Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-26

hatoriaI Convention.


ACKNOWLEDGMENT
pg pretty fair report:
enatorial Convention
ict was held in the
ty on Wednesday
Tree candidates for
lator William Camp
A,C Mcintyre, of Nor
kuykendall, of Hamp-
hr counties there are IS
10 necessary to nominate.
hpal contest was between
friends were lining up industriously
day. When the convention met at II
o'clock it was called to order by c E
Martin. chairman of the Senatorial COM
mittee and Immediately F Vernon Aler
was on his feet giving notice of a contest
between two Berkeley delegations. but
the notes was ignored by the chairman
who proceeded to read the recommends
tons from the Senatorial committee,
naming K G Kump. who was not dele
gate, as temporary chairman and then
the fun began. The McIntire forces
having charge of the committee
had planned the proceedings for his
benefit but the Campbell forces claimed
the right to name a temporary chairman
belonged to the convention and had no
less an authority for the justification of
their claim than Mr. Bryan in his boob !;
The First Battle" gives the case of the
national convention in 1906 when the
committee insisted on naming David p
Hill temporary chairman while the con-
veption insisted on naming the chairman
and named John w Daniel. The con-
vention serving notice on the committee
that it was only the servant of the con
vention."
There was no chance to discuss the
matter in decent and orderly way. MI
Kump sprang to the stand and began to
vigorously pound the desk with a gaval
Mr. A D Barr, of the Campbell forces
nominated Prof Wright Denny for tem-
porary chairman and put the motion
which had been seconded. declared it
carried and Mr. Denny mounted the stand
also and began pounding for order.
Pandemonium reigned. A continued roar
of human voices fairly shook the build
ing. The program Of the Campbell for
ces was to adjourn as soon as chairman
was elected and they carried out the plan
but the Hampshire delegation which had
agreed to help the Campbell forces to
organize the convention went back on
their compact and rema ned in the hall
Campbell's IS votes from Jefferson coun-
ty and his contesting delegation from
Berkeley withdrew having adjourned
until o'clock.
The McIntire convention then proceed
ed to select committees &c. after which
they adjourned until 1880.
AT the time appointed the McIutire
convention met, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent and the reports
of the committees were heard and adopt
ed. Mr. John w Dodd made an excel
lent speech in nominating Mr. McIntire
and Mr. S Zmmermon named ] Sloan
Kuykendall. About this time the Camp
bill forces were ready to begin work bu-
they found the court house so packed
that they could not get in. The meeting
was regularly called to order in the hall
way and on motion adjourned to the Ber-
kelley hotel parlor where the business of
regular convention was transacted in
GLIDING the nomination of Mr. Campbell.
In the meantime the McIntire forces
took a vote which stood for McIntire, 10
votes. as follows: Berkeley 20. Jefferson
8 and Morgan g. Hampshire county cast
her III votes for Kuykendail.
Thus ended one of the most strenuous
political fights in the history of the state.
Both claim TO be the regular nominees
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