South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-09-22
SENATORIAL CONVENTION,


District, met in Convention at the Court
house in Romney, on Saturday last, the
10th inst, to nominate two Senatorial Del
egates to the Constitutional Convention,
and two candidates for the State Senate,
Gone to fill the unexpired term of Hon.
HENRY G. DAVIS, and one to fill the ex-
pired term of Hoo. GEORGE +. HARTMAN,
of Grsut.) The Convention was largely at
tended, every County 10 the District being
represented. The Convention was tempo.
rarily organized by calling Col. ROBERT
WHITE to the Chair, and the appointment
of Z. ID. HoDGsoN, d. o. MAUPIN, aud
WIN. HARPER, Secretaries.
On motion Of JAMES PARSONS, COM
mittees or Credentials-Rules and Repre-
sentation, and Permanent Organization were
appointed, to consist of two delegates from
each County
On motion, adjourned until one o'clock,
p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled, Col ROBERT
WHITE in the Chair.
The Committee On Permanent Organi-
cation reported the following Officers
Presdent-R. b. SHERRARD, Of Hardy :;
Vice Presidents-J. +. JOHNSON, of
Pendleton CHARLES WILLIAMS, of Grant :;
ID, l.. WILSON, of Hardy; G. w BLUE, of
Hampshire ) ROBERT X. SHEETz, of Min
eral, and SAMUEL DAWSON, of Morgan.
Secretaries-WM HARPER, of Hamp-
shire; NJ. c. ToTTEN, of Mineral, and &.
IL. HoDGsoN, of Morgan.
Mr.. SHERRARD took the Chair.
The Committee on Basis of Representa-
ton aud Rules, reported as follows:
Basis Of Representation: AllOw-Pende-
ton T4S votes; Hardy 675; Grant $50 !;
Hampshire 1,0SC Mineral 678 and Nor
gan 425-Total 1856.
And, that the Convention adopt Rules
of House of Delegates of West Virginia as
far as applicable, which report, after debate,
| was, on motion, finally adopted.
The Committee on Credentials presented
a report: That the credentials of the seve-
raj delegates had been examined and found
correct, and recommended that they be al =
united to seats in this Convention.
On motion, the report was adopted.
Col ROBERT WHITE moved that the
Convention proceed to nominate candidates
for Senatorial Delegates to the Convention,
aud that, after the second ballot the lowest
candidate on the list be dropped Carried
Pending the nomination of candidates it
was decided that the voting should be by
ballot, each delegation appointing tellers,
and dividing their votes among its delega-
tion pro rata.
VIM. NJ. WEIGH, of Mineral, nominated
THOMAS MAsLIN, of Hardy.
SAMUEL CRAWFORD, Of Mineral, nomi-
mated JoHN T PIERCE, of Mineral.
JOSEPH SPRIGG, Of Hardy, nominated
JAMES d. ARMSTRONG, of Hampshire.
W. j. FLEECE, of Morgan, nomius;ed
ISAIAH Buck, Of Morgan.
On the second ballot, JAMES d. ARM
STRONG, having received majority Of the
votes cast, was declared the nominee
On the third ballot, JOIN L. PIERCE,
| of Mineral, having received a majority of
the votes cast, was declared the nominee
On motion, the Convention took recess
of one hour.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion, the Convention went into the
nomination of candidates for the Senate
j. + JOHNSON, of Pendleton, nominal
ed GEORGE A. BLAKEMoRE, of Pendlctou
W. j. FLEECE, of Morgan, nominated
G. ii. HoDGsoN, of Morgan.
WM VI. WELCH, Of Mineral nominated
Col. ROBERT WHITE, of Hampshire
JOSEPH SPRIGG, of Hardy, nominated
ROBERT Il. SHERRARD, Of Hardy.
On motion, it was Resol0ed, That the
candidates receiving the two highest votes
be declared the nominees; and that the one
Of the two nominees receiving the highest
vote be the choice Of the Convention for
the long term, and the one receiving the
smallest vote be the choice for the short
term. Adopted.
On motion, the nominations were closed
a ballot was bad, and resulted in the
nomination Of ROBERT b. SHERRARD, of
Hardy, for the long term, and GEORGE A.
BLAKEMoRE, Of PendetoD, for the short
term.
On motion Of a. w. KERcuEvAL, (Col.
JOHNSON, 10 the Chair) the following re-
solutions were unanimously adopted
Rcsolced, 1 That the thanks Of this
Convention be and are hereby rendered to
the President, for bis impartial, liberal and
courteous discharge Of the onerous duties
dcvoIved upon him, also to the Vice Prcsi-
dents aud Secretaries Of the Convention.
That the proceedings Of the CoDven-
ton, under the signatures Of it, President
and Secretaries, be published in the {" .S2uh
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