The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-14
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Marion County Republican Conven-
tIon.

Tho Renuhlicans Of Marion county as'
ssmhIed In Convention at the Cour'
HouSe, Falrmont, on Saturday, May llth
I879 at Q o'clock =. u. The Convention
was called to order for organization by III
L, Fleming, Esq, Chairman OF the County
Executive Committee. a.
I'm motion, N. L. Fleming was elected
President, and VIM. Gray, Secretary. Mr.
GrSy not being present at the opening, q
n SbInn was called M Assistant secre'
tary.
presept were declared delegates from tht
several townshlps:
Fdirmont--M. L. Fleming, N. G. Coch
ran, John B. Crane, Col. r. E. Fleming
N, B. Jones, A. ]. Stone, Captain 1. A
Fleming, Thomas Stone, s. F. Shore, 4
B. Lott, r. NJ. Knight, John B. Lewis u
LiHcolfl-Rlchard Pitzer, George b
Morgan.
Pa,rpaw-J. D. Parker, VIM. NJ. Merri
field, DR.. ]. +. Clayton, Rawley Morris
LC, Floyd, Aaron Hawkins, Thomas
Satterfeld, Ell Clayton.
UniOn-Wm. Gray, D. s. Helmlck, |.
N. Holland.
WInfad.-Nathan Pickett.
Grant,. ]. Nixon.
The President announced tho object Of
The meeting TO be the appointment Of del.
evates 10 State Convention az Grafton.
he stated that the Convention would now
proceed to that business, And, on motion
Of N. B. Jones,
R.o!red, That there be Ave delegates
appointed from each township Of the
county-Mr. ]. B. Nay, Of Warrington,
member Of the State Central Committee
for this district, 10 be delegate at large,
and chairman ot this delegation.
On motion, the representatives from
each township were requested to name
the Grafton delegates for their respective
townships, and submit the appointments
made to this Convention for ratification.
Under this resolution, delegates were
appointed from tho several townships, as
follows:
FairmOnt-Hon. +. II. Peirpoint, Col.
RE. Fleming, A. ]. Stone, John B.
Lewis, F. N. Knight. AlternAtes: John
N. MILAN, Capt. I. A. Fleming, John 8.
Barns, Esq, X. B. Lott, Alfred Meade.
AanningtOa-F.H II. Burt, Esq, Enoch
Hess, James H. Furbee, Capt. A. NJ
Prichard, Geo. W. Martin, JF. ! 2 :
WinfAd-Robert NJ. ALL, Nelson Mer-
taeld, Madison Carter, John May, VIM.
G. Dougherty.
Lino0ln-Charles Z. Burgoyne, David
Simpson, Richard Pitzer, Charles Sturm,
~ NJ. Randall. a.
Union-Richard Thomas, VIM. Gray,
VIM N. Brand, Isaac Holman, Hugh R.
Linn. 4
PdWpaD-Rawley Morris, Aaron Haw.
klns, N. W. Lough, Capt. f. L. Parker,
Wm. NJ. Merriield.
Gmnt-Temple Bryan, Robert Ander.
son, Andrew Swearingen, James Lam
ham, +. NJ. Barns
On motion, the President and Assistant
Secretary Of this Convention were added
othe list OF delegates. !
An' I"'''""'6 lIsOlutlOLIS "0Ic aUOpteu
unanimously:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
Convention, the delegates from this State
TO The Philadelphia Convention should 20
unttammeled, as to instructions Tor choice
Ofany particular person or persons.
On motion of N. B. Jones, ESQ, dele.
cations present were requested to report,
Is early as convenient, the names OF mem.
ban OF the township committees to the
Secretary of the County Executive Com
nittee.
On motion OF D. s: Helmick, WI
RSsolrtd. That the Fairmont West VIr.
gNtGH and Wheeling INTELLIoENcER be
requested to publish the proceedings OF
Ibis Convention.
On motion, adjourned.
N. L. FLEMING, PrtSt.
WV. GRAY, Sec'y.