South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-18
Senatorial Convention.

The Senatorial Cor7eation met a. Pe,ersbprg
Grant County, on the nth September. 1874 q,
O'Clock, p. 81. On notion OF John Pee-,s
CHAIRMAN Of the Executive Committee, JAwrs r
hEisEEit1 Esq.l Of Hcrey, was elected temporary
Chairman, and, on motion Of Major A. s. Nor.
ment, s ID. Gordon and S. l.. Flournov wore
elected Secretaries.
On motion Of VIM. 81. Welch. the Chair an.
pointed the following as a Committee On Crsa.r.
tails and Organization, viz : Col.J.F Jobpson
Pendleton-F. S. Welton, Grants. II. AIero,-
der, iiardy-Okey Johnson, Mineral and WIN.
r. Kendall, Hampshire. The Committee retired
and after brief absence made the following Re-
port, which was adopted
For permanent President, JosEpu SPnIcG for
Secretaries, S. d. Gordon and =. l.. Flournoy -
That the Basis Of Representation bc the same as
adopted at the Piedmont Congressional Couven-
ton, 10 wit Mineral votes, Grant .. Hardy q.
Hampshire ., ard Pendleton 6.
That the following persons present are duly
authorized delegates to this Convention. viz
From Pendleton county, J. F. johnson, VIM. !.
Hopkins, j. II Daugherty, Anderson Elbin. John
Armentrout, Hampton Sites, James Newman.
Syivanus Pharis and Samuel Arbogast From
Hampshire county, DR.. VIM. r. Kendall. Gran
vile Ruckman aud Samuel L. Flournoy. From
Grant county, A. S. Norment, F. s. welton,
Geo. s. Ramp, DR.. Grove, A. Hutton, W. +.
Dyer, Andy Dyer II. b. Baker James Baker,
Abel Welton, Sol. Armentrout, A. A. Wel,on
and J. S. Welton From Mineral county, John
7. Peerce Okey Johnson, John W. Vandiver,
- Reese, George Yandiver, Elijah Johnson,
| Thomas b. Davis aud VIM. ~ WEIGH And
from Hardy county, Joseph Sprigg, James r.
| IIeiskell, George F. Cunningham, S. H. Alexan-
der and John T. Yanmeter.
On motion of VIM. NJ Wech, the Convention
then proceeded to nominate candidates for the
| position of State Senator hereupon w T. Dy-
or, of Grant county, nominated Chas Williams,
of Grant county-Janes X. Heiskell, of Hardy
nominated VIM, G.. Clayton, Of Mineral-and
VIM r. Kendall, Of Hampshire, nominated Col
Alexander Monroe, of Hampshire. A. s. Nor
ment seconded the nomination of Charles Will
lisms, VIM. N. WEIGH seconded the nomination
of VIM. q. Clayton, and Granville Ruckman Sc
| conded the nomination Of Alexander Monroe.
| On motion OF A. =. Norment, it was Resolved
| that the nominee of this Convcntio be requested
to give his undivided time TO the canvass and
that the members OF this Convention bind them
| selves to support with their votes and influence
| the nominee Of this Convention. VIM. r. Ken
| dali, before the vote taken, withdrew tho
nomination of Alexander Monroe Upon the
first ballot, Charles Williams received - votes
and VIM. c. Clayton received lsI votes and was
declared the nominee. II was then resolved that
| the nomination of VIM. G.. Clayton be made
unanimous and that the proceedings of this Con
vention be published in all the DemocrRtc-Con-
! servative papers Of this Senatorial District AZ
ter several speeches from the members Of the
Convention heartily endorsing the nomination OF
| VIM. o. Clayton, upUE motion of John 7. Peerce
it WAS resolved that the Chairman Of this Conven-
ton do appoint Senatorial Executive Commit.
tee TO coEsist of from each county. The
Chairman appointed as such committee the fol-
| lowing: John T. Peerce Chairman james Il
lIeiskel, Ilardy-John w. Vaudiver Mineral
J. Z. Johnson, Pcndlcton-R Robert White, iIamp-
shirc, and George s. Harness, Grant.
Upon motion, tho Chair appointed the follow
ing IA a Committee to inform VIM. @. Clay ton
of his nomination A. S. Normcnt, John T
Peerce, S. II. Alexander, J. B. Newman, and S
l.. Flournoy.
After vote of thanks to the President, tn,
Convention adjourned sine die
& II CORnON