Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
RUSSELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Meet at Lebanon and Elect Delegates to
the Newport News Convention.

mates to the State convention at Newport
News, Va, also to fix the time and place
for holding the county convention to nom
mate candidate for representative in the
legislature.
County Chairman Gose called the meet
ing to order and upon motion Joel K.
Campbell WAS elected temporary chairman,
ID. A. Routh, secretary and G. A. Hon.
aker, assistant .ecretsry Upon motion
the usual formslities OF selecting commit
tees were dispensed with and the work OF
making up the delegation WAS proceeded
with. Following is list of delegates and
slternstes, the names of the delegates ap-
pearing f-st:
Lebanon Distric'-G. w. Gilmer, II. A.
Routh, Marsh jesse. ]. A. Henritze, w.
+. Williams, G. g. Anderson, s. q. Ham,
brick, Henry Foglemsn, Whitley Thomas,
V, Jessee, ]. K. Campbell, ]. II. Fields,
j. J. Wallace, Jonse Rssnske, jim Cum.
bow, Chss. Belcher.
New Garden District-W. z. Akers, K.
E. Hawley, J. n. Meade, Thos. Hubbard,
T. X. Wallace, T. NJ. Call, J. A. McGloth.
lin, G. w. Fuller, +. d. Miller, A. d.
Shoemaker, Aaron Russ, Geo. Cook, Thos.
Litton, J. K. Davis, j. p. McGIothIin.
Simon Dotson.
Castlewood District-G. c. Goee, C. G..
Phillips, J. p. Speer, K w. Dickinson. r.
G. Meade, J. w. Huff, H. 2. Holbrook,
J. Smith, r. w. Gose, K. S. Goee, f..
K. lesser, 9. J. Gose, g. g. Meade, S. A.
Fraley, L. L. Banner, c. 7. Howard.
Copper Greek District-B. II. Sslyer, F.
Gibson, Hunt Dickinson, Geo. }. Williams,
John Wagner, Thos. johnson, John King,
.. j. Salyer, }. n. Burke, K. G. K. Hon.
aker, Arthur Williams, Henry Ring.
Moccssin District r. NJ. jesse, ]. H.
Dickenson, 7. E. Campbell, +. Glenn, w.
S. Jeesee, w. E. Tate.
Elk Garden District-R. L. Settle, Bob
Taylor, g. +. Taylor, II. F. Wysor, G. b.
Johnson, w. K. Campbell.
Cleveland Dstrict-W. P. Gibson, Jonas
Rasnake, 6. H. Pickett, G. w Price.
Delegates at LARGE. w. Ketron. Joel
R. Campbell.
Motion carried to allow each district
double the number of delegates appor-
toned, each delegate to have one half vote
in the convention.
The following resolutions offered by G..
B. johnson, were adopted:
lst. We heartily endorte the admirable
course taken by VIM. H. Taft our Pres-
in al;
one family of brotherhood, of love and
good will; recognizing no section, giving
to all a broad and liberal participation in
the affairs of this government.
End. We heartily endorse and COM
mend the services rendered our party by
G. Bascom Slemp, our State Chairman,
and his services and course taken in Con-
gress in the interest of ali the people of
his district, recognizing in him public SER
want, Of the people, by the people and for
the people; and we earnestly believe that
if he could be induced to accept the nomi-
nation for Governor of this grand old
State, that he would be elected by an over
whelming majority.
3rd. We endorse and commend our
county chairman, G. G. Gose, for the faith.
ful services rendered our party and COM
mend his coarse in tie conduct Of the az
fairs of our party. And we heartily en-
dorse our representative, VIM. Griffith, in
the discharge of bis duties as a member OF
the Legislature.
CAstlewood was selected as the place to
hold the county convention and the date,
August 14th, 1909.
Each Magisterial District will hold mass
meetings on August 7th, for the purpose
of selecting delegates to above convention
at the following places:
New Garden Bistrict-Honaker.
Cleveland District-Cleveland
Lebanon District-Lebanon. .-
Elk Garden District-Denison Chapel.
Copper Greek District-W Williams Store.
Castlewood District-Mud Store.
Moccasin District-Jessee's Store.
Motion was made and carried that the
proceedings Of this mass meeting be fur.
nished the Tazewell Republican for publ.
cation.
JOEL r. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
G. A. HoNAKKR, Asst Sec'y.