Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-05
ExTRAvAGANGE
AND HIGH TAXES
CONDEMNED
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Felix S. Hill. G.. w. Walker. J. C.
Hunt. L. Q. Walker, ]. F. Made, Wal
ter Ingles. A. Is. Kingan. A. Scott
Alternates, Graf Taylor. John b. Neal
!. Meyers. G.. b. McNew. Chas. Shrews
bury, G. c. Brammer, c. C. Walker
u. vermillion. Tom Sanders, ~. =
Bryant. t. j. Bowling. ]. c. Newbold,
II. L. Little, Geo. w. Williams. Robert
Sale. Chas. A. Bailey. l.. r.. Station.
Alex. Bailey, j. A. Hinsley, K. Y.
Neal.
Jumping Branch. NJ. Rose, Frank
Brammer. f. w. Moye. John Clark.
Plymouth--De Delegates. B. p. Shu-
mate. r.. G. oxley, John b. Lilly. l.. A.
Martin, J. NJ. Cook. S. II. Holroyd
Erastus Wiley. Alternates. Albert
Wiley, A. II. Caperton. Chas. Pettrey
C. T. Daniel, b, T. vermillion, Jas
j. Meador.
ID. NJ. Easley. Chairman, presented
the following list OF Delegates to the
Senatorial Convention at Beckley:
Delegates. w. Run. b. w. Pen
dleton. J. r. Henry, b. A. Marks. Jai
rus Collins, X. NJ. Calffee Il. c. Cur
tbs, c. w. King, w. II. Thomas. ID. e
French, John b. Neal, ID. NJ. Easley
A. NJ. Herndon, S. r. Holroyd, Il. L.
Bailey, X. G.. Oxley. J. Nj. McGrath,
John r. Pendleton, b. L. Shumate, X
+. Lilly, c. w. Gore. Dr.. A. c. John
ston, DR.. John Bird, A. IL. Caperton,
T. G.. Gwynne, VI. Il. Ross, Bernard
McClaugherty, Frank Brammer, John
Lilly, A. Il. Bivens, II. w. Shields, DR.
Fred Barger. +. A. Bolin, JAS. A. God
frey, Abe Witt, c. X. McNutt, DIR. L.
A. Martin, ]. VIII Bailey. Alternates
NJ. b. Postlewaite, IL. a. Karnes, G. L.
Hughes, J. Tracy Walker, G.. G. Walk.
er, Il. III. Easley, Il. +. Bowling, James
T. Thornton. Writ A. French, f. J.
Brown, +. NJ. Peters, John S. Hail
ED Wagner, Walter Bailey. w. ID. Cal.
fee, Fl. b. Barber, Thos. w. Dickinson
III. NJ. Shumate, Andrew Hearn, w. p.
Ball. b. T. Vermililon, w. III. Cald
well. ID. w. Hancock. T. j. p. Ash
worth, NJ. G.. Wt:ter Joe G.. Johnson
G.. A. Matthews. +. j. Alexander, J.
b. Shumate, G.. Il. Daniel, DR.. A. IT
Carr, X. III. Bailey, l.. A. Dunn, III. b
Kits, Roscoe Dudley, John ID. French
C. o. Wright.
On motion, the lists of delegates as
reported were approved by the conven
ton.
Nominations for the House of Dele
gates being next in order, ID. w. Pen
dleton placed in nomination Chas. w
Akers, OF Bluefeld, and on motion OF
DIR. Samuel X. Holroyd the nomination
of Mr.. Akers was greeted aeclama
ton. Mr. Akers was greeted with ire
mendous applause when he appeared
and accepted the nomination in a
graceful speech.
Next came the surprise Of the con.
vention when the name OF B. w. Pen.
dleton was proposed by Bernard Nc
Claugherty. Mr.. Pendleton arose and
announced that he could not accent
the nomination and begged that his
name be withdrawn. The convention
would not hear to it, and amid the
widest enthusiasm we have ever wit.
messed in a county convention the
nomination of Mr. Pendleton was made
by reclamation. Mr. Pendleton found
that further protestation was useless
and reluctantly consented to make the
race, promising to give It as much
time as he could spare from his other
duties.
Judge McGrath then placed In nomi.
nation for the Office Of County Super.
intendent OF Free Schools. Prof. w
NJ. Hardy, Of New Hope, whose nomi.
nation was made by acclamation. Mr..
Hardy accepted the nomination i'm a
graceful speech.
Major Samuel Walton, OF Fails
Mills, was placed i'm nomination for
the Office Of County Commissioner by
Judge }. NJ. McGrath, who paid an clio
quent and merited tribute TO the char.
acter and ability of Major Walton, and
his nomination was likewise made by
reclamation.
On motion OF Jairus Collins, the
chair was authorized 10 appoint a
committee Of ten TO wait upon Major
Walton and inform him Of the action
of the convention.
The voters of the several districts
then retired and selected committee.
man for each district as follows:
Beaver Pond w. Il. Ross.
Rock Jairus Collins.
East rivera. T.. Calico.