South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-06-17
Hon. J. ]. Jacob Nominated.

the 9Th inst. All of the counties of the
State bat two were represented
In the preliminary steps for organiza-
ton of the Convention, the delegations from
Senatorial Districts met first, and named,
for each of the Districts, members of Com
mitteo on Credentials-on Permanent Or
ganiEation-on Resolutions and on State
Executive Committee. The Delegates from
this Senatorial District in attendance were
John j. Jacob, DR.. John n. Snyder, Rob-
ert w Gilkeson, William Harper, James
y. Gibson and George II. Kidd, OF Hamp.
shire Joseph Sprigg, Homer S. Carr and
J. S. Cunningham, of Hardy. Charles
Williams, of Grant. George a. Blake
more, of Pendleton. Thomas y. Keller,
G. &. Sims, w. T. Eug!e, G.. Il. Lepps,
Thos. Paxton, Ii. G.. Dar is and t. II Sey-
mcur, of Mineral. II G Davis, alternate
for Morgan. The meeting of the Hamp-
shire Senatorial Delegation was presided o.
yer by JOHN j. JACOB, Esq ROBERT W.
GILKEsoN, Esq, was unanimously chosen
member of the Committee on Credentials.
CHARLES WILLIAMS, Esq, on Permanent
Organization. JOSEPH SPRIGG, Esq, on
Resolutions, and HENRY G. DAVIS, ESQ,
on State Executive Committee. DR.. JYo.
NJ. SNYDER vas appointed to cast the
Hampshire votes.
| The Convention was called to order at
II o'clock by LEWIS BAKER, ESQ, Chair.
man of the State Executive Committee.
After q few remarks by Mr.. BAKER re.
ative to the purpose Of the Convention,
! DIR. Moore, Of Mason, nominated Hon. S
Patrick, Of Kanawha, for temporary Chair
man Of the Convention.
Or. Patrick being unanimously chosen,
took his seat after few we'll timed remarks,
in which he urged unity and harmony Of
purpose as the chief elements of success.
H. Il. Kline, Esq of Cabell. nominated
DIR. G. p. II. MOORE, of Mason, for tempo.
rary Secretary
Ikc nominations made by the dclega.
tons from the respective Senatorial Dis
tricts, to compose the different Committees,
were read and adopted. On motion of j
NJ. JACKSON, Esq, the Convention then
took a recess until two clock Il. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembliug of the Convention
at two o'clock The committee on Perman-
ent Organization made the following report
which was adopted:
Okey johnson, of Wood county, Prcsi-
idcnt; II II. Howard, of Mason, H. G
! CracIaft, of Ohio, & Jno. BASEL, of Harrison,
Secretaries Vice Presidents, Lewis Apple
gate, w Il Ice, John Wallace, David Me
Gregor, w. T. Parshar, 4. a. Lewis, W.
L. Hindman, j S. Wilkinson, w. McCree-
ry, +. Il. Seymour, j n. Thompson
The parliamentary rules regulating the
Legislature of West VirgTtli ia were adopted
for the government of the Convention The
following order Of business was adopted ::
LIST, Report Of committees ID, Nomina.
tons of officers in the following order: Isl,
Governor %, Judge of the Supreme Court
! Of Appeals Sd, Auditor 4th, Sec. Of State;
9th, Treasurer 9Th, Attorney General
Here follows the report Of tue Commit.
tee on credentials, setting forth the names
of the delegates from the differeu: counties,
which, for want of room, we omit.
On motion, Hon Spencer Dayton was
admitted to scat as delegate from Bar
bour county.
The committee on State Executive Com
mitteo repoI ted the following rs members
Of that committee for the ensuing year:
Lcwis Baker (Gtajrm7l) anil Gcorqc
R. Tm5le, of ohio; JoseJh W. CoHoghcy,
cf Marshall; John Il. BasycH Of Harri.
son d. W. JacLs0n, of Uo9a r. h.
Kline, Of CaJeH; A. &. TIbbcffs, IF Non
roe 4. T.. Summers anil ". II. Loyc
man, Of Kana,Cha.
They also reported a resolution of thanks
to the last State Executive committee for
the able and faithful discharge Of their
duties
Objection having been raised by Jack.
son, Of Wood, to the appointment Of Chair
man, by the committee, so much of the
report as made Lewis Baker Chairman was
Withdrawn, and thus modified the report
was adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported a
majority and minority set Of resolutions
the principal difference between the two
being that the majority report embraced
ono endorsing the Click Amendment"
not included in the other.
Mr.. Patrick, Of Kauawha, moved tho a.
/ dophon Of the majority report and with.
drew bis motion.
Another delegate then moved the odop.
| ton Of the minority report az substitute
for the report, and, the question bcino on
tho adoption Of tbc substitute, Mr.. Hero.
ford renewed DR. Pluick's motion and
| spoke 40 considerable length 10 opposition
to The minority report
The gentleman characterized the qucs.
ton before the Convention a5 one Of fhe