Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-20
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District Convention, of the Third Dis
vision of the State OF virgfniaf he'll
in Martinsburs, Berkeley Co., March
6th-7th, 1887. M
Pursuant 10 the call heretofore publish
cd. the delegates to the Democratic pis-
trict Convention OF the Third Division OF
the State Of Virgins. for the nomination
Of a candidate in the said Division Tor the
office of Commissioner of the Board OF
Public Works., asssmbtedJin the Court
House Ia Mariiusburg, Berkeley COuatY.
eRt<ff o'clock. A. NJ, en- the 9th OF March.
1887 F@ $50 . ssas %
,H. Carroll; Of Preston. called the
Convention to order, and proposed that
the Copyenliou for temporary organiza-
ton should elect Cyrus Vance. OF Ohio,
President pro tenn. which wasaiunanl'
emopsly adopted. h.a -
On mo,iou, A. NJ. Kitzmiller Of 'Jetfer'
son. WAS appointed Secretary pro TEN. H
On motion Of John S. Burdett of lay
.lur; the President pro tenn. was authorized
10. apnoint a committee on credentials to
,beicomposed of seven delegates. whose
duty il should be to report to the Con-
-Yention the names Of those delegates who
"a
,dentials of their appointment as such. and
are entitled to take seats in this body.
The following Delegates we're then Sc
!ectsd by the President pro tenn. for the
Committee on credentials:
John S. Burdett, of Taylor: VIM. j.
Wiley, vf Marion; Louis D. kinzee. o!
Alexandria; J. A. F. Martin. Of Preston:
]. II. Magson, OF Frederick; Jos. H. Pen
aleton, of Ohio; G. A. Hammill. Of Berk-
ley. s..
On motion OF 7. A. Harrington. OF JEFF
fersou, the President pro tenn. was au'
thoEized to appoint a sommiLtee on per-
manent organic ttion, to be composed OF
seven delegates. whose duty it shall be
to report the names Of permanent officers
of this convention.
The following delegates were then Sc
. .lected BY the President pro ten. for the
Committee on organisation.
7. A. Harrington. OF jefferson; Benja"
min Wilson. of Harrison: a. NJ. Barbour.
Of Monongalia; W. II. Oldham. of Mar
shall: R. J. T. White. of Loudoun: Geo,
W. Brad6cld. Of Clarke; John B. Hoge.
of Berkeley. Alternate for Page.
On motion of Mr.. Price Of Loudoun.
the, Committee on permanent organization
was authorized to report the necessary
Tules and regulations for the government
Of the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned until
2o'clock P. n. to give time TO the Com
mittees to rePo''. E
su AFTTARooH sEssIIN.
rAt2 o'clock. P. ~, the President pre-
TEN. called the convention 10 order,
When Mr.. Burdet. Of Taylor. chairman
OF the committee on credentials. placed
In the bands OF the President pro tenn. q
list Of thu delegates from the several
counties. composing the 81 District, who
were there in attendance and entitled tc
seats in the convention, together with 6
schedule OF the Democratic vote Of each
county. atthe last Presidential Election
which the committee asked might be CON
sidered as a full report thereon.
.saAn the. counties Of the Distr ct being
Represented in the convention, either by
delegates or alternates, except Hardy
Mason, Preston, Peasants. Tucker, Cal
houn and Shenandoah. the latter by g. w
Murphy. Esq. who did not claim TO rep
resent that county by regular appoint
ment; but rs resident, being present a
the convention. .- ... ...
On motion, the report Of the committee
on credentials was received and accepted
leaving the question Of the representa-
ton OF Shenandoah by Mr.. Murphy to b.
decided by the convention. before pro
ceeding to balIottinS.
The committee. by its chairman. theI
moved that each county having delegates
or alternates in attendance. shall be emit
tied upon all questions arising in the con
vention to cast the vote reported in thu
report OF the committee. as having beet
cast by each respective county at the las
Presidential election. which was adopted
by the convention.
List of delegates, and the number O
votes each county was entitled 10 cast il
the convention
Alexandria. CIT vOtes-Geo. II. Smoot
Louis d .,kinzee. B. W. Berry. --
3. Berkeley. 997 vo!es-J. w. Thatcher
Joseph G. RAwlins. Jas. A. Mason. G.
Faulkner, L. G. .Alburtis. G.. A. Ham
mill, o. I. Hedges. W. McGary, J. Hull
w. Lupton, A. Myers. Martin Payne, NJ
S. Grautham. J. ". Gray. J. E. Norris.
Braxton. ego votes-H. G. johnson
CIV. Newton. Is. Robinson, alternates.
Brooke. 45l vo.cs-John Russell.
Barbour. 938 votes-J. E. Reeves, II
S,urm. II. J.. Murphey. D. II. Anvil
q. Clarke, AGA vo'es-G. W. Bradfield
A. Castleman. D. c. Snyder, J. J. Jan
pey. o. r. Funston. =
Calhoun, 335 vOses-No delegates O
alteFnates
DOddrihge. 4o4 ,votes-B. w. Jackson
alternate. .
Fairfax. 1877 votes-G. H. Smoot, L
D.. Kinsee. alternatss.
Fauquier, 1851 votes-T. s. Hall. 2
Turner. s...-.. .......
Frederick. 1851 yotes-J. NJ. Mapson