West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-09-14

district, be appointed as a com
mlttee on the nomination OF condi-
dates. The Committee was as 70 =
lows: j. III. Castolo and J G KEN
ble, Reno; Jas e Murdock aud D
X Jackson, KlDgwood; Gibson and
Cross Lyon; ISAIAH Kirk ard
Abraham Bolysrd. Valley; H &
Worthlngton and N A Wilson,
I.PortlaLd; 8 T Wiley and J T
Fuller, Grant; WIN Chidester aud
u B Feather, Pleasant; and B NJ
McGeary and Philo Wells, and
Uuion.
On motion, the convention now
took recess Of fifteen minutes a.
order to give the COMMITTEE time %
report.
Conven ton called to order snd
committee on nominations reported
as follows:
Legislature. e, st 81 'e, S T Wiley
Legislature. West side, Jno H
HIT.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, j Me-
son Baker.
Clerk of the County Court, VIM
NJ Shsffer.
Gibson o. Lyon, moved that the
report of the commtts on nomiua-
lions be adopted. DR. Kemble offer.
ed an amendment.to this motion to
the effect that each candidate be
voted Tor separately, or which
would have been better demanded
division"
Col Kirk, of Valley, at this nom
ent nominated Jno w Guseman as
candidate for the House of Dele
gates from the West side, but this
motion was ruled out of order. He
then moved an amendment TO the
amend ment to the original motion
that the convention proceed to the
nomination OF candidates in a man
ner which had always been custom
AIRY in political conventions in this
county. The amendment to the
amendment to the original motion
carried.
a motion was then made to pro
ceed to the nomination of candi-
dates for the House of Delegates
from the West side. Jno H. Holt
was nominated by II @ Worthington,
and John w Guseman was nomin-
ated by Isaiah Kirk. The ballot
stood as follows:
HoLr.-Lyon, 273i; Reno, 3O5;
Union, 305; Grant, 467; Portland,
1856; Kingwood, 1914; Pleasant 4S
l-5.
GUsEMAN-Lyon. 1854; Reno.
3o5; Valley, 279; Pleasant, 1872
4. 5; Portland, l6O.
Mr.. Holt receiving a majority Of
the votes cast, his nomination was
made unanimous, and the chair de-
clared him the nominee OF the con
vention as a candidate for the House
of Delegates from the West side OF
The river.
The nomination Of candidates for
the House of Delegates from the
East side was now in order. S w
Wardwe'l, j w Hardesty, Jas
Messenger and s T Wiley were
put in nomination. Mr. Messenger
refused to have his name 90 before
the convention. The ballot stood
as follows:
WARDwELL-Lyou. SAT; Reno,
Clio; Valley, 279; Portland, 200
DEMONSTRATION, 1919; + eas-
ant 24l, Portland, 247; Kltgwood,
1877.
W1LEY.-Uoion, 2o3 l-3; Grant,
467; Portland 81; Kirgwood, 1877.
Mr., WardwelI receiving MAORI |
y OF all the Votes cast, on motion
bis nomination was made unanimous,
and he chair declared bim the nom
lree ofthe convention AS candidate
Tor the House OF Delegates from the
East side OF the river.
The nomination Of candidates for
Clerk OF the Circuit Court wa. nov
"a order. j Nelson Baker and Smith
Crane were put 80 nomination. Mr..
Baker received all the votes with
the exception Of 1873 ID IN Valley.
Mr.. Baker getting majority OF
all the votes cast, Oh motion bis nom
nation was made unanimous. and
the chair declared him the nominee
OF the convention 40 a candidate for
Clerk Of The Circuit Court.
The nomination Of candidates for
Clerk Of the County Court being in
order, VIM NJ SbaGer, John w Sha-
han and J Ami Martin were put in
nomination. There we're two ballots
taKen, the first standing as follows.