Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-06-29
HUGHES RE-NOMlNATED
For the Sixth Term Hon.
James A. Hughes Was
Named as ihe Republi-
can Candidate.

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been held In the state of West Viz
ginia was that of. he Fifth Con
gressional districl which convened
at Welch, Mcdowell county :
metropolis, last Friday the 2tth
inst. Nearly all day Thursday and
TIL past midnight of that day the
Congressional committees were en-
gagged in deciding contests from
Mason, Mingo, Wyoming and Put
nam counties, and the convention
did not meet until 10 O'Clock, a. IN. ,
Friday. The Hughes delegates
were seated IN all the counties that
contested, excepting IN one di>tric,
In Putnam county ard the cal for
selecting the delegates in that dis
tricl not being regular, according
10 the views of the committee.
neither set was recognized
The convention was called to
order by Senator Leftwich OF Boone
county and alter the secretary of
the committee, B. 0. Holland, had
read the call Mr.. LeftwIch called
hon. }. a. Sheppard ol Mingo
county as temporary chairman and
Austin Skies of Cabell county as
temporary secretary. After a neat
speech by the temporary chairman
on motion of K. B. Payne, DR.. IL
ID. Hatfield of Mcdowell was made
permanent chairman and Austin
Skies permanent secretary.
The report Of the committee
which bad been toiling dor many
hours over the contests was then
read. This report gave TO hughes
all the contested delegates except
three from Buffalo district in Put.
nam county which were thrown
out. Nj. f. Matheny of Raleigh
county, presented a minority re-
port, which he asked to be adopted
as substitute for the majority re
port on contested delegations. The
chair held that the matter was one
for the committee on credentials TO
take up. This minority report
claimed all of the contested delepa-
lions except Mlngo.
On motion committees on resolu-
tion and credentials were appointed
by the delegates from each county.
w hlle the committees were pre-
pairing their reports speeches were
made by the following; Hon u +.
Vinson of Clbell; Judge H. a
Ritz Of Mercer; l.. c. Anderson OF
Mcdowell, (wbo welcomed the
delegates TO Welch); Mrs. PofTel-
Oarger of Mason and Judge L. G.
Herndon of Mcdowell.
Floyd ). Chapman Of Cabell
then offered the report Of the com
mlttee on resolutions which en-.
dorsed the Republican party in the
district, state and nation, and
especially President Taft and Con
gresham Hughes. He moved the
adoption OF the report, when a
minority report was submitted by
/. j. Honaker Of Raleigh. This
report endorsed the Republican
Presidents from Lincoln to TAFT,
but did not especially endorse Taft,
although IT did endorse the "Roose.
welt policies" 1t also favored the
election of all officers by primary
aud condemned "Cannonism," a.
well a. the speaker Of the house.
Mr.. HOnaker moved the ADOPTION
Jf the report as substitute for the
majority report. Discussion fol.
lowed, during which time a number
OF motions were put, but not acted
| upon, until the committee on ere
/ dentials announced that IL was
ready to report. This report en-.
dorsed the report Of the congres.
sional committee, whose report had
been made and seated the Hughes
delegates. The report was adopted
lhe chair then ruled that the min.
ority report of the committee on
resolutions was beaten, but the
vote was not announced, a. con.
siderable opposition was raised
Mrs. Poffenbarger arose and pro.
posed that the reports be referred
back TO the committee tor discus.
sion. She pleaded for harmony and
begged the convention not TO give
any chance for bolt on resolutions,
which could be easily settled by a
little friendly discussion. After
Judge Sanders of Mercer; Col.
Swope Of Wyoming; D. f. Strother
of Mcdowell; w f. Palmer OF
Mercer; DIR. Henley, of Boone
DIR. Witten, of Mason, James A.