Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-05-03
BUCHANAN REPUBLICANS
Meet In Mass Meeting and Elect Dele
gates to the Congressional COnVsn-
tlon-Deleqates UnlnstruCted.

Mest In Mass Meeting and Elect uele'
gates to the Congressional COnysn-
tIon-Deleaatss UnlnstruOted.
The Republicans of Buchanan county,
Virginia, assembled in mass meeting,
in the temporary courthouse of Buch-
anan county, on Friday, the 9th day OF
April, 1906, pursuant to call of County
Chairman George W. Mullins, by no
tees duly published, for the purpose OF
electing a county chairman for the
ensuing two years, and county and
district committeeman, and for the
further purpose of electing delegates
to the Congressional Convention to be
held for the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict of Virginia, at Marion, Virginia,
on the goth of June, 1906.
The meeting was called to order by
George w. Mullins, County Chairman,
and the object of. the meeting stated by
him, then ]. ]. Jackson was duly chosen
chairman of the meeting with John A.
Looney, secretary.
]. ]. Jackson was duly elected County
Chairman, and John A. Looney secre-
tary, for the ensuing two years..
The following were chosen as county
and precinct committeeman:
ROCK LICK PRECINCT.
Green Charles, county committee
man.
Lundy Looney, A. A. Ratliff, j. c.
Charles, precinct committeeman.
KNOX PRECINCT.
Riley Lester, county committeeman.
Elijah Estep, John B. <Justus, A. j.
Huff, precinct committeeman.
GRUNDY PRECINCT.
C. w. Mccoy, county committeeman.
w. ]. D. Boothe, H. T. Smith, John
w. Ratliff, precinct committeeman.
RUSSELL PRATER PRECINCT.
w. G. Raines, county committeeman.
J. C. Raines, Joshua Deel, James
O'Quin, precinct committeeman.
HURRICANE PRECINCT.
William Barton, county committee
man.
Meshack Compton, John G. Ball, w.
NJ. Street, precinct committeeman.
CONTRARY PRECINCT.
J. w. Rakes, county committeeman.
George w. McGlothlin, Squire Horn,
]. H. Kelley, precinct committeeman.
WHIT PLACE PRECINCT.
Joshua White, county committeeman.
Arch Horn, Henry Jewell, A. M.
Christian, precinct committeeman.
HEAD SLATE PRECINCT.
Leander Davis, county committee
man.
Isaiah Muncy, Joshua Day, Walter
Matney, Jr., precinct committeeman.
The following delegates and alternates
were chosen to attend the Congress
ional Convention to be held at Marion,
Virginia, on the goth day of June, 1906:
ROCK LICK DISTRICT.
Delegates-Green Charles, T. c. Els
wick, Sam Baker.
Alternates-M V. Michaels, Dorcy
McClanahan, Shade Dotson.
GARDEN DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. W. Matney, W. S.
Ellis, S. A. Keen.
Alternates-Vi Fletcher, R. H.
Hash, Reece Mitchell.
GRUNDY DISTRICT.
Delegates-W. A. Daugherty, Harve
Looney, Henry Vandykes.
Alternates-W. w. Baldwin, w. G..
Raines, Isaiah Muncy.
John G. Mccoy was chosen Congress
ional Committeeman.
The following resolutions were then
offered and adopted:
1st. Be it resolved that the delegates
chosen to the Congressional Convention
90 to said convention uninstructed, and
if there be but one of said delegates or
alternates attending said convention the
said delegate or alternate is hereby en-
powered and authorized to cast the en-
tire vote for the county of Buchanan.
End. 1t is resolved by the Republi-
cans of Buchanan county, in mass
meeting assembled that we do most
heartily commend and indorse our