The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-09
I'd Congressional District Convention.
PIEDMONT, August l., 1866.

PIEDMONT, August i, 1866.
The Convention for the ID Congress
siona District, Of West Virginia, as
sembed at this place on the LIST inst, at
II o'clock, NJ, and was organized ny the
appointment of Major E. w. Andrews,
Of Berkeley county, President, Hon.
John w. Kennedy, of Jefferson county,
Vice President, and Col. Stephen w.
Downey, of Mineral county, and A. B.
Fleming, ESQ.,, of Marion county, SeeFe-
taries.
Upon taking the chair, Major Andrews
thanked the Convention for the honor it
had rendered him, in his unanimous APP
pointment as its Presiding Officer. He
then stated the object of the Convention
to be, the appointment of delegates to
the National Union Convention, to be
Mr.. A. dwelt briefly on the Importance
of the proposed Convention at this juno
ture in our national history, and ex-
pressed the belief that it would exert a
powerful influence in restoring consti-,
tutional and harmonious relations
between the States, and the Federal
Government, and render efficient aid to.
President johnson in carrying out his
wise, patriotic and magnanimous policy
for the complete re-establishnent OF the
Union.
were appointed a Committee on Gre
dentials: Major John / Yellott, Of JEFF
ferson; A. 3. Fleming, of Marion;
Thomas A. Keller, of Hampshire; O.
ID. Downey, of Mineral, and Benjamin
Honnet, of Berkeley.
The Committee subsequently, reported
the names of forty five delegates and al
ternates, as accredited to the Convention.
from nine counties of the district.
Upon notion the following gentlemen
were appointed a Committee on Reso-
lutions: John |. Yellott, of Jefferson;
Benjamin Brady, OF Berkeley; VIM. B.
Mineral l.. r. Cof1'ran, of Taylor, and
Thomas A. Keller, OF Hampshire.
The Committee after retiring for a
short time reported series of resO-
lutions, which after discussion were
unanimously adopted by the Convention.
(The resolutions fully endorsed the
policy of President Johnson, approved
the call for the Convention at Phila
delphia, and will be given hereafter
Upon motion, Il committee OF seven
was then appointed to nominate four
delegates and ten alternates to the Phila-
delphia Convention. This committee
placed in nomination the following
gentlemen as delegates: Col. Stephen
w. Downey, of Mineral Major John
I. Yellott, of Jefferson; Hon. w. G.
Brown, Of Preston, and john J. jacobs,
OF Hampshire; and as alternates, Hon.
John W.Kennedy, of jefferson; MeSsrs.
Thomas Paxton and II. G. Davis, of
Mineral l.. r. Coffran, of Taylor;
Fontain Smith, of Marion; VIM. NJ.
Randolph. of Hardy; Benjamin Hon.
net. Oh Berkeley; VIM. A. Hanaway, of
Monongalia; Nathan II. Taft, of Upshur,
and MAXWELL of Tucker. who were
unanimously elected.
The Convention then adjourned until
s O'Clock, p. NJ, when its membe's,
together with a large number of the
citizens Of piedmont, who had assembled
were ably addressed upon the political
issues OF the day by Major Yellott, Col.
Lane, E. b. Faulkner, ESQ, Col. S. w.
Dow CIV, and the President Of the Con-
Vention.
4 vote of thanks to Hon. o. ID. Dow
ney, for granting the Convention the
gratutous use of his commodious Hotel,
was then adopted, and upon motion the
Convention then adjourned sine die.
f. w. ANDREWS, President.
JOHN w. KENNEDY, Vice Pres t.
s. ". Dotrney, socrotar;es
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