The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-27
UNION cOUNTY CoNvENTIoN.

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me following gentlemen were APP
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS:
Messrs. VIM. E. Connell, Capt. w. j.
Hobb, Henry Redmnn, Joseph A. Met
calf w. y. Hubbard, John Goudy,
Sonn Boeshar, w. Sims Hopkins, VIM.
North, and ]. d. Maxwell.
And the following
OoaIMTTTEE ON BASIS OF REPRESENTA-
TION, &C.
Messrs. Daniel Peck, Jacob Horn
brook and Arthur O. Boggs.
In due time the Committee on Gre
dentials reported the following:
LIST OF DELEGATES 10 COUNTY CoSvEN-
TON.
Washington observation-disclosures Matb-
ews, John f. Baird, William p. Com
nelly, Henry r. Myers; George Ziegler.
Madison 10lDlShiL-IhOs. e, Beans,
Fred. Myers, William J. Robb, James
w. Warden, Robert Campbell, John
Frew, Capt. Jno. Mcclure.
cay 1otgISl.tI-D Peck, DIR. Jno.
g. Hupp, William Graham, Henry Red
man. Henry Crangle.
Union hiT-D.V- Tharp, Rev.
f. BAH, William Shields, J. A Metcalf,
Il. NJ. McHeelY. ~ ..
Ce1ltfc 0lDllShip-Stephen Ripley,
VIM. p. Hubbard, Christian Smith,
Edwin HOrnbrook, Alfred Works.
Webster, IOi0llSAip-Jno. Handy, VIM.
Clohan, Henry Wallace, John Goudy,
Henry A. Knapp, Saml. McVey, Phil
lip Shelly.
Richie IoDnship-John w. Shultz,
John BOeshar, II. w. Hazlett.
IEiGdeLphiG IoiOnship-Jacob Horn.
brook, r. s. Hopkins, William Stewart,
Con Gnfnn11haeaa
RietLdlld IoICIlShip-Col N. McGifIin,
Abraham McColloch. Jr., DIR. John Eng
lish, VIM. North, N. L. Hill. -
Liberty IOI1Rship--Saml Bell, PEREZ
CRIME w hitham, Levi Mills, Arthur O..
BOggs, Jno. ID. Maxwell.
The Committee on Basis of Repre-
sentation and Method of Business sub
mitted the following resolutions which
were adopted: fp
l. That each delegate who takes his
seat in this Convention thereby pledges
himself to abide by its decision and
support its nominees.
2. That each delegate nominating n
candidate for any office, be required to
pledge his candidate to abide by the
decision of the Convention and support
its nominees. 4tz'.ts-s
3. That majority of the popular vote
represented in the Convention shall be
requisite TO make any nomination.
4. That all votes upon the nomination
of candidates be taken by townships
upon the basis of the vote cast for the
constitutional amendment at the cleo
ton held on May 24th, 1866, that vote in
the respective townships being as fol-
lows; - li..f
Nashington. .........leS l9l
Madison. Ritchie .............2 l2
Clay.....-....-.............l09 Triadelphi
Dnion..................2}llH iohland ....,...Il2
Centre. Liberty 1873
9th, That the vote of the respective
Township delegations be openly an
nounced by the chairman of the deleRa-
ton, and be noted and added and the
result announced by the Secretary of
the Convention under the supervisor of
two Tellers appointed by the Chairman
of the Convention.
9th. That after three unsuccessful
ballots upon any nomination, the can
didate who shall receive the lowest
number of votes shall be dropped, and
the convention proceed to ballot upon
ballot thereafter the lowest shall be
dropped until nomination is made.
7ths That the Convention proceed
LIST. To the nomination of candidates
for the various county offices in the fol-
lowing order: House of Delegates,
Sheriff, Clerk of Circuit Court, Recor-
der, Prosecuting Attorney, County
I'd. To the appointment of hfty dele
gates to the Union State Convention to
be held in Parkersburg on the Both inst.
live persons to be named by each
township delegation, and, il approved
by the Convention, to be such delegates
Sd. To the appointment of one dele
gate from each township Ito be named
by the respective delegation) to confer
with the Senatorial delegates from
Brooke and Hancock counties in the
nomination OF Senatorial candidate.
Said Convention to be held at such
time and place as the delegates from
the said counties in the district may
agree upon. i7i
4th. To the appointment ofa County
Executive Committee, consisting of one
from each township.
The Convention proceeded to make
nominations, and on the first ballot:
For House of Delegates, the following
gentlemen were nominated: Colonel
Norton Mc(5itHn, Henry Wallace and
Gibson L. Cfanmer.
For Sheriff The following gentlemen
were named: Jacob Burke, Samn B.
MeColloeh, w. 3. Curtis, John Bishop,
and w. j. Q. Anderson:
On the first ballot
Burlkle received .. ...Si4
AlcCoILoch received. ......2S9 y
gfTts recstFed.. ..........,552
6anQp received ~ i
Anderson received. ..............-.... o i
! And no nomination.
On the second ballot
Burke received. ,.,,,...,....,... go
SaesSollois1, IecelY ,.....-.zl93