The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-13
STATE DELEGATE CONVENTION
AT PARKERSBURG

AT PARKERSBURG
Marked By Unprecedented Attend
ance and Interest and Enthusi-
The Democratic State delegate
convention held in Parkersburg last
week was the greatest in the history
Of the party in West Virginia. Har-
mony reigned supreme
DELEGATES AT-LARGE.
The members of the big six
elected by the convention were J. J !.
O'Brien, of Wheeling, Henry G. Da-3
Wis, of Elkins, VIM. A. MacCorkle, Of
charleston, Stuart w. Walker, Of
Martinsburg, Sam Hays, of Chenille
THE AFTERWARDS.
The alternate delegates to Balti-
more we're elected without contest.
They are. as follows
/. D. Morgan, of New Martinsville,
R. A. WEIGH, of Keyser, William E.
Elizabeth, Thomas J. Newberry, Of
Huntington. Wiley W. Beall, Of
Wellsburg.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
The nominees for Judges of the
supreme court were:
Edward G.. Smith, OF Clarksburg,
Judge William g. Bennett, of Wes-
ton, Col. John T. McGraw, was re-
elected national committeeman by
reclamation, and l.. N. Frantz, Of
Wyoming county, was elected as
West Virginia's vice president at the
Baltimore convention.
I The convention was in session
continuously for six and a half
hours, adjourning shortly before 8
O'Clock.
The most interesting feature Of
the convention was the contest over
the Clark instructions. The commit
tee on credentials reported no con-
tests and the temporary organization
was made permanent so chat there
were no preliminary skirmishes.
Senator G. w. Watson then present
ed the report of the committee on
resolutions which he stated had been
adopted by the unanimous vote Of
the committee. The report was in
full, as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, by the Democrats of
West Virginia, in convention assem-
bled, that in renewing our faith in
and allegiance to the principles of
the Democratic party we call atten-
tion with great pride to the record
of our two Democratic United States
senators from West Virginia and
our four representatives in the low
er house of congress and commend
their splendid course to the people
of this state.
T We endorse and ratify the action
of the Democratic state executive
committee in providing the means
for the selection of a United Staten
senator by preferential vote after
the general election, and we pledge
the Democratic party Of this state
and its representatives in the legis-
lature to vote for the candidate for
United States senator elected by the
Democratic party in such primary.
And the representatives of the
Democratic party in this convention
believing that majority Of the
Democrats in West Virginia favor
the nomination of the Honorable
Champ Clark for president, and re-
eognizing that the will Of the r.
ity is fundamental principle of the
party; therefore be it,
Resolved, That the delegates
elected by this convention to the
Democratic national convention in
Baltimore, converting on June 25th,
1912, be and they are hereby in
structed to vote in said convention
for the Honorable Champ Clark for
the nomination for president so long
as majority of the delegates from
this state believe his nomination can
be accomplished, after which time
they shall vote for such candidate
in said convention as majority of
+all the said delegates from this state
shall determine.
Before leaving for their homes
over the state, Democratic leaders
expressed the greatest qualification
over the convention. They univer-
sally expressed the blief that it was
the greatest gathering in the history
of the party and that the work Of |
the convention presaged a brilliant
victory in the state in November.
The visiting delegates are tonight
leaving for their homes, we'll salts
fled with the result of the conven-
ton.