South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-16
Democratic Convention of
Hampshire County.

caiieu 10 order by T.. Russell Chair.
man OF the county Executive commit
tee.
On motion, S. L. Flournoy was e.
iec.ed chairman and Chas. nj. Pultz
and j. L. Tutwiler Secretaries.
On motion OF Col. A Monroe the
Rules OF the Horse of Delegates were
adopted. On Motion OF ii. b. Gilke.
son the chair appointed a committee
OF two from each district to select 10
delegates from each district to the
State Convention and q like number
to the Congressional Convention.
The following were the committee,
to wit: Capt. David Pugh, A. l..
Pugh, Il. +. Mcdonald, Il. ID. Pow
ell, Geo. MIlleson, Col. Alex Monroe.
). q. Ruckman, G.. ii. Hott, Isaac
Parsons, II. NJ. Washington, VIM.
Taylor, IL. u. Gilkeson and Isaac
Pancake.
The Committee returned the fol-
lowing list of Delegates to the State
Convention
Mill Creek District-J. F. Parker, Ju.
!ius Taylor, l.. Kelley Elijah Liller, G.
". Taylor. BENZ. Parker, J. w. Parker,
John Taylor, Alonzo High and David
" hiteman. 81
Rt mncy-John S. Pancake, David
Fox, John j. Inskeop, Alex. Sanders,
K. w. DaileY. Jr., Il. Russell, William
Montgomery, Isaac L. Brady, Charles
L. Poland, Ed. NJ. Gilkcson 6 A. w.
Kercheval
Spring d-George Arnold, c. NJ.
French, JAS. II. Inskeep. Michael Blue,
John Parren. Samuel McGla;hery, Hen
ry Campbell, John Martin, Isaac Tay
lor and Jacob Adams.
Cafon-Cart. VIM. A. Sale, Col. Sam
uel Cooper, Jesse G. Lupion. julius s.
Wlddle, r. A. Ward, Charles w. Crcs-
well. Benjamin Monroe, Julius c. Davis.
David G:ilin and III. p. Hook.
Saerman-H. NJ. Pownall,U. Stuckey.
L. ID. Schnibbr, j. D.,Beery,J. w. Ruc.,.
man, John Tharp, Samuel Park. Abner
Poland and Philip Mal;ck.
Bloomery II. Frye, A. o. Love.t,
Asa Hiet', VIM. Powell, j. NJ. Hiet,,
Perry McCool. s. a. Kidwell, A. G..
Sionaker. DR.. J. |. Gardner and james
+. Lejth.
Gore-Gcorge Beaver, D. X. Taylor,
William Ilass, G. N. Hiett, James p.
Meals, Samnel Ii. Williams, John n.
Rannells, Mic Aael Seaman, G. N. P,.l,z
ana Thomas -. Pueh.
And the following Delegates 10 the
CongrcS s:onal Convention.
Mill Creek District. Il. Lcvin.s
Charles Taylor of John. George Taylor,
Il. High OF Fred. VIM. Hamilton. Jas.
Parker, Simon Rudclph, L. g. Taylor,
Daniel Thompson and l.. Marhwoof.
komney Parsons, Jno. Il.
Vance, Nj. +. Polling, Jos. a. Pancake.
G. ). White, V. Nj. Polling Jno. W. nar-
shall, DR.. y. f. Berkeley and Robert
w. Daley. Jr.
Sprlnglicld-John Hanna, Benjamin.
shannon, Robert Parker, John Wood
son. Joseph Parker. Wm. Esrsom. Law
son blue, Edward Washington, Garrett
Monroe and VIM. T. Taylor.
Capon-John Monroe, Amos T.. An
dersou, John f. Nixon, A. A. Bril-.
s lvester Rudolph. NJ. f Hannum, JON
ATTAIN i. Pugh, +. NJ. Pagh, c. n. Gar
vim end j. II. Johnson.
Sherman-A. II. Pownal', James w.
Poland. A. Robertson, B. +. Richard,
Jon. Flory. VIM. II. Pepper, Samuel
hickman, David Woiford ". II. Low
and j w. Pepper.
Bloomery-E. $. IIeiskell. Peter Lo, :
George Eeironimus, james Hammock,
Joseph f.. Gray, VIM. SehaTnaker,
George Holt, BAIL w. Shanholtz n,
Lemuel Nixon and T.. IL. Nixon.
Gore-Wm Miller, A c.. Loy, Al
ner Carder, ID. w. Oglesbee. I,cnj. Ful,z,
John j.. lleatwole. John w Garter.
James Pownal Jr, JOSEPH Ginin and
Jacob Stump.
On motion the report of the Com
mittce was adopted. On mott on the
officers OF this conventions the mem,
bers OF the committee to select dele
gates were added to the list Of dele.
gates to The State and Congre ssional
Conventions.
The following resolution was a.
dopted on motion of DIR. Il. f. Berk-
ley. Resolved That the Democracy
OF Hampshire county III Convention
assembled heartily approves and en-
do:ses the action OF those members OF
the House of Representatives. Of the
United States, who supported sthe
Morrison Bill for reduction of the
Tariff, and re-aflirm for themselves
the Old-time .honored well est. blish-
cd prlnciple-A Tariff for revenue
only, and especially commend their
own Representative, the Hon. VIM.
j.. Wilson for his votes on said Bill.
On motion the South Branch In
telligencer, the Hampshire Review
& the Wheeling Register, were rcaues-
ted to publish the proceedings OF the
Convention.
S. l.. FLOURNOY. Chairman
G. w. PULTz, s
j. f. TUrw1LBR, secretaries
We learn from the Winchester Tioles
Ct Wednesday last that John Il. Barbour
acoIored man Of good character. living
in that place coolly and dellbara,ely shot
with q large horse pistol on "Wednesday
Of last week,a coIored woman by the name
Of Caroline Lee. They had for some
fima lived fognthor a. ~, 4, 49, a. 20