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VVhig COumty Meeting.

Pursuant to q call oI The Wing Cen
lral Committee for Carroll county, a
meeting was held al the Court house in
CstroIlon, on Monday the Let day o
January, 1914, for the purpose of aP.
pointing delegates 10 the State Conven-
ton 10 be held at Columbus, on the 10th
inst 10 nominate Wing candidate fOr
GOUcrnOr, Electors for President and
Wee President, &c.
John Beatty, Esq. was called to the
Chair and Geo. +. Kennedy appointed
Secretary.
ANer the object had been briefly 'stat'
ed, it was moved that committee be
appointed for the purpose o(nom mating
delegates to the Convention.
Whereupon. MesSrs. Hunt ofOraugS,
Fstters ol Rose, Csskey Oi Washing ION,
carp of Augusta, Mclaughlin OF Fox
Davis Of Monroe, Boutwell, OF Lee, Faw
cett Of Union, Markham oil Brown, and
6. Kennedy OF Centre, we're appointed
that committee.
After retiring few minutes, the fol-
loving nsmed gentleman were nomina-
led as delegates by the committee, and
accepted by the meeting
Centre township p--Isaac Atkinson, R
McCIave, John Pearcs, II. McElderry,
E K, Ecklsy and James Baxter.
Union township-Samuel Wilson, Ro.
bert BarnhiIl.
Lee township-Joseph Wolf, John B.
Moody.
Brown township-George HSrdeSty,
J. B. TldbaIl.
Rose tOwnship-John G. CrOxIon,
Adam Wyandt.
Harrison townsbp-John S Grin,
Leonard Harsh.
Washington township-John Caskey
Orange township-Isaac M Wallace
Robert Clark, Eli WiIlemin.
Fox township-John Marshall, VIM.
Irwin, J. l. Hartman.
Augusta township--John ManfuIl, ,
John Cameron, John Beatty,
Monroe lownship-James Davis, T'
B. Roby, James WiIkin.
ln tho townships not represented, tho
following gentlemen we're appointed by
the meeting.
Perry townsbip-David CaPper, B
Amos, Iohu Ssltsgiver.
Loudon township-JOhn Shobsr, Con-
rad Abel, Solomon Slime.
East iOwnship-Ebsr Clark, Maurice
Baker, Thomas Ball,
The following resolutions we're sub
mitted and adopted by the meeting un-
animousIy.
Rssolpcd, That in the nomination Of
a candidate for Governor, the delegates
be instructed 10 use their own judgment
and discretion.
RcsOlved, That the delegates appoint
ed by this meeting be, and they are
hereby, instructed TO vote for Electors
known TO be favorable to Henry Clay,
Of Kentucky, for President.
Resolved, That ths meeting approve
and applaud the course taken by the
Whig Representatives in the General
Assembly of this State, in relation TO
the matter Of retrenchment, commsnc
ing as lhey have, with tho reduction oI
their own wages.
ReSoiUed, That il 10 the solemn duty
Of the General Assembly now in session,
to relrench, N fer as practicable, all
public expenditures of this State Of
whatever nalure-whelher it concerns
The salaries oil State and County officers,
or tho works and institutions Of the
State.
ResoIped, That this meeting recon,
mend John Pearce, ESQ. as suitable
person 10 I'll tho Office Of President
Judge Of the 5Ih Judicial Crcun Of this
Slats.
(Noie Mr.. Psarce being present
when the foregoing resolution was Of
fered, opposed its adoption; and request
ed hat it might be wilhdrawn-belisv-
ing, as he said, that such a resolution
was very liable TO unjust and illiberOl
construction, But the meeting retained
and passed the resolution, Mr.. ?. only
dissen,ing.)
kesolued, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in The Carroll
Free Press, and a copy Of the paper be
forwarded to MsssrS Eckley, Harsh,
Shane, Johnson and Baxter, al Coum-
bus.
On motion, tho meeting adjourned,
JOHN BEATTY, Chairman
GRo. E. kennedy, Secretary.