The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-05
Proceedings Of thc Third District
Csngrcssional Convention.

In pursuance OF call oil Jue otatc
Central Committee in the Sd Congress
sional District OF West Virginia, the
Democratic and Conservative Congress
sional Convention met ut Charleston on
the 22d day of July, 1868.
A temporary organization was effect
ed by electing DIR. S. Patrick, of Kan
awha, Chairman, and Geo. Martin Of
Mason, Secretary.
Three delegates from each Senatorial
district were appointed committee on
Credentials, viz:
9th District-Dr. z. Bachtle and r.
+. Starcher, OfJackson county.
9Th District-D. w. Polsley, of Ma
son, DR.. S. Hereford, of Putnam and G.
Hedrick, of Kanawha.
Sth District-T. b. Kline, Of Cabell,
G. G. Burgess, of Wayne and VIM. c.
Wiley, of Lincoln.
9th District-Col. b. II. Smith, alter
nate for Greenbrier, Frank Hereford. of
Monroe, and DIR. ID. Myer, alternate for
Fayctte. ....
otIis VI -. LIE
slip, of Cabell, Frank Hereford, of
Monroe, G. +. ThornburS, of Cabell, and
+. j. Baxter, of Clay, were appointed n
committee on Permanent Organization
and Ord or of Business.
G. G.. Burgess, of Wayne, III. Il. How
ard, of Mason, Capt. A. Vance, of Put
nam, w. Ii. Coleman and DIR. ID. Mayer,
of Kanawha, were appointed II commit
tee OH Basis of Representation.
Capt. A. Vance, Maj. f. Hereford, Col.
y. +. Smith, Jas. w. Kelly and Wesley
Mollohan were appointed u committee
OH Resolutions.
The committeeon Permanent Organi-
cation and Order Of Business, made the
following report which was adopted:
President-Capt. Peter Darnell, of
Mason.
Vice Presidents-G. +. Thornburg, of
Cabell, III. X. Howard, of Mason, DR..
d. Mayer, of Kanawha, and Capt.
George j. Walker, of Jackson.
Secretaries-GeOrge Martin, of Mason,
and w. b. Coleman of Kanawha.
Order of Business-lst, Nominations
for Congress. disappointment of Ex-
ecutive Committee.
hultS tAc 5ault uS iuVSC tNuDlCu NY
the State Convention at Grafton.
Tho committee on Credentials re-
ported the following named gentlemen
as entitled to seats in She convention:
Boone-Wesley Mollohan, alternate.
Braxton-Felix j. Baxter, alternate.
Cabell-G. +. Thornburg, George +.
Miller, Jr., S. ID. Hayslir, VIM. L. Hind
man, L. b. Kline, and Robert Wiley.
Clay-Felix j. Baxter.
Fayette, DR.. ID. Mayer, alternate.
Greenbrier-Col. b. II. Smith, alter
nate.
Jackson-G George j. Walker, r. Z.
Starcher, and DR.. John Bachtle.
Kanawha-Dr. S. Patrick. Lewis
Ruffner, b. HI. Smith, N. B. Coleman,
E. B. Knight, John Williams, G. b.
Melton, w. ID. Clinton, DR.. d. Mayer,
Jesse Leftridge, Woodford White, Mat
thew p. Wyatt, John Nicholas, James
G. Hagerman, j. w. Winged, j. NJ
Oaks, DR.. Sutherland, Eli Sennitt, Hen
ry Chappell, Chas. Hedrick, Robt. Bur-
ford, Hezekiah Agee, George w. Hill
and Delafeld Dubois.
Logan-T. B. Kline and w. Mollahan
alternates.
LlHCOln-N. y. w lley.
Mason-Peter Darnell, P. s. Lewis,
J. w. Steeubergen, ID. w. Polsley, Rob-
ert Sebrell, II. X. Howard, George Mar
tin, Morris X. King, j. w. Kelly, Gid
con Brown, VIM. l.. Ruffner, and Z.
Kimberling.
Monroe-Major Frank Hereford.
Nicholas-N. b. Coleman, alternate.
Putnam-C. A. Bruer, S. Hereford
and A. Vance.
Wyoming, Fl. C. Tucker, alternate.
Wayne-G. G. Burgess.
The committee on Basis of RepIesen-
tation reported in favor of allowing
county aud delegate districts 10 votes
for each member Of the House of Dele
gates, which report was adopted.
q The President having announced that
nominations were i'll order, DIR. Spicer
Patrick; of Kanawha, nominated c. p.
T. Moore, of Mason, and Major Frank
Hereford, of Monroe, nominated c. A.
Sperry, of Greenbrier.
The ROLL of counties was called, lint
before the vote was anneHnced Major
Hereford moved that Mr.. Moores nom
ination he made unanimous, which
was carried.
On motion, DR.. S. Patrick. g. G. Bur-
CESS, and ]. W. Kelly were appointed
q committee to wait upon Mr.. Moore
and inform him of his nomination, and
request him to appear before the Con-
vention.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed electors or canvassers
for their several districts:
9th, p. Ii. HanloR; 9TH, Gen. l.. Ruff
ner; s'h, Judge w. l.. Hindnnn; 9Th,
Capt. G. A. Sperry.
On motion, an assistant elector or
canvasser for each county was appoint
ed as follows:
Kanawha-Dr. Parks; Mason, Morris
X. King; Boone, Rufus Workman; Brax-
ton, Samuel Fox; Monroe, A. G. lib
belts; Nicholas NJ. r. Raider; jackson,
DR.. John Bachtle; Putnam, A. Vance;
Lincoln, w. C. Wiley; Logan, C. S.
Stone; Mercer, James Killey; Roane,
Mr. Bibbs; Raleigh, James Scott:
Wayne, g. g. Burgess; Wyoming, L. B.
Chamhers. CLAW Hant SteyensOn