Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19
IDemocrn,ic congression al, Convention

Ilct OF lIRtniaS thStlc saSit
Parkersburg. Wood County, Va, for the
purpo 81 nominatinga Candidate for
Congress.
~The assemblage having been called to
order, H. H. Phelps. of Wood county. was
chosen temporary Chairman and Chas.
4Rhoads, of Wood county. John Rnhdie, Oh
Kapav VIA and H 4 EapR IF Lewis, 4Ri
pointed Secretaries.
F.-P. IurneE,-oEIa Jackson, -otferedzthe
FOLLOWING resolution, which was adopted:
% Resolesd. That d committee Of one from
Zach. county be appointed BY The Chair
whose duty if Shsll q bf e FePort who are e
entitled 10 seats in The Convention as Del
eeatesj and also the numberof sofes (Which
each county isentitled 10. taking as Z ba-
sis MISREPRESENTATION the vote cast at the
last Presidential election <''- "'
Wbereupon the President appointed the
folfowStnGg 2 PERSONS ms as said Committee:
Barbour, DR.. Reeves, Braxton, Joel
Yaucey. CabelI, John Morris. Calhoun,
H. R. Ferrell. Doddridge, N, Donahue.
Gilmer, Dr.. Herndon. Harrison, DR.
Flowers. Jackson YIN. B. McMahon-
Kanawha, w. NJ. Estell. Lewis,iW. E.
Arnold. Masons w. w. Newman Put
nam. B. NJ B: Thompson. 's Randolph,
Samuel Crane..s Roane,r j. "A. Daniels!
Tucker. Rufus Maxwell. l)pshur. Wash
ing,on Summers. Writ E. g. Hopkins.
Wood. B. r. Penny backer. e. A7'
R. r. Harvey,o of Putnam, offered the
annexed resolution, which was adopted
Rescued, That the President appoint q
Committee composed Of one person from
each county to report permanent officers
for the convention. ice satf .5F.7 & f.sr
In accordance with which resolution, the
chairman appointed the following per-
sons as said Committee. a''P ''S
Barbour. DR.. Reeves. Btaxton, P. B.
Adams Cabell. E. ricketts, 1n Calhoun
P. Hays. Doddridge, y; Donahue. Gill
mer. Levi Johnson. Harrison, Byron ].
Bassell. Jackson, Robert Park, Kanaw-
ha, Henry Fry. Lewis, g. w. Duval.
Mason, J. e. Newman. Putnam. r. T
Harvey.i4y Randolph, Samuel Crane,
Roaue, g. HiyeleyY Tucker. R MAXWELL.
Upshur. D. D, 7. ,FarnsYqrth, Writ. R. G.
Dovener. Wood, D. r. Neal. -,
4 hPhe Committee appointed to Select per.
manent officers, after short retirement,
returned and presented the following
~ y REPORT ON PERMANENT oFF1cERs:a0
,A Theu COMMITTEE appointed to recon-
mend permanent officers for this'Conven-
tion, beg leave to report that they have
Imetand, agreed 10, recomnendsDr." Jesse
\ Flowers, of 1.-The county of, Harrison, las
President. and John Rumble. of Kanawha
Charles Rhoads, of Wood ;satid Ii. j
5rapp. o1Lewis.y as. Secretaries. sac. w
Duyaly tChairman1 siJ auqu NaH a,ai q
r7a On motion of. B. Wright.athe motor
was received and adopted, candtthe Com
mittee discharged. rs 49,! add gnlHb
ui The President then. took the Chair
thanking the Conventional aifewI appro
pirate remarks fer the honor done. him
and ieixFihFGQrtIingo the delegates to harmony
forbearance and union. ,flga y1Dya ;sat-
h. The Committee appointed or.that pur
pose, then submitted the following. a
Rs..rr REPORT, ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ig, Your Committee respectfully repor
the following persons, in attendance a
delegates together with the yotes K
which each county is entitled. lri as =.
\. BARBoUR.--Dr. Jas. E. Reeves 938.
/ ,BRAxroR.-Joel Yancey, P. B. Adams
hN0S ufuESs'ii gGGI .IsN .ii hHG q. 2tl
4 CABELI.TJohp Morris, E. ricketts,. C
Simmons, A, g. Jenkins, Isaac Ong. Da
vid Kirkpatrick, 598 votes. San 5fsgtbro
/ CA1HouN,-H. R. .Ferrell.. P ,Sourborn
Joseph Cain. George Lynch. Jr., Geo. W
Silcott. p, Hays, 935 votes. ~ vs..
l. DoDDRIpGE.-M, ,Dpnahue, 4o4 votes
GILMER.-Leyi johnson, John Carol
L. R. Wolf, pr: F, Herndpp, Jacob Leis
tier, E, T. Stout, 267 votes. '.... ~"
'HARk1soH. Jesse Flowers, W: S. ,Wilk
iinsop, H. J. Lynch, J. B. West, ]. W
Blair, ByronJ Bsssell, E, W, P4tton, 6
H. Ernst, Jefferson. Fletcher, 1921 votes
=, JAck<oN.-W. B. Mcmahon, Rober
Park, John Milhone, Michael Grow. W
Mccoy. NJ. J. Kester, Benjamin Wright
F.. P. Turner, j. A, Park, James Harris
Jeptha MCGEE, Alexandrew Alkire. Ro
Waite, 7. A. Holt, Anthony DilwOrth
John A. Coe, Miles Jacoby, James r
Leachman. George A. Grow, D. NJ
Finn, sos votes. III " 7@1nTg
I KANAwHA! Nv! NJ. Estell, J. H. Fry
John Rundle,g J. H. Brown, 658 votes.
LEWIS. VIM. E. Arnold, James Ben
nett, @. ]. Moore, G. W. Duval, James
Wilson, Elijah Fletcher, Albert A. Lewis
H. B. Monks. HI. Tapp. 7I2 votes. a7 !
/ MAsoN.-W. w. Newman, A. G.
}Escrn, Charles E. JONES' y. g. Newman
! SCI votes. .'ti9tHdl H'i4Es'tZ cipo '7i.t %
liz PuTSAM RIM. B. Thompson. r. t
Harvey VIM Grass, 500 votes. 81
On ,RANDoLPH.-aSamue Crane, 44f9votes
RtrcH1E.--L. A. Phelps, SOC votes.dl
RoANE. - James "A. Daniel, Christie.
pher sHiVeiey, 3l2 votes. 20 loo i,aA-
.s'IUcKER.-Rufus Maxwell, 1877 votes.
10 Observation-Disclosures Summers, Ds-
Yid Bennett.aD %. Earns worth l53d vntps