Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-02-02
State Radical Central Committee


On Friday last, according to previous 4; an.
nouncement, the State Radical Central Com.
mittee held'a meeting in Richmond:
Almost the first business brought before the
meeting was motion to increase the committee
from nineteen to twenty fvc--the following
named ma! to be added: General William G.
M,ckham, DIR. Alexander Sharpe, DIR. G.. K.
Gllmer, Robert Boiling, and James H. Clements.
Adopted.
), Among, other things, it was recommended
that should it be impossible to secure an earlv
election tor the ratification of the constitution
as at present framed, provisional government
should be framed by order or resolution Of Con
gress, directing the commanding General to or
ger an election for State officers and Legis-
iatuTe. This government to remain in! force
until an election for the constitution could be
held 800 -
On motion of Mr.. jenkins, the following
committee was appointed to represent the Rad
ical party in Washington and to counterfeit the
action OF the committee of nine: H. H.
Wells, L.. H. Chandler, General Williams G.
Mickham, George Rye, G. M. Gibbons, James
d. Clements, DR.. Alexander Sharpe, Joseph
h. Platt, III. G. Bond, Charles Whittlesey,
Major Robert Boiling, Colonel w. W. Forbes.
The officers of the State Central Committee
having resigned, an election was then entered
into, and the following officers chosen: Chair
man, DIR. u. K. Gilmer; secretary, Levi E.
Dudley treasurer, DIR. Alexander Sharpe
On motion, Messrs. Bond, Wickham, Wash
burne, and Oliver, members of the Executive
Committee, were admitted as members of the
Central Committee er o6fcio. ~ @ nl4
In the meeting of the next day the following
proceedings were had II ,9eEt.d
State Treasurer Rye was added to the State
Central Committee.
The Executive Committee was increased to
nine members, and is now composed of the fol-
lowing persons G. R. Gilman, chairman; l..
Edwin Dudley, secretary Alexander Sharpe,
treasurer; General w c. Wickham, HI. G.
Bond, John Oliver, G. e.. Curtiss, Franklin
Stearns, and George Rye. nos
The following resolution was then adopted :
"ResOlUed, That new State nominating
convention be called, to assemble at Petersburg
on the 9th day Of March, 1869, the duty of
which convention shall be to nominate candl !
dates for State offices. - "a s''i- - s:
On motion, the executive committed was
directed, in issuing their call for the conyention
to request the Republicans of each county in
the State to assemble on a given day at their
respective courthouses, and eject as many de-
legates as they are entitled members of the
House of Delegates under the new constitution;
said delegates to be provided with credentials
from the officers of the meeting which elect
them. #4Il saE saooG TX Elg9t
; On motion, it was ordered that any county
not entitled to a member Of the House of De-
legates shall be entitled to one member Of this
convention.
1t having been stated to the committee that
there was no Executive Committee in the first
congressional district, the following named gen
tleman were appointed such committee: w. w..
Douglass (chairman.J G. w. Buttz, Israel
Townsend, d. B. White, William Breedlove,
d. NJ Norton, f. w. Hall, John W. Builman,
and E. s. Turkey. 100
committee adjourned, subject to the call of the
Executive Committee. a.a0