Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-18
pLEAsANTs co. CONVENTION.
Appointment of Delegates to the Sewers
Conventions.

Appointment of Delegates to the Several
Conventions.
Special Correspondence oflae REGISTER.
ST. MARYs, w. VA, July H.
Pursuant to call, the Democrats OF
Pleasants county assembled in the Court
House, on Saturday July 14th, 1888, at
one o'clock, p. m, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates 10 attend the various nonin-
ating conventions.
The convention was called to order by j.
F. Brown, who called Sylvester Sheets, Of
Grant district to act as temporary chair
man, and r A. Gallaher and w. E. Reed
were appointed secretaries. A committee
of one from each district was appointed on
Permanent Organization, Credentials,
Basis of Representation, Order Of Business
and Resolutions.
The various committees retired, and
upon retiring made their several reports,
which were adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported Hon. G. p. Ross for Chair
man, and J. L. Knight for Secretary. K
A. Gallaher, editor of the st. Mary's
Oracle, was made Assistant Secretary.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
resolutions endorsing President Cleveland,s
administration, reduction Of the tarIf,
and pledging anew the efforts Of the Demo-
Gratis of Peasants county to assist In
achieving victory in the coming political
contest.
A resolution instructing for ]. M. Jack
son for Congress in the Fourth Congress.
sional District, was defeated, the Conven-
tion being opposed to instructions. The
delegates finally selected stand about four
for Jackson and three for Hogg. On
motion a committee of one from each dis
trict was chosen to select delegates to the
State, Congressional, Judicial and Sena-
torial Conventions.
The committee selected the following
delegates:
StSts Convention-T. W. Hanes, r. II.
Brown, ]. L. johnson, A. E. Barron, G.. ID.
Stout, James Ssealey, ID. w. Reynolds,
Jonathan Powell, r 7. Reed. F. NJ. Sny-
der, M. A. Ruckman and 7. c. Hammett.
Congressional Conventional j. Bailey,
W. Il Lsidly, J. r. Mason, Moses Cor
rell, Edmund Holdren, F. W. Han6s,
J. G. Smith, +. F. Morgan, w. II. Sheets,
Peyton Triplett, John Jones, William
Kester, J. w. Porter, J. F. Barron, j. W.
Barkwill, W. G. Fl. Core, j. l.. Warner,
F. NJ. Reynolds, A, l.. Jiner, A. r Har-
dy, G. B. Harris, A. B. Core, Joshua Lane
aud Geo. W. Singleton.
Judicial Convention-J. W. Copenbaver,
J. F. Hart, J. L. Davis, 7. ]. Little, r.
A. Gsllahu, J. r. holland, L. W. Larne,
b. L. Corn, w. 7. Locke, Thos. Barnes,
John Jones, T. B. Harness, II. p. Locke,
W. B. Mcfarland, j. w. Morgan, U. G.
Mccullough, Josiah Holdreu, A. w. Pow
ell, David Rswson, ]. ]. Hammett, VIM.
Ingram, and John Msidens.
Senatorial observation-disclosures Morri-
son, ]. W. Morgan, B. F. Stamford, W.
w. V. Bills, l.. Amber, A. Samson, l..
c. Hanes, r. A. Gorrell, c. P. Barker,
Grin Cassidy, VIM. M. Curtis, A. M.
Seckman, Aaron Ruckman, Eiward Ham
NETT, J. w. Norris, Lee Sheets, l.. A. FL
lis, r. A. Lamp, ]. P. Locke, A. E. Bar
ron, Wm. Outward, John Griffith, John |
Ferguson and James Malone.
A resolution was offered aud adopted
instructing the delegates to the Ststs Con-
vention to cast their vote for j. l.. knight, |
of Peasants county, for State Auditor un-
less he requests them otherwise.
Ordered, that the proceedings of this
be printed in the Wheeling |
REGISTER and st. Mary's Oracle.