The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-25
CAPITAL REMOVAL.

The Meeting Saturday Night-AP
pointmenI OF Delegates 20 ihs
Grafton Conveatisn.
There was quite large gathering q
the Court House, on Saturday evening
OF the friends OF the removal Of TIT
capital, and the meeting was composed
OF some OF the best and most substantial
citizens OF the county. The object o
the meeting was the appointment o
delegates to attend the Grafton Conven
ton which meets next Wednesday.
The meeting was organized by elect
ing DR.. Geo. Baird, President, and J
st. j. Clarkson, Secretary.
| The object OF the meeting was STATED
to be the appointment of delegates to
the Grafton Convention, aud Mr.. Clark
son moved that one delegate from each
district in the county, be appointed.
After considerable debate as to TIT
number that should be appointed, tht
| amendment OF Col. OBrien, making
the delegation consist OF three from
each district, prevailed, and the motor
as amended was adopted.
J. H. Good, Esq, moved that COM
mittee Of FIVE be appointed to selec'
names of delegates from this county Il
the Grafton Convention. Carried.
The President appointed Messrs
j. H. Good John Bishop. Gen. B. F
Kelley, Gen. A. ]. Pannell and T. ?
Shallcross, on the above committee.
The committee made the following
report:
The committee appointed to selec
three gentlemen from each township o
Ohio county. in the Convention to bt
b ED at Grafton on the 9th day Of May
respectfully present the following
names:
For Washington Distriet-Henry X
List, Clarke Hanes, and c. W. B. AL
iison.
| Madison-Dr. Thos. H. Logan, Thos
j. Blair and Morgan L. OFT.
Clay-George w. Franheim, VIM. +
Pattersop. and G.. o. Davenport.
Union-John W. Boring, James Bod
LEY, Jr., and Isaiah Warren.
| fCsatrs-Andrew Wilson, John But
terrified, and John q. Hoffman.
Webster-James NJ. Todd, Captain
Henry Wallace, and William Bailey
Ritchie--W. C. Hsndlau, DR.. R. W
Hszlett, and John H. Hobbs.
Tiadelphia-Thos. O'Briep, DR.. j
| IT. Storer and J. Frank Smith.
| Librty-J. r. Steele, w. B. Curti
and,J. II. Montgomery.
| INSTRUMENTATION Kelley, Jos. Wad
die and DR.. J. C. Campbell.
1 On motion OF George o. Dsvenpor
the report of the Committee was amend
ed by adding the names OF the commit
tee to select delegates to the list o
| delegates and the report as thus amend
ed was carried.
The following note was read:
WKsr LIBERTY, w. Va, May 81.
o. s. Long, Esq.
Several of US had intended coming
down to the meeting on Saturday night
but being 80 late at nightwill not come
but will 20 il possible to Grafton. W.
are all in favor OF removal to Wheel
ing. You're, etc.,
.. w. II. STEELE.
Judge Cochran offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, AS the sense OF this Mass
Convention, that Ohio county is in favor
Of the removal Of the Capital from the
oity OF Oh arlestou, and that any citizen
Of this county, favoriug such removal,
and in attendance at the Convention 10
be held in Grafton on the 9th inst,
sh sll be accredited as delegate TO the
same, in addition 10 the delegates al.
ready regularly appointed.
Mr.. Pendleton moved 10 amend by
adding land that all delegates present
from Ohio county are instructed to vote
10 favor OF removal" Adopted.
The resolution as amended was then
unanimously adopted.
On motion the Convention adjourned
sine die.