Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-09-09
Judicial Convention, 10th District.
BATH, MORGAN Co., w. Vs.,)
Aug. %, 1865.

! past two O'Clock, 7. M, py selecuag
John r. Smith, of Morgan Co., as tenn
porary chairman, and c. E. Stubbs, OF
Jefferson, as Secretary.
On motion Of ]. T. Hoke, a committee
of three was appointed to nominate Perma-
neny officers for the Convention. Said
committee appointed by the chair were
the following: Hoke, Of Berkeley; Rey-
nolds, of Hampshire, and Fayman, Of JEFF
ferson. Said committee reported The fol.
lowing gentlemen. viz, Mr.. Pancosst, Of
Hampshire, for President; D. }. Young,
of Jefferson, for Vice President, and James
d. Fayman, of Jefferson, Secretary.
On motion Of J. r. Smith, committee
was appointed TO examine the credentials
of the delegates present; The committee
reported the following names, properly
vouched for in their several counties, as
laid before the Convention, TO wit: j. w.
Duffey, A. Baker, and D. Babb, from
Hardy; H. G. Davis, VIM. Reynolds, S.
w. Downey, J. A. Jarbo, and 5. A. Pan
cost, from Hampshire; J. +. Hoke, G. E.
Slubbs, George Ferrel, B. NJ. Kitchen, J.
w. Pilzer, Levi Henshaw, Jas. Clending,
Elias NJ. Pilzer, Abraham McQuilken, j.
Ropp and Cromwell Myers, from BeIke'
ley; ]. Hahn. H. Dobson, l.. AllImong,J.
K. Smith and J. Wheat, from Morgan;
G. Koonce, ]. Il. McKeriu. J. ID. Fay
man,. A. Chaplne,J. S. FIeming,J. w.
Snyder, ]. w. McCurdy, e. II. McCur-
Idy, ald d. J. Young from Jefferson.
No delegates from Pendleton.
Report received and adopted.
On motion of J. r. Hoke it was resOl:
we'd that each county be entitled TO hve
delegate votes for each representative in
the legislature.
Ephraim B. Hall and Judge L. p. W.
Balch were presented to the Convention
1s suitable persons TO fill the office OF
Judge of this district.
The Convention took recess Tor ten
minutes 10 consult as 10 how each county
should cast their votes.
On reassembling the counties were call
ed " th the following result:
lldIuS NOuHIy' L. IL AA"i'
Hampshire &" L.P. w. Bslch, 10 "
Berkeley f. B. Hail. 10"
Morgan E. B. Hall, 5"
Jefferson I" f. B. Hall, 10 "
PendIeton =" No Representative.
On motion of Col. Downey, E. b. Hall
vas declared unanimously elected and
presented to the people Of the lo!h Judi-
cial District as suitable person for sald
office. Jos, A. Chapline, Col. S. W.
Downey, and Abijah Dolly were present
ed as suitable persons 10 represent this
District as Senator. After consultation
Col. S. w. Downey Withdrew in favor oi
A. Dolly; after recess of ten minutes the
counties were called with The following
result:
Hardy County, Abiiah Dolly, votes
Hampshire :" 10 "
Berkeley {" IA. CbaPline, 10"
Morgan 5
Jefferson 10 "
Pendlelon No Representative.
On motion of Col. Downey. J. A..
Chspline was declared unanimouly elect
ed and presented 10 The people OF said
District as suitable person for said office
On motion Of Col. Downey there was
appointed q Loyal Executive Committee
consisting OF Eve members from each
county, to enable said counties TO aeI IN
harmony and conjunction with each other
which motion was amended by J. j.
Hoke, so as 10 make the Presidents OF the
several County Committees,a Union Cen.
lrsl Committee.
The following persons were then unanl'
mously chosen for said committee, viz:
VIM. Champion, Mac. Hopewell. A.
Dolly, Geo. Hsrman and D. w. Bsbb,
from Hardy; Col. Downey, w. A. Besll
+. B. Davis,J. p Adams and Mr.. Haver.
mill, from Hampshire; J. w. Robinson.
B. NJ. Kitchen, J. II. Clendenin, A. r.
Mcouilken and J. Ropp, from Berkrleyi
Lewis Allen. Robert Finn, Lewis ALI
mong, H. Dawson and Jacob Cam, from
Morgan; VIM. Adsmson, John Boggs and
AbI'm Hinkle, of Pendeton; ID. j. Young,
e. H McCurdy, J. w. Snyder, WIN. I
Baden and James D, Fsyman, from JEFF
ierson.
On motion Col. Downey was elected
as Secretary OF the Loyal Executive Com
miltee.
On motion carried that the proceedings
Of the Convention be printed in the loyal
news papers Of the Disirci.and the Wheel
ing Inteiigeneer.
A vote Of thanks were given the officers
presiding in his convention for the ser.
vices they renderedin the dispatch Of the
business before said Convention.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
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