The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-05-18

For the Standhrd
Republ,cani Meeting in Guilford. .

Pursuant to previous notice, meeting OF
the Republicans of Guilford County was
held in the Court House in Greensboro on
Saturday, 7th of May, for the purpose OF
appointing delegates to the Convention at
Raleigh on the 18th instant.
On motion of David Hodgin, Esq, Ellhu
Starbuck was called to the chair and W. d.
Thompson appointed secretary. g.,f
The Chair appointed Gen. W. l.. Scout,
Col. Abram Clapp, A. A. Hinton, r., +.
Shuler and Howell Mitchell a committee
to select delegates, and they reported as
follows: SOP cfo1f
Hon G w Welker, PendIeton R King DR.
WYATT McNary, Chesly Lewis, Jos Hoskins,
David Hodgin, John Crosbie, A Fl Lindsay,
John T Poe, 8 G Horney: Fred Smith, w +
Heath, J D White, Nathan Hiatt, T c Star
buck, DR. w P Pugh, VIM M Wiley, A Y
Morrow, W s Ball, Jonathan Causey, Chas
Albright, Zephniah Mitchell, Eli Lindsay,
Sanford Mitchell, Moses Crump, Frank Jor-
dan, Howell Mitchell Sol Blair, c Y Da-
Wis. ] 7 Rees, Samuel Clark, John Lindley,
] 6 Anthony, Will L Scott, E F Shober,
Tbos B Keogh, A A Hinton, Abram Ciapp,
Elihu Starbuck, John NJ. Harris.
On motion of Gen. W. L. Scott the 2oth
of May, inst, was fixed upon as the time for
holding County Convention to nominate
county candidates, to appoint delegates to
Gibsonville, to nominate candidates for the
Senate and to appoint delegates to the Dis
trict Congressional Convention.
On motion, committee of three, d. Hold
gin, D. G. Welker and Z.phinah Mitchell,
were appointed to select a special committee
for each township, whose duty it will be to
hold township meetings and appoint dele
gates to represent the different townships in
the County Convention on the 2Sth inst.
Gen. Scott was called upon to address the
meeting, and did so, much to the discomfort
of the opposition in attendance. He hurled
back upon their own heads the charge Of
corruption and fraud and proved that witt
them it belonged. That they were ths
leaders of the rings, &c. he showed tha
the yearly expenses Of the Board of Com
missioners are not but half as largeas thos'
| of the old County Courts. is.,ata
The Committee returned and reported tn
following Township Committees:
| Washington-W. P. Heath, L. L. Ker
noble and Jas. L. Pugh. @
Rock Creek-G. W. Clapp, Lew Barn
hardt and John Jeffreys Hl
Green-R. P. Shaw, Hon. g. w. Welke
and Calvin Jones' 1'a ''a 20 -u'- 3.
Madison-Fred Smith, Mebane Apple ant
VIM. G. Climer. ~ ..t-.'.r1
Jefferson-Sam Clark, Andrew McCon
nell, David C Welker.
Clay-W D Woody, D B Causey, Benz
Witty. l ea5- ..a 80
Monroe-B G Chilcutt, D G schoolfeld
Ennolds Green. 4a
Gilmer-Geo Parker, Frank Jordan, Jo
Buchanan.
Fentriss- Jonathan Causey, John NJ Fer
triss, John B Taylor.
Centre Grove-Dr VIM Archer, r YDs
Wis, Milton Bass. ol .5.rafs rt Ea.sr Z D.,
Morehead-Nathan Hiatt, Chas Albrigh
E F Shuler. .qsg t. =
| Sumner-Isaac H Stanly, Alpheus Gosset
Jere Laferth. r* 9''I 81 u
Bruce-Jos Hoskins, W o Hopper, Alfre
Graves. 1 il ri' 90 -p- -'aa '
Friendship-A H Lindsay, Eli Lindsa,
A Y Shaw.
| Jamestown-UriahL Lamb, Hartman Bund
VIM M Wiley.
Oak Ridge-Penn R. King John N Bow
man, John F Holt.
Deep River-John T Poe, E S Deal
Frank Davis
High Poiut-Zimri Burns, Sol ] Blai
Henry Clapp. '-f
| On motion, Penn r. King was elected
member of the County Executive Committt
to fill the vacancy of j. B. Gluglass. I'll
Committee now stands: D. Hodgin, Chat
man; Saml. Clark, John Anthony, Penn. l
King, c. P. Shaw, W. H. Thompson, Ere
Smith, z. A. Burns. 'f''T's, a1I
On motion, it was ordered that the PR
ceedings of the meeting be sent to Ii
Raleigh Standard and Greensboro Repu
lican for publication. COW
ELIHU STARBUCK, Chm'n.
| W. H. THOMPSON, Sec'y. f