Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22
) rhe convention amen adiourned.


The house was crowded from the
first but when the country democrats
Withdrew there was plenty OF room Tor
tEey went in a body. They stop
ped in the hallway and adjourned over
to acct in thecourt house at l2o'clock.
AZ that hour they assembled and pro-
ceeded to business. Mr.. John t. jan
ney was elected chairman and K. b.
Kilmer and James Hamill were made
secretaries.Th temporary organization
was made permanent. The resolution
providipg for the selection Of delegates
by districtswas adopted and each dis
trict promptly selectedItheir delegatesto
the various conventions, the same were
reported to the convention and dele
gates so selected were ratified by the
the convention.
This second convention was attend
ed by more than two hundred demo-
Gratis including large number from
Martinsburg district and they were
made up of the best business men OF
the county including farmers, mer-
chants and professional men.
They claimed that first convention
had been packed by Martin sburg peo-
pie in the interest of particular can
didate and that to vote for lists of del
egates made up and presented by in
dividuals was unjust undemocratic
AM outrageous and deprived them of
their right to select delegates whom
they would and as they have been do
ing for years. This being denied them
they Withdrew and selected their own
delegates.
Attorney f. Vernon Aler, DR.. ID. p.
Fry and Mr.. Decatur Hedges were Sc
Iected members of the senatorial COM
mittee from Berkeley County.
On motion the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the can
didacy of Mr.. J. NJ. Woods for judge of
the Supreme court and Mr.. James f.
Thompson for delegate to the demo- !
cratic national convention.
Resolved further, That we, the Dem
Gratis of Berkeley county ID conven-
tion assembled, declare anew our ale
glance to the time-honored principles
of the democratic party, and that we
indorse Will j. Bryan for presi- /
dent of the United States, and that we
also indorse the action of Messrs. I
Compbell Wetzel and Kuykendall in I
voting to submit the pro hibiticn
to the people.
The following delegates were select
ed by the second convention.
Arden State Conventional. Yer
non Aler, Geo. E. Showers and X. N.
Stewart. The same to the other con-
ventions, distinct, COMPRESSION al and
senatorial
Nedgesville Stste-I. t. Greglow,
DR.. d. P. Fry and R. B. Kilmer. Same
to all the other conventions.
Falling Waters State-James Dugan
aud Joha II. Morrison. Same to other
convent ons.
Opequon State-Harm an Couch
man, and d. H. Small. Same to other
conventions.
Mill Greek States. G. Stuckey and
John II. Janney. Same to the other
conventions.
Gerardst0wn District-D. S. Griffith
d. N. Ike @ S and J. w. Evans.l
Congressional-E. 3. kettering,
George II. Shroades and Dennis r.
GLADDEN..
State-T. J. Bishop, Paul Wilson
and L. D. Barney.
Senatorial-S. S. Harrison, j. d.
Stackey, Silas C. Lupton.
Martinsburg State-Dr. j. w. Me-
Sherry, r. l.. Snodgras,, James Ham
mill, DR.. H. S. Castlemsn, l.. H,
Thompson, DR.. g. B. Hedges, Jas. w.
BaIrick. DR.. w. K. Minyhini, Harry
M. Grove, b. ID. Myers, and George l..
Viewer. Same to district, congressional
and senatorial conventions.
The above delegates were unani-
mously ratified by the convention.
On motion the following mem
bers were elected to the Senatorial cem-
mittee: f. V. Aler, Decatur Hedges
and DR. D. p FRY