Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-05-24
Democratic Convention.

W "'SSoiiO vi Tie OalrDan.
INC Democrats OF The county met in
mass meeting in the cour. house. on
ue ''"y u el e delegates TO the
Hta'c CONVENTION, which meets in
Norfolk o. August 14h. for the
? 'rpose OF nominating a candidate
lor CIV o, Lieutenant Governor
and Attorney General.
County Chairman, G. w Doak
called the meeting to order and stated
the object Of the meeting, and T. e
number of delegates and alterpates
to which euch district is entitled. VIZ:
Jehersonsville District 5. Clear Fork
District D, and Maiden Spring Dis
trict 3.
Hon. A st Clair was chosen per
nanent chairmen and J. A. Leslie.
secretary. Judge j. H. Stuart offer
ed the following:
Resolved, That the representa-
tives from each magisterial district
Oh the county retire and select the
oeiegates and alternates respectively
from each district, and report back
10 the meeting as a whole for its
ratification"
MIR. Jno. L. Baber offered an
amendmendment to the effect that
that 1.-The delegates so elected shall
DE the delegates to the Convention"
After heated discussion, for and
against, the amendment was lost and
the original resolution adopted.
The following delegates and alter.
mates were elected, as follows:
PROFESSIONALLY DISTRICT.
Delegates-Judge S. G. Graham
A. 5. Higginbotham; 7, A. Lynch
G' w. Doak; Jos. S. WINNER; Fred
K. Steele; A. j. May. Jr., j. W.
Whitley; d. w. Sayers. w. r.
Bowling.
Alternates-R. S. Gillespie; w.
ii. Werth; Sam. L. Peery; Judge
Couling; W.T., .Corell ;J.Tate Greever;
G. Fl. Peery; DR.. j. r. Gillespie ;Jno.
F. Litz; o. E. Hopkins.
CLEAR FORK DISTRICT.
Deiegates-L. j. Stump; Lee
Brown; j. f. Baylor; T. L. Shuttle
barger; II. III. Rosenbaum.
Delegates to elect their own alter
mates.
MAIDEN SPRING DISTRICT.
Delegates-M. w. Humphrey; W.
Z. Payne; w. A. Ward; DR.. w. r.
Williams; +. B. Scott; Chapman H.
Peery.
Alternates-S. j. Thompson; Ii,
5. Lockhart; p. II. Williams; Jno. r
Hurt; DR.. w. f. Baylor; w. G. Davis.
The following County Committee
was elected:
Jefersonsville-Jas. Ed. Peery;
D. ID. Smith; A. S. Higginbotham,
Capt Jno. ii. Whitley and T. A.Lvnch.
Clear Fork. II. Thompson; W.
ID. Jones; Robt. Tarter; j, w. Yicks
and Jno. =. Haller.
Maiden Springs-P. II, Williams
Z ii. Peery JnO. b. Hurt; DR.. w.
K. Williams; Ii. S. Lockhart and
W. p. Payne
+. l.. Greever offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted;
Resolved, by the Democrats of
Iazewell county, in massmeetino
assembled at the Court House Of
said county, or May 21st, 1901. for
the purpose of electina delegates to
the Democratic State Convention
to be held in the city of Norfolk. on
August 18th, 1901, that the delegates
from this county, be, and they are
hereby instructed. to cast the tbir.
teen votes of this county for A. 7
Montague, as the nominee of said
Convention for Governor, as long
as his uame is before the said con.
Ventlon for said nomination.
Resolved further, that the said
delegates are further instructed IN
cast the votes Of this county in the +
SAID convention for A. Stellar %
The nominee of said convention for {
Lietenant Governor,
Resolved further, that the dele
gates present at the said convention :
are hereby authorized and directed a
TO cast the entire vote of the county t
IN the said convention And be /, a
further c