The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-26
Meeting I'm Ritchie County.


Meeting in Richie County.
Editors of the Register:
A meeting of the Democratic and
Conservative citizens of Richie county
was held at Ellenboro on the 2lst day
of May. D. McGregor was called to
the chair and J S. Patton appointed
secretary.
The object of the meeting was OK
planned by the chair as being to appoint
delegates to the State Convention to be
held at Charleston on the 9Th day of
June.
On motion a committee of five, con-
sisting of Thos Porter, j. S. Patton,
w. l.. Hitchcock, II. s. Wilkinson and
Dr. G. R. Hanshaw, was appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting The committee re
ported the following preamble and reso-
lutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the Democratic and
Conservative party Of Richie county, in
general meeting assembled, conceiving
it duty, do repeat our devotion to the
Constitution established by the Fathers
of the Republic, and do appeal to the
enlightened judgment of the people OF
this State TO cooperate with us in an
endeavor to rescue the Government
from the tendencies which now enthral
it, and which will, unless arrested, IN
evitably overthrow it. and inaugurate
upon its ruins anarchy, despotism, and
a consequent loss Of all rights Of prop
erty and of civil constitutional liberty.
Do the people want longer experience
Of Radicalism in this State, and has not
the time arrived forall good men to pass
in retrospect npon the acts of their
rulers, and unite i'll bringing about a
wholesome reform. Believing change of
rulers is indispensable to reform, and be-
lieving reform to be the greatest neces-
sity OF all the people of the State, we
concur in the invitation promulgated 10y
the State Executive Committee for
State Convention at Charleston on the
Sth day of June, and cordially endorse
the invitation given 10 all liberal
minded men, whether Democratic, Con
sentative or Republican, who desire to
promote the welfare Of the State and
vindicate the rights Of her citizens by
appropriate legislation to participate;
therefore I've it
Res0lred, That the Chairman of this
meeting appoint fifty delegates TO attend
the State Convention from this county:
and be il further
Rcsolccd, That any citizen Of this
county sympathizing with this call OF
the Convention who may be in Charles
ton on the Sth day of June, is hereby
authorized oact as a delegate.
Union T1'rnship-R. 5. Blair, b. F.
Patton, Geo Martin, Felix Prunty, W.
j. Lowther, Thos Ireland, Jacob Al
lender, John =. Harris.
Grcnt To'cnSh;p-H. ?, McGregor,
DR.. j. B. Humphrey, :. B. Correll,
Alex. Lowther, !. H. HaddoX, Terry
German, Peter Dillon, James Kelly,
Thos. Porter, James Campbell, !. F.
Partridge, Amos George, j. r. NJ
Johnson, Isaiah Wells.
Cay To,cashiG-M. NJ. Hitchcock, J.
P Stricken, f. J. Knight, f. Cattrill,
W. L. Hitchcock, John S. Vanpelt D.
Vancourt, C. C. Meseroe, Capt \. Kuy-
kendall, DR.. Crumrine, John Collins,
Daniel Raymond, L. ?. Wilson, S. H.
Wilkinson, Ii. B. Collins, VIM. McGreg-
or Josephus Corbin, l.. VI. Hickman,
DR.. G.. K. Hanshaw and Thos Thos. J.
RawSon.
Murphy Toscrship-S. G. Golf, A. H.
Ayres, Fred Lennon, Wilson Prunty,
7. Austin, Levi Hammond, Cambius
Lowther and Cisco Jackson.
On notion the President and Secre-
tarv of the meeting were added to the
list Of delegates.
On motion, the delegates were in
structed to cast their first vote in favor
of Hon. j. y. Camden, as first choice
for Governor.
On motion, David McGregor war
elected member OF the County Execu-
tive COmmitte at large for the ensuing
year, and authorized TO appoint one
from each township on the committee.
The following parties were appointed
CLAW township J. s. Patton; Grant, H.
B. McGregor; Murphy, Strother Golf;
Union. Thomas Ireland, Jr.
On motion, the delegates were in
structed to attend the Congressional
Convention when and wherever held.
The Ellenboro Cornet band was on the
ground and favored the meeting with
their very excellent and highly appre-
ciated music, for which they received
vote of thanks from the meeting.
On motion, it was ordered that copy
of the proceedings of the meeting be
sent to the Parkersburg Gazette and
Wheeling REGISTER for publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
D. McGREGoR, Chairman.
]. s. Parton, Secretary.