The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-09-20
MASS MEETING !

OLD HEMPsTEAD AWAKE THE
PEOPLE FULLY ARoUsED!l-Pursu-
ant to the call Of the chairman of the
old Executive Committee, there was
quite an extensive assemblage of the
people of the county at the court house
on Saturday the 18th inst DR.. c. A.
Brown was called to the chair and j. +.
Borden designated as secretary.
The chairman briefly and concisely
explained the object of the meeting to
be, to effect the organization of the
Conservative party of the county for
the work of the coming campaign.
Notwithstanding the call was for a
mass meeting.at was found that some
of the townships in the county had held
primary meetings and appointed dele
gates. Whereupon it was unanimously
Resolced, That this meeting is a mass
meeting of the Conservative party, in
which every member thereof shall have
equal rights and privileges.
On motion, a committee of five was
appointed to draft resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting, and to
submit plan for the organization of
the party. The chair designated
Messrs. j. f. Borden, Harmon Bishop,
J. r. Eakin, j. A. Shepperson and
n. w. Henderson as such committee.
At the request Of the secretary, Mr..
r. b. Etter was appointed assistant
secretary; whereupon the above named
committee, by leave of the chair re-
tired to consider of their duty.
On motion of w. II. Etter, Esq, a
committee was appointed to report to
the meeting the names of suitable per-
sons to be appointed County Execu'
tive Committee. The chair named the
following gentlemen, being one from
each township in the county Messrs.
w. p. Edwards, j. A. Shepperson, n.
w. Henderson, |. G. p. McLendon,
L. T. Wells, j. J. Vickers, Sr., Geo,
w. Sandefur and G. f. Mitchell.
During the absence of the committee
the chair entertained the meeting with
a few well timed and forcible remark,
upon the necessity of organizing for the
great work of 1872.
The committee appointed to submit
resolutions and plan of organization
submitted the following, which, or
motion, were unanimously adopted;
Whereas, we believe the time hal
come when the honest masses of tht
people, without regard to former politi
cal associations, must make their voice.
heard in the choice of the officials o
the country; and, whereas, to make ou
efforts effectual, complete and thorough
organization is of the first and highes
Importance,
Resolved, That we, the Conservative
people of Hampstead county, in mas
meeting assembled, do hereby fully
endorse and adopt the plan of organi
zation and work for the campaign o
1872, recommended by the convention
of the State Central and Congressional
District Committees, to wit
That there should be, in each county
a Central Executive Committee, to con
sist of at least three good, earnest, hare
working and energetic men, who shall
have and exercise supervisory direc-
ton and control over all political mat
ters in their respective counties.
COUNTY CANvAssERs. The Exec
utive Committee of each county shall
as soon after their organization as cor
venient, select and appoint three good,
intelligent and reliable men in eacf
township, ward or voting precinct, who
shall constitute sub,Executive Com,
mittees and act as Canvassers in theil
respective townships. wards and pre-
eincts, and whose duty it shall be:
To makea careful and thorough can
vass Of the district assigned them
make a complete report Con blank
forms to be furnished fer that purpose)
of all the voters therein, specifying the
name, politics and color Of each, to-
n