Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
For the Journal.
Conservative Meeting in Duplin.


At public meeting, held i'll the Court
House in Kenansville, on the Dist instant,
lit being Tuesday of the County Court of
Duplin,) Col. VIM. A. Allen was requested
to act as Chairman, who, on taking the
Chair explained that the primary object Of
the meeting was to take such steps as might
be necessary to insure the representation
Of the county of Duplin in the State Con-
vention of the Conservative people of the
State of North Carolina, to be held in the
city of Raleigh on the 9Th of February,
proximo, after which w. w Whitehead
was requested to act us Secretary of the
meeting.
On motion of VIM H. Ward, Esq, The
Chair was requested to appoint committee
of three to present resolutions for the con
s;dcration of the meeting. The motion
having been adopted the Chair appointed
W. II. Ward, j. d. Stanford and G. S.
Carr, Esqs, MS said committee, who soon
reported, through their chairman, VIM r.
Ward, Esq, the following resolutions,
which were adopted unanimously
WHEREAS, 1t ID desirable That this county be
resented i'll the Conservative Convention, to
be held in Raleigh on the 9Th Of February next ;
be it, therefore,
Resoloed 1st, That the Chairman Of this meet
ing appoint twenty five delegates to represent
this county in said Convention.
I'd. That the Char appoint 81 committee of three
men in each precinct in the county to attend to
the organization OF tbs party for such purposes
as require unity of action.
Sd. That the Chair appoint an Executive Com
mittee Of five for the county to superintend the
general interest.
4th That copy of these proceedings be sent
with list of appoiutees to the Convention, to the
Conservative papers of Wilmington, with request
that the editors cause the same to be published
in their papers, and request the other COnGerYa
tive papers OF The State to copy the same.
Under the first resolution the Chair ap-
pointed the following delegates to the Con-
vention
Prof B Webster, Major K Kenan, Col Thos
s Kenan, J Stanford, Isaac Kelly, " r Ward,
Esqs, DR. NJ K .Devane, A Newbury, D G Nor
rissey, VIM Grady. Ben amin Oliver, Isham r
Faison, Joel Lotion, Esqs, Capt Henry Broad
hurst, G Branch, Zachens Smith, Jr, Jacob
strong, r J Brown, G W Bradham s Carr
John Z RUSSELL, Esqs, Capt John c. Mcmillan and
Major J. Pearsan
Under the second resolution the Chair
appointed the following named persons on
the several committees
Kenansville District-G W Carroll. JAS Carr
and Jesse Switzerland, Esqs.
Hallsvle-Thos Hall, Gibson Sloan and Geo L
Smith, Esqs.
Cypress Greek Hugh Maxwell, Jacob James
and John G Mallard, Esqs.
Island Creek-Thos Carr, " Boney and D T
Mcmillan, Esqs.
Rockfish-Wm Ward, James Wills and
Williams.
Magnolia-L a Merriman, A Robinson, Esqs,
and DR. L W Robson.
Warsaw-Col NJ Faison, Gavin and David
Brown, Esqs.
Faisons-Isham r Faison, A Mosely and Jos
Oliver, Esqs.
Wolfscrape-D Kornegay, Calvin Jernigan
and Joseph A Shines, Esqs.
Dails-J G Branch, Esq, DIR G Hill and
Whitfield, Esq.
Abertson's Grady Outlaw, Stephen H Simmons
and Lewis Outlaw, Esqs.
Smith s--Jacob Smith, ST. Stephen NJ Grady and
John r Miller Esqs.
Under the third resolution the Chair APP
pointed the following gentlemen the Elk
ecutive Committee for the county:
D Switzerland, Esq, DR. L Hussey, John J
Whitehead, Esq, Capt John A Bryan and Stephen
Graham, Esq.
There being no further business, on
motion, the meeting adjourned
VIM. A. ALLEN, Chairman.
w. w. WHITEHEAD, Secretary