Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-06
From the Evening World
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Pitzer the Favorite for Congressional
Honors-Ninety Delegates Elect
ed-Civil Service Laws Oppos-
ed by Resolution.


Pursuant to call, the Republicans
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 Congressional conven-
ton to be held at Keyser, on Wednes-
day, August 81, 1898. Mr.. w. H.
Mcdonald. chairman OF the county
executive committee. called the meet
ing to order. Hon G.. w. Feidt was
chosen chairman. and John L. Bate
man secretary. The following reso-
lutions were read and adopted by
unanimous vote, viz:
Whereas, our popular, able and re-
spected fellow citizen, Hon. y. 5. q.
Pi;zer is a candidate for the Congress
ional nomination in this Congress
ional district, this fall and we. the Re-
publicaus 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 Key
ser, Aug. 81. 1898, thirty to be appor-
toned to Martinsburg, and ten to
each OF the other districts IN the coun-
ty, and that said Hon. U. S. G. Pitzer
is hereby authorized by this convention
to name his own delegates. Be 1t fur
ther
Resolved, That it is the will, desire
and instruction of this convention
that the said delegation, or such as
may be present shall vote for said Hon.
u. S. Ct. PitZer in said convention at
Keyser, and Loyalty support his can
didacy, casting the vote OF said county
as unit for him.
The following named persons were
then declared elected the delegates to
represent the said county in said con-
vention, viz:
Martiusburg District-Wm. Snyder,
| C. K. Chambers, Charles II. Woltes,
David We'll. John T. Paulding. w J.
Lambert, D. A. T. Westall, Wash.
Corsey, JOS f Ahern, John L. Bate
man, Geo. F. Evans. Geo. M. Bowers,
w. O. Nicklas, c H. Quenzel, A. 5.
Goulden. Fred Spillman, Jr,, E|ls-
worth Gettle, o. S. Rigsby, John Groz-
niger, IT., Stephen Elan, Eugene
Miller, w. r Kline, L. c. Gerling,
Ward b. Lindsay. c. c. Westrater,
Jacob Turner, Chas. Hooge, c. w.
Mann, John +. Oliver, P. c. Curtis.
Arden-Thos. Brown. George Co
penhaver, James Clayton, Geo. Aikens,
w. S. Snyder. w. S. Myers, Joseph
Fiscus, ]. N. Wisner, w. H. Miller,
Joseph stokes.
Gerardstown-F. M. Hardy, DIR. G.
w Daniels, Z. S. Morgan, Chas. IL.
Morgan, Chas. H. Miller, w. R. Park
inson, James Seibold. Jos. G. Kitchen,
J. w. Mason, James T. Parsons.
Opeauon--W. H. Mcdonald, ]. H..
c. Daley, Jr, John Patterson, M. 5.
Tabler, Ohio Williams, Henry Tabler,
Z. w. Vanmetre, Andy Curtis, A. X.
Wanding, d. H. Fulk.
Falling Waters-D. w. Snyder,
John w. Emerson, John Kennedy,
G. c. Ditto, w. d. Levy, John Klein
felter, Jacob Lands, David Kershner,
Thos. Brown, Baker Ropp.
Hedgesville-Dr d. r. Ross, Hen
ry Holly, l. w. Wood, +. c. Henshaw,
Jos. Norriugton, James French, r. 5.
Miller. B. F. Geyer, Newton Stuckey,
ii. T. Catrow.
Mill Creek-Will Cockrell. w. w.
Wilson. w. B. Clendening, Frank
Mish. Geo. l. Pitzer, B. p. S. Busey,
A. ]. Clendening, Jacob Johnson,
Gold Ballenger, w. II. Lamon.
Upon motion the proceedings Of
this convention are ordered published.
The following resolution was read
and adopted, viz: Be it,
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the civil service laws, and desire that
they be abolished.
Upon motion the meeting adjourn
ed.
GEO. w. FEIDT, Chairman.
JOHN L, BATEMAN, Secretary.
After adjournment Hon. U. 5. y.
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