Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-08-22
THE PIEDMONT CONVENTION
LARGE ATTEND nee.
Faulkner Nominated on the First
Ballot.
PIEDMONT, August 20
Special to the Independent

Especial to the independently
PIEDMONT, August 20.
Piedmont is full of people who
lave come as delegates or log
bllers " to the Congressional Con-
Eention. In fact, the hotels and
boarding houses are uneonifortably
full. The Berkeley and Jefferson
delegations which arrived here at
:25 this morning were met with
he pleasantly announcement that
everything was full the intor-
nant meant the hotels, as the del
gates had not opportunity to get
more than half full" at hat
hour. After wandering around
rom one hotel to another, your
correspondent, in company with
two friends, improvised couple
&f chairs in the parlor of the Ken
nv House, and laid himself out for
1.-The rest of the night. Delegate
3from several different counties
were spread out on the floor pro-
miscuously, some snoring and
others discussing the prospects of
their favorite candidate. We tried
to sleep. 1t was no use. We might
have known better In such a
crowd as this there are always one
or more men who will talk and
make night hideous, in spite of all
requests or protestations. Sheriff
Thomas had stretched his official
|corporosity on a couple of chairs
near your correspondent, and in
the midst of a number of garrulous
delegates from the upper counties,
who were sandwiched about the
door. In the midst of moments
hull, we heard the Sheriff change
position on his chairs, and remark,
soto uoce: '1This don't suit me. /
wish I was at home in bed. The
next time / attend a Convention
L shall stay at home" A dele
gate from one of the back countie
Eleepily enquired Of the Sheriff,
F'where might your home be?
Berkely county, SIR. sir was the
4 Faulkner man 20 "Yes sir"
responded the Sheriff. "Well my
Friend, that being the case allow
me to sayin the kincest spirit,
that you mightas well have stayed
at Martin will beat the
hind-sights off Faulkner" cody
remarked the back county dele
gate. The Sheriff didn't know
about that, but was disposed to
doubt it until the Convention had
met and taken a vote We dropped
into doze, and on being aroused,
found the Sheriff chair empty. We
learned afterwards that he had
wandered out in the gloom and
darkness to hunt Dave Shaffer for
the purpose of inducing him to
come up and talk to :the "back
county delegate" He did not re-
Eurn, and at daylight we We're
aroused by the sonOrous voice of
he delegate aforesaid, who was
detailing to friend how he
had scared Faulkner man from
erkeley.
llkner and Martin are both
They have made vigorous
lDAign, and look somewhat
sd. AT this writing both ex-
less confidence of victory, at
Rough there is nervous anxiety
noticeable i'm the features OF both
IS the hour draws nigh for the final
|truggle. Delegates are discussing
heir favorites and offering to bet
n their choice, bu the prevailing
opinion is that ii will be a close
kght, and that Martin will not
knock the hina-sights off Faux
Ter" as easily as the enthusiastic
ack county delegate imagined.
Already this morning the usual
gire-pulling and Iog-rolling has
begun on both sides. Nearly every
county in the District is repre-
bented, and large crowd is in at
endance.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
he Convention met at 10
o'clock and was called to- ORDER By
James G. Carroll, of Preston.
White, of Hampshire, and Buck,
,f Morgan, was put in nomination
or Temporary Chairman. The
yote resulted i'm choice of Buck.
Mr.. Buck, in taking the chair,
made short speech in recogni-
ion of the compliment.
George NJ. Beltzhoover, of JEFF
erson, was chosen temporary Sec
Fetary.
Mr.. Carroll moved appointment
committee on Credentials--one
rom each county.
] ] Sprigg of Hardy, moved the
y appointment of Committee on per-
nanent organization, and repre-
sentation.
After the appointment of the conf