Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-05-29
Democratic Precinct Meetings.
CHARLESTOWN.

CHARLESTOWN.
Pursuant to the published call OF the
Democratic County Executive Commit
tee, meeting was held, for Charles
town precinct, at the Courthouse on
Saturday afternoon, May 22d:
Or motion, w. w. B. Gallaher was
called to the Chair, and James NJ. Ma
son appointed Secretary. The object OF
the mee,ing-the appointment OF dele
gates to the Grafton Convention, 10 De
held on the Sd of June, to select dele
gates to the Cincinnati Convention
was stated.
On motion, the Chair was empowered
to appoint the following gentlemenl as
delegates: Capt. George Baylor, DR..
John D. Starry, w. /. Wilson, James
Nj. Mason, aud Forest W. Brown.
Under the call no other business ap-
pearing, on motion the meeting adjourn
I'd.
w. w. B. GALLAHER, Chm'p.
JAMES NJ. Mason, Sec'y.
MIDDLEWAY.
At meeting of the Democrats OF
Middleway precinct, held on Saturday,
May 22d, 1880, in accordance with q
notice published by order of the Coun-
ty Executive Committee, on motion
Jno. w. Grantham was called to the
Chair, and S. H. Fowler appointed
Secretary. The object of the meeting
being explained-to send delegates TO
District Convention 20 be held at Graf
ton on the Sd of June next-on motion
Josiah Watson and John w. Grantham
were appointed delegates, and Capt. D
d. Engle and S. + White, alternates.
The following resolution was adopted;
Resoived, In the event of neither del
egates or alternates attending said con-
ventioD, any Democrat present from
the county be requested to represent
this precinct.
On motion, adjourned.
JNO. w. GRANTHAM,
S. IL Fowler, Sec'y- Chm n.
DUFFIELDS.
May %, 1880.
In compliance with the order of the
Democratic Executive Committee, for
this county, the voters of that party at
the Duffield's Depot precinct organized
their meeting today by calling Capt.
Jas. w. Glenn to the Char, and electing
Jos. 7. Hess, Esq, Secretary. The OBJ
ject of the meeting being stated, it was
moved aud unanimously carried that
Mr.. John II. Strider be appointed a
delegate to the Second Congressional
Convention, which is 10 be held III
Grafton June Sd, proximo, to elect del
gates to the National Convention, to be
held at Cincinnati.
JAS. w. GLENN,
Jos. T. Hess, Sec y. Chm'n.
KEARNEYSVILLE.
AT a meeting held at Clusters School
House May 22d, 1880, Isaac III. Stridcr
and JAS T. Trussell were elected dele
gates to the Grafton Convention, and
Eugene Baker and Jas. w. Chapman
as altcrnateS.
II. S. LEAGUE, Chm'n.
G. 3. LEWIS, Sec'y.
POTOMAC.
The meeting was organized by the Sc
lection of Col. w. A. Morgan, President,
and ). b. Neil, Vice-Presdcnt and Geo.
McGlincy, Secretary. The President
stated the object of the meeting to be to
select delegate to attend the Grafton
Convention, which meets Bird of Junc, to
select delegates to represent this Congress
sional District in the National COnyen-
ton at Cincinnati. Col. W. \. Morgan
was elected principal delegate and E. j.
Lee, ESD, alternate. On motion, it was
resolved that the delegate TO the Grafton
Convention use his best endeavOr to get
the delegates from this district to vote for
the "adoption OF the two-third rule" for
President and Vice-Prcsidcnt, and to re-
main untrammeled in all else. On motion
the Secretary was appointed committee
to solicit subscriptions to defray expenses
of delegate. On motion it was resolved
that the pl oce edings be published in the
Register. On motion the primary ad-
journed.
w. \. MORGAN, President.
GEO. MCGLISCY, Secretary.
SHEPHERD.
At the meeting for Shepherd District
held in this town on Saturday last, the
following delegates and alternates were
elected to the Grafton Convention -
Delegates-Geo. NJ BeltzhoOyer and
Chas. II. Knott; Aternates--D. s..
Rentch and J. o. Aglionby.