Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-08-31
DEmOcRATIc MASS MEETING.
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bers of the House of Delegates, DR..
John w. Bowdoin presided.
On motion, the voters present from
the respective districts reported the
following as members OF the County
Committee for next two years:
Pungoteague-Wm. 7. Mason, l..
G. Mears, N. b. Wescott.
Lee-Ben I. Gunter, Wesley J.
Watkinson, VIM B. Pitts.
Metompkin-Dr. j. W. Bowdoin,
G. @. Dix j. r. Riggs.
Atlantic-S. Wilkins Matthews,
Jas. w. Broughton, H. e. Byrd.
Islands-O. M. Jones, W. j. Mat
thews, DIR. E. U. Potter.
On motion, the committee retired
and reported DIR. J. w. Bowdoin as
their unanimous choice for County
Chairman.
On motion, the County Committee
and County Chairman selected, were
confirmed by the mass-meeting.
The following resolutions were
adopted;
Whereas, by a call of the County
Chairman it is incumbent on the
mass meeting to provide for the ex
preston OF the will of the Accomac
Democrats as to choice for Legis>
lative delegates 10 represent this
county In the next General Assem-
bly,, therefore, be it resolved,
/. That primary election be or
dered for the 14th of September, to
determine the choice for Senator
and member of the House Of Dele
gates for Accomac; that all candi-
dates submitting themselves to said
primary will do SO prior to the 5th
of September, by depositing their
mes, with fee of $40 respectively,
with the County Chairman, and that
only such qualified candidates shall
be voted for in said primary;-the
manner of holding, and making re
turns of said election to conform to
the rules usually adopted by the
party 10 this county, and the pre-
cincts to be those usually named.
2. That the chairman of this meet
hereby name 3 committeeman from
each magisterial district to retire and
name delegates from the several dis
tricts to act jointly with delegates
from Northampton to name can
didate for the 37th Senatorial Dis
trict, and a delegate from North
ampton and Accomac; and also TO
act jointly with delegates from Eliza
beth City to name candidate for
Elizabeth City and Accomac for the
House OF Delegates.
3. That the time and place OF
holding such joint conventions shall
be referred to the County Chairmen
of Accomac, Northampton and Eliza
beth City Counties.
A. That in the event only one can
didate shall appear respectively for
he offices of State Senator and mem
ber of the House of Dele gates, prior
to the 5th day of September, such
candidates shall be accepted as the
nominees, without a primary elec-
tlon.
In accordance with second resolu
ton the following delegates and al
ternates were selected:
PUNGoTEAGUE DISTRICT.
Delegates T. Powell, James H.
Mears, Smith K. Martin. F. E. Kel.
lam, jeff D. Jacob. 8. James Tur
liugton, g. Walter Mapp. Alternates
L. j. Hyslop, DR.. John E. Mapp, L
G. Mears, l.. a. Ames, VIM. j. Wyatt,
Geo. A. Edmonds, Geo. T. Mapp.
LEE DISTRICT.
Delegates-N. W. Mock, w. j.
Watkinson, Ben 7. Gunter, Thos W.
Blackstone, John W. Rogers, Spencer
Finney, r. L. Hopkins, DIR. j. W.
Kellam. Alternates-John s. NAPLES,
W. b. Pitts, Thos Gardner, William
T. Bond, c. r. Scott, S. r. Belote,
Frank Gray, N. b. Swanger.
METoMPKIN DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. r. Riggs, DR. j. W.
Bowdoin, DIR. Fletcher Drummond,
}. r. hickman, John E. Shrieves, s.
F. Byrd, G. G. Dix. Alternates-John
NJ. Bloxom, James H. Miles, j. o.
Byrd, A. J. Rev, W. J. Barnes, Gillet
Mason, Jas. w. Bloxom.
ATLANTIC DISTRICT.
Delegates-Henry E. Byrd, j. w
J Broughton, s. wilkins Matthews, DR.
J Frank Fletcher, s. I. johnson, W.
J Z. Covington. Alternates-Thomas
G. Kelley, Sewall Taylor, W. L.
J Mock, Noah E. Miles,L F. j. Wilson
John F. Nelson.
ISLAND DISTRICT.
Delegates-O. NJ. Jones, W. j
Matthews. DIR. E. U. Potter. Alter.
nates-W. H. Warren, J. b. Dale, 6
K. COleburn.