Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-01
t- STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.


met at Grafton, on Thursday of last
week. Ex-Governor VIM. E. Stevenson
presided as President of the meeting
James D. Fayman Of this place was one
of the Vice Presidents. Daniel Ames,
Esq, of this County was on the commit
tee of credentials, upon permanent or
ganization, and Hon. Geo. .Koonce OF
this County, upon the committee Oh
! basis Of representation.
We are indebted to the Wheeling
HateMgencer for the following report OF
the proceedings of the meeting:
Governor Stevenson took the Chair
and made an excellent little speech,
which was warmly applauded.
The Committee on Basis OF Represen-
ton reported in favor Of assigning each
county the same representation as
i'll the House Of Delegates, giving
twelve votes for each Delegate i'll the
House.
Governor Plerpolnt sharply and ably
opposed the report he wanted to take
the Republican vote for President IN
1868 or for Congress III 1870. The
proposition OF the committee was Meth
CT Republican nor fair. He was not
willing that Il county casting four hun
dred Republican votes should have as
much voice here as one casting fifteen
hundred votes. After wrangle Gov
ernor Pierpoint moved as a substitute
to take the Republican Congressional
vote OF 1870, which was lost, and the
committees report was adopted.
Mr.. Sylyis Of Wheeling, offered a res
olution that no Federal Office holder
should be delegate to Philadelphia.
This was rejected.
4 motion was then made by Mr..
Freer, of kanawha, that thirty delega-
ties be appointed to Philadelphia; ten
from eacn Congressional district, and it
was agreed to, though the call for the
Philadelphia Convention expressly linn
its the number to twice that OF the
States delegation in Congress. Under
operation Of this motion, the following
delegates were selected:
First Congressional District-J W.
Allison, Of Hancock; r. W. Simmons,
Of Wood; Capt Henry Wallace, Of
Ohio; George Edwards, ofMarshall; G.
+. Scott, Of Richie; W. l.. Cole, Of bod
dridgc Capt. J. NJ. Pipes, of Marshall;
Hon ". T. Stevenson, of Wood; Gen.
T. ). Northcott and y. c. Moore, Of
Harrison.
Second Observation-Disclosures Sprigg,
Of Taylor; Hon. J. r. Hoke, Of Mineral;
Daniel Ames, Of Jefferson; Charles
IIooton, of Preston; Hon. f. H. Pier
point, of Marion; Hon ID. ID. L. Farms
worth, OF Upshur; J, NJ. Hagans, of Mo
mongolia; VIM. Smith, of Berkeley;
George Kooncc, Of Jefferson; John j..
Schley, Of Jefferson.
Third DiStrict---Col. r. B. Swami, of
Kanawha; X. A. Burnap, OF Mason;
Cyrus Newton, Of Monroe; William
Davis, Of Kanawha; W lillian o. Wright,
of Cabell; II. II. Freer, J. Is. Walker,
\. +. Gibbons, Of Kanawha; J. y.
Gibbons, and George W. Aloredock, Of
Mason.
\ committee was appointed to select
names Tor electoral Ticket and for a
State Executive Committee and the
following were reported and confirmed
BY the convention.
Electors at Lngt-W. + Stevenson,
Of Wood; and Thomas b. Swami, OF
kanawha.
Farsi Charles I. Scott, Of
kitchie.
Second Disric!-Thomas Il. CarsIa-
don, Of Mineral.
1Alrd D'sr'ot-Joseph j Nash, Of
kauaWha.
STATE EXECUTINE COMMITTEE.
Daniel Ilarkins, Jr, Of Ohio; +. II
Pierpoint, OF Marion; John ". Mason,
of Grafton; f. ~ Robinson, of Harrl-
son; {. {. Cole, of Wood; ID. ID. T.
Farnsworth, Of Upshur; j. \ Gibbons,
Of Mason; VIVA Workman, of Boone;
Cyrus newton, Of Monroe; James |.
Barrick, OF Mineral; J. y, Wisner, Of
Berkeley.
The report Of the
COMMITTEE OF RESOLUTIONS
was presented and read, by Mr. Sturgiss
Of Morgantown, by whom it was drawn.
The first rectes the prosperity OF the
country, the reduction Of the public
debt, and the maintenance Of peaceful
relations at home and abroad, the eco
nomical administration of the govern
mcnt and integrity of thepublic officials,
as grounds OF congratul4tion, and reat-
firms faith and allegiance in the great
cardinal principles OF the Republican
party The second tavors the continued
reduction Of taxation, the gradual pay
ment of the national debt, civil service
reform as proposed by the President, the
restoration OF good will in the recon
structed States by impartial execution
of the laws and jealous guarding Of
the national honor in our intercourse
with foreign powers. The third declar-
es that the last three amendments to
the Federal Constitution shall forever
remain inviolate. The fourth declares
that no passive policy, no disguises as
sumed by malcontents, no false preten-
ses to disappointed men can ALLEVIATE
the Republican party, which has pre-
served the Union and secured liberty,
l,,,,,;,.-. opJ ,r1cn ari-,- THROUGHOUT