South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-07-28
The Democratic Mass Meeting.
at the Courthouse, on Tuesday, 25;h.

at the Courthouse, on Tuesday, 25;h.
Mr.. HARPER: Tho proceedings Of
the great mass meeting here on last
Tuesday not having been furnished by
the Secretaries in time Tor this issue, 1
con;ine myself TO brief summary OF its
leading proceedings. This mass meet
ing was convened, by invitation or the
Siaresville Convention, anil in the alb
seLce of its venerable President, was pre.
sided over by Major john l.. Wilson.
IL Is said to have shown a larger a,ten-
dance-tbrec to four hundred men Of
age. standing and responsibility than
have met on public occasion for years.
committee appointed for the purpose
selected twenty-eight delegates to the
Senatorial Convention, and after their
confirmation by the meeting. Col. Alex.
ander Monroe moved that all Democrats
In good standing from tho several mag.
istenal districts should he authorized TO
sit With their deleg atoms as equal com.
ponents OF the Sen. Convention. Will
liam ii. Maloney proposed to extend tue
resolution also To- the Congressional
Convention. Samuel l.. Flourpoy sug-
gested division into two distinct reso.
laiions, which was agreed to; where.
upon A. w. KerchevaI proposed az n
substitute for W. .Ialoney's resolution
the following:
The Democracy OF Hampshire county
assembled III mass meeting, 1T the
courthouse, on the 25th day of July,
instant, ny invitation Of tho SlaLesvillc
convention, being we'll assured that
two-thirds. or probably mo our va
,ers dc ire tho nomination OF Daniel Il.
Lucas. Esquire, OF Jefferson, as thsir
choica for representative in the next
Congress OF the Uniied States, hereby
instruct THAR delegates in the Congress-
ion1l Convention to cast ten votes Of
this county's representative quota there
| In Tor Mr.. Lucas; anil the delegates at.
iend1ni in the Convention may cast the
residue OF the county's vote ut their DIS
erection. give from memory nearly the
vc.y words OF the resolution. TIE mo-
ton to adopt this resolution OF instruc-
tion, as q substitute for Mr.. Maloney's
previous proposition elected no debate,
and was carried by vote probably cx-
cceding two huadted against hut q few
dissentien,s. Some SOVEREIGN OF the
delegates 10 the Congressional Conven.
lion were present. of whom ten at loasi
voted for the resolution. Its mover was
the appointed Chirmau of the Congress-,
ional ConTention delegates. hy choice of
the Slancsvillo Convention.
The resolution of Col. Monroe WAS
then passed by a decisive vote. and gen
tlemen III opposition showed tut little
inclination TO discuss the several pr,po-
siiions on their rrerit..
OIhcr important business was done
hy the me,t,rg, TIC particular, OF which
will hereafter appear in tho proc ceilings.
An important AMI stlu.ary ch ,mue in
The method of choosing deleg tes TO
Conventions was proposed aud advora.
ted by DIR. Il. f. Herkrly, & adopted ~
very general assent. Tue existing Dim
ocratic Executive Committee was rttir-
ed,and others elected Is their SUI .casors.
1t WAS determined TO hold n County
| Convention ereahcr to nominate can
Ill iatcs FOR lIouse OF D.lcga'es aid o.
;her county officers; anil delegates APP
pointed tn The mkt Democrat. State
Convention, nj farkersbu-g.
Ihis b;icf sketch presents the Lad
ing facts aud lea ures Of the meeting.
| u Was enthusiastic, earnest, cmph at.
ic In Its meanings and It's tone. but Il o
glad 10 say that it passed over without
any manifestations Of acrmomv or bad
feeling whatever. Its Wind cations of
the lslght of instruction by the People
as The fountain Il nj source Of all power
over those TO whom it delegates its
truth, tha: cd tiHc hono:ed doctrine of
orr fathers. Was complete Triumphant
and decisive. | doubt not that tie in
s;rucliona cmana'ing from so large, r,
| spec.sble and il HueEtial bod, If our
gray-hnircd and Intelligent citizens will
be ,heerfully ohcytd.
A MEMBER CT TuE MEETING.