The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-10-05
Proceedings Of the People,
Meeting.

I. W. SIssos, at 1870 p. m, and on
motion, Hon. X. V. WnALEY was
elected Chairman and GEO. II. DOWNING,
Secretary.
On motion, q committee of one from
each township was appointed to draft
resol tons, as follows:
Lcwis-D, Polsley; Robinsou-B, j,
Redmond; Waggeuer--H. H. Swallow;
Graham-Jno. Ginther; Cooper--G. II.
Smith; Arbucklc = Chas. McCulloch;
Harmon, Union and Cologne not being
represented. I. W. Sissou, Lewis Bum
garner and Jno. Reynolds were added
to said committee.
After due deliberations, the committee
reported the following resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted:
Rsolved, That our State Constitution,
without any radical change therein,
ought to be maintlincd and preserved
in TACT and especially all its provisions
in relation to the establishment, powers
and duties of the Leg stature, Execu-
tive ana Judicial departments, aud all
the provisions aud clauses in relation to
the creation of State debt, the school
system, the township system, the elcc-
tive franchise as it exists, wi hout re-
gard to property qualifications, the bal
lot system Of voting as now provided,
and the al valorem system Of taxation,
End. That the number of Judges of
the Court of Appeals ought not to be in
creased, nor their salaries or the salaries
of other public officers be enlarged or
increased.
3D.. That the present iucumbents Of
office ought to be permitted to retain
their respective Offices, for the full term
for which they were seyerally elected.
4th. That if any amendments to the
Constitution are made by the Convention
that they ought to be submitted to the
people separately for ratification or re.
lection at the next annual election, leav-
ing all other parts and clauses of the
Constitution to remain as they now stand
9th. That the exploded old County
Court system, which it is proposed by
the leaders of the Convention movement
to re establish, is relic of the, Old Eng
fish aris.ocratical judicial system, incon'
sstent with the free and liberal institu.
tons of the United States and therefore
ought to be opposed by all who are not
favorable to an olisarchy.
9th. That all persons without respect
to their political preferences who concur
in the foregoing principles are respect,
fully invited to uuitc with us in carry.
ing them into effect.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to nominate candidates
Geo. W. Morelock was unanimously
nominated as delegate to the Constitu.
tiona Convention from Mason County.
On motion Of y. W. Sisson. the fol.
lowing resolution vas presented and
adopted:
Resolved, By the people of Mason
County in mass meeting, assembled
without regard to party predictions, that
VIC favor the nomination of Hon. John
Hail. as one to represent this Senatorial
Distrctin the Constitutional Convention
and ask the people Of the district to rat.
ify his nomination,
On motion it was decided to proceed
to the nomination of County officers.
The name Of John A. McCulloch was
presented, and on motion lie was unani.
mously nominated as Representative to
the next Legislature,
The names of Geo. &. Downing, D. ?.
Guthrie and Jacob Bird were presented
for County School Superintendent. Geo.
Z, Downing withdrew and Convention
proceeded to nominate by ballot, with
the following result: D. P. Guthrie 80,
and Jacob Bird 20. D. p. Guthrie was
declared nominated, which was made
unanimous.
On motion tt was ordered that one
delegate and one alternate DO selected
from each Township, to attend the Sen.
atorial Convention at Charleston, on the
10Th inst. The following persons we're
selected from their several townships:
Lewis-F. W. Sisson, delegate; $. T.
Wilson, alternate; Robinson-Jno. S. Sc.
bril-, delegate; Asa Mussrave, ST., alter.
uate; Waggener-R. Swauger, delegate;
Allen Mason, alternate; Graham-Geo.
Wilding, delegate; j. W. Harmon, al
ternate; Coopcr--G. H. Smith, delegate,