Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-17

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For the National Democratic Delegate
Convention.


Convention.
Grafton, w. Va, April Z. 190S.-A
De mocratic State Convention is here
by called to meet in the City OF Wheel
ing on the 18th day of May, zoos, at
10 o'clock a. m. for the purposing o
eleciing four Delegates-at-large, and
four alternates, to represent the state
at large ia the Democratic National
Convention, which cenyenes in the
city of Denver, in the State of Colora-
do, on the 7th day of July, 1908; and
for the purpose of nominating three
candidates for judges of the Supreme
court of Appeals of West Virginia, to
the vfiliacancies in said court which
will occur on the first day Of January,
1909.
Said Convention shall consist of
legally elected delegates from the sew
eral Counties of the State, which dele
gates shall be apportioned between the
Sc .eral Counties of the State, as fol-
lows:Each county to have one delegate
to said convention and no more, for
each one hundred votes, or fractional
part thereof Of fifty or more votes cast
Ia the respective counties fer the Hon.
John j. Corawell, the Democratic can
didate tor Governor in the general cleo
ton of 1904.
Delegate Districts
Delegate District conventions for
the five Congressional Districts of the
state are hereby called to nominate two
Delegates from each district and two
alternates, who shall, as such district
delegates, represent the Congressional
district from which they are selected,
in the convention to be held in the
city of Denver, in the State of Colora-
do, on the 7th of July, 1908, as fol-
lows:
For the First district:-At the City of
Fairmont. in the County Of Marion, In
said State, on the 10Th day of May,
1908, at o'clock p. M. of that date.
For Second District-At the City of
Grafton, in the County of Taylor, in
said State on the 26th day of May 1908
at o'clock p. m. of that date.
For the Third District:-At the City
of Hinton, in the County of Summers,
in said State, on the 28th day of May,
1908, at o'clock p. m. of that date.
For the Fourth Distrlct:-At the City
of Parkersburg, In the County of Wood,
in said State, on the Goth day of May,
1909, at o'clock p m. on that date.
For the Fifth Districts AT the City
of Pc mt Pleasant, in the county of
Mason, in said State. on the Goth day
of May, 1908, at o'clock p. m. of said
date.
The said several conventions to be
called to order by the Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee,
for each of the said districts.
The said Conventions shall consist
of Delegates selected from the several
counties composing said congressional,
districts, and the basis of representa-
ton in said conventions, from each of
the said counties, shall be one delegate
and no more, fer each one hundred
votes, or fractional part thereof of fifty
or more votes.
The above call for said State Conven-
tions, and said District Conventions,
is called by authority OF a Resolution
unanimously adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee for
the State of West Virginia, held in the
City of Parkersburg on the sec ond day
of April, 1903.
BY order of the committee.
John t. M'Graw,
Chairman
]. Carl Vance,