Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-14
Republican County Convention
Held Monday

Held Monday
The Republicans of Rockbridge
met in convention at the court
house Monday and elected dele
gates to the State Republican Con-
yention to be held in Newport
News July %, 1909, to nominate
candidate for governor. The nom-
nation of a candidate for the
House of Delegates was postponed
to Saturday, August 9TH, to which
time the convention adjourned.
The convention was called to
order. at IL o'clock by County
Chairman Thomas Shewey. j. A.
Conner was elected temporary
chairman and F. G. Tankersley
temporary clerk. On motion the
temporary organization was made
permanent.
Early in the proceedings of the
convention the strength Of the two
factions was tested by the authorl-
cation of the chairman to appoint
a committee of three to name dele"
gates to the State Convention. The
organization won, and the following
committee was named: William
Jennings, j. G. Alexander and
Bruce II. Bosserman. The commit
tee nominated the following, who
were elected:
Delegates: Themes Shewey' D.
IL. Hamilton, McClung Patton,
Kenneth L. Morrison. Charles Cum
mings, w. A. Ackerly, j. A. Con-
ner, j. O. Greever, j. G. Alexan-
der, r. NJ. Montgomery, B. d.
Bosserman, George S. Day, W. Il.
Quisenberry, F. C. Tankersley, L.
A. Hogan, H. T. Lunsford.
Alternates: Silas Nuchols,
Jacob Beard, John Robinson,
Thomas Paxton, Thomas Fran Q,
IL. w. Quinn, D. A, Hart, ii. Il.
Nuchols, T. j. Deacon, John Bolen.
Martin Read, George Furgeson, T.
E. Copper, j. A. Gibson, William
Mccormick, David Worth.
A motion was adopted authorlz
;ny the delegates and alternates
present at the Newport News con
yention to cast the vote of the
county as the majority may decide
| Resolutions were adopted ell
dorsing the administration Of
President Taft, the course OF g. b
Slemp in Congress and his effective
work as chairman of the State he
publican Committee.
A motion Yves made by j. L
Ackerly to instruct the Rockbrldgt
delegation to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination o
C. B. Slemp for the governorship
Several delegates spoke in opposl
ton to such instructions, and whel
the vote was taken the notion wa
} lost.
AT the conclusion Of the bushes
of the County Convention, mo
tlon prevailed to invite the dele
gates from Buena Vista to tax
part in the proceedings without ad
. iournment, and elect delegates t
the foater convention to uominat
q candidate for the House of Dele
gates from Bath, Highland an
Rockbridgs counties and Buen
: Vista; and also to nominate
Legislative candidate from Rock
bridge ard Buena Vista.
After some discussion, Mr.. Pa
ton moved to postpond the nom
naiicn of candidate for the Hous
of Delegates from Rocktridge an
Buena Vista to Saturday, Augu'
7th. Some opposition to this me-
e ton was developed but it was 6na
{ ~ adopted. Among those prom
nently mentioned for the nomine
{, ton are j. Lucian Hamilton, Wa
i ter E. Quisenberry and Robert L
n Hutton.
s The sixteen delegates to tt
It State Convention were named
the delegates to the aoater CONVEX
IS ton, and Chairman Shewey OF tt
!. County Executive Committee WI
d instructed to correspond with tt
;. chairmen of Bath, Highland ar
Sc Buena Vista, to ascertain II the
Il delegates could not meet at Il
n Newport News convention to nor
mate tie foater candidate.
The convention adjourned
meet August 18th.