The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-12
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Proceedings OF the Primary COnven.
ton of WetzeI.

The Democratic County Convention OF
Wetzel, met in, pursuance Of call from
the County Executive Committee, at
Wiley Il sBoughners store, August 9th,
1874 The meeting was called to order
at = P. NJ, by S. r. Martin.
On Motion of l.. 5. Hale, ESQ, James
Guthrie was chosen President of the
Convention, and Maurice Cusick, S. r
Martin, Major Cochran, Thomas Stone,
Judge John Moore, VIM. A. Needman,
Vice Presidents.
On motion of l.. S. Hale, NJ. r. Grouse,
Esq, was made Secretary.
l.. s. Hale moved to abolish the pri-
mary system Of nomination and adopt
the convention system. The motion was
carried.
Vim. A. Newman moved that there be
no convention held this campaign in this
! county, to nominate candidate for the
Legislature, but to let each candidate run
ON his own responsibility. The motion
was lost.
s. Wiley moved to appoint Demo-
crat from each district to act rs Il com
mittec to select County Executive Com
mittee for the ensuing year, and report
at the close of the meeting. Motion car
ricd.
The President APPOINTED the commit
tee as follows: Magnolia, Robert McEl-
downev; Green, John Martin; Procto or,
John Hurry; Grant, Thomas Stone, Cen
ter. Anthony Lovelle.
While the committee WAS selecting the
! County Executive Committee, LIS. Hall,
ESQ. introduced J. Hanson Good, Esq,
of Wheeling, who entertained the Con-
vention for 4 short time in discussing
questions pertaining to Congress:
At the close Of Mr. Goods speech, q.
o. Davenport, Esq, Of Wheeling, was
introduced and made Il short speech.
The committee reported, and, on mo-
ton, their report was received.
County Executive Committee for the
ensuing year: s. r. Martin, }. \. CouI-
ter and Judge John Moore.
l.. ;. Hall moved that every Democrat
from this county present at Ellcnboro BE-
credited as delegate at that Convention
=. Wiley moved to amend the motion
by having three regular delegates ap-
pointed from each district, and all other
other Democrats from this county present
at the Ellcnboro Convention to be cred
tied as delegates from this county. The
motion with amendment was carried
Upon motion the same committee was
appointed TO select County Executive
Committee. and to select delegates to the
Congressional and Senatorial Convcn-
tions. After the committee had retired,
VIM. \. Normand moved to Instruct the
delegates from this county to the Con-
grcs>ional Convention to vote for Col.
Ben. Wilson.
The motion was offered by Capt. \.
Strnger and l.. 5. Hall, E,qrs., and after Il
short discussion the motion was with
drawn.
The committee returned and reported
the following delegates To- the CongreS-
Sional Convention:
Grant, Augustus Wyott. Jacob Nor
gan, and John w. Morgan; Church, I.
Mcdonald, w. w. Hunt, and ID. 5. Rem
ley; Centre, Booz Po>tlethwait, Peter
Stoucr and W. \. Newman; Green,
James Cochran, Charles Garrett and
Samuel l.. Morgan; Proctor, James New
man. James Guthrie, ID. Postlethwait;
Magnoliu. l.. :. Hall, j. {. McEldowny
and :. r. Martin.
Delegates to Senatorial Convention:
Grant,. ID. Snodgra>s, Isaac Higgen-
botham and !. II. s.. Shreive. Green
Robt. Cunningham, John Morgan and
Enoch Hawkins. Ccnter-L. b. Pos
tlcthurst, Silos Merrill and Amos Jolliti.
Proctor-A. j. Moore, Henry Garner
and John Parsons. Church-Samurl
Tcagardcn, I. ID. Stewart and /. j.
Black Magnolia-J. n. Coulter, Sep
Hall and Thomas II. SnodgrasS.
Moved and carried that the proceed
ines of this Convention be published III
the Wheeling DAILY REGISTER and
Lu5er TjRiicUtor. Convention ad-
juurncd.
JAMES GUTHRIE, President.
VI. X. GROUSE, Secretary.