Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-05-14
Proceedings of -:
Democratic Meeting

At meeting of the Democratic
party held at the Court House on
Monday: the Sth of May, 1916,
jobs 0 Armstrong was elected
temporary chairman and |. l..
Beverage temporary secretary. On
motion, Lloyd SulIenberger was
elected member of the Commit.
tee for Monterey District to sue
ceed John A. Whitelaw who re-
signed. After the general meeting
a meeting of the county
committee composed of E. A.
Wade, W. F. Jones and Walter
Newman from Bluegrass District,
/. l.. Beverage. Lloyd Sullenberger
and Andrew L. Jones from Mont
Grey District, John O. Armstrong,
w. NJ. McNulty and H. T. Brad
shaw from Stonewall District was
held all being present except FL. l.
Bradshaw and Walter Newman.
and Andrew l.. Jones was elected
Chairman of the Democratic party
of the county and |. l.. Beverage
was elected secretary of the party.
J. f. McNulty, L. Homer Stephen
son and w. M. McNulty were
elected delegates to the State Con-
vention.
At the general meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions endorsing the
administration of President Wood
row Wilson, and also endorsing the
administration of Hon. II. d.
Flood, member of congress from
the tenth Congressional District
were adopted and ordered to be pub
lished.
Woodrow Wilson has directed
the affairs of the government of
this country for three years and
more. He has done so with I'M
swerving honesty of purpose, with
straightforwardness of speech and
openness of dealing; he has done so
with rare Judgment and skill, and
ALWAYS with unexcelled ability in
the handling of delicate and COM
plex problems during period CT
the most troublous times ever
seen in the history of this country; |
be has done 80 with clear vision,
with his mind set on lofty and
patriotic ideals, with an eye single
to the highest welfare of our citi-
zens and to the best and noblest
interests of humanity.
amidst many profound and
trying porplexities and difficulties
be has kept US free at home and
abroad from those horrors of death
destruction and sorrow, which
have swept over for we'll nigh two
years of the fairest lands of another
continent. His administration hos
initiated and written on the statute
book laws of the highest conse-
quence to all the people of this
country.
Sin all his undertakings,
whether connected with domestic
or foreign affairs, he has been
zealcusly and ably assisted by the
labors of the Democratic majority
in the National Congress.
"In view of many achievements
of the present national adminstra-
ton, of which we are justly proud,
therefore, be it resolved:
THAT we, the Democrats of
Highland county, Virginia, in con-
vention assembled, do most cordi-
ally and whole heartedly commend
the administration of President
Woodrow Wilson and the Demo-
cratic party for the safe and
merciful guidance of the affairs of
this country in such trying and
difficult circumstances as have
confronted it since the advent OF
the party into power; and also for
the enactment into law of so many
wise, just and uniform measures,
which are and will continue to be,
of the primest Importance and
benefit to all the people of this
country.
That we pledge our undivided
support to President Wilson during
the remainder of his present term
of office, and also that it shall be
continued for another four years
after his victorious reelection III
November neXt.
BE it resolved, also. That We.
the Democrats of Highland county.
de esteem it a privilege as we'll as
dntv to congratulate and
f Ii i ate our distinguished Repre-
sentative in Congress, the Hon. Il
D. Flood. for his conspicuous
services for bis country. As chair
man of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House. he has aided
with great ability and unAagging
zeal all the foreign policies of the
chief of our party, and he has been
in the forefront in promoting the
measures of this Democratic admin
istration. We extend to him our
warm and hearty support for