Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-02-24
Republican County Convention
Held Monday

The Republican Convention of
Rockbridge was held at the court
house Monday and delegates elect
ed to the District Convention to be
held at Buena Vista March 1st,
and to the State Convention to
convene in Norfolk March 3rd. A
county chairman was elected and
strong resolutions were adopted
endorsing the present administra-
ton. The meeting was harm Oni-
Gus and the business was expedi-
tiously dispatched. The "organi-
cation" was in control.
The convention was called TO
order shortly after noon by County
Chairman McClung Patton, who
stated the object of the meeting,
Mr.. Wade S. Masters of LeAing-
ton was elected temporary chair
man and Mr.. w. Harvey Dixon of
Kerr's Greek temporary secretary.
Mr.. Masters then appointed the
following committees; organiza-
ton, with M. j. G. Alexander,
chairman; credentials, Mr.. ID. v.
Agnor, chairman; recommends
tions, Mr.. McClung Patton, chair
man; resolutions, Mr.. j. L. Hamil-
ton, chairman.
The committee on organization
reported that the temporary organ
izatioh be made permanent, which
was done.
The following delegates were
elected to the Buena Vista Con-
vention, each with a half vote:
Messrs. f.. L. Conner, j. F.Tolley,
G. S. Day, w. Hank Shaw, Housty
Goodbar, j. j. Moore, /. A. Miller,
J. A. Gibson, H. S. Mcclure, w.
II. Dixon, H. B. Abrahams, j. G..
Alexander, Thomas Shewey, w. S.
Hileman, McClung Patton, j. A.
Conner, NJ. Mcnamara, R. II.
Brown, j. L. Hamilton, Timothy
Hogan, William Washington and
James Bowyer. The first named
eleven alsoconstitute the delegation
to the State Convention at Nor
folk.
Following are the alternates for
both conventions: Messrs, M. w.
Lady, j. w. Brown, L. T. Day,
Thomas Paxton, j. L. Lynn, W.
b. Ayres, w. R. Beeton, A. W.
Manspile, Matthew Osborne and
James Holloway.
The committee on resolutions
brought in lengthy report, which
gave expression to their UNI
qualified endorsement of the bril-
liant administration of that true
and loyal exponent of Ameri-
canism, President Theodore Rose
Welt" His nom alton by the
Chicago Convention was demand
ed, and to that end the delegates
to the Buena Vista District Con
vention were instructed to vote
only for such delegates to the Nor
folk Convention as stand unequiv-
ocally pledged for Roosevelt.
Col. S. Brown Allen of Staun-
ton. was declared the choice for
delegate-at-large from Virginia to
the Chicago Convention and the
delegates were instructed to vote
in the Norfolk Convention accord
ingly.
The delegates were instructed to
vote in the Buena Vista Conven-
ton for the Hon. Gee. A. Rever-
comb of Allegheny county, as the
candidate for Congress from this
district so long as his name is be-
fore that body.
The vote of Rockbridge Is to be
cast as a unit in both the Buena
Vista and Norfolk c INVENTIONS, as
n majority Of the delegates may
determine, and the delegates pres
ent were empowered to cast the
entire vote Of the county.
A testimonial to the high charac-
ter, patriotism and craftsmanship
of the late Senator Marcus A Hanna
was also adopted.
Mr.. Masters called Mr.. Hamil-
ton to the chair and placed in
nomination for County Chairman
Of the Republican Executive Com
mittee the incumbent, Mr. McClppg
Patton, who was unanimously re-
elected. Mr.. Hamilton congratu-
lated the convention on the wise
choice.
The election Of the following
precinct committeeman at the
primaries last Saturday was rati-
fed by the convention: T. II .Boley
of Lexington, Housty Goodbar of
Buffalo, r Il. Hart tf Kerr's
Creek, w. Hank Shaw of Walkers
Creek, Col. j. A. Gibson of South
River.
Rockh.Eidge S: S; c4Rnnyenntion
A meeting of the representatives
of different Sunday schools in Lex
ington was held last Friday in the
office of Mr.. Frank I. Glasgow,
and resolution was unanimously
adopted extending an invitation
to the Rockbridge County Sunday
School Association to hold their
next annual convention in Licking
ton.
The time Of holding the conven-
ton is fixed to begin the third
Wednesday in May and to con-
tinue two days, which this year
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