Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-07-30
ELECTION OF DELEG ATES TO DEMO
CRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
fEtHt CONVENTION.

We give below the proceedings OF Inc lnee'-
ing in the city of Staunton and Augusta coun'
ty, held to elect delegates to the Congress ion-
| al Convention
FIRST WARD CITY OF sTAUNToN.
At q meeting ofthe LIST Ward OF inc oi'y "
Staunton, to elect delegates 10 Inc Demoei "'io
Congressional Convention OF ibis ols'rict' "
r,ao. 81 Amherst Court House. on August 1st.,
W. ~ vtnnev was chairman. and Il. B. Esk-
r,aae secretary. The following delegates were
a,ss,ad with authority to select their own al
ternates:
Roger B. AtkinsOn, j ohm McQua1de, EDWARD
Echols and J. Fl. Powell.
On motion of Roger B. Atkinson, the follow
ing resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the Democrats of the City OF
Staunton in meeting assembled hereby record
their hearty endorsement OF the stewardship
Of their Representative IN CONGRESS. hon; d IL,
commend and endorse his vigorous and deter.
mined efforts against the. browning 1nfamy OF
the Republican party-the Lodge Force bill.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
w. G. KINNEY,
B. B. Eskrid0e. Sec'y. Chairman.
SECOND WARD, CITY OF sTAUNToN.
At meeting of the Democrats of Ward No.
Of City of Staunton. held pursuant to notice,
on Friday July 18th, 1890. at p. m in said
Ward, for the purpose of electng delegates to
the Convention of the Democratic party to be
be held at Amherst Court House. on the LIST
day of Augut, 1890, to nominate a candidate for
Congress, w. 81. H. Lynn, Esq, was called to
the chair. and George M. Harrison was elected
Secretary.
On motion the following gentlemen were
elected delegatrs to the Convention: VIM. A.
Burke. ]. II. Wayt, G. W. Warden and VIM.
Walters-each with power and authority to Sc
lect his own alternate.
On motion the following resolution was en-
Enthusiastically adopted by a rising vote:
Resolved, That we congratulate the people OF
gress by our Representative, the Hon. ID. 81.
George Tucker. We most heartily endorse his
position upon all public questions during the
past session, and express the hope that the
Convention about to assemble will re- nomi-
nate him by reclamation.
BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT.
In pursuance to notice of the County Chair
man of the Democratic party OF the county OF
Augusta, the meeting of Beverly Manor Dis
trict for the appointment of delegates to the
10Th Congressional Convention, which meets
at Amhsrst Court House, August LIST, was held
in the courthouse. at Staunton, Saturday, the
July 26th, 1890, at o'clock, pm. E. M Gushing
was called to the chair, and A. Henry Towber'
man, Secretary.
Upon motion, the following gentlemen were
unanimously elected delegates to said conven-
ton:
Jown Towberman, ]. N. Mcfarland, s. g.
Brown, J. E. Guy, A. B. Lightner and Stewart
Boiling.
The following resolutions were unanimous ~
adopted:
Resolued. That the delegates elected be au-
thorized to appoint their alternates, and that
the delegates present at the Convention cast
the vote of the district.
Resolved That this meeting hereby endorse
the course of Hon. II. st. George Tucker, our
Representative in.the Congress of the United
States, and commend him for the faithfulness
in furthering the interests of his cons tituents.
and the delegates appointed ythis M Getting
are hereby instructed to cast their votes for
him in the Convention first, last. and all the
time.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
E. M. CUSHING,
4. Henry I0aCbeTrnan, Chairman.
Secretary.