Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-09-10
STATE CONVENTION, &c.

At a meeting of the Central Tppecanoe
Club of Augusta, held at Stanton, on the
9th Sept. 1910, Col. James Crawford V.
President, took the chair, and Jefferson Kin
ney was appointed Secretary pro tenn
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed delegates to the District Conyen
ton, to be held at Fincastle on the 10th inst.
to wit: John Wise, sen. Joseph Smith, Jo-
seph X. Anderson, n. C.. Kinney, Huuh w.
Shefey, Newton ]. Niche, Breeze johnson.
Chesley Kinney, A. II. II. Stuart. VIM
Kinney, John B. Breckinridge, Jno ii. Pew
ton, John Baldwin, VIM. Frazier David
Fultz, Robert S. Brooke, ID. w. Patteson.
Jas Nelson, Chapman Johnson, lr. and Henry
McClung.
Resolved, That the President of the Club
be authorized to fill all vacancies which NAV
occur in said delegation.
On motion, Resolved, That GIVE ALI,
90" to the State Convention to be held at
Richmond on the 9Th of October. This res.
oiution was carried with but two dissenting
voices.
Resolved, That John Baldwin. Keptor
Harper, Nicholas G.. Kinney, Newton ].
Michie, and A. II. III. Stuart, be committee
on behalf of the Club, to procure a suitable
banner for the Augusta Delegation in The
Convention at Richmond.
The Club then adjourned.
At a called meeting of the Mt. Scion Tin
pecanoe Club, held at the usual place on Sat
urday The 9th OF September, 1910, Capt. b.
Irvine, LIST Vice President in the chair, the
OBJECT OF The meeting having been explained
by j. NJ. McCue' the following resolutions
were offered and sevorally adopted:
Resolved, lst. That this club approve moet
heartily of the proposed State Convention
which is to be held in the City of Richmond
on the 9th of October, and that the following
gentlemen be and they are hereby appointed
delegates to represent this county in part in
said Convention, viz Capt. John Nj. EstiIl.
Capt. David Bell, James A. McCue. VIM
y. Hogsett John M. McCue, Abram Smith
Capt. John Woodel, and Thos. A. Turk.
Resolved, That we appoint a delegation of
eight to represent this club in the District
Convention to be held at Fincastle on the
10Th INST. Whereupon the following GENTLE
men were appointed, viz: Col. A. Rankin.
Capt. b. Irvine, David Griffith, Jobn Ii''
Syrcle, John Irvine, Alex'r. II. Bell. Ricb'd
III. Dudley and James Woodell.
Resolved, That as the opinion of The
club, any action at the present iuncture on the
subject OF who shall be our next representa-
i've In Congress Is unnecessary, and caicula-
ted to divert attention from the more i'm
portant query, Who shall be our next Presi-
dent! Ii. IRVINE, LIST. V. Pres't.
J. NJ. McCUE, Sec'ry.
nP'1nS-htH.-At the monthly meeting of
Che SPringhil Tippecanoe Club on the 5th
inst. the following resolutions were. passed ::
Resolved, that 6. NJ. Cochran, DR.. Robcrt
Gamble, Baily Dunlap, Robt. Snapp, WIN.
Mills, Capt. J. Crist, VIM. Gamble, Isaac
farow' Chas. a. Baskin, A. Il. Nc Causland
and Samuel Splitter, be, and are hereby an
pointed to represent the said Tippecan6e
Club, III the District Convention to be held
at Fincaste on the 10th inst.
Resolved, That this Club in common with
their fellow citizens Of all political parties,
entertain entertain I Tor our fellow citizen, Chapman
Johnson, Esq, the highest regard, and from
the purity of his life, believe he wonld hc
incapable Of doceiving them on any grea; na-
tional question. ia
Resolved, That the President of this club
respectfully invite the said Chapman John