The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-10
Mason Comfy Conservative Conven-
tiOn

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the delegates from the various town
ships assembled at the Court House o
said county on the 30th day of August
Darnel. Col. Charles B. Waggener wa
made President, and, on motion of ID
w. Polsley, Esq, j. p. b. K. Smith wa
appOinted Secretary. V >A e
On motion, committee of one from
each township was appointed by til,
President, on credentials, whereupOr
the following named persons were ap
pointed ...-.
\ T. Stribling, John t. Hogg, Captain
Peter Darnei, Albert G. Roush, Capt
VIM. Mcdaniel, alternate, L. f. Baker
Robt. X. McCausland, WIN. II. Wallace
alternate, Rankin Hill and George
Thornton. The committee reported the
following named persons as entitled t
seats in this Convention:
Letcis TowRskip-Wm. Mcdaniel, j. p
B. X. Smith, ID. W. Polsley, Charlie,
b. Waggener, G. z. T. Moore and T
Stribling.
Robinson TorRship-John I. Hogg
VIM. Brown, John Sommeryille, James
I. Hogg and VIM. Prophet.
ltdggeaer TorRShip-Peter Darncl
Jacob Simpson and 3. S. II. Monks.
Grakdn 1owRship-J.A. Roush, George
w. Fisher, Jonas Rouse, John Olinger
Christian IcWilliams and Geo. More
dock. u-, .-- AZ
Cooper 7oWRship-George Thornton
Vim. X. Hawkins and David ROush.
Arbuckle ToWRship-Rankin Hill, Geo
w. Sterritt and Vim. II. Poffenbarger.
Cologne TorRship-E. E. Baker.
HaRROR Tornship-W. II. Wallis, al
ternate.
Union To,cnship-William Mcdaniel,
alternate.
ClendeniR TowRsLip- Morgan Moore
Robert X. McCausland and William C.
Wiley.
On motion, each township was enti.
tied to one vote for every fifty votes, ol
fractional part thereof, cast in said
townships, which gave. Lewis 6, Robin
son 3, Waggener 6, Graham Z, Union a.
Cologne 3, Clendenin A, Harmon 4, Ar.
buckle 4, and Cooper votes, respect
lively.
On motion, u committee, consisting OF
one from each township, was appointed
to draft resolutions setting forth the
views of the conservative voters of Ma
son county, wherupon the President ap'
pointed the same committee as upon
credentials, who reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
BE IL resoIred by the Conservative party
of Mason County in CORrentiOn assembled
| lst. That We are in favor of restoring
the action of the Federal Government IL
the principles of our forefathers, ,,and are
opposed to the supremacy of the military
over the civil power anywhere in this
country in times of peace.
2nd. That we endorse the doctrines
that the late civil war was prosecuted
to preserve the union of TIE States. and
enforce obedience to the laws of the
General Government, and that each
State in the Union is entitled to equal
represent alton in the United States
Senate, and to representation in the
| House of Representatives as guaranteed
by the Constitution of the United States
and that we oppose the reconstruction
policy of the present Radical Congress
as it IS in direct opposition to these
doctrines.
Sd. That We are opposed to the impo
sitiOn of negro suffrage on the people OF
this or anylother State by Congression'
al or military power.
4th. That we are in favor of cancel
ing the bonded debt of the nation with
"greenbacks" which Congress has de
clared to be legal money.
5th. That we are in favor of a low
and uniform rate of taxation, so that
its burthens may be distributed among
the people according to their wealth.
9th. That we recognize the import
ance and the necessity of Il system OF
free schools, and we hereby pledge our,
selveslto give then our earnest support
Nominations being in order, w. II
Tomlinson was placed in nomination as
candidate for representative IN the
Legislature, and nominated by accla'
nation.
R. Howard, Esq, and j. w. Mil
ler were then placed in nomination fol
County Superintendent of Free Schools,
which resulted in the nomination of ii.
r. Howard, Esq, by u vote of 54 to z,
and which was then made unanimous.
On motion, James T. Hogg, Esq, was
nominated by acclamation for the office
of County Treasurer, in case the office
is declared vacant.
The following named persons were
appointed delegates to the Senatorial
Convention:
j. p. b. X. Smith, d. w. Polsley,
Capt. Peter Darnel, John McConbs
Chas. T. Beale, Robert X. McCausland
G. B. Ray Geo. w. Pullin, James
II. Miller, w. A. Long, Col. G. b. Thom'
as, James T. HOgg, Gideon Brown
Alonzo Cushing, Z. Z. Baker, Samuel
Fenemore, z. A. Harr and Elisha
Kimberling.
The following preamble and resolu
tion was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Conservatives of Ma
son county recognize the Importance o.
holding Senatorial Convention in thi:
District, therefore,
/ Res0lred, That we recommend Sen
storial Convention of the District com
posed of the counties of Nicholas, Clay
Kanawha, Putnam and Mason be holder
at Kanawha Court House. on Friday
the Goth day of September, 1867.
On motion, q County Central Com
mittee was appointed, consisting of Z
b. Waggener, Chairman, Capt. William
Mcdaniel, Capt. Peter Darnel, JohI
Hall, Chas. T. Beale and j. Z. Is. h
Smith.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolred, That we cordially endors'
and approve of the course of the Masol
county Journal, the organ Of the part.
in this county, and that we cheerful!
recommend it to the citizens OF thi
and adjoining counties.
On notion, the proceedings of thi
convention were ordered to be Furnished
the Mason county Journal for publica
ton, and a request that the Wheeilni
REGISTER, Buffalo Independent and Ma
nawha Republican copy the same.
On motion, adjourned,
: c. B. WAGGENEH, Presldenf.
j. p. 3. X. SMITH, Secretary.
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