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WING MEETING IN JEFFERSON


In pursaasee Of the notice h~vtofore Published
there was numerous assemblage Of the Wings
oi SersfSon AZ the Court House on Monday last
The meeting was organized BY calling SAM.
UEL W. LAKELAND to the Chair. and APP
pointing f. j. LIE, Jr., Sec'y.
On The motion OF DIR. Richard 3. Blackburn, a
committee ofsix were appointed to recommend
the measures to be adopted by the meeting.
The Char appointed the Commitiee--R- s.
Blackburn, Henry Berry. John Mo!er, Thomas
Tirnberiake. Andfew Hunter. Thos. III. Willis
The following letter from Mr.. JonS r. Snrrn
was handed 10 the Chair, and, at has request.
read to the meeting:
CuARLrsrows, Feb. 18Th, 1889.
F.iiO,e- Citizens:
Having been announced rs n candidate to re-
present tins County IN the next General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia, aud seeing in the .'Free Press
oil last week, two calls upon the Wings 10 as
semblc ~ the Court House, this day for th.. pur-
pose of nominating suitable candidates ito rrpre-
sent them. feel II my duty To inform TIN, meet
ing the motive which prompted me To appear in
the character | now do before the voter, of TIN,
county.
FirS,.-i had been informed that our rre,en,
Representatives, IN the Legislature would not
again consent To serve.
Tic siniihfeld district, Was induced 10 cou,en,
thAtiny aaEne mig lat lie announced a. a candidate;
however, not until I had taken an excursion
Through the ncghborhood aud found IL arnroba.
ted by many of my political (as well a. other)
friends.
ThirI.-Tha, as heretofore, an individual IN
, humble circumstances IN life, Is hardly or ever
( thought of rs a candidate. except through j
conrSe similar 20 the one have taken, by which
ne Is then before the public and his claims can
vasSed.
Fourth, and last at rreseni--U IS wei
known fact, that our town (Smiihheid) has ne
vcr had a Candidate since II has been a town
while all The rest of the towns of the county, al
most, have had repeatedly their delegates
! These. fel'ow-ciiIzens, are = few of the man,
reasons, winch here tins day adsiuce and q,
which ! respectfully call the attention OF th.,
meeting.
The public humble servant.
JOHN r. SMITH.
Alter the reading of the letter the enGuir,
was made Of Mr.. Smith whether he wa. willin.
, to abide by the proceedings and Nominations o
the ucet,ng' To which he replied in su,s,anc.
that he had pledged himself to- his friends to b,
a candidate, and that he should not withdraw in
any event.
The Committee having returned, through A
Hunter, Esq, their Chairman, recommends,
the appointment, by ballot, OF two gentlemen a
the Wing candidates for the Lceislaiure-an,
that the Chair appoint eight delegates to meet il
Convention delegates from the other Countie
Of this Congressional district, at Winchester, OF
the 18th March next, for the purpose of selcc,
ing n suitable candidate for Congress.
| The recommendation Of the Committee bein.
approved OF, the meeting proceeded to ballot
the result Of which was that WILLIAM G
WoRTHINGToN, Esq, and SAMUEL u
BAKER, Esq. were sciected-who, in handsom,
and appropriate terms, expressed their sense o
the confidence manifested by their fellow-cili
zens, and their willingness to serve.
motion was then made 10y Mathew Ransom
Esq, TO increase the number OF delegate. to III,
proposed Convention at Winchester TO ten, which
was carried; and the Chair appointed the follow
ing gentlemen-Henry Ferry. Edmund l. Lee, Jr
Thomas Timberiake, Anthony Kennedy, II. S
Blackburn, Andrew Hunter. William Chambers
John Moler, J. T. Daughery, and Samuel Mac
! Pherson.
TI...,, al.