The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-17

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when NJ eoneipd~d- A The conciuxion
% Dr. Hstneidr address Charles y.
s~isher made sbsrt but irter,-t,ne
t.lk on his candidacy. Mr.. s~i.hsr
Vas given an ovation BY his admirers.
The speaker said that he thought the
other two candidates were only run
ming this year 70 get acquainted. His
address vas fun OF humor.
Abe Liliy candidate for sttsrney
sensrsi eo'iovsr swish>r with a short
address
Judge n. Moss. candidate for eon-
sress In the Fourth Congressional dis
trict. then made n brief address
Seat wstzsI Delegates.
After hours OF waiting the conven-
ton was called to order at s:4s when
me report OF committee on credentials
Med their report which was received
and nled- The committee seated both
Wetzel county delegations. Allowing
each delegate one half vote. The CON-
fnittee also recommended that Repub-
licans OF the First congressional dis
trict be appointed TO have full charge
OF the wetzel primary to be held on
June 4. This was done TO put an end
to fractional differences i'm that county.
elect Zig Six Slate.
Wnen the report of party organiza-
ton was. received and adopted the
delegates at large TO the national RE-
publican convention at Chicago were
named.
Governor William f. Glasscock was
nominated by A. :. Dayton who made
ringing address. The name OF q. A.
Swearingen OF Parkersburg was placed
in nomination by J. Il. Morrison OF SUIT
ton Brooke county yielded to Ohio
| and Charles Schuck nominated Honor
! able w. p. Hubbard who was given
an ovation by the convention.
Senator ID. Il. Smith of Huntington
was nominated by j. II. Strickling.
| Mike Matheny nominated William
Seymour Edwards of Kanawha county
Doddridge yielded TO Preston county
and Abe Lilly placed in nomination
the name OF Sam w. Montgomery.
Without any further nominations
the Roosevelt slate OF the Big" Six
went through.
/ Naming Electors.
Electors were then placed in nominal
ton. ]. A. Viquesney nominated q.
NJ. Kittle. ]. w. Harmon OF Tucker
was also nominated r. G. Vickers Of
Kanawha was the third elector NAM
/ cd.
After the election Of the delegates
\ at large F. @. Nutter of Kanawha
county nominated Joseph II. Taylor
o. kanawha county alternate to gov
ernor Glasscock. Mr.. Lane OF Har-
rison nominated Honorable James T.
| Law OF Harrison county as alternate TO
| Honorable w. p. Hubbard. J. G.
I Breckle of Morgan county was nom
mated alternate for Samuel w. Mont
| gomery. Captain John Smith OF Pooh
| antas county nominated N c. Nc
| Nell of Pochantas county alternate to
| W. :. Edwards. r. l.. Have OF Cal
houn county was nominated alternate
| for G. r. Swearingen. DIT. c. c. Bar
nett nominated alternate to Senator
| ID. b. Smith
Poffenbsroer Nominated.
| With a majority of IS votes Judge
| Pomenbarger OF Point Pleasant was
nominated for reelection. As Judge OF
the supreme court over Judge Doolit-
tie of Huntington and, the vote was
I for Pofenbarger. 414: Doolittle. 439.
Ohio and Marshall split their votes for
the candidates. Brooke gave Doolit-
tie majority Of one vote. while
Hancock gave Poffenbarger ten ma
| jority.
| MORE.
The Platform.
The convention adopted a. plat
form which constitutes fifteen long
typewriter pages, much OF which is
devoted TO lauding the candidacy OF
Colonel Roosevelt for the presidency.
and In going over his record as a
Statesman. The Roosevelt convent.
ion also paid a high tribute to the
state administration. praising Cover
nor Glasscock for the manner in
which he has conducted the affairs
OF the state during his administra.
ton.
The record Of the Democratic party
is touched upon in the platform OF
the party and the party criticized for
TIE failure TO reduce taxes on prop.
erty and failure to provide public
buildings.
The accomplishments 6f the Repub-
lican party during the administration
CNNA tue hudlIH OF uOlu tldlt anu
nation were pictured. showing quite
a contrast from the failure that the
Democrats have made
Planks In Platform.
The budget law, the public count.
ing law state board OF control. com.
mittees department free system
abolished and numerous other things
that the party has accomplished for
the benefit OF the residents OF West
Virginia. since assuming charge OF
the affairs we're gone into. The Nat.
ional Bureau OF Mines and Mining.
primary election laws. progress along
good roads and agriculture lines was
cited by the new platform. Follow.
ing are other essential features Of the
platform:
we favor the protection OF our for
ests. waters. soil and mineral re
sources by all reasonable and practic
al regulations. whereby needles, waste
may be checked and the damage ON
forest fires. floods. erosions and
droughts lessened az far as practic
able. and whereby the future produc