The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-06
AND FILE DELEGATES
TO THE BIG CONVENTION.
Huntington Man Was Elected on the
First Ballot.

Huntington Man Was Elected on the
First Ballot.
Col. George S. Wallace of Hunt
ington was elected as a delegate to
which meets at Baltimore on June
rs on the first ballot cast at the fifth
district delegate convention at the
Huntington theatre Tuesday after
noon The two delegates were nom
mated separately. The names before
the convention were those of Col.
Wallace, Hon. Bernard McClaugher-
ty, of Mercer, DR. G. r. White of
Mingo and Ashton File of Beckley.
Wallace received 1873 votes and was
declared the nominee after the an
nouncement Of the result If the first
ballot
The. convention was called to or
der by r. s. Scanlon chairman of the
congressional convention, who nam
ed as the temporary organization
Senator d. f. French of Mercer
county as chairman and G. T. Jami-
son of Lincoln secretary, with Juli-
en- E. Cation of Huntington assistant
secretary. Before the temporary or
ganizatjcn assumed the direction If
the convention it was made perma-
nent.
& On assuming the chair Senator
French made a speech filled with
democratic enthusiasm and phophe-
cies of victory
The convention voted to dispense
with all committees. The first ac-
ton of the convention was to APP
prove the action of the congressional
nominating convention of the morn
ing in nominating o. J. Rife of
Wayne for elector The call for
neither convention included this du-
ty and 1t was deemed wise that the
action of the first body should be
endorsed by the second
With these things disposed of the
nominations Of candidates for dele
gates was taken up. For CabeH
county Hon. Stuart H. Bowman pre-
scented the name of Col. Wallace in
speech that was characteristic of
the maker, being both bright and
strong. In the course of the roll call
several other counties seconded the
nomination of Mr. Wallace. Logan
county seconded the nomination Of
Dr. White of Mingo.
There was some discussion as to
the proper method of taking the
vote, but 1t was finally decided to
svote*for one man at a time, a major
ity vote being required to nominate.
Mercer voted for her favoriteN son,
and Logan and Mingo voted for
White, Raleigh, however, giving her
votes to Wallace
The second ballot resulted in the
selection of Ashton File of Beckley
as the second delegate to the Balti-
more convention
The naming Of alternates was
then taken up and DR.. G. R. White
Of Mingo was named by reclamation.
A ballot was taken then and Bernard
McClaugherty was electea over L. s..
Frantz and DR.. John G. Cranberry.
In stirring speech the following
resolution was presented by Judge
Thomas H. Harvey:
Whereas, it Is the sentiment of
the democrats of the Fifth Congress
sional district that progressive
democrat be nominated for presi-
dent
BE 1t resolved,
That the delegates elected by
this convention to represent the
Fifth Congressional district Of West
Virginia In the national democratic
convention to be held in Baltimore,
be, and are hereby instructed to vote
for Champ Clark, Woodrow Wilson
or William J. Bryan, or any other
progressive democrat, for the presi-
Dental nomination on the democrat
lie ticket SO long as any one of them
mas any possible chance to be nom
mated
Thereupon ensued the most excit-
I ing five minutes of the convention.
After some fruitless parliamentary
play, substitute motion was offey-
I ed by Sayles, Of Mcdowell, that tie
delegation go uninstructed Finally
upon roll call by counties the sub
stitute motion was carried, III to
I85.
The convention then adjourned.
Reverse Kick.
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