The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-12
itiii For, the Standard.
REpUBIJcly MEETING IN WILKES.

According to short previous notice, a
Republican meeting was held in the Court
House at Wilkeshoro' on the 4th of Febru-
ary, 1868, for the purpose Of appointing del
egates to the State Convention to be held in
| Raleigh on the 26it Of February, and to the
district Convention to be held in Salisbury
on the Bird of March next. 1t being Tuesday
| of County Court week large number of
the citizens Of the county being present.
The meeting was organized by appointing
I Fl. Hays Esq. Chairman and W. y. 6iegrist
Secretary.
The Chairman then called on Rev. s. P.
Smith to explain the object of the meeting
which he did in few appropriate remarks.
g. H. Brown, Esq, then introduced the
following resolutions, which were unanimous
| ly adopted:
Resolced, That we approve of the call for
a State Convention Of the Republican party
to be held in Raleigh on the Goth Of this
month, for the purpose of nominating can
didate for Governor and other State officers.
And also of the call to hold district Con-
vention of the 9th Congressional District in
Salisbury on the Sd of March next. for the
purpose of nOminationg candidate fol-
Congress.
Resolced, That we request the delegates to
the Constitutional Convention, now in ses-
sion, to send up to Congress memorial ask
ing for the political disabilities of the loyal
| men of the State who are DISTINGUISHED, to
be removed.
Resozced, That the, delegates from this
County lie instructed TO prepare list of all
| truly Union men of this County who are de-
barred from the right of suffrage and hold
ing Office under the acts of Congress, and
have their names accompany said memorial.
| Resolced, That copies of these resolutions
be sent to the delegates from this County
with the request that they be laid before the
Convention. -..
Resoloed, That the Chairman of this meet
ing appoint twenty delegates to the State
Convention to be held in Raleigh and twenty
to the district Convention to be held in
Salisbury.
ResOlced, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Standard and
request the Charlotte Republican tc copy.
Under the 9Th resolution the Chairman
appointed the following delegates to State
Convention to be held in Raleigh. to wit !:
Calvin ]. Cowles, John @ A. Bryan, J. E.
Saintclair, Asa Triplett, Elijah Dyer, R. NJ.
Smith, G. Fl. Brown, Stephen johnson, An.
drew Potter, r. P. Bowie, j. M. Call, J. w.
Hays. r. B. Bryan. G. s. Smoot, H. C. Sum-
mers, Rev. S. P. Smith, VIM. Myers, Andy
GilIreath, John Watkins and York Hick-
! erson.
And the following to the District Con-
vention, to he held at Salisbury, to wit:
VIM. D. Phillips, J. W. Goforth, T. L.
Kilby, James Kilby, A. E. Myers, John NJ.
I Brown, G. H. Brown. w. G. Dejournette, l..
D. Burcham, A. Wiles, E. E. Hendren, N.
D. Alexander, A. Sprinkle, Anderson Wink
Ter, S. S. Goforth, R. M. Smith, Osborne
Hackett, Luke Gilbreath and Caswell J.
,, Smith.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary
we're added to each list.
The meeting was then addressed by John
II. Cloud, Esq, in an able and appropriate
manner.
Then on motion the meeting adjourned.
H. HAYS, Chm.
w. B. SIEGRIsT, Secy.