Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-06-10
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY
CONVENTION.
Instructions Given for Swish6r for
Governor; Odrst Tor Auditor
and Long for Treasurer.

A. q Holt. chairman of the Republi-
can county executive committee, called
the convention to order, and after
short address. named DIR. j. III. Thorns-
bury as temporary chairman and S. A.
McNey as temporary secretary.
On motion OF w. w. Breeze, John Y.
York was placed in nomination for per-
for permanent secretary. III. b. Work
man then moved rs an amendment
TO Mr.. Breece's motion that the temper.
airy organization be made permanent.
The amendment carried 10y "a vote of 81
to 30. This virtually settled the con-
test between Swisher and Scherr for in-
structions for governor, as the tempor-
airy organization was favorable to the
secretary of state and the ones nominated
by Mr.. Breeze for permanent officers ia.
vored the auditor.
y motion was then made that the
chair select committee composed of
one from each district to select delegates
To the state nominating convention and
committee on resolutions.
An amendment to tins was offered that
the committees be selected by the dele
gates present from the districts. The
amendment was lost and the chair named
the following committees
To Select Delegates Max. Wright,
III. B. Workman, j. O. Stith, j. H. Meek,
l.. g. Queen and Moses Napier.
On Resolutions-W. H. Selbee, II. b.
Mcclure, Sherman Bartram, U. G.
Browning, G.. w. Copley and John May
nard
The committee to select delegates re-
ported the following:
DELEGATES To STATE CONVENTION.
Ceredo District--A. G.. Holt, w. II.
Selbee and Max. Wright.
Union District-H. b. Workman, At.
Napier and 7. b. Mcclure.
Butler District J. o. Stith, II. A.
Copley and G.. T. Perdue.
Lincoln District-J. II. Meek, J. II.
Thornbury and u. G.. Browning.
Stonewall District Moses Napier
and VIM. Perry.
Grant District-W. H. Tomblin and
Henderson Maynard, Sr.
DELEGATES TO SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
Ceredo District-Felix Flanery, w. f.
Bruins, w. w. Breeze, Uriah Rowe and
Reece Owens.
Union District-Ash McVey, Burl
Luther, b. +. Owens and G.. G.. DunkIe.
Butler District-Jiles Rowe, =. j.
Wellman, John Bartram and James
Akers.
Lincoln District. @. Webb, John Y.
York, Il. w. Martin, Garfield Maynard
and A. j. Endicott.
Stonewall Dstrict-General w. Cop
ley and w. II. Newhouse.
Grant District-John Maynard and Il.
j. Maynard.
DIR. j. +. Y ork offered another set of
delegates TO the state and senatorial con-
Yentions, but his list was rejected and
the report of the committee was adopt
ed.
! The committee on resolutions reported
~ follows:
| Pursuant TO announcement the dele
gates appointed by the Republican mass
convention OF the several districts of
/ Wayne county on the 23d day of May,
! 1908, met at Wayne court house OH the
9Th day Of June and in convention as
sembled declare as follows: We have
ample confidence in the declarations of
the principles of our party as manifest
in the platforms both state and national
Of the party conventions, and with par
donable pride, we point TO practice OF
principles as promised-prosperit pre-
walls, the Dawson tax laws have borne
fruit it shall not be abolished we peo-
pie regardless of politics stand for that.
/ And having confidence in the ability
and fidelity Of the Honorable Charles w.
/ Swisher as the true exponent OF our pres
ent tax system as embodied in his an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
nomination on the republican ticket for
| governor Of West Virginia, we instruct
the delegates here appointed today 70
vote ~ a unit for him in the Charleston
convention 70 be held on July 8, 1908,
until he is nominated"
On motion the report was adopted.
The following resolution, offered by
\ DR.. York, was voted down:
"Beit Resolved by the republicans of
] Wayne county in convention assembled
That we do most heartily condemn as
unwise and un-republican the action Of
the pOstmasters, postal employees and
/ Congressman James A. Hughes for at
/ tempting TO become the masters and DO
| litical dictators Of this convention i'm
violation of republican principles aud in
defiance OF the civil service laws. Furth-
ermore, that we condemn and repudiate