Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-08-06
Democratic- Conservative County Con.
Vention.

SoohpJ oOu-
ventlon.
Asa matter 1T record. and in accordance with the
request embodied therein, publish the following
proceedings OF the late Convt tion lite .srump
,ory would have been published last week but for
tne press OF or'sina matter, whrh necesstated the
exclusion of a number of srtcles:
Pursua to the call of the Democratic Con..,v,
i've County Executive Committee, the Convention
tor nominating Courtv Officers md members Of the
House o Delegates. led in Ch.rirstoy,n on
Menday. july 22d The Convention was called to
erder at II o'clock. A. NJ and an nrganiz.t;op eff.
f fscted by the election of DR.. MANN P NELSON,
Cha'rman, and JOHN G. CocRREtL and A W
HAWKE, Secretaries
On motion. committee Of one from each p,e
c,nct was appointed by the Chair. as COMMITTEES on
Delegates present: 49, ~
~ ta sa, Starry. C w Trusseil. NJ.
MARROW, A. w. Hawks.T W .Tomlinson and Juo.
osbmn- ahletown precinct: Logan osburn and
James NJ. Johnston. Summit Point precint. n 7
Wilson md Henry johnson.
Hnrp",s Fory-John H. Martin. c. f. Beller and
Bo'iunr-John G cockrell. l.. F. Upright ind W.
11iddi.rny- DR. ~ p Nelson. c,, c
thnm. David Fry, }. J. Ramsburg and E. r. Rob
Si,pard- shepherdstown ,r.ci,c,. t.. uo,.u
and Entler. Dufiield's precinct: w
Dan ie's and Garland Hurst
=, Potomac F. Harrison, W Herr and W. T.
The renort wHs received and adopted
Va motion, > Committee of one from each Town.
shIp was seleeted by the delegations nrese,t ,a :,
committee on rules aud order ot business which
offered the following report, which w.s received
and AM, sdnnted Order Of nomination.. Sheriff. Civ
CUT S:efk. County Clerk. ProErcutire Attorney
Assesaor Preeident of County Court County Sn,
. .s and members If House Of Delegates AIso
necessary Tor nomination. 10
I'm rn'a'"r: the Convention took recess until
Convention re. assembled atop NJ 81,
in the Chairs.
IN motion. it was unanimously resa,ved that the
delegates in this Convention pledge themselves n
Under the order OF hnsreHs the Conventio, n,o.
firc OF Sheriff. W. '"e Vi
Edward Ttarnev and Joserh Crane were mt in
nomination a vote was taken with the folnwine
Toarnev received II votes
E'ward Fcarnev having received a majority Of
v"t"s OF I'll dFl"Eates wss d"ca red the nominee Of
the Convention for Sheriff, which on motion wa.
mads nimons ~ va"
A. N Evsna, !. F.. Duke. i n. Starry. R. q. Lu.
cas-, r. r. brown and David Howell wore mt !,
nomination for Circuit Clerk A vote wa, =, kcn
with the fo'lo~ing result: ~ Evans received
Is votes; J f. Duke 5-vctes: J. n Starry 7 vot...
Lucas votos; r. T. Brown l vote: David
He we'll vote ' ' ~
There being no choice. srco7d vote was taken
Duke votes; Lucas vutes: Brown vote: Starry
votes ". Evans having received a maioritv
Of the Convention for the office of Circ,;t CierL
which on motion wa 3 made una nimous
~ mos. Moore. Col. r. Preston Chow and John
II smith were nut in nomination for Count. Clerk
vote was takrn with the following resn,t. TIN.
= Moore received 7 votes Col r Preston Chez
l9 votes: J. Smith S votes Col pr..,
Chew having received N ma ortv Of In. vote. of III
deieeate. was declared the nominee of tb. Conven
tlon for County Clerk, which on motion VA, made
Geo NJ BeHzhonver. VIM l.. Wilson md 7 NJ
Mason were put in nonina tion for the office Of Pros
lowing result: Geo. NJ BeItzhoover received I6
votes; VIM L. Wilson is votes: ! NJ M,.o, n
vntes. Geo NJ Beltzho yer having received a ma
Jorit' OF the votes of all the delegates ,s decared
the nominee OF tho C"nvs ntton for Prosecutirg Al.
tornev. hich on morion wss made uraninnns.
AZ the convention was proceeding To the pomin,.
tnn NJ candidate for the office of As,...o, A..
CharN' stown Township delegation ho,ted Which
was follnwcd bv such con fusion and d;.t,r,, -. sn
70 t. further roccedings of the Convention
the dav. s""'"
Or Tuesday the Cha irman of the Convention i.-
sued and bad served upon each delegate the fol-
lowing notice $50 "
Where's. tn Conven ion assembled v..,.,d,v f.,
nomination Of County Officers and members OF the
House of Delegates VA. interrupted 4. to be un
able to complete its cutie. therefore Won ,re her..
by notified to attend further me-rrr of ..id del
eg.tes in Convention, to he held DufieId's Depot
in Jefferson County. w Va, ON Thny.dav W.
july 25th. 1872. at u O'Clock, A NJ for IN. mr.
pose Of completing the nov i'm lions of ,,;d e..
Given under my In nd this 23rd dn v n { july 1879
MANN P. NELSON. Chairman
pursuant to the cal of the Cha irman a further
De pot, jeff Co W. Va, Thursday, yuIy 25th.
"e ru'ion vas called to order bv the Chair
man. pr Mann Nelson atll1 O'Clock A. M
call of the roll showed delegates. repre,entin1
MAJORITY OF all the votes present from tbo fojIoy
a"vnsh,ps - Bolivar, Harper's Ferry MiddIev.v
oshonrn, Potomac and Shepherd.
letter was received and read to the Co,v...;..
from Jno. Lock, Chairman of the Cb,yI..to.r
township Delegation. acknowledging the recent
OF notice to attend this meeting, but d.cI;n;,, -
nave any further connection with the Convent;on
or 20 De bound ~ any Of it's previous or
On motion. it was resolved that tn. DELEGATES.
present he authorized to cast the vote ~ ~:
spective Townships. e" TO-
On motion. it was resolved that tn. Conx.n,;,,
proceed to complete the nomins tion of Countx III
Gers . nd members Of the House of D.l,oa,.. ~
Following the order of business IN. t.on,.,.;,,
proceeded to the nomina ton of ca nd;d,t. g.. IT,
office OF Assessor. which resulted in the mn. n;n
iuee of Convent ton. 9" 'ne no"''
Next in order was the rnination O r a c,,d;d.+.
Tor the office OF President of the County Court
which resulted in the uimou. selection os w ~
n haoic who was declared the nominee of the
Next in order was the nomins tion of c,,,.-s
xeyor which resulted in the I'm n irons ..is.,;o =,
>. hovril Brown. who was declared the nom;n.eof
the Conven ton. use mum OF
Nominations for two members q, the 4o,.. -
unanimous selection of f. VI IarkI,nd ,nd 49,.
Convention "'in'nees OF the
On motion. Il was resolved that IN. 5.,...t..
ofthe Convention '"e nominees
on motion. a vote OF tbs nks wa, retp,n.a 8, a..
Inhifman fnr the satisfactory manner In vh;.h =.
discharged his duties AZ ""'sn nc
p IN motion: the county nspers were requested 10
publish the proce edings of the Convent ~
On motion, the Convention adiourn.d
J. Q. CoeHHIti, Secretary. ~ -"