Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-05-30
DELEGATES ARE Named
John T. McGraw and [. B. Cars
kadon From the Second.
j. F. THOMPSON ALTERNATE
Delegate Conventions Are Held In All
the Congressional Districts of
This State.

This State.
John T. McGraw, democratic nation
al committeeman and boss Of West
Virginia democrats, won sweeping vic
tories over William Z. Chiffon, Of
Charleston, yesterday in all five con-
gressional districts
McGraw secured seven out OF the 10
delegates elected to the national con-
yention and is assured of another four
years on the national committee.
Chiffon carried but one district, the
third, and got one of the delegates in
the fifth
The First District.
Fairmont, w. Va, May 27-Dele-
gates were present here from every
county in the first congressional dis
trict to elect two delegates-at-large to
the democratic national convention. G.
w. Watson, Of this city, and w. W
Hughes, of Ohio county, were elected.
The congressional committee fixed
July q as the date and New Martins
Vile as the place for holding the con.
gressional convention. The delegates
were instructed for Bryan.
Second District.
Grafton, May 27--The democratic
delegate convention of the second con-
gressional district, which met here on
Tuesday afternoon selected two dele.
gates and two alternates to represent
the district in the national convention
AT Denver John T. McGraw, OF Graf
ton, national committeeman, and
Luther B. Carskadon, of Keyser, were
elected with T. P. Reay, of Morgan
town, and j. F. Thompson, of Martins
burg, as alternates.
John j. Cornwell, of Romney, late
candidate for governor, was named as
the choice of the second district for
one of the West Virginia four dele
gates-at-large at Denver, and his name
will be presented as a candidate by
the chairman of the convention to the
state convention, which meets at
Wheeling, Thursday. The delegates Sc
lected were instructed to vote for Bry-
an for president.
Third District.
Hinton, May 27-James A. Holley,
of Charleston; John d. Anderson. of
Nicholas county, were chosen dele
gates to the natinoal convention. An.
drew Price, of Pooahontas county, was
nominated to oppose the republican
nominee, J. H. Gaines, for congress
man.
Fourth District.
PaTkersburg, May 27.-At the
fourth congressional district delegate
convention held at Terrapin Park,
William Jennings Bryan was endorsed
for president by unanimous vote, and
the delegates selected to the national
convention at Denver Were instructed
to vote for him. The delegates to the
national convention are Samuel a.
Hays, of Calhoun county, and Joe
earle, of Wood county: alternates,
DIR. j. w. Kidd, of Braxton county, and
Charles w. Starcher, of Jackson coun-
ty. The convention passed a resolu-
ton to the effect that it was the de-
sire of the fourth district that the
next national committeeman from
West Virginia be a Bryan democrat.
A resolution endorsing Senator r, F.
Kidd, of Gilmer, also carried
Fifth District.
Point Pleasant, May 27.-At the del
egate convention held by the demo-
Gratis OF the fifth congressional district
at Point Pleasant a resolution indors-
ing the candidacy of William Jennings
Bryan for president was passed by
unanimous vote. creating the widest
enthusiasm, number OF the promi-
nent democrats speaking to the reso-
luton. The mention of the Nebras-
kan's name in the various speeches
provoked long and loud applause, min
gled with great cheering. The con-
vention, which was held in Hoff's
Opera house, was for the purpose of
selecting delegates and alternates to
the Denver convention. The delegates
are: w r. Thompson, of Cabell
county, and DR.. l.. II. Clark, of Nc
Dowell county; alternates, Lewis
Barnhardt, of Putnam county, and w.
w. Marcum, of Wayne county. The
delegates were instructed to vote for
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