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Democratic Conservative Mass
Meeting.

Pursuant to previous notice, the Democratic
Conservative voters Of jefferson county assem-
bled in mass meeting in the Courtroom in
Cbarlestowu, on Saturday, July 9th, 1872,
when, on motion of r. Hume Butcher, v w.
WILSON was called to the Chair, and En-
GENE BAKER and THos E. SUBLErT appoint
cd Secretaries.
/ G. ID. McGiiucy, in few remarks, explain
ed the object of the meeting, and by request,
read a letter from C. I. Batter, Esq, of Shop
/ herdStown.
On motion Of Col R. W. Baylor, Commit
mjttee Of ono from each voting precinct was
/ to prepare business for the meeting The fol-
lowing was appointed said committee:
| r. Hume Butcher, DIR. P Thomson, l. II.
/ Strider, Harrison Lloyd, Geo. N Lynch d.
/ H. Cockrill, Wm. Engle, Jas T. Reed, Geo.
d. McGlincy and J. Lee Griggg.
On motion Of j. n Galaher w. L. Will
son Esq, was requested, during the retirement
| of the above committee. to address the meeting
/ in behalf Of the New Constitution. COM
/ mittee, consisting Of j n Gallaher and W.
/ S. Mason, was appointed to notify Mr.. VIII
son Of the action of the meeting and conduct
1 him to the room, AIr. w. appeared in few
minutes, aud proceeded to address the meeting
/ in a short but forciLle speech.
After the conclusion Of Mr. Wilson's adj
dress, committee on resolutions made the fol-
lowing report:
| Resolred, By thc Democratic Conservative Toters
/ Of Jefferson County, iH Nass Meeting assembled,
| this dog m ChariesforH, That in view Of the
means used to procure the nominations of Sheriff
and other county officers by the late Convention
| which assembled in Charlestown on the 22d Of
July, and subsequently at Daihelds, on the Is tn,
this meeting OF the people utterly repudiates said
nominations and will not Susutain the same be-
eying that virtue is still left in the people, and
they are not 20 be brought and sod like sheep in
the shambles, to advance the interest Of any fami
| ly or ring.
70 the Democratic Conservative citizens now in
mass meeting assembled, to nominate candidates
I for the different county officers that recent re-
suits have satisfied your Committee that the
people, when assembled in mass, can better indi-
cate their preference than through the instru-
mentality Of delegated agents.
/ Resolrcd Sd, That your Committee recommend
20 this meeting to urge upon the Democratic Con-
sentative citizens OF the county not only to vote,
but work for the adoption Of the Constitution pro-
posed by the la.e Conservative Convention TO save
the people from Radical rule and prescription.
On motion Of A. +. Kennedy, lst resolution
I of the Committee was adopted.
On motion of A. +. Kennedy, Sd resolution
of the Committee was adopted.
\ motion was made by Col. R. w. Baylor
| that the meeting proceed at once to vote for
candidates and amended by Geo. w Haines,
that the names Of all Democratic Conservative
voters present in favor Of this meeting be put
into hat, well shaken and fifty drawn there
| from by the secretarieS-which fifty should
constitute q Nominating Committee, and pro-
coed to select suitable candidates to be voted
/ for at the election in August Adopted.
/ 1t was also moved and adopted that the
delegates from each township cast the vote Of
said township, and if in the fifty delegates so
| drawn, there should be any township unrepre-
scented, an appointment should be made for
representation from such township by the
Chair
The following were the names drawn:
/ j. L. Seibert Geo D. Roberts, B. T. Tim
/ berlake, VIM Burnett, w. c. Sclden, Isaac
| Nelson, John Humphreys, JAS. g. Small, r.
| H. Butcher, Jno. A. Thomson, w. b. Conrad,
/ &. d. McGNucy, John Cullen, D. b. Nichols,
| James T. Coyle, Jacob Iutwiler, Sr., j. {.
Power, Jos. II. Coc&erill, J. c. Buckle, J. D.
| Butler, Ii. 2. Huntsberry, J Nj Henry, Geo.
J ~ AfNN CT aAAsl0ll lleilActNs fAitCl W AtNuAut
/ George Dooley, j. d. Wigington. j. o. Yates,
| j. W. Rose, l.. L. Sadler, J. 5. Melvin, David
/ Farnsworth, C. G.. Littleton, John Z. Pearl
Albert Miller, Geo. H. Tate, John W. Dali
| garn, VIM. w. Brown, J. 4. A, Redman, JOS
/ F. Abel, d. II. Cockerill, j. n Gallaher,
Wm. Butler, Henry Bowers, J. Ed. Duke,
!. Lee Griggs r. w. Baylor, W. D. Briscoc,
/ w. S. Mason, J. Shepherd Lucas; VIM En-
/ gle, appointed by the Chair to represent Boil
var township as no enc had been drawn from
/ that township.
On motion Of Geo. D. McGlincy, it was re-
solved that said nominating committee be gov
erned by the ;wo-thiId rule in balloting for
candidates.
The Nominating Committee then retired to
/ the Mayors office, aud proceeded to ballot for
/ candidates for members Of the Legislature and
county Objects. After an absence Of several
hours, the Committee returned and announced
the following ticket as the result Of their bal
/ lots
Tor tie Lcyisialre-R. Hume Butcher,
JAS. W. Shirley.
For S5cT8-Joseph Crane.
For Prosecuting A'oWy-W. l.. Wilson.
flr President Of Comfy Cout-Robt W.
/ Baylor
For Circuit CjoE-Robt. T. Brown.
] Tor County CiTk-Thos A Moore
/ For Asssss0r-John Keplinger
For County Surcyor-Jobn Hess
Recommended by the Committee that this
ticket be called the " Peoples Ticket"
/ The report Of the Committee was unaui-
mously adopted
On motion, the following Committee was
appointed to issue an address to the voters Of
the county Geo. Baylor, C,eon Moore, J.
\. Ga.,aher, Jas. W. Bel!er and Jno. w.
I Dalgarn.
Resolre', Tina, the papers of the county be re-
9uested to publish the proceedings of this meet
. ing. Adopted
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
V. w. WILSON, President
Tnos. +. Srols4r, s'''ys.
County Convention.