The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-26
of the Democratic and
Conservative Convention, Held at
MoundsvilIe, Febrnary 22d, 1SGS.

Pursuant to q published notice the
Democratic and Conservative party of
Marshall county met in convention in
the Hall of the Latrobe House, in
Moundsville, en- the 22d of February,
1868.
The Convention was called to order
by j. w. Gallaher, Esq, who, after ex-
planning briefly the object of the
meeting, viz: to carry out the plan rec
commended by the State Convention,
which met in the city of Wheeling on
the Sth and 9th of January last, relative
to the general reorganization of the
party, and to take such other steps as
would be deemed necessary to defeat the
Radical party in our county, proposed
as permanent officers, the following:
President-Horatio j. MCLEAN.
Tice PreSidents-JamesD Downey, Union
township; John Null, Webster tp.;
Squire ID. Martin, Clay tp.; William Co.
Walt, Liberty tp.; Henry B. Yoho, Meade
tp.; Il. F. Andrews, Cameron tp.; K. l.
Curtis, Washington tip; John Scott,
Franklin, tp.; William Harsh, Sand
Hill tp.
,Secretay-George w. Bruce.
The Convention being permanently
organized, on motion of j. G. Lane:
Resolred, That committee of one
member from each township be appoint
ed by the President, TO ascertain the
names and number of delegates in at
tendance from each township.
Thereupon the president appointed
the following: J. &. Lane, Phillip
Campbell, l.. L. Gray, Wm.l Heartley,
jeremiah Fish, Joshua Goddard, Z. W.
Woods, A. Q. Whitaker, and William
Harsh.
By General B. w. Price:
| ResOlred, That a committee of oae
from each township be appointed by the
President to select County Executive
Committee of five to reside at the ceun-
ty seat, whose duty it shall be to have
general supervision and management of
the affairs of the party in the county,
and to select corresponding member OF
said committee from each township.
Committee: General B. w. Price, b.
b. Newman, Jasper Bonar, VIM. Lutes,
Shepherd McMechen, VIM. Stewart, Pc
ter Yoho, john Swart, and Phillip Con-
kle.
BY j. w. Gallaher:
ReSolred, That committee of one
from each township be appointed by the
President, to report on township and
county plan of organization, and to
draft resolutions and platform of princi-
pies for the guidance of the party.
Committec-J. w. Gallaher, James
Carney, VIM. Cecil, Josephus Calvert,
VIM. Heartley, Joseph Loudenslager,
Jr., Alexander Porter, John REILLY and
5. ii. Goshorn.
On motion, the Convention adjourn
ed til II o'clock 2. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports of committees being first in
order. The Chairman of the committee
on Credentials reported as follows:
Union TownShip-Shepherd McMechen,
Mathew Hessler, James Downey, John
REILLY, William Kennedy. Dennis Dor
sey, Jacob Altman, Philip Campbell,
l.. Johnston.
Clay Township-H. j. MCLEAN, J. l..
Gray, Jonathan Purdy, Samuel Fish,
Jr., b. B. Newman, DR.. j. w. Ney, Sam
uel Gamble, j. w. Gallaher, Squire s.
Martin, S. P. Davidson, DR.. G. W.
Bruce.
Webster TopnShip - Andrew Wilson,
Vim. Heartley, Samuel McCreary, r. G..
Gosenberger, John Smart, John Martin,
John McCrcary, Thos. McCreary.
Liberty Township-T. L. Davis, Jere-
miah Fish, VIM. Crawford, VIM. Co
Walt, S. II. Goshorn, B. Piles, Jasper
Meade Tounskip-W. S. Wiley, James
Montgomery, JoSephus Calvert, David
Anguish, Jr., William Lutes, Henry B.
Yoho. Jacob Mason, Jr., Chris. Young
Jr., Joshua Goddard, Hezekiah Nc
Dowell, Josephus Shutter.
Cameron TOrnShip-J. G. Lane, VIM
Stewart, Joseph Loudenslager, Vanlear
Arnold, Abram Ingram, S. G. Parker,
j. NJ. Dakin, b. +. Andrews, George
Howard.
Udshtngton TownShip-William White,
James Carney, Isaiah Bryson. Benjamin
Cocavne, b. w. Price, Elijah Clegg, Il.
n. Curtis, Silas Price, Sr; l.. III. Pickett,
Sr.
Sand Hill IoWnship-Jehn Kirk, Alex
ander Porter, William Harsh, Robert
Carle.
Franklin Township-Peter Ioho, VIM.
Cecil, A. Q. Whitaker, Henry Miller,
Vincent Hyder, john Scott, J. S. loho,
VIM. Montgomery, j. j. Smith, William
Smith, J. Higgs.
BY j. q. Lane:
Rcsolred, That the alternates present
from the different townships be admit
ted to seats and be allowed to partici-
pate in the proceedings of this conven-
ton.
The committee to appoint County
Executive Committee and Correspond
ing Members reported as follows:
| County Erecutire Committee-General
b. W, Price, j. w. Gallaher, Jonathan
Purdy, j. w. McCarfiher and DR.. q. w.
Bruce.
Corresponding MemberS-Union tp, w.
l.. Kennedy; Washington tp., Jessie
Neff; Clay tp., John w. Lowe; Cameron
Z, tp., NJ. c. Todd; Franklin tp., A. Q.
4 Whitaker; Webster tp,, John Swart;
Sand Hill tp., John Kirk; Meade tp.,
VIM. Lutes; Liberty tip, VI. McCusky.
The committee to draft resolutions
and report plan for the permanent or
ganization of the party in the county
reported as follows:
: ResOlred, That We cordially endorse
, the principles euunciated in the address
of the State Convention OF our party
held in Wheeling on the Sth day OF
January last and we adopt the same as
: a platform in the coming canvass and
recommend lst. The Organization OF
each township upon the plan adopted
} by the State Convention embracing the
listing of voters and urging . prompt
completion of this part of the work.
9. The appointment of Finance
} committee of one from each school dis
, trict in the township, to collect funds
for the use of the County Executive
committe and report monthly to their
township organization, and said town
ship organization also toreport monthly
to the County Executive committee.
3. We recommend the raising of clubs
in each township for the circulation
of campaign newspapers and also
recommend liberal patronage to the
Wheeling REGISTER for said purpose.
We recommend that each township
appoint an Executive Committee of one
| from each school district, for the pur-
, pose of prosecuting the plan of organi-
cation vigorously, and that the cores
ponding member of the County Execu-
tive Committee be Chairman of said
committee.