The weekly standard., 1870-06-22
For the Standard
Republican District Convention.

The delegates of the Republican party of
the first Congressional District OF North
Carolina, assembled at the court house in
the town of Plymouth at IL o'clock P. NJ.
on Thursday. June 2nd, 1870. and were
called TO order bv Lieut. Jno. NJ. Foote, a
member of the State Executive Committee,
upon whose motion, Col. L. f. Larklns, OF
Halifax, was elected temporary chairman.
Col Larkins on taking the chair returned
his thanks TO the convention in few ap-
propriate remarks.
Juo. T. REYNOLDS, of Northampton, was,
on motion Of Mr.. W. T. J. Hayes, appointed
temporary secretary.
On motion OF Mr.. L. ". Boone. the fol-
lowing committee on credentials was ap-
pointed L. w. Boone Gates A. p Cherry,
Camden; Lieut.. Jno. ". Foote, Washing
ton; Jno. T. Reynolds, Northampton; w.
I. ]. Nayes, Halifax: SamI Corsan, Beau
fort; T. A. Sykes, Pasquotank. ~
This committee reported the following
list of delegates, representing every county
in the District:
BeauJort--H- E. Snnsy, VIM K MOORE
Saul'I Corsan, j. NJ Williams.
Bertie-Jno. ". Seasons.
Cansden-A P. Cherry, Matchcll Taylor.
CF6@an-W. L. Haughton, Richard Clay
ton.
Car7ftacl-D. Med. Lindsey. Jas H.
Ferebee, W f Cobb. N. Y. B. Gilbert.
Gdt6s-L. W. Boone, Alonzo Greene. A.
G Rountree.
HaLiiay-L F. Larkins. Henry Eppes, Jno.
a. Reid. B. 4. Franklin, W. T. j. Hayes,
Chas. Smith, George Weathers.
Hertt02-J P. Reynolds.
Hyde-Dr. 4. J. Glover
I1z5Ji5-Jno. W. Brown. Alfred johnson,
LIKE Williams, David Martin, John Watts,
.Jno. Il. Knight, Merrick Gray, Augustus
Johnson, John Whitley, JOS j. Martin, A.
c. Fentz.
A0fhampt0R-Sam' N Buxton. Jno T.
Reynolds, James Langford.
PdSguOt0nk-Geo. d. Pool, T. A. Sykes,
! \. L. Jones, T. w. Cordozo, W. j. Munden.
Hugh Kale, DE- p John, Chas. Guirkin.
PsrgGimans-K. r. Pendleton, E. c. AL.
! beItsOn, Sian Skinner, W. 7. Overton, Jesse
TyrrelL-James Bower, Thos Briclzhouse
| 1sam Owens, Wm. Z. Hammond, Eli Spruill
| Austin Alexander.
| 1FGShiagt0a-E. J. johnson, Moses Wynne.
| Friley Jarvis, N. G, Mcnamara. Lieut. J. N.
! Foote, Amos Peddifort, Geo. W. ]. Jones,
!! ]. NJ. Bateman, Daniel MizelI, John Dill.
| Ion, Medicus D. Rieves, Harkless Gussom
| Theophilus Ashe.
| On motion of Col. D. Med. Lindsey, a
| committee OF sixteen, one for the District at
large and one for each county, was appointed
| on permanent organization. This commit
tee consisted OF D. Med. Lindsey, chairman
| Matchett Taylor, Camden: C. Guirkin. Pas
| quotank; K. r. Pendleton, Perquimans
| Rich. Clayton, Chowan, Alouzo Greene
Jas. H Ferebee, Currituck Benz. Il Frank
lin, Halifax; Sam'l N Buxton, Northampton
Jno. P. Reynolds, Hertford Jno. W. Ses
SONS, Berthe; Jno. Watts, Martin; J. N
| Williams, Beaufort; DR.. A. j. Glover, Hyde
| N. c. Mcnamara, Washington; VIM. x
/. Hammond, Tyrrell, VIM. F. Cobb, Dare.
| During the retirement of the committees
| able speeches were made by by James Hea
ton, Esq, Prof 7. w. Cardozo, Dr. P. John
Henry Eppes, Esq, and others.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton made the following report, which was
| unanimously received:
President, w. R. Haughton Yice-Presi
dents, Geo. r Weathers, Halifax; James
| Langford, Northampton Jno P. Reynolds
| Hertford; Jno. w. Seasons, Berthe; J. ]
Martin, Martin; Saml Corsan, Beaufort
DR.. 4. J. Glover, Hyde; W. F. Cobb, Dare
| Eli Spruill, Tyrrell; James Il. Ferebee, Cur
rituck; A. P. Cherry, Camden; T. w. Car
dozo, PasquOtank; William OvertoD, Per
| quimans; L. W. Boone, Gates; Richard
Clayton, Cbowan; Lieut.. J. NJ. Foote. Wash
ington. Secretaries, DR.. P. John, W. T. j
Hayes, W. K. Moore, NJ. V. 3. Gilbert.
! The President being conducted to thu
chair, returned his thanks to the Convention
for the honor conferred upon him, and re
questing the Vice Presidents and Secretarie:
to take the seats assigned them, announced
that the body beng permanently organized
would proceed TO the transaction of thu
business for which they had assembled.
| DR.. John moved that committee on res
olutions be appointed. Carried, when til,
chair designated the following as said com
| mittee, DR.. P. John, District at large, Chm'n
George Weathers, Halifax; Jno T. Rey
nolds, Northampton; Jno. W. Seasons
Berthe; Jno. P. Reynolds, Hertford; Jno. ]
Martin, Martin; Sam1 Corsan, Beaufort
DIR. A. ]. Glover, Hyde; J. NJ. Bateman
Washington; Thomas Brickhouse. Tyrrell
Richard Clayton, Chowan; \. G. Rountree
Gates; Jesse Armstrong Perquimans Hugl
Kale, Pasquotank; Matchet Taylor, Cam
den; James II. Ferebce, Currituck; DR.
VIM. F. Cobb, Dare.
During the retirement of this committee
! Col. Sykes. OF Pasquotank, addressed tht
! Convention.