Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-08-06
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Pitzer Gets His County Honors.

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Persuant to a call, the Republi-
cans of Berkeley county met in the
Court House on Saturday at 2
O'Clock, p. M, for the purpose of
electing delegates to attend the Con.
gressional Convention to be held at
Keyser on Wednesday, August 81,
1898. Mr.. W. II. Mcdonald, chair.
man OF the county executive com.
mittee, called the meeting to order.
Hon. G. W. Feidt was chosen chair.
man and John l.. Bateman secretary.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted by a unanimous vote,
viz:
Whereas, Our popular, able and
respected fellow citizen, Hon. U. S.
&. Pitzer, is candidate for the
Congressional nomination in this
Congressional district, this fall, and
we, the Republicans of Berkeley
county, West Virginia, are DESTROYS
of attesting our fidelity to his cause,
therefore be it
Resolved, That ninety delegates
be selected to represent this county
in the Congressional Convention at
4 eyser, August 81, 1898, 80 to be
apportioned to Martinsburg, and 10
to each of the other districts in the
county, and that said Hon. U. S. G..
Pitzer is hereby authorized by this
convention to name his own dele.
gates. Be it further
Resolved, That it is the will, de-
sire and instruction of this conven.
ton that the said delegation, or such
as may be present shall vote for said
Hon. U. S. G. Pitzer in said conven-
tion at Keyser, and Loyalty support
his candidacy, casting the vote of
said county as unit Tor him.
The following named persons were
then declared elected the delegates
to represent the said county in said
convention, viz:
Martinsburg District.-Wm. Sny-
der, G. K. Chambers, Charles Fl.
Wolfes, David We'll, John T. Pauld.
ing, W. j. Lambert, D. A. L. Wes-
tall, Wash Corsey, JOSIE. Ahern,
John L. Bateman, Geo. F. Evans,
Geo. M. Bowers, W. o. Nicklas, G..
FL. Quenzel, A. s. Goulden, Fred
Spillman, jr., Ellsworth Gettle, 0. S.
Rigsby, John Grozinger, jr., Stephen
Elan, Eugene Miller, W. r. Kline,
l.. G. Gerling, Ward B. Lindsay, G..
G. Westrater, Jacob Turner, Charles
HODGE, G. W. Mann, John Oliver,
P. G. Curtis.
Arden-Thos. Brown, Geo. Cop
enhaver, James Clayton, George All.
kens, W. S. Snyder, ". S. Myers,
Joseph Fiscus, ]. n. Wisner, W.
Fl. Miller, Joseph Stokes.
Gerardstown.--F. NJ. Hardy, DIR.
G. W. Daniels, 2. S. Morgan, Chas.
Ii. Morgan, Chas. H. Miller, W. r.
Parkinson, james Seibold, Jos. G..
Kitchen, j. W. Mason, James T.
Parsons.
Opequon.-W. Il. Mcdonald, J.
Fl. G. DALEY, Jr., John Patterson,
NJ. S. Tabler, Ohio Williams, Henry
Tabler, e. W. Vanmetre, Andy Cur
tbs, A. r. Wandling, D. FL. FuIk.
| Falling Waters.-D. W. Snyder,
John W. Emerson, John Kennedy,
G. @. Ditto, W. D. Levy, John
Kleinfelter, Jacob Lands, David
Kershner, Thos. Brown, Baker
Ropp.
Hedgesville.-Dr. d. r. Ross,
Henery Holly, I. W. Wood, E. G.
Henshaw, Jos. Norrington, James
French, r. S. Miller, B. F. Geyer
Newton Stuckey, J. T. Catrow.
Mill Creek.-Will CockreIl, W.
W. Wilson, W. b. Clendening
Frank Mish, Geo. /. Pitzer, b. P. s
Busey, A. j. Clendening, jacob
johnson, Gold Ballenger, w. FL
Lamon.
Upon motions the proceedings Of
this convention are ordered pub
lished.
The following resolution was
read and adopted, viz, Be it
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the civil service law, and desire
that it be abolished.
| Upon motion the meeting adjourn
cd.
GEO. W. FEIDT, Chairman.
JOHN L. BATEMAS, Secretary.
After adjournment Hon. U. s. G..
Pitzer being loudly called for
thanked the convention for the
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