The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-04
Democratic Meeting Ia Monongalia
Comfy

| CO0nty.
Pursuant to the call OF JOSEPH More
land, Esq, chairman uf the Democratic
Executive Committee of MOnoRgalia
county, meeting was held in the -Ne,o
Dominion Building, IN Morgantown, on
Monday, May l, 1876. The chairman of
the Executive Committee called the meet
ing to order, and nominated Hamilton
q. West, of Clinton district, for chairman.
and John 1. Brown, Of Morgan district,
| for secretary, which nominations were
ratified. The object of the meeting was
stated by the chairman to be the selec-
ton OF delegates from this county to rep
resent the Democracy thereof in the
Democratic State Convention, to be held
at Charleston, on the 8th day of Jure
next. Whereupon Joseph Morelsnd sub
mitted the following motion, which was
unanimously adopted, to-wit:
That i've delegates from each distrist
of Monongalia county be chosen by this
meeting to represent the Democracy of
said county in the Charleston conven.
ton.
Nominations were made and ratified
from the several districts of the county,
as follows:
Morgan-Adams w. Lorentz, Joseph
Moreland, Thomas A. Haldenman, Rob-
ert II. Dolllon and John l. Brown.
Clinton Thomas F. Watson, Hamilton
&. West, John w. Landhsm, Ely l..
Morgan and VIM. Wilson.
Union-James Hare, John Bowners,
William W. John, William Robinson,
Jr, and Alpheno Dilliner.
Grant,. p. Snider, Philip II. Keck,
John S. Hood, David NJ. Camp and
Samuel y. Stewart.
Battelle--Solomon Shriver, Elias j.
Eddy, William Thomas, Peter A. Len
ant and Mark G. Lester.
William Lautz, Thompson Sire
snider, Asa Tenant, Abraham w. Ten
ant and Noah Moore.
Cass-Thomas Maple, Nicholas l.
South, Simon l.. Boyero, John S. Flem-
ming and Peter s. Lazzell.
The meeting then proceeded to select an
Executive Committee for the county, and
on motion the following named gentle
men were chosen, to-wit:
as Morgan, Joseph .Moreland; Union,
James Hare; Clinton, Moses Steele;
Grant, Samuel G. Stewart; Clay, M. 5.
Strosnider; Cass, Simon 9. Boyers; Bat
telle, NJ. G. Lester.
The meeting was addressed by lis
chairmen, Hamilton g. West, Samuel q.
Stewart, Adams w. Lorentz, Philip III.
Keck, Simon l.. Boyers, James Hare.
Joseph Moreland, E Shisler and Others,
on the subjects relating to the interests
of the Democratic party, and foreshadow-
ing Its policy in the coming county cam
paign.
Alter which the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resoipfd, That in he event that none
of the delegates selected to represent this
county in the State Convention should
attend the same, that Col. r +. Dennis,
of Greenbrier county, be and he is here
by authorized and requested to cast the
vote of this county upon all questions
arising in and nominations made before
said convention.
Resoived, That this meeting heartily
endorses the Ne,c Dominion, q Democratic
journal recently started in this county by
our young friends Jacobs u Flemming,
and that we recommend that all the
Democrats of this county subscribe for
the same, and extend to it liberal pat
ronage and support, and that each of US
in attendance upon this meeting become
subscriber to and an active agent for
said paper.
Resolved, That the Secretary furnish a
copy of the proceedings of this meeting
for publication in the Neio pom'n'o" ana
and Wheeling REGISTER.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
HAMILTON q. WEST,
JOHN j. Brown, Chairman.
Secretary