The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-07-14
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Pursuant to the call ofthe Execu-
tive Committee, the Republicans Of
Mason county assembled in conyen-
ton, at the Court House in Point
Pleasant, on the 10th day Of July,
1880, at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
The convention was calledto order
by D. II. Willard, Secretary of the
Executive Committee, and J. B. Men
ager was selected as temporary Chair,
man; H. G. Ncase, Secretary, will,
Ed. Ryan and F. W. sisson, assist
ants.
A motion WAS made, that each dist.
riot delegation name one member fol
each Of the following committees, to.
wit:
On Permanent Organization; on
Rules and Order of Business, andon
Resolutions, which was amended by
striking out the committees on Per
Imanent Organization, and on Rules
and Order Of Business, and the mo.
ton to appoint committee on Reso.
buttons was adopted.
On motion the temporary organi.
cation was made permanent
On motion, every Republican pres
ent ofthis county, was accreditedas
a delegate from the District in which
he lived.
On motion. the basis ofrepresenta.
ton was fixed at twenty votes fol
each Districtahdaroll Of the Districts
being called it was ascertained that
every District was represented.
A recess was then taken until one
O'Clock, P. NJ.
ONE O'Clock P. NJ.
Convention reassembled whereup
on D. H. Willard, the Chairman o.
the committee on resolutions, report.
ed the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Republicans Of
Mason county, in convention Assem-,
bled, cordially endorse the platform
of principles adopted at the national
convention, Chicago, and the State
convention at Grafton, as well as the
candidates nominated at bothof them
and they hereby pledge their supper,
to all of them.
ResoIvcd, That we are in favor Of
such reform in the administration Of
our county affairs, as will break. ur
the rings which have too long con,
trolled them, to the detriment of The
true interests of the people of the
county.
On motion it was resolved that the
convention do now proceed to nomi
nate two candidates for the House o.
Delegates, whereupon V. B. Horton,
J. 0. sayre, A. G. Beard, Thomas
Hutchinson and John NJ. Reynolds
were placed in nomination, and q
vote being had it was found tina,
Hon. John N. Reynolds, of Lewis
District, and Thomas Hutchinson,
Esq, of Waggoner District, had eacll
received a majority of all the votes
cast, and we're, on motion, unani.
mously declared the nominees Of this
convention.
Nominations Of candidates for As
SCISSORS being now in order, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were presented to
the convention for Assessor Of Dist.
riot No. /, to wit: Thomas G.. Bless.
ling, of Cooper District, Francis Lew
is, of Waggener District, and John
Mcintosh, Of. Waggener District, and
a vote being had resulted in the
Echoice Of Mr.. Blessing as a candidate
for Assessor Of District No. !.
The following gentlemen were then
presented to the convention as can,
didates for Assessor of District No. Q:
John P. Austin, Jacob Casio, limo
thy Poffenbargcr, James Lusk and c.
10. Knapp, and after two or three bal.
lots were had and no choice being
made, the names of Mr.. Lusk and
Mr.. Austin were withdrawn, and an.
other vote being had resulted in the
choice Of G. G. Knapp, of Union Dis
trict, as a candidate for Assessor Of
District No: 3.
Nomination for Sheriff being now
in order, B. J. Redmond, of Robinson
District, was placed in nomination
as candidate for Sheriff, and there
being no other nominations, on mo-
Ition of Hon. Jabe2 Beard. tie non,i.