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ne 18Th ins,sal
The conFeniion vas called q order b. Or.
fn'l.p snise On chose no,ioa ROBERT Y.
.onkAo. Zee "a. called 70 he chair, and
sons a. JrvErr appointed sssrtfary.
ns soh q Delegates 70 The csnveesion was
essso' ana Ne following seailshen appeared
4 bsrkel<Sl- "a 1und p. Hpn,.r l,.,e
1arus, Andrew MeInlirs. r. v. Sboarr.s. J.hp
esafi George lemon, Georg. Me
cisks-Bssjsnin Moresp, Captain Atehi.
o.la 5oseF Pr Philip Smith. Thorn ton Psndle.
ssa, osofEe KnishE, Tresdwell Snhh, Thomas
| gs'gaa = Joseph S. Duekv.ll.
Il ffefetek4-R. Y. Conrad, joseph Tidb.u.
nasn sidveli, Isaac Russell. James Ca,her.
i Mehlon 5. Leseif, Bepiamio w. J.ferson. r..
.ePh @. 6rsy. James chiples, John M.Mil
i Ter.
s.gsrs'n -FhouasH. Willis, WIN. G. Fergu-
ines ~ Gibson, 8. Ridenoaf, Meredith
nsi", Das1d Fly. Thomas LocklA rinber-
,ske, lanes W. Campbell Jsmes v. Moore,
Cul Ihonp.pn. JosephF Abel, william Med
yer, hsehaid T. Lee, John N. Jeeetl
asnPshtFf.-fhonas C. Green
Warsn---N n. Jacobs, Evel Baker, Nor
Inm|E ADfEnaft-f IAmDS NsFOCn
Jacob Kline.
PIgf.-JesepA a. sherrard. Lloyd Logln
On motioh pG1oseph ridbaiI, Esq, commit
zee Ct one from each county was appointed
e report Psfmsnent eficers for the conven-
tion. k "
me following gentlemen were appointed :
Thomas H. Willis. Thomas c. Green, n. M. ia.
eobs, Joseph II. sheusrd, E. p Hunter, Benz.
Morgan, Joseph 8. Duekvall, and Joseph lid
ball.
Aferrsiifins for shsrtiins. he CON niiles
returned and reported the following:
President = Robert Y. Conrad.
Viss PrsJdsnis-R. v. snodgrass aud n. II.
Jacobs.
4 SeereiGriest john n. Jeweu and Joseph S.
il DuckwalI.
i The report Of the committed being unaninous-
! " confirmed. Mr.. Conrad ross and In fervid
speech urged qnanini,y Of sction; and also re-
ferTediP hapPy manner 10 the issues betEeen
the two parties Of the county.
The Chair having stated thu nominations
were in order,
BenjamiD Morgan, Esq 0: Clarke. in b.hslf
Of that Delegation, presented The name Of AN
rH1NY KcNaEDY, E'q. ofJsEersop, as catdi.
\ date.
in sherrard. Esq, delegate from Page, in
obedience e The request Of meeting held in
that county, presented the name Of CHARLES
JAMES FAuLkNEa, E-q. Of BERKELEY.
! Col. E. P, HuSrER, Of Berkeley, said tina, be
rose for the purpose q presenting the view.
which we're held BY Mr. Faulkner and his
4 frieads 10 reference TO tbs connection If The
name Of thai gentleman with the ncmiuaIion
about to be sde by the Convention, and in or!
der11hat the circumstances snder which his
name had been presented might be fully under
stood, he beggsdto detsin!.he Convention few
minutes while he would 'ssdiISerl to those circpm
stances. lz}3aS
In The early part Of the winter, number or
! genllemsn ID The river counties, remembering
with what triamphan. success MIR Faulkner
had borne the Wing banner through every can.
Vass in which be had ever been engaged, save
| 10 the Congressional election OF 1919, wh16, a
large segment Or the Tenth Legion having been
recently added 10 our district, he had CALAMITY
struggled and as gagaully fallen beneath lis un-
eIpected weigh, invited him 10 announce him
self as an Independent Wing Candidate. All a
subsequent Period be received call, processing
to represent The tniled wish Of The counties of
Page aud Warren, urging upon him The same
| action. To these invitations he he gave The
response thai, at any sacrifice Of personal inter
est or eqnyenisnes, he would obey such call
when, and spiyI whea, il should come with seine
thius like pRanimiiy from the wings Of the
district. Meantime, the friends Of oihsr gen
ilemeS, worthy Of any honor the districr could
offer than, had presented their names TO the
consideration Eof the wings Of the district.
MIR F. vas willing al all iime, to meet the
adversary 10 ! struggle fer the aseendancy Of
4 Wbig principles, but never TO meet his friends
in struggle fora nominated; end conven-
lion became necessary 10 concentrate The sentf-
| ment Of the Wings Of the district. MIR. Faux
nsr, though strongly urged, had, to Mr.. HIS per.
sonsl knoVledee. steadily objected 70 being the
nominee Of alcoavention, and had insisted thai,
under no circumstances would he accept such
nomination, unless rendered Nth the utmost cor
daily, and made 10 a spirit of4perfect harmony,
and near approach TO unsnimty. have been
sulhoritatively Informed that the entire aeIega-
iion from four Of the eigh, counties cf the dis
iriet ere ready upon this door to urge bis uomi-
nation, and ibatls portion Of the delegation Of at
lsas: two other counties are 10 his favor.
Mr.. II. said he had reason TO belle We however
that persec; harmony and unsnimily might Be
attained by The withdrawal OF Sir. F.'s name,
and tcinsure ibis very desirable result, be would
respectfully but earnestly en,feat his friend Mr.
Sherfard 10 rithdraw the name Gf Mr.. Fsulk.
ner, and he woald assure the convention that
Mr.. F. would vastly prefer TO sustain, With all
the energy and zeal Of which be was capable,
any Rocd and true Wing, who might be. selected
by the convention, than offend the honest pleju-
dices Of single Wing IN the dislric,, and be
would add that wbsteyer might be the result Of
the Deliberations Of the convention, be pledged
The county Of Berkeley on election day, to give
eooS sccountof herself.
Col. Eunterhsving concluded, Mr.. Sherratd
rose and formally Withdrew The name Of Mr..
Faulkner.
Joseph Tidal, E-q Of frederick, seconded
the Ominsiionof AEIH NJ KEsaepy, Esq 10
an appropriate speech, aud upon calling the roll
of de.egaes it spreared that
Anthony KEssEDY, Ksq., Of JeHerson,
was snsninously nominated a. The wing Csn-
didais for The Tenth Congressional District
tIcHx 5. GAtLaHER, q having previously
declined, BY privsis letters snd ihrooeh the me-
dun Of the puslie prints, bis name wssnot pre-
seniedto the convesiisn