The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08
Wheeling Gets Convention TO
. Select Delegates TO NQti0n0I
Convention MQy %.
Point Pheasant GETS District
Delegate Convention,
NOV rs.

| order. Inc othoer6 and mem Dere
of the committee are as follows:
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS DEMOCRAT.
IC STATE COMMITTEE.
John T. MoGraw, Chairman.
Jas. A. Holly, Woe Chairman.
j Carl Vance, Secretary.
T. B. Davis. Treasurer.
MEMBERS BY SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
1 r S Kinoheloe, Wheeling.
2. j j SIippner. Benwood.
3. Greed Collins, Pennsboro.
4. G T Smith, Point Pleasant
s Geo 1 Neal, Huntington.
6. w 81 Stokes, WeIoh.
Z w 81 Sawyer, Hinton.
8 r 8 Carr, Charleston.
8. s L Walker, Fayetteville.
10 Andrew Price, Msrlinton.
IL. John T. MoGraw, Grafton.
IL. j Carl Vance, Clarksburg.
ID. j Hop Woods, Philippi.
Id T B Davis. Keyser.
15 John j Cornwell, Romney.
According to the oall for the
meeting which was read by the
secretary, the purpose of this meot-
ing is to fix the time, place aud
manner for holding the State and
District Conventions for the pur-
pose of eleoting delegates to the
Democratic National Convention,
which oonvenes in the oity of Den.
yer on the 7th day of July next,
and for the purpose of discussing
md fixing the time, if necessary,
for holding the Democratic State
Convention for the nomination OF
the candidates for Governor, and
other state officers.
AS there are four delegates at
arge to be elected to the Dsmo
cratic National Convention, and as
the State has five Congressional, it
will be necessary for the Commit.
tee to adopt plan, and devise q
method tor the election of the dele
gates at large, and determine the
question as to whether one state
convention should be held, or the
districts be permitted to hold their
own convention in the several dis.
triots, and a state convention to
nominate and elect delegates at
large to the Denver Convention.
At this meeting it will also be
necessary to adopt party emblem
as provided for by the Legislature.
Prior to the meeting, on the re-
quest of the parties interested, it
was decided to allow each of the
oities wanting the convention an
opportunity to present their claims
to the committee.
The calling of the roll was fol.
lowed by the reading of the call by
the secretary. Chairman MoGraw
stated that it would be necessary
for the committee t. determine
whether there shall be one oonven.
ton at ono central point for select
ing the delegates at large to the
national convention, as we'll as the
District delegates, or two separate
conventions for the delegates al
large. and the district delegates, as
it will be necessary for the oonven-
ton naming the delegates at large
to ratify the district delegates
named. The chairman also stated
that the members of the committee
had discussed the advisability OF
nominating the state candidates al
the time of eleoting the delegates
at large, which is matter the Dom
mittee oan determine.
George 1 Neal made motion
that before the business be taken
up that o. w. Osenton, of Fayette.
Vile, be allowed to repreaent the
distriot in the absence of w. II
Sawyer, of Hinton, who was unable
to arrive here on account of slide
on the y g. o. railroad. George
Byrne, of Charleston, was alec
nominated, but Chairman MoGraw
ruled that no proxy of that CHAR.
aoter could be permitted under the
rules of the committee adopted
four years ago.
Hon, John j. Cornwell then