Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-05
"BIG FOUR

Aud Supreme Judges are Nominated .
srpREME COURT JUDGES,
William G. Matthews, of Charleston
Kanawa County.
Walter Pendleton, of Spencer, Roane
County.
! Melville Peck, of Philippi, Barbour
County.
DELEGATES TO DENVER AND THEIR
ALTERNATEs.
| Lawrence Reymann, of Wheeling;
Carl Vance, of Clarksburg, alternate.
| Chas w. Ostenson, of Fayetteville;
A. J. Wilkinson, Of Grafton, alter
nate.
Clyde B. Johnson, of st. iMarys; +.
/ Fl. McGresor, of Parkersburg, alter
/ nate.
\ Wheeling w. Va, May 29.--The
| above nominations summarize the
work of the Democratic State Delegate
4 Convention held here yesterday.
There were great many rumors in
circulation concerning the fight for
member of the national committee.
One of these was to the effect that
| there is an agreement, or tscit under
standing, at least, between Mc5raw
and Chiffon, that both will withdraw
| from the fight, permitting the West
! Virginia delegation at Denver to choose
| John w. Davis, of Clarksburg, who
/ has never been engaged in any faction.
al squabble was agreed upon as the
man.
| 1t was denied, however, by men
close to both leaders that such an
agreement has been entered into, and
gle will continue until selection is
made by the deleg alton, and that both
are confident of being named as com
mitteemen. OF the aBig Four select
ed Thursday, Reymann is classed as a
McGraw. Ostenton and johnson as
Chiffon men, and Neal as doubtful.
The delegates first disps sed of the
nominations of supreme Court Judges.
The delegates-at-Iarge were then sell
ected, after which the aiternates were
appointed. 1t was aft + seven O'Clock
/ when this order of business was reach
ed, and five nominations were made.
! Delegates were urged that one name
be Withdrawal, in order to obviete the
necessity for ballot, but the sugges-
ton was not acted upon, and the COM
bination of heat and hunger drove
many of the delegates from the hall.
| AS a result, not more than half of
them were in their seats when the
! platform was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Resolutions expressing sorrow at
deaths of Judge john j. jackson, Hon.
j. n. Camden, and Col. William N.
| Chancellor, of the county of Wood
the Hon. Alexander f. Matthews, OF
the county of Greeibrier; and the
Hon. G. Wood Daley, of the county
of Randolph, all of whom were, in
their respective liyes-time, faithful
advocates OF the principles of the Dem.
ocratic party, were adop-e
! Joseph Chiffon, of kanawha, offer
ed as an amendment that the names
of Elk Governor e. Willis Wilson, OF
kanawha, and j. w. st. CLAIR, of Fay.
ette, be added, and the resolution was
adopted by a rising vote.
Permanent Chairman Hodges re-
ferred to the fact that when the K e.
publican President was righ,, as he
frequently was, and his own party did
not support him, the Democrats stoo
manfuiIy by him. He advocated poll.
cies which were in distinct line with
policies first advocated by that great
commoner of the people, William Jen-
nipgs Bryan.
1t was several minutes before the
speaker could proceed after mention
ing the name of Bryan, which brought
about the biggest demonstration of the
convention. When quiet was restored
he said that Bryan had advocated such
policies before the name of Theodore
Roosevelt was known in national pol
itics.
Delegate Newman, of Marshall
county, stepped to the footlights, and
stated that he wanted to make aspeech
of three words" for Bryan.
This brought down the house.
The next order of sbusiness was the
nomination of a candidate as judge Of
the Supreme Court of Appeals. Gen
eral G. Z. Watts, of Kanawha county
was recognized. He nominated vii
liam g. Matthews, John ]. Conifr sec
onded the domination of Matthews.
| Rankin Wiley moved suspension