The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-20
Taylor County Republican Con
yentiOn.

Al a meeting OF the Republicans oil
Taylor county, held at Pruntytown on the
l7th inst, Johnson G. Fleming was elect
ed chairman and P. A. Rohrbaugh secre.
tary. The object OF the meeting was an
nounced TO be the selection Of delegates
TO the State Convention, 10 be held at
Parkersburg on the eth inst, and such
other general business as might demand
the attention OF the convention. A COM
mittee OF three was appointed ky the
chair consisting Of J. H. Mason, as chair.
man, and s. p. Mccormick and J. W.
Mason, for the purpose OF selecting and
recommending delegates TO the conyen:
tion. The committee ortthe following
names, to.wit:
Court House Diarict-F. E. Davis, T..
D. Howard, Geo. W. Curtain, ]. W. Bur-
dett, Jno. II. Kunst, n. s. Fleming,
B. +. Hoffman, J. NJ. Adams, Luther
Martin and s. s. Waller.
Booths Creek-Nelson Gray, Josiah F.
Holt, Samuel Hibbs, Johnson Bartlett,
Alpheus Springer, J. D. Scranage, B. F.
Paine, Alfred Freeman, Richard Hart
and Geo. NJ. Jaco.
Rlemington-J. c. Fleming, Fl. 7. Dayi.
son, j. II. Gather, Thos. Bailey, Silas P.
Bailey, W. L. Shields, Moses Mcdonald,
J. Fl. Bartlett, 7. Capeln and Josiah W..
Bailey.
GrGdoa-J. P. D. phelps, 8. T. Hooten,
G. B. W. Kunst, W. P. Burt, Lewis Hay
mond, A. Shroyer, J. NJ. Wilson, H. II.
Guseman and Luke Seyellin.
Fttierman-A. F. Shriner, Robert Nc.
Konkey, James Raymond, John Hay.
mond, j. C. Painter, james P. Murphy,
C. Core, Geo. W. Brown, ]. W. Blue and
Thos. Jefireys.
The committee further recommend the
adoption OF the following resolution:
ResOlnl, That any Republican Of Tay-
lor county who may be present at the
State or Congressional Convention shall
have full power to act as a delegate from
this county.
The report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted empowering
the aforesaid delegates and any Repub:.
licans Of Taylor county who may attend
The Congressional and Senatorial Con.
ven,ion, II one shall be called, to act as
delegates from Il s county.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolred, That we hereby reaftirm our
allegiance to the principles Of the Re-
publican party, and unqualihedly en-
dorse the nominees and platform of the
Cincinnati Convention, pledging every
honorable effort to accomplish their sue
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Believing that the County Court system
works continually 10 the detriment oil
the people and that il has become bur-
densome and oppressive, we call upon
the State Republican Convention, soon to
assemble at Parkeraburg, TO take some
action looking to the modification or re-
peal Of the system.
We charge the Democratic party OF
West Virginia with incapaclty In the con
duet OF the government, and with having
demonstrated their inability TO fulfill
their pledges for the promised reform
and reduction in taxation. We therefore
invite the cooperation Of all friends OF
good government in efiecting a change In
the State administration.
That we have the most implicit conf
ilenee in the patriotism, fidelity and abil-
ity Of Gen. Nathan Goff, jrs OF Harrison
county, and that he Is the frat choice OF
the people Of Taylor county for Gov
On motion Of Mr.. Gather, ordered that
the proceedings Of this convention be
published in the Grafton Sentinel and
Wheeling INTEILIGENcER.
| JOHNSON G. FLEMiNa, Chairman.
PA. RoHRBAueH, Secretary.