Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-10-10
CONSISTENCY.
Eds INDEPENDENT.

/ send you copy Of the publish
ed proceedings Of Democratic
meeting in Charleatown, on Friday
March 18th, 1859, which will illus
trate the diss .tisfaction OF the dem
ocrats of that day in having Mr..
Faulkner foisted upon them so
continually as their Congressional
candidate, by the usual means of
nominating convention. And yet
some OF those same Democrats now
pretend to believe that Mr.. Faullk-
ner was fairly entitled to the nom
nation at Piedmont, and "The
right man in the right place -
Martins permanent claims TO the
contrary, Notwithstanding. What
transparent and melancholy
farce CONSISTENCY
The Anti Faulkner Democracy.
We publish below the resolutions
adopted by the anti-Faulkner DEM
ocrats at their meeting at the
Courthouse on last Friday. From
the character of the resolutions it
wi / be seen that the large and re-
spectable portion of the Jefferson
democracy, which stands in direct
opposition to the action of the
Winchester Convention, is deter
mined to give full expression to
their opinions, and with view to
have some general action, it has
suggested an Faulkner Con-
vention to be held at Winchester
some time in April.
The proceedings of the meeting
were interrupted by Mr.. Charles
B. Harding, the prosecuting attor-
ney for this county, who insisted
upon being heard, but ss he was
not an anti Faulkner man, he was.
very properly, refused permission
to speak. Brier speeches were made
by Mes5rs Il. 4. Green, and John
M. Coyle - MarlestoaOn Free Press
Anti-Fauikner Meeting.
Pursuant to announcement, a
meeting ola portion of the Demo-
cratic party dissatisfied with the
nomination Of Charles j. Faulkner
assembled in the Court House on
the 18th inst, on motion, d. Smith
Eichelberger was called to the
Chair. and George III. Howard ap.
pointed Secretary.
On motion of Thomas G. Green,
Esq, committee of five was APP
pointed by the Chair to report res
olutions in regard to the action of
the meeting. The Chair appointed
the following gentlemen: Thomas
G.. Green, James Il. Coyle, Henry
d. Rust, Thomas T. Earnshaw and
John M Coyle, who reported the
following resolutions
1. ResolUed, That large and re.
spectacle portion Of the Democrats
of Jefferson county are much dis
satisfied with the action of the
Democratic Convention which as
sembled in Winchester on the 10th
inst, and disapprove of the nomi-
nation Of the Hon. G. j. Faulkner
as the Democratic candidate for
this Congressional District.
2. That as Democrats we are in
disposed 70 distract the Democratic
party, by any action Of ours, unless
such action is forced upon us by a
necessity to preserve unimpaired,
true Democratic principl o" by a
sense ofduty to ourselves.
3D.. That therefore we at presen.
decline to set forth t e reasons
which have induced such dissatis-
faction with so many Democrats of
Jefferson county, hoping that the
necessity Cor so doing may in some
manner be avoided
4th. That in our Judgement a
Convention should be held in Win
chester, on Wednesday, the Goth
day of April next, by the Demo-
Gratis dissatisfied with the action of
the Convention held there en- the
10th inst. And that in the propos-
ed Convention all the counties in
this Congressional District should
berepresented.
9th. That the Democrats in the
several counties of this District, dis
satisfied with the action of the
Winchester Convention of the 10th
inst, be requested to meet and APP
point delegates to the Convention
for the Goth of April.
9th. That the folio wing delegates
be and are hereby appointed to
represent Jefferson county in the
said Convention.
Charles e. Beller, e. w. Rector,
III. ID. Rust, George Boyer, James
I. Coyle, George Koon.z, John
Mathews. Jonathan Mathews, Ja-
cob f. Sponceller, William Lucas,
Jr Andrew j. Steadman, Jno. Y.
Beall. George w. Furtney, James
w. Coyle, thomas G. Green, Jacob
Gump, Thomas 4. Earnshaw, VIM
Medler, John M. Coyle, Edward
TierneJ, John Hobbs, Benjamin