Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-05
BUCHANAN REPUBLICANS
HOLD MASS MEETING
Send Delegates to the Senatorial Con-
ventiou at Honaker and the legislative
Convention at Observation-Disclosures
for T. C. Bowen for State Senator.

/ COuN SullO0S.
Hon. Joseph J. jackson, county chair
man, explained the object of the meet
ing and called it to order, and upon mo-
tion made by Geo. w. Mullins, L. A.
Mathena was made chairman and C.. w.
Mccoy, secretary of the meeting.
Upon motion of E. H. Witten and
seconded by the house, it was ordered
that the secretary get writing paper
from the Buchanan Post to answer III.
purposes of this meeting, as the writing
pad we are now using cost the county
$1,000 under the present Democratic
ruling.
On motion of Geo. w. Mullins, the
temporary chairman selected five citi-
zens from each Magisterial District. to
select delegates to the convention to h,.
held at Honaker, Va, on the l4th of
September, 1907, to nominate a cand -
date to represent Buchanan, Dickinson.
Russell and Tazewell counties in the
Senate of Virginia Knox precinct not
beng represented in said meeting, Jno.
Z. Mccoy was selected by the chairman
to represent and cast the entire vote
for Knox precinct.
After retiring for sometime these
separate meetings made the following
reports of delegates to the meeting:
GRUNDY MAGIsTER1AL DISTRICT.
Delegates-Wm. R. Smith, VIM. ].
ID. Boothe, H. j. Vandyke, F. B. Kiser.
l.. B. Hackney, S. R. Hurley and Geo.
w. Mullins.
Alternates-Glenn Ratliff, 10 Ratliff.
Malone Hibbitts, Alex Shortridge,
Alvey Clevinger, DR.. NJ. H. Looney
and Ben Ratliff.
GARDEN MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. H. McGlothlin. John
A. Cook, VIM. Street, A. B. McGloth-
lin, j. H. Kelley, w, P. Vance and w.
S. Ellis.
Alternates-A. L. Cook, George E.
Wise, Wilson M. Street, Josh White.
John M. Horn, Geo. w. McGlothlin,
Oliver Rasnake.
ROCK LICK MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. C. Charles, D. NJ.
Charles, Elijah Estep, Riley Lester.
Hiram Hall, John H. Lester and Green
Charles.
Alternates-A. A. Ratliff, j. L.
Charles, Shade Dotson, Joseph McClan-
ahan and Geo. Hunt.
Upon motion of Geo. w. Mullins, the
reports of the several districts were
adopted.
The same committees were again
called upon by the chairman to retire
and select delegates to the Legislative
convention to be held at Richlands, Va.
on the 7th of September, 1907, and af-
ter sometime returned to the meeting
with the following report:
GRUNDY MAGIsTERIAL DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. c. Lee, w. S. Vanover.
c. w. Mccoy, G. W. Hurley, G. w.
McClanahan, E. H. Witten and ]. H.
Murphey.
Alternates-Jim O'Quin, w. H.
Looney, 10 Yates, John H. Keen, w.
w. Baldwin, H. w. Compton ard Tom
Payne.
GARDEN MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
pelegates-W. ]. Sisk, w. H. Phil
lips, j. w. Christian, J. M. C. Suther-
land, w. T. Davis, A. w. Street, Geo.
w. McGlothlin.
Alternates-M. B. Ratliff, VIM. H.
Vandyke, B. ]. Wallis, W. H. Sisk.
John w. Davis, Elijah Street, NJ. w.
Meadows.
ROCK LICK MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT.
Delegates-J. C. Clancy, w. L.
Looney, Sam Baker, Harrison Work
man, John S. Charles. ]. J. Jackson.
John S. Dotson.
Alternates-Miles Elswick, T. c..
Elswick, R. L. Lee. Wiley Arnold, w.
H. Baker, Geo. w. Charles,
Upon motion of F. B. Kiser, the re-
ports of the several districts were
adopted.
Upon motion of Geo. w. Mullins. sec
onded by S. R. Hurley. it was ordered
that the delegates from Buchanan coun-
ty go instructed for T. C. Bowen for
State Senator. Motion was opposed by
Mr.. Daugherty, so far as sending them
instructed for any one. Vote taken
and carried for sending them instructed.
Upon motion it was ordered that E.
H. Witten go as a delegate-at-large to
the Senatorial convention at Honaker,
Va.
Ordered that the delegates go unin-
structed to the Richlands convention.
Upon motion the following resolution
was offered and adopted:
Resolved, that we, as a committee,
appointed by mass meeting of the Re-
publicans of Buchanan county, Va, do
hereby endorse Theodore Roosevelt as
President of these United States, and
unanimously request that the National
Convention may name him as our next
President.
1--WE also heartily endorse Col. Camp
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