Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-09-19
The Republican Congressional Conven-
Tim

On Wednesday last the Republicans
Of the End Congressional District met
in Convention at Cranberry Summit,
Preston county, for the purpose OF
naming n candidate in opposition to
Hon. c. J. Faulkner.
The Convention was organized tenn
porarilly by the selection of Gen. Geo. Il.
Latham, of Upshnr county, chairman,
and c. z. Butts, of Jefferson county,
secretary. Upon calling the roll of
counties, representatives from thirteen
of the eighteen counties in the district
were reported, with Judge j. I. Hoke
and W. ii. Flick, Esq, as alternates for
three others.
Committees were appointed on Gre
dentials, on permanent organization,
and on basis OF representation, and an
adjournment was ordered until ! u
o'clock, p. IN.
Upon reassembling, the reports OF
committees were called for, and were as
follows:
Committee on credentials submitted
list of delegates from the following
counties, respectively Berkeley, Jetfer
son, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral,
Preston, Taylor, Barbour Randolph,
Upshur, Monongalia and Marion. The
report was adopted.
Committee on basis OF representation
submitted report, suggesting the vote
for Governor in 1872. [By this ar
rangement, the county OF Taylor was
entitled to 1856 votes. The report of
the committee was adopted.
The committeeron permanent organ
ization, reappointed the temporary OIL
ficers, which was unanimously con-
tirmed.
After disposing of this preliminary
business, it was moved (by Mr.. Price,
of Berkeley that the Convention pro.
ceed to the nomination OF candidate,
At this iuncture, Judge j. I. Eoke, OF
Mineral, arose and requested leave to
make a statement. Judge lloke pro
ceedcd in substance IS follows:
That he came to the Convention un-
der instructions from the counties he
represented. lie desired to represent
them according to those instructions. 1t
was not, therefore, 4 matter OF choice
alone Qhough he believed i the better
plan) that he should Offer the resolution
which he proposed to PRESENT. lie
thought the Republicans OF tie District
should not throw away their chances
in any sense; he believed twas neceSSa-
ny to exercise prudence AMI Justice
prudence in the selection, arI justice 70
their best interests. lie believed 1t to
be possible, il not certain, that the Re
publicans can carry the District, pro
vided they make 10 biundGs in the Sc
lection of a candidate for whom they
should solicit support. lie .hen offered
the following resolutions:
Resolvsd That when this Convention
adjourn, it adjourn without making
nomination; but that it recommends the
Republicans of the District to vote for
the Hon. Alexander Il. Boteler, for
Congress,
This resolution was discussed by va
rious membcrs-among them Hon. Geo.
G. Sturgiss, Of Monongalia; Hon. W.
II. II. Flick, Of Mineral; and X, Nj.
Price, ESQ, of Berkeley. a. j. Stone,
Esq, of Marion, then obtained the floor,
aud i'll = few remarks moved as 4 sub
stitute for the resolution, the recon-
mendation of the Convention to the Re
publicans of the District to vote for
Hon. w. T. Wiley, of Monongalia;
and that the Convention then adjourn
without making nomination.
Mr. Stones motion was received with
cheers, and Mr.. Hoke accepted the sub
sttuto as an amendment to his resolu-
ton. \ ballot being ordered, and taken
the result was announced as opposed
to the resolution. But it beng satistac-
torily shown that the secretary had
made an error in the calcUlation-the
vote OF Hampshire county having been
accidentally miSstated-a new ballot
was asked for. The demand was sus-
tanned by the chair, and new ballot
ordered. The result Cn round numbers)
was four-fllhs for and one fifth against
the vote of several counties under
going change. The proposition then
came up on the resolution rs amended,
which was decided in favor of the reso-
luton by vote Of two-ftths to three
ffths.
The next motion was by Mr.. Stnr- .
giss, of Monongalia, to make Mr.. Will |
ley the unanimous choice Of the Conyen-
ton. This was carried, with cheers.
a committee, consisting OF Messrs.
SturgisS, Stone and n. \. Hoffman, Of .
the Morgantown Post was appointed to /
wait upon Mr. Wiley and acquaint him
with the action of the Convention. y .
motion was then made, which was
providing for the appointment
of a Congressional Committee for the
District. We did not obtain the names
of the appointees.
Aud on motion, the Convention adj
journed, sine die.-GraflOn Sentinel
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