Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-06-20
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Thursday, june 20, 1880.
WING NOMIN ALTON
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
II f. N II Y CL A Y,
Of Kentucky.


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Whig State Convention was held at the
State House, in this town, on Friday
evening, the 18th inst. for the purpose
Of nominating suitable candidates to rep
resent this State in the 26th Congress,
and to elect delegates to the Harrisburg
Convention. The meeting was organi-
zed by the appointment Of Hon. Samuel
w. King, as Chairman, and Messrs.
George Rivers and Henry B. Anthony,
Secretaries.
The following delegates appeared and
took their seats:
Observation-Disclosures S. Ruggles, Mi
chael Free born, Robinson Potter, Joshua
Sayer, Joseph II. Perry, Beriah Waite.
Propidence-John III. Clarke, Thos.
J. Stead, John Whipple, Charles jack
son, Edward II. Hazard.
.Nsw Shoreham--N a,haniel G. Sands.
Portsmouth John Manchester, John
Rogers, Clarke Chase, VIM. Almy.
Warwick-Gideon Spencer, Thomas
r. Holden, Bennet Low, VIM. Rhodes.
JYesieriy-Daniel Babcock, Jr. Geo,
ID. Cross.
North Kingston-Jonathan Reynolds,
Henry j. Congdon.
South King. William Peckham,
Matthew Waite, William T. Browning,
Stephen Browning, Jr., Elisha Watson,
Jr.* VIM. Nichols
East Greenuich-Jeremah S. Slocum,
John Shippee.
SmihGeid-Sessions Nlowry, Samuel
Clarke, Olney Wbipple,' Ezekiel Fow-
ler.*
Charlesio,rn-
Vest Greenwich-Nathan Carr, Jona-
than Hopkins.
Corentry-Elisha Harris, Jeremiah
McGregor.
Ereier-James Harris, Russell Joslin,
Amos G. Dawley.
Nj .dletoWn-Benjamin Weaver, VIM.
Tuggar.
Brisiol-Benjamin Hall.
Iirerion Chace.
Lille Compion-Nathaniel Church,
Christopher Brown.
Wnren-Henry II. Luther, Sim
mons Cole, Hezeklah Bosworth.
Cumberland-Jercmiah Whipple, Par
don SayIes.
Cransion Sprague, Sheldon
knight.
Hopkmion-Chrstopher Brown, Jr.,
Francis B. Segar.
Johnsion-James F. Simmons, Abra-
ham G. Atwood.
NORTH Proridence--Stephen Randall,
Jr. Edward s. Wilkinson, Olney Whip
pie.
Barringion-Jeremiah S. Drown, Jas.
Bowen.
Fosier-Nathan Hopkins, Cd Nathan
iel Stone.
To.cd, That four Delegates be elect
ed to represent the Wings of this State
in the N ationaI Wing Convention, to as
semble at Harrisburgh, on the lst Mon
day in December.
The following gentlemen were unan-
mously elected Delegatcsto to the Harris
burgh Convention -
NATHANIEL S. RUGGLES, oI
JAMES F. SIMMONS, efJohnslon,
WILLIAM ANTHONY, Of Coren-
BYRON DIMON, Of Bristol.
Voted, That the Delegates have pow
er to fill any vacancies which may occur
in their own number.
The following gentlemen were unani.
mously nominated as Candidates to rep
resent this State in the House Of Repre-
sontatives Of the Twenty-sixth Congress
of the United States -
Hon. ROBERT B. CRANSTON, of
.Nwpori,
Hoy. JOSEPH L. TlLLINGHAST,
of Providence.
Messrs. Ruggles, Clarke and Peck
ham we're appointed a Committee to in
form the candidates Of their nomination.
Messrs. Jackson, RuggIcs, Luther,
Weeden, and Rhodes, were appointed
Committee TO prepare an address to
the people of this State.
The Convention then rose.
SAMUEL w. KING, Chairman.
GsSnSs GsS"v b 5''ssn'' XSrsoxr. Secretaries. .
sTook their scnts in the Convention by invitation.