Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-04-21
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BERKELEY SPRINGS, April IA, 'SS.
Pursuant to the call of the Morgan
County Republican Executive Com
mittee, the Republicans of said coun-
ty met in Convention at the Court
House.
Mr.. j. X. Whitford Chairman of
the Co. Elk. Conn.,, called the meet
ing to order, and stated the object to be
to elect Delegates to represent Morgan
County, in. the several Republican
State Conventions, Congressional and
Senatorial Conventions. w. III. Buzz
zerd was elected temporary secretary.
On motion, J. X. Whitford was elect
ed permanent Chairman, and w. III.
Buzzerd permanent secretary. On
motion George Crosfield was elected
as assistant secretary. ahA !.
On motion it was ordered that the
basis of representation in this Conven-
ton be- one vote from each District for
every ten votes, or fraction thereof,
cast for the Hon. w. FL. III. Flick late
Republican candidate for Congress
from this Congressional District, which
would entitle,
Allen District to l6 votes, Bath 10,
Cacapon %. Rock Gap 4, Sleepy Creek
10, Timber Ridge 4.
On motion it is ordered that the
several Districts be entitled to the fol-
lowing Delegates to the State, Con-
gressiOnal AMI Senatorial Conven-
tions, viz:
Allen District a; Bath 6; Cacapon
6; Rock Gap 2; Sleepy Creek 2; Tim
Der Ridge 1.
The above motion was amended as
to change Allen District Delegates to
three, and increase Timber Ridge to
two.
On motion it is ordered that each
delegation retire and report their del
egates and alternates to the various
Conventions, to this Convention.
On motion it is left to each delega-
ton to decide if they shall have sepa-
rate delegates to the several State,
Congressional and Senatorial Conven-
tions. The following is the list of
Delegates and Alernates reported by
each District as their Delegates and
Alternates to the various Conventions
above named:
Allen District: State, National and
Congressional Conventions,-S. j.
Hovermale, G. F. Weber, j. F. Fields;
alternates, II. w. Michael, J. w. John
son, and III. G. Michael /; Senatorial
Convention, j. III. Everitts, ID. House
holder, w. j. Lutman; alternates, w.
III. Potter, II. G. Spohr, and j. Van
Gossen.
Bath District.-Delegates,-T. H.
B. Dawson, T. w. B. Buck wall, Aaron
| Ii npI 10
Smith; .alternates,- w. Young,
Allen Wheat, Chas. johnson, N. Ho-
vermale, Chas. West.-Senatorial,-
G. w. Cross alternate, J. III. Buzzerd.
Cacapon District, Delegates, u. W.
Hetzel, Peter Gross, s. B. Edmiston,
Lewis Largent, Apollis Spring Alter
nates,-D. B. Menson, Geo. Barker,
P. Apple, John Kesler, James How
ard. Senatorial X. Whitford !;
alte, j. N. Robinson.
Rock Gap District, Delegates,-Wm.
Beall, d. w. Fearnow, G. Ruppen-
thai, M. It. Smith, J. G. Omps, III.
Ruppenthal; Alternates,-J. w. Ale
mong, T. N. Fearnow, A. d. Michael,
B. Bait, G. w. Smith, M. G. Hover
male. Senatorial,-D. w. Fearnow,
VIM. Everitts alternates, c. J. Ho-
vermale, r. l.. Fearnow.
Sleepy Creek District, Delegates
Samuel Thompson, S. L. Michael, U.
s. Potter, M. S. Harrison, M. l.. May
selles, j. Observation-Disclosures
Geo. Litten, Jos. McGilton, /. Starlip-
er, Harry Boyer, A. w. Michael, P.
Kesecker. Senatorial, -Wm. III. Nc
Cullough, Lewis Allen, ST.; alternates
samuel Butt, E. g. Slater. ru
Timber Ridge District, Delegates
G. III. Bohrer, w. E. Dawson, ID. w.
Hovermale, Samuel Dawson, G. w.
Bohrer, w. E. Dawson; Alternates,-
Ii. L. Luttrell, Chas. Grove, FL. Fear
now, 7. K. Dawson, FL. l.. Luttrell,
Chas. Grove. Senatorial,-D. w.
Hovermale, Samuel Dawson; alter
mates, L. X. Dawson, III. Fearnow.
On motion it is ordered that the
above list of Delegates and Alternates
as reported by the Districts, be elected
as Delegates and Alternates, to repre-
sent this county in the Conventions
named in these proceedings. On mo-
ton it was ordered that the informal
vote as taken on the choice for Presi-
dent be spread upon these minutes
which vote was as follows: Blaine So,
Depew 7, Allison 1, John Sherman IL,
w. T. Sherman 1. The nominee 5.
On motion it is ordered that these
proceedings be published in the Nor
gan Mercury, and MARTINsBURG
HERALD. On motion the Convention
adjourned
| ]. X. WHITFORD, Chairman.
| w. H. BUZZERD, coorata~;o.
| GEO, w. CROsFIELD,