The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
The Convention I!
An Enthusiastic Meeting of the
Democracy of Monongalia
County.



the various Districts of Monongalia
county assembled in the Old Billiard
Hall adjacent to the NEW DOMINION
office on last Saturday at one o'clock
p. NJ.
Although notice of the convention
had not reached many localities of
the county and although the farmers
are at this time extremely busy with
their crops, the attendance was large
The convention was called to order
by Joseph Moreland, Esq, Chairman
of the County Executive Committee,
who stated the object of the meeting
to be the appointment of delegates to
represent this county in tho Congress
sional Convention which meets at
Keyser City on the 18th of August
next, and also. to represent this coun-
ty in the judicial Convention to be
held at Grafton on the 18th of Au-
gust.
James Hare, Esq, was selected for
chairman and j. f. Fleming, editor
of the New DOMINION, was elected
secretary,
On motion of L. Shisler the repre-
sentation of this county In these con
ventions was fixed at five delegates
and five alternates from each district,
and the convention proceeded to Sc
lect such delegates and alternatee.
with the following result:
MORGAN DISTRICT.
Delegates,-Joseph Moreland, G.
w. John. Julian +. Fleming, Edmund
Shisler, Geo. w. johnson.
1UerRdtes.-Geo. Gamble, l.. A.
Hagedorn, A. c. Woods, II. W.Brock,
Nj. r. Chalfant.
UNION DISTRICT.
Delegates.-James Hare, w. w
John, Lanslot John, John Bowers,
James Robson.
Auernates:-Calvin Stewart, John
II. Bowers, Henry j. Sedwell, Clark
Hare, John 7. Bates.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Delegdtes.-W. +. Watson, A. j.
Frum, +. IL. Watson, H. G. West, f.
l.. Morgan.
1Hernates,-R C. Corrothers, Za.
doc McBee, J. /. Bixler, Commodore
Cartright, John w. Corrothers.
GRANT DISTRICT.
Delegotes.-A. I. Hess, S. Calvin
Stewart, J. A. b. Martin, j. S. Hood,
Davis Arnett.
1HerRates.-Sansom Tough, David
VI. Camp, James Il. Dent, Pembrook
Barker, j. p. Snider.
CLAY DISTRICT.
Delegates..-Wm. Lantz, DIR. T.
Strosaider, A. w. Tenant, II. S.
Lantz, Asa Tenant.
AHernate$:-Moses Strosnder, w.
n. Sine, A. G. Chaplin, ID. j. Eddy,
Minor Tenant
cAss DISTRICT.
Delegates.-Thos. Maple, Nicho-
las South, Lorenzo Davis, Peter Laz-
zell, Nimrod John.
4lteynofes :-Simon L. Boyers, AL
va Halfin, John Carlow, John X. Bar
hickman, DR.. Chas. McLane.
BATrELLE DISTRICT.
Deleqdtes.-A. j. Santee, Elias j.
Eddy, p. A. Tenant, Silas Taught,
S. II. Shriver.
.Alteynates:-R S. Thomas, Eph-
ram Hall, Peter b. Tenant, Justus
South, John r. Robinson.
Hon. John j. Brown offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolred, That we recognize the
New DOMINION as the organ of the
Democratic party in Monongalia
county and we hereby express our APP
probation of its worth and endorse it
as a good, true and sound Democrat
ic newspaper and advise all Demo
Gratis to subscribe for it; that we will
use our best endeavors to procure for
the New DOMINION a more extended
circulation, believing that the princi-
pies and doctrines which it promul-
gates are in the main correct and
true and that our fellow citizens will
be profited By reading it.
1t appearing that Mr.. Lester, the
member of the County Executive
Committee for the district of Battelle,
has removed from this county, on mo-
ton Of Maj. John A. B. Martin, Elias
j. Eddy, Esq, was appointed mem
Der of the said committee in his place.
Joseph Moreland, Esq, offered the
following series of resolutions or plat
form, which was read and, after dis
cussion, adopted:
Resolced, LIST. That the Republic
an party was organized for the pur-
pose of procuring the abolition of sla
very and the enfranchisement of the
negroes, and that slavery having been
abolished and the negroes enfran-
chised, there is no necessity for said
party to continue as a political or