South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-09
Pleasant Dale Convention.
HELD AUG. 8, 1873.

by JOHN W. MARSHALL, Esq, Chairman.
of The Executive Committee. S. L.
FLcuRSoY was made President and
HENRY B. GILKEsoN, Secretary.
Upon motion that the Chairman an.
point Committee OF FIVE to report q list
OF delegates 20 represent Hampshire
County in the Congressional Conven-
ton, to be held at Keyscr. on the 18th
INST, lie appointed on said Committee
Col. ASA Herr. Col. SAML. CoorEr.
Col. ALEX. Monroe, JAS. Z. MEALS.
Esq. an | Il. w. DALEY. Jr., Esq.
The said Committee reported the fol.
lowing "a list of delegates to repre- sen.
this County in the said Congressional
Convection, which report was adopted:
Romaey Diarict-J ohm S. Pancake.
ii. l.. Tabb. Isaac Pancake. John w.
Marshall. {. 5. White. Il. W. DALEY.
Jr., and James A. Gibson.
Springfield District f. Ewers. DR.. ].
W. Moore. George s. Arnold, Brooke
raylo-. John G.. Monroe, Charles L.
French, Newton B. Guthrie and Isaac
Parsons.
Nh Creeh-Daniel Thompson, Elijah
High. Thomas c. Kelley. JAS. G. Lud-
wick. j. +. Taylor, John L. Parker, Ju-
Illus Taylor and William Taylor.
Gore Diarict-George Deaver, James
T.. Ncalis. Samuel III. Williams, Michael
Seaman. DR.. X. Taylor. Jacob Stump,
Col. A. Monroe and James II. Powell.
.Siermm Diarici-Frank Pownall
James G. Ruckman, Alfred ii. Pownal!,
Samuel Park, Gibson Timbrook, VIM.
Peppers. John Tharp AMI Alexander
Armstrong.
Bloome,y Disric.-R. d. Powell, O.
verton llieronmous, Joseph Hiett. Benz
+. Mcdonald. Minor Furr, David Haw-
kins, VIM. S. Hook and Asa aiett.
CtPon District-Capt. David Pugh,
John Monroe. Asa Kline, John E Heat
wole, Maj. Mathew Harlow, John f.
Nixon, Capt. A. Brill and Col. Samuel
Cooper.
Upon motion Of Col. Cooper, the
Chairman and Secretary were added to
the delegation.
Upon motion Of Col. Perry it was Re-
solred, that tic same delegates represent
this County in the Senatorial Conven.
ton TO be held for nomination OF State
Senator.
Resolre,l, That il is the sense of this
Convention that there be no Convention
held in this County for the nomination
OF Clerks Of the Circuit and County
Courts, and that the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee call Convention
for tile purpose OF nominating dele e.
gate TO the House of Delegates.
Upon motion of JAMES A. GIBSON,
Esq, the Chairman OF the Executive
Committee was instructed to request the
Chairman Of the Senate Executive
Committee to appoint Romney rs the
place Of holding the Senatorial Conven
ton.
Upon motion OF G.. S. WHITE, Esq.
that the Chairman appoint committee
TO report resolutions expressing the
sense OF the Convention in regard to
Railroad taxation and the liability OF
West Va. for portion OF the State debt
Of Virginia, c. S. White, Col. A. Mon
roe and Col. Samuel Cooper, were ap-
pointed as such committee
The said committee having taken the
matter under consideration. reported
the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolced, That taxation should he G.
quail and uniform. that Railroad Compa.
mics should be made to pay their proper
proportion of taxes TO contribute to the
welfare OF the people and not be suffer.
cd TO become oppressive monopoics
and that determinations i'm Railroad
charges in favor of people OF other States
over those Of our State should not be
tolerated.
Resolyed, That the ilea which has been
suggested that this State should assume
the debt Of 81, 100000 attempted to be
saddlod upon her under the so-called
Va, certificates is prcposterous and not
to be entertained but she should only
assume such an amount as shall be clear
ly shown to be justly due from this State
10 the State Of Virginia.
Upon motion the Convention adjourn.
Cd sine die.
S. i. FLOURNOY, Chairman.
ii. Il. GmKEsoN, Sec'y.
COl11fU COT1CcHtiOn.
Tie Democratic County Convention,
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