The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-28

Madison-T. P. Shallcross, Simon
Keim, VIM. Gray.
Gay-Geo. o. Davenport, L. G. Cra-
craft, Joseph Woods. -
Union-John. Boring, Casper He'll,
Thos. Darrah. s. "A Il
Cssts-Joseph Salisbury, Wan. Kleyis,
John g. Hoffman. *,
Wsbstsr-Porter Smith, L. S. Jordan,
Joseph Falkenstein. -
Richie John Wsterhouse, Henry
Knoke, Lewis Baker. y ~ .
RichIdnd-Peter Delaplain, DR.. Lewis
Wilson, Aaron Kelly. W
Triadelphia-Dr. w. A. Crscraft, J. F.
Smith, J. c. Hervey.
-Li5erty-Dr. VIM. Hukill, j. +. Mont
gomery, John Faris.
The following resolution, of
80 INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPPORT Mr.. GOOD
were then unanimously adopted by the
convention: f..4.. ... .. sd. ...'a...
Resolred, That the delegates this day
appointed to the Congressional Conven-
ton to be held at Ellenboro, Richie
county, on the 18th of August next, be
and the same are hereby instructed to
vote for J. II. Good, of Wheeling, as the
Democratic candidate to represent the
First Congressional District of West Vir-
ginia in the next United States Congress.
Resoired, further, That all Democratic
voters of Ohio county who shall attend
the said Ellenboro Convention are to be
accredited as delegates from this county,
provided they act in conformity to the
above instructions.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented by the delegates from Washing
ton District
PsoPosING ADJOURNMENT WITHOUT MA
KING NOMINATIONS.
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of this
meeting, and we hereby express it, that
the nomination and recommendation of
candidates for the Senate and House of
Delegates at this time would be prema-
ture and inexpedient; therefore it is
Resotred, That the delegates from this
District are hereby instructed to insist
upon an adjournment of the Convention
until such time as an expression of the
party NAV be known, and that the Con-
vention shall reasonable upon the call of
the President, or Of a committee ap-
pointed for that purpose.
The delegates from Webster then had
read for the information of the Conven-
tion the following resolutions passed by
the primary meeting in that district:
WHEREAS, We deem il advisable that
the nomination of candidates for the Sen
ate and House of Delegates, should be
postponed until some future time; it is,
Resoired, That the delegates elected by
this meeting to the County Convention
are instructed to vote for, and insist upon
an adjournment of the Convention until
such time rs it shall be found prudent to
make said nominations, and that the Con-
vention reassemble at the call Of the
President or by such authority as the
Convention may decide.
The delegates from Centre and Union
Districts stated that they were similarly
Structcd.
The following resolution was then Of
fered by Mr. Cracraft, and it was unani-
mously adopted:
Resotred, That it is the opinion of this
Convention that it is incxpedient to
make any nominations for the House of
Delegates or State Senator, at this time,
but that the said nominations shall be
deferred until II future day-thiS Con-
vcntion rc-aSSemble at the call of the
President.
Mr.. Faris, of Liberty, made an urgent
plea in favor of the Convention when it
Shall again assemble, giving the country
portion Of the county tro delegates in
the Legislature instead of one, as has
heretofore been the custom with both par
ties
Thcrcupon the Convention adjourned
Salisbury.