Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11
GRANT COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Proceedings in Convention ut Petersburg
W. l.. Wilson Endorsed.

w. L.. " ilSon EnuOrScu.
| Special Correspondence ef Zee K. yiS.r.
PETERSBURG, w. VA, August S.-The
following are the proceedings OF the DEM
ocratS Of Grant county, West Virginia, in
convention assembled at Petersburg, Au-
gust :, lSS6:
Meeting called to order BY b. F. Baker.
Chairman Executive Committee, and Ch;,S
Williams made temporary Chairman, and
". +. Highberger, VI. VI. Saith AMI +. \.
Harness, Secretaries.
On motion of A. L. Pugh, temporary OF
liccrs were made permanent.
Motion by :. L. McNemar carried, viz:
that tive delegates from each district he
appointed to attend the Congressional and
zen delegates To attend the Senatorial and
Delegate District Conventions.
Motion by W. F. Dyer that two men
from each district bc appointed Ia select
the five delegates to attend the Congress
SiOaal Convention and one to select the ten
To the Senatorial and Delegate Convention:
The Chair appointed W. +. Dyer, Of Mil
roy; John Michael. OF Union; and :: i.
McNrmar, ofGrant tO select the Senatorial
delegates. and Jas. iiOgbin, /. :. Wclton,
af Milrov; Edward Williams. T. Michael,
at Grant: and John Michael and NJ. NJ.
smith, OF Union. to select delegates To the
Congressional Conventions.
ON motion Of W. +. Dyer the meeting
adjourned till 1:3O o'clock.
Meeting called To- order at l:O O'Clock
md Congressional Committee. reported.
Aaron Seymour, ). Z. McNemar, charles
Williams. c. c. Marshall, Taylor Martin.
.or Grant district. John johnson. George
smith, \. l.. Pugh, :. \. Mason. W. +.
Over. for Milroy. and Lawrence Leverlng,
Thomas Cruwser, VI. ID. NcIill, NJ. VI.
smith and John Michael for Union.
Report Of Senatorial and Delegates
Commits, for 8Iiiruv District, &. W.
smith. r. j. Baker, Thomas j. Grove,
Jacob =. Hycr. +. =. Wclton, Henry
Thalckcr. J. y. McMullcn, Geo. >. ltai-
ness. j. W. Bare and solomon Armen-
trout. ..,
Grant, Charles Williams Edward Will
! liamS. John 4. Vest. Thomas W. Michael,
John l.. Powell, George +. Cunningham,
W. f. Highberger. Aaron Seymour u.
Marshall and Hiram Grove
Union-C;lSper Schurholtz, NJ. NJ.
smith, John Morelaud, Howard Michael
:. :. smith, NJ. d. Neville, Joseph SchIl-
| lcnberg. Parap Hevncr. l.. LeVcrln@ ana
| James II. Poole
On motion of \. f. Pugh, officers OF the
Convention were made members OF the
delegations. -,
ON motion of W. f. Dyer, the following
! resolution WAS unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Democrats ot Grant
| county have the utmost confidence IN the
| ability and INTEGRITY Of the Hon. William
l.. Wilson. and bclievs that his reelection
! to Congress would hest subsErse the inter
,Sts of the people of this district ami state
IL we'll rs of the nation; therefore, be II
Rco'rcd Jy the Democracy Of TIE Con"ig /"
Cygrcptioa assembled, That the delegates
which have been selected to represent the
county in the Congressional Convention /"
he held in kCyseS, OH the 23th inst, Dean"
they are hereby instructed to cast the vote
Of this county, ~ a unit, rGt til9 4io"'
William l.. Wilson. and 20 use all proper
means TO secure his nomination..
On motion of W. F. Dyer, the Char APP
pointed the following gentlemen County
Executive Committee. =. r. HaNer' - r.
| McNemar. John Michael.
On motion of A. b. Pugh, the proceed
mos of This Convention were ordered to he
nnbIished in the Wheeling REGISTER, the
south Brdafk Ga7etts, the Mooreheid E"'d"-
| iaer and the Hardy ESEFtS'.