Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL CoNvEN.
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nominated Col. W. j. Wiley, of Marion county,
for temporary Chairman John T. Russell was
on the motion of A. f. Raymond, Esq, elected
Secretary.
Mr.. Raymond offered the following resolution,
which WAS adopted:
mittee on credentials, and one on permanent
officers, each committee to consist of one from
each county in the District
| In pursuance to the above resolution the
Chairman appointed the following committees:
on Credsatials-A. F. Raymond, Marion
county. A. NJ. Barbour, Monongaila county y,
Col J. K Smith, Taylor county. j. A. +.
Martin. Preston county. II. S. Jones, Plea
SAINTS county. C. p. Russell, Tyler county
H. N Coulter Wetzel county, w. II. Old
ham Marshall county. Walter g. Scott, Ohio
county j. X. Naylor, Brooke county John
Knox, Hancock county
On Permanent Ofieers-James Shay, Mon
tongalia county. William Hood, Marion county.
Col. j. K Smith, Taylor county. a. L. Hoohn,
Preston county Joseph Hubs, peasants CO.
j. E. Boyers, Tyler. county. L. 5. Hal, Metz
| ell county. J. W. McCarriher, Marshall county
George Forbes, Ohio county. ii. Davis, Brooke
county ID. f. Council, Hancock county.
The Convention then took n recess until 2
o'clock p NJ.
| AFTERNOON sEssIoN.-The Convention Te-as-
sembled at . o'clock p. NJ.
Mr.. Raymond. from the Committee on Gre
dentials, submitted report showing the follow
ing list Of delegates in attendance and entitled
to seats in the convention:
HINCocK CoUSTY.-Wm. Porter, Daniel +.
Cornell, John Knox.
BRooKE CouNTY.-James Kerr, Henry Davis,
John Kirk, Natheniel Wells, Andrew Hebrank,
John A. James, Wilson Beall, n. w. White, IL.
Council, j. r. Naylor, Samuel Moore.
TYLER CoUNTY.-John Mckay, VIM. /. Bore
man, j. E. Boyers. c. P. Russell.
/ pr tnTfSTy -,IOSRDh HubbS. f.. w.
johnson, A. S. Jones.
MARIoS CovsTY-C County Dslegates.-Dr.
John c. Hazclett, A. S. Pride, VIM. Hood, A.
F. Raymond, W. 7. Drinkard, Austin Merrill,
U. S. Wiley, s; +. Drinkard ,r.,, ~
TAYLOR CouSTY.-Gol. James *. Smith, w;
PnEsToS cOrS1r.-A L. nottin, John A. F.
ONO cousrr, -7riaaelp1ia.-N. H. Carson,
0'T Wheeling. list ward.-John McInstry,
Henry Colts, D Greer, VIM. George, George
Sallyards, a. S. Panncll, John Pfarr, f. MosieI,
Godfrey Myer
I'd and ga wards.IGsS. ". EIEiek; John
YarnalI, Conrad Strobel, j. NJ. Buersner, j. n.
thinner, Jas. Gillespie, N Crawley, P. L. Kim
berly, john 7. Russell, \. Kramer, j. NJ, Mat
thews, VIM. Stewart
4th Ward-John Boring, VIM. Klinlller, j.
II. Pendleton, d. R. Hoxie.
9TH Ward-Geo. Watson, VIM. Stoneman,
Geo. Forbes, John Wiesgarber, Fl. kuntz, a.
Klinkier, Jno Amick, L. Snyder, @. Hook, A.
Ellison, L. D. Wait, VIM. WiesgarbF, A Will
District No. Jas, Lucas, John NJ. Old
=. 4ikmson,s.-Geo sawtell, Jno. B. Wilson,
a. A. Allison, S. Wallace.
West Li5erty.-Dr, D. S. Forney, P. Della
South Wdesztog..-w G. Handlan, E. Plan
key, D. Hitchcock, Dr. I. I. Conn.
WErzEI, CouNTY-Jonathan Coulter, L. S.
Hall, and E. Moore, for Knob Fork District
MoNoxGALIA CouErY.-Jno. Wallace, D. B.
Stewart, a. G.. Davis, f, d. Tygart L. Miner,
James Shay, a. NJ. Barbour, n. N. Dent VIM
Lantz, Dr. James NJ. Lazzell, DIR. Y. Wiley.
Mr.. Raymond explained, on behalf of the
Committee, that owing to the want of time the
Committee had not been able to mako a full exa-
mination as to who should be admitted as Dele
gates from Wetzel, and that the report as to
said county was not satisfactory to the Commit
| tee, but the only one they could make with the
| lights before them.
| On motion, so much of the report as did not
refer to the county of WetZel was unanimously
adopted, and then, after some discussion, on mo-
ton, the Delegates appointed by the county
convention were admitted to cast the vote OF the
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which should be cast by E. Moore, theDelegate
appointed therefor.
The Committee on permanent organization
made the following report, which was unan-
PREsrDEsT-Col. w. j. WILEY, of Marion
county.
Wallace, Monongalia; Nathaniel I. Wells,
Brooke; S. F. Martin, Preston; DIR: j. Q: Haz-
lett, Marion; j. N, Coulter, Wetzel; John Nc
Kay, Tyler; Robert Mcconnell, Marshall; E.
| W. johnson, Peasants; j. r. Smith, Taylor;
John Knox, Hancock:
SEcRErAMEs.- T. Russell, Ohio: w. F.
Drinkard, Marion; j. NJ. Buersncr, Ohio; NJ.
NJ Dent, Monongalia.
The President acknowledged the honor con-
ferred upon him in a short and appropriate
speech, and then announced that the Convention
was ready to proceed to business.
On motion, Resolved, That in all questions
arising before this Convention, each county and
district be entitled to cast the Democratic vote
cast by such county and district in the last Pre-
silential election.
On motion, Resolved, That committee of
one from each county be appointed to report
business for the convention.
The following gentlemen were appointed said
committee: W. f. Drinkard, of Marion; w.
Porter, of Hancock; w. Beall, ofBrooke; j. Ii.
Pendleton, of Ohio; L. S. Hall, of Wetzel; Jno.
Mckay, ofTyler; E. w. Johnston, of Peasants;
fCol j. X. Smith, of Taylor; j. A. +. Martin, of
Preston; AM. Barbour, of Mono ngalia; R.Alcx-
lander, of Marshall.
/ The committee retired and subsequently re-
ported through their Chairman, the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
/ /. Resolved, That while this Convention be-
lieyes that each Congressional convention is the
sole judge of the rules by which it shall be gov
Ierned, and that therefore the so-called Blacks
willie resolutions have no binding effect upon
| this Convention, yet in consideration of the
faction of the last Congressional convention, we
thereby declare said resolutions null and void.
| 2. Resolved, That this Convention cordially
approve of the conservative, Union and nation
al policy of the administration of President
/ Pierce.