Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-24
Democratic MASS COnven
ton Co appoint Delegates
10 the State and Congress
siOnaI Conventions.

siOnaI Conventions.
Pursuant to call OF the County
Executive Committee, the Democra-
cy of Berkeley held a mass conven-
tion at the Courthouse, in Martins
burg, on Saturday, the 18th inst, TO
appoint Delegates TO the State Con-
vention which assemblies at Martins
burg on the 2Sth inst, and to the
Congressional Convention, which
assemblies at Fairmont on the Goth
inst.
The Convention was organized by
Chas. J. Faulkner, Jr., Esq, mem
Der of the Executive Committee,
who announced tina. the had receiv-
ed a letter from Hon. III. s. Gran
than, chairman of the committee,
saying he was sick and unable to be
present, and requesting Mr.. Faux
ner to organize the Convention.
Mr.. Faulkner, Jr., then announc-
ed that nominations for President of
the Convention was then in order, !
and John w. Hollida, Esq, Of Opeq-.
uon, nominated r.. p. III. Staub, !.
Esq, who was unanimously chosen
President.
Mr.. Staub on taking the chair, re-
turned his thanks to the convention,
for the honor conferred, in short
speech, and announced as the first
order of business, the appointment
of Secretaries and on motion of G.
u. Thornburg, Esq, of Arden, A.
Oden and VIM. $. Henshaw, Esqs.,
were appointed Secretaries. n
The chair ammo lnced as next in
order the appointment Of delegates
to t.e State and Congressional Con-
ventions land that under the orders
of the Executive Committee, the
State delegation would be composed
of eighty gentlemen, and the Con-
gressional twenty-eight.
Mr.. John Ell. Martin, of Falling
Waters, moved that the chair APP
point committee of one from each
district to report to the convention
the state and congressional dele
gates, which motion was amended
on motion of Capt. VIM. b. C0lston, 10
double the committee, and appoint
two from each district, there being
seven districts and making the CON-
mittee fourteen in number instead
of seven. The question being sub
mitted to the convention by the
chair, the amendment was adopted,
and the original motion as amended,
also adopted, and the chair appoint
ed the following committee
Mdrtinsburg.-B. +. Fiery, VIM.
L. Logan.
Opeq,son.-John w. Hollida, ia
cob Rush.
Ardcn.-B. F. Brady,C U. Thorn
burg.
MillcreeG.-Wm. Kilmer, Robt.
Lamon.
Gerardstown. - James McKown,
w. Swimley.
Hedgesuille. -W. III. Kilmer, John
S. Vermilyea.
Falling Waters. John II. Martin,
j. v. Quinn.
Who after retiring to their room
reported through Mr.. Logan, their
chairman, the following State and
Congressional delegates
STATE DELEGATES.
Martinsbamg--C. p. Mathai, Phil
ip Showers, e. Boyd Faulkner, r.
p. II. Staub, w. L. Logan, j. III.
Gettinger, VIM. B. Colston, G. i.
Faulkner, Jr., Blackburn Hughes,
James p. Engles, Michael Heating,
Jacob S. Trammell, Allen Henshaw,
ID. S. Eichelberger, John 7. Boyd, A.
KogelschatZ, Dennis Kavanaugh, G.
.. Lambert, j. L. w. Baker, Alex
Parks, Jr.
OpeQuon-A. J. Thomas, Geo. r.
Hollida, Jacob Miller, Joseph Van
metre, John r. Hollida, Jacob Rush,
VIM. II. Showers, James Randall,
VIM. Myers, r. ). Eichelberger.
Gerardsto,cn-M. s. Grantham, ID.
N. KEGS, Casper Stump, VIM. T.
Noll, Joseph Hollis, J. w. McKown,
Jno. l.. Barney, VIM. Swimley, Da-
vid Stuckey, j. b. Morgan.
MiLlcreeE-Charles Stuckey, VIM.
Kilmer, Peter Foreman, James |
Thomas, +. l.. Hoffman, James w.
Strong, David Stewart, M. l.. Payne.
r. d. Seaman, Robert Lamon.
Arden-John M. Payne, Henry J.. |
Seibert, B. F. Brady, Geo. 3. Roush,
b. S. Kilmer, l.. M. Sencindiver,
Morgan Vanmetre, James w: Ia
BILE, G. u. Thornburg, David L.
Stewart. 1855
Hedgesuille-George Terrell, s. B. |
JamisOn, Jacob Il ull, DR.. M. 5. But
Ter, VIM. Ronk, John B. A. MAIDEN
bousch, Johnathan Thatcher, w. S. |
Cunningham, Lemuel s. Howard.
Falling Waters-Decatur Hedges,
Jacob NJ. Seibert, j. N. Cunning |
ham, DIR. +. M. Davis, j. v. Quinn,
Geo. w. Marshall, j. Dugan, Jacob |
Syester, John I'll. Martin, Calvin
Tice.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES.
Martinsburg-A. Oden, w. It. Lo-
gan, G. j. Faulkner, Jr., James
Dunn, G.. Wellinger, Philip Show-l