Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-30
Democratic Conservative Mass Meeting.

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ic.Goaservative voters of Jefferson county ass
semeled in mass meeting in the Court Room
int harlestown, on Saturday, j ay 9Th, 1879,
when, on motion of R. Hume Bstcher. v. W.
WILSON was called osthe Chair. and Eu-
GENE BAKER and THos. E. 9SUBLErr an,
pointed Secretaries.
g. D. McGlincy, in few remarks. ex.
planned the object of the meeting. and by re-.
quest, read letter from G. T. Butler. ESQ
Of Shepherdstowp.
On motion of Col. r. W. Baylor. Com
mittee of one from each voting presinc. was
appointed. to prepare business for the meeting.
The following was appointed said com mittee
r. Hume Buther, DR.. p. Thomson, I. II.
II. Cockrill. VIM. Engle, Jas. r. Reed. Geo.
D. McGincy and j Lee Griggs
On motion of J. N. Gallaher, W, L. Will.
son ESQ.,, was requested, during the retire
ment of the above committee to address the
meeting in behalf of the New Constitu.ion.-
A. committee. consisting of j. N. Galaher
and W. S. Mason, was appointed to notify
Mr.. Wilson of the action of the meeting and
conduct him to the room, Mr.. w. appeared
in few minutes, and proceeded to address
the meeting in a short hut forcible speech.
After the conclusion of Mr.. Wilson's adj
dress, the committee on resolutions made the
following report:
Resolved, by the Democratic Conservative Voters of
J.fsrson County. in Mass Meeting assepbi.d this dog
IN Char fesfo,rn, That in view ofihe used to
procure the nom instons OF Sheriff aad other county
officers by the late Convs ntion which assembled in
Cha lestown the 22d OF July aud subsequently,
at Dufields on the 25rh this eetiue of the neonle
utterly repudiates said nomins tions will not
sustain the same believing that virtue lie etiIl left
in he mann A9dt how arnf ha
sold. like sheep in the sha mbles, to advance the in
terest oil any family or ring.
the Democratic Conservative citizens in mass
meeting assembled. to nom mate candidate for :he
different county officers: that recent results have
satisfed your Committee that the people when as
sembed in mnss, can better indicate their prefer
agents:
Rssolrel 3d. That your Committee recommend
t" THE meeting TO urge upon the Democratic Con.
serva''ve citizens of the county mt only vote,
but work for the adoption of the Constitution pro.
posed by The late Conservative Convention. to save
the people from Radical rule aud prescription.
On motion Of A. T.. Kennedy. lss resolu>
ton Of the Committee was adopted
On motion Of ~ Z. Kennedy Sd resolu>
tion of the Committee was ador,ed.
A motion made nv Col r W BAYLOR
that the meeting proceed at once tn vote for
candidates. and amended nv Geo w. Hnines.
that the names of all nenocrntic> nnservative
voters preseut in favor Of this meeting be nut
into a hat, well shaken. and fir'v drown there's
from by the s"rretaries-which fifty should
constitute Nominating Committee. and pros
coed to select suitable canaidatox TO he voted
for at the election in August. Adopted
1t was also moved and adopted tina. the
delegates from cnrh township rast the vote of
said township, and if in the fifty delegates 30
drawn, there sould he any township mnrepre>
sented, an appointment should hc made for
representation from such township by the
Chair
The following we're the names drawn:
j i. Seihert, Geo. D. R"herts. Il. r. Tim
herlake, VIM. Burnett, w C. Selden. Isoac
Nelson. JOAN Humphreys. Jas. B. Small,
r II Butcher, Jno. A. Th"mson, w Il.
Conrad. &, ID. McGlincy. John Cullen. D B.
Nichols. James 7. Cnyle Jacob Tutwiler. ST.,
J. G. Power. Jos. II. Cockerill j. G Rnckle.
J. d. Bnt'er, II. =. Huntsherry, J. N. Hen
nv, Geo. W. Boyer. Mason Bennett, Daniel
". Hannah, George Donley. J. D. Wiging>
ton. j o. Yates. J W. Rose, T.. J. Sadler,
j, s. Melvin. David Farnsworth. c. G. Lit
Teton, John 7. Pearl. Albert Miller. Geo II.
Tate. John W. Dalsarn VIM. W Brown. J.
r a. Redman. Jos. +. Abel. y. II. Cocks
Grill, I. N. Galaher, VIM. Butler, Henry
Bowers. }. Ed. Duke, J. Lee Grigys. r.. w.
Baylor, w. ID. lsrsco, W s. Mason. J. Shep.
herd. Lucas; VIM. Enele, appointed nv the
Chair tn represent Bolivar township. as no one
had been drawn from that township
On motion of Geo. D Mc,iincy. i. was res
solved that said nominating committee he
governed by tho two>third rule in ballotting
for candidates
The Nominating Committee then retired to
the Mayors Office, and proceeded to ballot for
candidates for members of the Legislature and
county officers. After absence of several
hours the Commit're returned and announced
the following ticket as the result of their
ballots -
For the Ecgis@ature-R. Hume Butcher,
JAS. W. Shirley
For Sher.f-Joseph Crane
For Prosecmtny AHorney-W. f. Wilson
For President Of County Court-Robt. W.
Baylor.
For Circuit C1erA-Robt. T. Brown.
For County Cierh-Thos. A. Moore
For .issessor-John Keplinger
For County Suroeyor- John Hess.
Recommended by the Committee that this
ticket be called the 'People's Ticket
The report of the Committee was unani-
mously adopted.
On motion, the following Committee was
appointed to issue address to the voters of
the county Geo. Baylor, Cleon Moore, J.
N. Gallal,er, Jas. W. Beller and Jno. ".
Dalgarn
ResoIvee7, That the papers of the county be
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting. Adopted.
On motion. the meeting adjourned
v. W. WILSON, President.
EUGENE BAKER,
THos. i. SUBLErT, oeo VS.