such Acknowledgement may be effect.
ed
Previous to the report of the reso-
buttons committee, Lewis Bennett, the
nominee for governor. had been
brought to the stage. where he was
introduced to the audience which
greeted him with tumultous applause.
He made short speech OF thanks
The defeated candidates-T Thomas t..
Hodges and Adam B. Littlepage--
we're also introduced and both made
speeches In which they pledged their
earnest efforts to elect their success
full rival.
At the afternoon session the first
business in order was the nomination
of candidate for secretary of state.
For this position the candidates were
John Baker White, OF Kanawha, and
Fl. L. Van Sickler. of Greenbrier, and
the contest promised to be spirited
one. But after Van Sickler's name
had been presented by John A. Pres
ton, OF Greenbrier,, former Congress-
man Anderson, of Nicholas, sprung a
surprise by placing in nomination for
secretary OF state Adam b. Little
page, defeated cadidate for governor
and counsel for the United Mine
Workers. The nomination Of Little
page was seconded by John r. Nc
Graw and several others, and Van
Sickler's nomination was seconded by
several delegates.
Give Way to Littlepape.
1t was evident from the moment
Littlepage was named that he would
be nominated, and White, saying that
he had been a candidate, but now
no longer wished to be considered
one, seconded Littlepage's nomina-
ton. When the roll had been half
completed. Van Sickler withdrew his
rame and moved that Littlepage be
nominated by reclamation; which
was done.
For superintendent of schools an
attempt was made to nominate
Thomas e. Hodges, his name being
placed before the convention by for
mer Governor MacCorkle, but it was
withdrawn by friend at the request
OF Mr.. Hodges A. 8. Lee. of Jackson,
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