Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-27

I HiSIOI W. anu liiC ISI CAC'IIlhC % U
the public press who may be pres
cnt.
The report of this Committee wa
unanimously adopted, and Messrs
! Rob, G.. Kent, Jno, A. McCauIl ant
j. NJ. Marshall, we're appointed I
| Committee to wait upon the PreSi
dent, and escort him to thu
chair.
After a few appropriate remark
counselling harmony, the Presiden
took the chair and announced tina
the Convention was ready for bust
ness.
The Committee on credentials no.
being prepared to make their report,
it was moved and carried to adjourn
till
s O'CLOCK NJ,
when the Committee on Credentials,
offered the following report. which
after discussion was adopted.
1H. Chairman Your committee
appointed on credentials report the
/ following gentlemen as entitled tC
( seats in the Convention:
WYTnE CoUNTY-R c Kent, Dr.
James Gibbony, Wytheville Town
ship; ThOs Woods, \ II Saunders,
Fort Chisel DIR J b Stuart, Black
Lick; DR. G. w Gleaves, d y Whit
man, Speedwell.
PULASKI COUNTY-G w MOrehead,
w w Visor, Newborn; d ID Morton
T A Bryan, Dublin; e \ HeTmans,
I : Billiard, Hiawatha.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY-C 4 Ron
aid, ThOs n Conrad, Blacllsburg, L
W Spindle, ID l. Stephens, Christians
burg; + I Gill, r A Miller, Auburn ;
Thos Wilson, w G Deyeriy, Allegha-
ny
ROANOKE COUNTY, Rorer, 4
MCCALL. Big Lick; w w Ballard,
JHo Parish, Cave Spring; DR. J w
Bruffev, w \ Brand, Catawba; G w
Webber, J G Green, Salem.
SMYTIIE County, p ShcfTry, J B
Saunders, Marion; G j Shannon, = G
Buchanan. Rich Valley VIM Bless
ing, St Glars.
LEE CoUNTY-M 3 Richmond, s
II Minter, Joncsville; II L Z Rich
mond, Rose Hill.
CRAIG CoUNTY-M B Spessard, Jas
w Marshall, New Castle; David Pierce
Jas VI Payne, Allegheny.
BLAND COCNTY-T ] Munsey, r l.
Hoge, Mechanicsburg Sam'l NJ Will
liams, A N Thompson, Seedon; + L
Groseclosc, Geo \ Kinser, Sharon
y B Honaker, Jas Justice, Rocky Gap.
TAzEwELL CoUNTY-Geo w Dcs-
kina, d b Baldwin, Jacksonville;
Clinton Barnes, Jas Bandy, Maiden
Spring; e L Gillespie, W J Clark,
Clear Fork.
BUCHANAN County-E S Counts,
Saw Lick.
WISE CoUNTY-Jno b Gilly, Rich
mond; II p Henry, G. w Clgore,
Gladesville; VIM NJ Green, Chas
Bricklcy, Lipps.
RUSSELL COUNTY-JnO I Lampkin,
J J Burk, Elk Gorden; Gen \ @ Smith
l. Finney, New Garden; ] w. Nc
Broom, Z G. NJ Anderson, Lebanon;
VIM b Aston, Jack Carter, Copper
Greek G II Gilmore, Jos G Fugate,
Moccasin; &C Gose, r l. Smith, Cas-
tlewocd.
SCOTT CoUNTY-W p Queen, Floyd;
Jn0 NJ johnson, DcKalb; Jas II Shu-
maker. w p Horton, Johnson; JAS
Franklin, Robt Horton, Powell; Jas
II Horton, Taylor; VI j Wood, Jas
j Richmond, Estillville Solomon
Ausborne, Fulkerson.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, e Porter
field, JOS l. Cole, Glade Spring; ID Il
Price, G w Pettyiohn, KinderhOok
Jno Roberts, Jos w Davis, NOrth Fork;
Conrad Fudge, Saltville ; ID o Bradley,
4 FulkerSon, Gocdson; T. NJ Camp
bell, j G Clark, Abingdon. -
GILES COCHTY-Jno c Snidow, VIM
Fl II Snidow, Pembroke ID r. Cecil,
Sam'l B shannon, Walkers Greek
Hiram b Jones. Thos J Hardwicke,
Jas b Peck, a l. Frey, delegate, L
Mahood delegate, Pcarisburg.
JAS, NJ. PAYNE, Chairman.
II. w. SPINDLE, Secretary.
FIR. McCaul offered the following
resolution,
Rssolced: That this Convention
adopt the population of the Dist, as
a basis of representation, each hun
dred of said population, and each
fractional part over 80, shall consti-
tute one vote. Each delegate shall
cast his proportional share Of
the vote Of his County.
Mr.. Kent offered the following sub
Stitute,
Res0lrei: That this Convention
adopt as the basis of representation,
the Conservative vote as cast in the
Walker election of 1869.
Messrs. Kent, Ronald, Aston
urged.
Messrs, NIcCaul, Conrad, Rich
mond, resisted the substitute.
The substitute was adopted-Ayes
80. Noes 10.
Mr.. Kent offered the following
Resolution:
Resolred: That a majority of the !
vote cast, shall constitute the party !
receiving it, the nominee of the Con
rention, and that after each ballot, |
the party in nomination receiving the
smallest vote shall be dropped from
the roll OF candidates.
Mr.. Jno 2. Shelley offered as
that two thirds shall be
necessary to nominate.
Maj. Green moved to lay the sub