Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-31
THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The Second Democratic Congressional
! Convention Of West Virginia met ut Fair
mount, Marion county, July 10th, 1880.
The Convention WAS called to order at
$3.50 o'clock by Joseph Sprigg, Esq,
! Chairman of the Second District Con-
cressional Executive Committee, who
! Stated that WIN. Welsh of Mineral county
had been selected by the committee as
temporary Chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Welsh thereupon took the Chair
and briefly addressed the convention, af-
ter which on motion, X. w. Morrow of
jefferson and the Democratic Editors of
| the District were made temporary Sec
| retaries.
On motion of Col. r. w. Baylor, the
| Roll of the convention was called and the
various committees announced as follows
Committee on Credentials.-D. w. Gall
! B. j. Baker, G. Cunningham, j. w. Van
diver. O. Spillman. G.. j. Shaffer, John
Osbourne, 4. b. Parsons, Z. +. Deity,
G. J. Faulkner, Jr., C.S. White, Ii. b.
Davenport, Jas. NJ. Wood, j. &. Boggs,
V. B. Trimble, w. r. d. Dent, G. Z.
Shreeve, O.S. Mckinney.
Permanent Organization; j. S. Hall,
J. j. Boyd, Jr., Chas. Williams, Asa Hy-
att, j. W. Gilkcson, X. w. Baylor, {. II.
| Vandiver, James i. Dent. {. NJ. Pendle-
ton, J. w. Armentrout, j. III. Halt, Eli
hui Hutton, John Osbourne, II. 5. Will
son, l.. 5. Anvil, r. f. Kidd, James Ha-
zelwood, James Leepcr.
Basis of Representation =. III. \. Bar
row, w. Z. Logan, j. \. kregkendall, j.
/ Sprigs, J. ID. Starry, j. p. \. Entler, ID.
II. Slime, Z. c. Pcndletom, j. w. A-men-
trout, j. NJ. G. Fairfax, j. w. Marshall
John Osbourne, Ruben Davidson, III. j.
Cor, j. w. Kidd, e. p. War, Z. +.
Wells.
! Resolutions.-T. P. II. Brown, A. Oden
| A. ). Normant, \. w. Kerchevall, Jas.
| Vanmetre, q. +. Cross, j. Il. Pierce, j..
/ VI. Davis, j. 5. Duckwall, j. &. Boggs,
w. ). Raymond, CD. p. Crcsapp, John
Osbournc, l.. r. Cofl'ran, A. B. Parsons,
! G.. 5. McWhotcr, Z. +. Duffy, j. w. Nc
Kay.
On motion the convention was request
ed to meet ut the Courthouse at once and
/ the convention adjourned till l O'Clock.
WIN. WELSH, Chairman.
ROBERT MORROW, Secretary.
! Pursuant to adjournment convention
assembled ut o'clock, p. NJ, and was
called to order by Chairman.
reported rs follows:
Permanent President.-Wm.M NJ. Welsh,
Mineral.
List of cc-Prcsident.-Jas. NJ. Wood
ford, Barbour; w. 5. lenshaw, Berkeley
| E...Willams, Grant; II. ID. Powell, Hamp-
shire; Jos. Nanmetre, Hardy; VIM. IL.
Il. Lewis, Jefferson Robt. Lo we, Marion ;
| DIR. \. Gerstell, Mineral a. ". I.arcntz,
Monongalia; X. Hunter, Morgan; j. &.
BorGs, Pendlcton; j. OsbOurne, Poca-
hontas; r. w. Monroe. Preston j. G..
Ward, Randolph; VIM. DenninSs, lay
| lor; a. b. Parsons, Tucker: j. W. Kidd,
| Upshur; G.. Z. Deer, Webster.
The following gentlemen were elected
as secretaries II. w. Morrow, j. +. Flem-
ing, G.. III. Vandiver.
The Committee on basis of representa-
ton, reported us follows:
That the basis of representation be the
vote cast for 5. j. Tilden for President
in 1876. One vote for every one hun
dred. one vote for every fraction of fifty
and over cast, emitting the counties to
the following vote:
Barbour, II; Berkeley, 10; Grant, 3;
Hampshire, Il; Hardy, o; Jefferson, DO;
Marion, II; Mineral, 10; Monongalia, IL :;
Morgan, 4; Pendleton, s; POcahontas, g.;
Preston, II; Randolph, 8; Taylor, II;
Tucker, 3; Upshur, g; Webster,3. Total
$50.
The following report from Committee
on Credentials was submitted and adopt
, ed:
Committee on Credentials organized by
selecting CD Faulkner, Jr., Chairman
and Owen S. Mckinney, Secretary.
Presently. w. Gall, Barbour; c. j.
Faulkner, Jr., Berkeley; b. j. Baker,
Grant; G.. ). White, Hampshire; Garrett
Cunningham, Hardy; Henry b. Davcn-
port. Jefferson j. w. Vandiver, Mineral :;
Isiah Splman, Morgan; j. w. Woods,
Monongalia Gus. j. Shaner. Preston; V.
B.Trimble, Randolph; G. P.Shreevc, Up
shur; o. S. Mckinney, Marion; w. i.
ID. Dent, Taylor; A. b. Parsons, Tucker;
j. c. Boggs, Pendleton.
On motion it was resolved, That the
Chairman of each delegation shall pre-
sent Il list of the names of each respective
delegate as NAV be present at the conven-
ton who have been regularly appointed
and such delegates there named shall
represent their respective counties in this
convention, and if any regularly appoint
ed delegates have been omitted from this
list, their names may be supplied by au-
thority of the delegation from their
counties.
In the contest in Marion county the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved: That all Democrats from Ma
rion county, recognized as such by the
delegations from said county, shall con-
stitutc the delegation from Marion.
The following report from Committee
on Resolutions was submitted an adopt
ed:
The Democracy Of the 2nd Congress
sional District of West Virginia in con-
vention assembled, believing that we
can neither add to, nor subtract from the
Declaration of Principles adopted by the
National Democracy ut the late Cincin-
natl Convention, 1880, as its platform,
hereby cordially endorse and approve
the same.
And believing as we do that W. s.
Hancock and w. II. English have in the
past, illustrated by their conduct the
great principles of the democratic party
of this country, and when elected, that
they will uph old and maintain them in
the administration of the Federal Gov
eminent, we, the representatives Of the
Democracy of this District, do pledge
ourselves Individually and collectively
to aid, by all honorable means, their tri-
umphal election To the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency of The United States, in
November next, rs we'll as the nominees
of this convention.
Nominations now being in order, the
following named gentlcmon were placed
before the convention:
Judge John Blair Hogc, of Berkeley,
Hon. ID. b. Lucas, of jefferson, Hon. IL.
+. Martin, of Taylor, and Thomas Brad
ford, of Barbour.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot:
The nomination of Capt. Bradford was
seconded by Il. l.. r. Brown, Esq, and
G. i. z. Cresapp, Esq, of Randolph that
of Mr.. Lucas by A. w. Kercheval, OF
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