The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-06
Republican County Convention,
Not a CoIored Delegate Selected.

can State Convention, to be held il
Parkersburg, was held at the Cour
House on Saturday Knowing thatth'
call invited the lately enfranchised t
join in the deliberations of the eonven
ton, we doubted if any colored brother
could be found in the county so lost t
seifrespect as to attend. And we were
right Knowing that the Republican,
of this county were clutching at thu
negro vote as drowning men catch a
straws, we looked to see at least one col
ored brother appointed as delegate tc
the State Convention. We were disap
pointed. They are good enough tovott
with Republicans, but not good enough
to make delegates of
The Convention organized at clever
o'clock by calling John c. Hervey tc
the Clair, and electing James NJ
Ewing Secretary.
On motion the President appointed 6
committee of one from each township
as a committee on Credentials. The
committee, consisting of Messrs. Hugh
Sterling, of Washington; John Bishop
of Madison; G. G. Sawtell, of Clav;
George Robinson, of Union; Daniel
Harkins, jr., of Centre; Capt. Wallace,
of Webster; John G. Battle, of Richie;
NJ S. Hill, of Richland; B. j. McDaid
of Triadelphia, and Robert Boner, OF
Liberty, retired and reported that all
the townships except Richie were repre-
sented.
The President explained that the OBJ,
ject of the Convention was to select
delegates to a Republican State Con,
vention, to be held at Parkersburg June
22, 1870.
One delegate didn't like the way the
thing was put up. Some townships
had one delegate, some four, and some
six
Another one said that there was a
good deal of dissatisfaction at the way
the thing was managed.
Another moved to meet at half-past
one o'clock, To give them q chance to
set EN- up" He urged this for har-
mony. We have but little margin, and
it will worry us like thunder to elect
our candidate, even if united
So the motion prevailed and the Con
vention adjourned until halfpast one
o'clock.
In the afternoon things worked a
little more harmoniOusly.
On motion. it was resolved that each
township nominate five persons to rep
resent Ohio county in the State Con
rention.
A call of the townships showed them
all represented but Richie
The following were appointed dele
gates to the Republican State Conven-
ton at Parkersburg,
Tdskington-W. E. Connolly, H..
Sterling, Caleb Sylvis, George Zoeckler,
e. W. B. Allison
Mad;son-JohA Bishop, j S. Max
well, J. S. Wheat, J. NJ Ewing, jr.,
J. L. 5. Hall.
C2oy-R. II. Cochran, G. G.. Sawtell,
L. D. Hall, W. l.. Parkinson, W. P.
Hubbard.
Uoion-James A. Metcalf Ed. Reid,
J. Melvin Richards, Alex Laughlin,
Jacob Hall.
Ctnrc-Dan Harkins, jr., J. r. Hub
bard, Thos. Hornbrook, Henry w.
Fisher, c. D. Hubbard.
Wcbstrr-Capt. Henry Wallace, John
B. Trimble, r. W. Mcclellan, James
\. Lancaster, Henry Schmulbach.
Ritchie-Adolph Fritz, VIM Wilson,
B. Speidel s. l.. Brice, John g. Bat
tellc.
Triodc(phid-Bcnj. Springer, John
Beard, j. c. Hcrvev, j II. Stoner D.
j. McDaid
R;cLImd-Wm. North. DR.. John
English, J. W. Waddlc, A. McColloch,
D. F. Jacob.
L;berty-Melvin Dunlap, j. ID. Whit
tem VIM. Dunlap Samuel Bell, Moses
Ray.
The following was adopted
Reaoiccd, That each delegate he au-
thorized to appoint his own alternate.
On motion of Thomas Hubbard, the
delegates to the State Convention were
authorized to act as delegates to the
Congressional Convention if there be
one held.
On motion the Convention adjourned.