Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-29
WEST VIRG|NIA FOR BRYAN
TO VOTE FOR HIM WHILE NAME
IS BEFORE CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted at State Gather
ing at Neutrality-suspicious. Court
Candidates Also Named.

w HEELlNG, w. Va. May S.-At the
largest democratic state convention in
West Virginia for many years. held here
yesterday. four delegates at large were
selected for the national convention at
Denver and three candidates were nomi-
mated for the state supreme court of ap-
peals. as follows:
Supreme court of appeals dong term)-
William Gordon Mathews of Braxton
county. to succeed Judge Sanders. re-
signed; Walter Pendleton of Roam county
to succeed Judge Cox. resigned. Melville
Peck of Barbour county
Delegates at large to the national con-
ventfon-George l. Neal of Cabell county,
c. W. Osenton of Fayette county. l.. a.
Roymann of Ohio county. Clyde B. John
son of Pleasant county.
Resolutions were adopted instructing the
delegates to work for and support William
j. Bryan for the presidency so long as his
name is before the convention.
The contest between ". F. Chiffon and
National Committeeman John T. McGraw
did not figure openly in the convention
and 1t is declared that two of the dele
gates favor McGraw and two Chiffon
The contest for national committeeman to
be determined at Denver will be very
close. as the ten district delegates selected
last Tuesday are said to be evenly diyid-
ed between the two candidates.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved. That we. the democrats OF
the state of West Virginia assembled
hereby renew our pledges to democratic
principles and reiterate our allegiance to
the fundamental doctrine of equal rights
to all, special privileges to none as the
basic foundation for free government, and
we believe that return to those princi-
Piles in their purity is the only way to
parpetuate a government Of all the people
and for all the people.
I'VE declare that all powers not dele
gated by the Constitution to the federal
states. are reserved to the states or the
people thereof respectively
I'VE further declare that the powers del
esated 10 the federal government are
valid only because they are delegated
and that no power not delegated to it can
be legally or constitutionally exercised
by the federal government: and there is
no implied sovereignty vested in the
general government.
I'VE approve the course and policy TAX
en- by the democratic members of Con-
eress in it's session nov closing Their
conduct has been loyal to the democratic
principles of equal rights and privileges.
and such progress toward reform as has
been made in this session has been based
on these democratic principles, ably sup
ported by these representatives.
I'VE reiterate our oft-declared doctrine
that a high protective tariff is the mother
CT trusts. and that private monopoly is
ndefensible and intolerable.
I'VE believe in a revision of tariff at
once. and that such revision should be
made by the friends of the people and
not by the friends of the protected inter
ests, and be downward and not upward:
that the schedules should be so adjusted
to do the least injury to legitimate
industries. and that the tariff on all
articles that come In competition with
so reduced as to render such control i'm
possible.
I'VE demand the suppression Of every
combination in restrain of trade and the
speedy dissolution of every illegal trust
in this country.
I'VE favor the strict enforcement of our
immigration laws to the end that our hon
est American labor may be released from
competition with the low and vicious for
eigners coming to this country
And so believing in the above princi-
pies of democracy and recognizing Will
liam Jennings Bryan as the intrepid
champion of the peoples rights. under
whose leadership our party can achieve
success at the coming November cleo
ton. we do hereby instruct the delegates
selected by convention to Denver to work
for the nomination of Mr.. Bryan for Pres
ident of the United States and to vote for
him so long as his name is before the con-
vention.'
Arizona Democrats Meet.
democratic convention met yesterday.
elected delegates TO the national conven-
ton and instructed them to vote for the