Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-18
Nhig Meeting.

At meeting Of portion of the Wing
party of Shenandoah county. assembled
at the court house, on Monday the 9th
day of January. 1914, responsive to
the appeal of the Wing Central Com
mittee, recommending the Wings in
the state to appoint delegates to as
sem5le in convention, in the, city of
Richmond. on the nh day of February
next, for the purpose of framing Wing
Electoral Ticket, dominating delegates
to the Baltimore Convention, and con-
suIting upon matters involving the inter-
ests Of the Wing cause :''-Georse +.
Hupp was appointed chairman, and Tho.
Monroe secretary OF the meeting.
A. Anderson Esq. having explained
the general purposes Of the meeting, Of
fered the following resolutions. which
were unanimously adopted:
/. Resolrcd. That this meeting cor
daily approve Of the course pursued by
the Wings of the State Legislature, and
unanimously concur in the expediency Of
holding Mig State Convention in
the city Of Richmond, composed of men,
bers OF the Assembly and of special de-
legates from the severa! counties, on
Wednesday the 9TH day Of February
next.
! g. Resohed. That committee OF
three persons be appointed by the chair,
for the purpose of selecting suitable per-
sons as delegates to said convention.
8. Resolred. That this meeting APP
prove Of the Young Mems Convention Of
ratification, proposed to be held in the
city of Baltimore, on the. 81 day oil
May, 1914, and earnestly recommend a
large delegation from this county.
4. Resolued, That committee Of four
persons be appointed by the chair, from
the Junior members Of this meeting, tc
select the delegates to said convention,
and that they report their selection forth
with.
5. Resoired. That'a committee of five
persons be appointed 10 draft declare
ton and resolutions expressive OF the
sense of this meeting, in relation to theil
preference of 3 Wing candidate for th'
next presidency of the United States
and such other measures as may be dee
; med conducive to the triumph of viii:
!, principles and the wing cause.
6. Resolyed, That this meeting full,
concur in the propriety Of a national whi'
convention, aud pledge themselves to a
biJe the decision and support the nomi
nees thereof; but they deem it their dat.
: and their pride to announce that the'
choice is-.Clay tirst--Clay last Cla
6 all the time
5 7. Resohed, That the delegates depu
: ted By this meeting TO the wing stat
e convention. be and they are hereby IN
O structed to represent TO said convention
that the appointment of Hon. A. ID. u
Stuart as elrctor for the tenth con9res
siopal district, will be eminentiy CRAFTY
ing TO the wings thereof.
s. Resolred. That in the event Of tn
l. delegation to the whig state consentio
e falling to attend in person, they be an
i. are ,eby authorised to appoint alse'
= mates
Whereupon the chair appointed Ii
committees aforesaid as follows;
:, Committee to select delegates to III
= state convention Nessrs. Jnc. I. Hlcl
= man. WIN. OFT and Chas. U. Lowell.
:, Committee to select delegates to Il
/" vounu mems convention Qualification
: Messrs. Wm. Y. Lowell. Jacob OFT, juI
? Joseph Maehr and Benz. Newman.
i Committee to draft the declaration
resolutions-Messrs, A. Anderson, Th
>. Monroe. John r. Hanes, George RI
! and Levi Pitman.
: During the absence of the sever
= oemmittees, the meeting was address,