Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-20
Convention-Appoint-
ment OF Delegates from Lewis Co..
WEsroN, LEWIS CoUNTY, Va, n

Editors Intelligencer ~ 55..5.
This being Court day, meeting of the
loyal citizens, was held at the Court House
to appoint delegates to the Parkersburg
Convention, and also to appoint delegates
to Judicial and Senatorial Convention.
Henry Daugherty, Esq, was called to the
chair, and DR.. N. B. Barns, appointed Sec
retary. The object of the meeting was
fully explained by Dr.,NsB. Barns.
ou mUtEouit the president was auth orized
to appoint Committee of FIVE to draft
Preamble and Resolutions for the meeting.
=. DR.. N. B. Barns, Benjamin Owens, w.
L. Dunnfngton, Thomas s. Morris. Esais
Fet:y, were the committee, who retired a
short time and returned with the follow
ing which were adopted:
The amended Constitution of the State
of West Virginia having been adopted by
the votes of a large majority of those en-.
joying the right of suffrage within her
border-it now deYolves on them to select
at and proper persons to fill the various
offices, created by the said Constitution,
for the purpose of making such selections,
so far as relates to the Stale dtlarge. 1t has
been proposed to hold at Parkersburg
Convention fDelegates chosen by the peo-
pie of the several counties within the limits
of Vest Virginia. This meeting heartily ap-
proves tue proposed Convention, and while
endorsing the contemplated action ms re-.
CARDS State officers, would advise like con.
-yentions to be held at Buckhannon, Upsbnr
county, for the judicial aud senatorial dis
tricts, of which the county of Lewis is a
constituent part with view TO the ac-
complishment of these several objects. It
is hereby
I. Rssot9ed, That the CHAIRMAN of this
meeting appoint nine delegates to attend
the convention to be held at Parkersburg
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for the Offices of Governor, Secretary of
State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Gene
raj and Judges of the Court ofAppeals.
Resotped, That there be in like manner
appointed nine delegates to attend at Buck
'hannon or at such other place as the dele-
gates from the various counties may deter
mine, for the purpose of recommending to
the voters of this Judicial district. a fit
and proper person to be Judge of the Cir.
cult, composed ofthe counties ofRandolph,
gPshur, Lewis, Braxtou, Webster and
Nicholns. @
Resotpsd further, That the. Chairman of
this meeting do also appoint nine. delegates
held as is in the foregoing resolution set
forth, for the purpose Of selecting two can
didates for this Senatorial district. And
while this meeting utterly repudiates the
'idea'ethat their delegates to the several
conventions above Recommended to be
held, will ever think of presenting for
their support any individual suspected
of athttation with treason, yet they cannot
suffer the present occasion to pass without
expressing their firm determination never
to support for auy Office any person who
is not knopn to be and to have been dneon-
ditionaLty loyal,to the GOYernmento of the
United States, to the restored Government
ot1 Virginia ate Wheeling, an1-to the State
ofEWest Virginia. rr q
The chair appointed The following to.
attendlth Parkersburg Convention:
Robert Irvine. Minter Bailey, Allen Simp-
son, E. III. TunstilI,, Esais Fetty. a. D. Pc.
terson, M @. Hall, Samuel Clothier, Thosg
Hingmau. - .si 52at
S. The following were appointed to attend
Jnetctaband Senatorial Conventions,
T II. Hale, ". Ii. Dunhington. r. n.
Clark. Dr.. s. ". Hall, A. +. Mofitt John
5. Anderson, Geo. g. Dancer, Henry Stefn-
It was moved aud seconded that tine.
Chairman and Secretary OF this meeting be.
added to the listof delegates TO each Gnn-
yention.
1 & Rsfe!gsd That any portion of theadele-
gates appointed respectively to the said
Conventions may cast the vote of Lewis
county. -.
Resolped That the. proceedings of this
meeting be forwarded to the Wheeling IN.
tsttigslee for publication, with request.
that all loyal paperssins West Virgiaia copy.
9. HKHRY QAuGHERfY. Preslt.