Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
MASS-MEETINC
Is HARMONIOUS
Republicans Name Delegates to
Congressional Convention And
Endorse Slemp, Royal and
Witten, But not Wilson.

The Republican county conv, ntion
heid here Tuesday in the Court House
was one of the largest and most har-
monious conventions of the party held
here In years. Ex-senator j. N. Har-
man, formerly a leading Progressive
was made chairman of the meeting.
and w. G. O'Bryan, was elected sec
reeary. So. far as could be seen there
was no appearance at all of any "Bull
Moose" sentiment in the meeting.
A new county committee, composed
OF K. o. Crockett, chairman and w.
G. O'Brian, secretary, was elected:
Members of the committee are as
follows:
Jeffersonville District.
Tazewell, S. S. f. Harman; North
Tazewell, M. L. 'Pcery; Crockett's
Cove, ]. p. Whitman; Freestone, S. P.
Goodwin; Gap Store, j. o. Daley; Dry
Fork, A. p. Beavers; Thompson Val
ley, G. A. Leece; Benbow, c. H. Hagy.
Clear Fork District.
Graham, w. L. Burton; Pocahontas.
J. w. Owens; Tip Top, j. p. Crockett;
Grafton, f. II. Cox; Cove Creek, j.
w. Slade; Burke's Garden, II. A.
Long; Abbs Valley, S. P. Mustard; !;
Bluestone, John Carter; Falls Mills,
j. j. Buckland.
Maiden Spring District.
Cedar Bluff, j. Ed. Mcclure; Bap-
tist Valley, VIM: Bandy; Liberty Hill,
j. G. Barns; Poor Valley, NJ F.
Brown; Lockhart's Chapel, S. +. AL
lison; Midway, d. Green; Pounding
Mill, j. Sanders Gillespie; Richlands,
w. B. +. White; Raven, l.. d. Boyd.
The following delegates were Sc
lected to the Congressional conven-
ton:
JeffersOnvillc District.
S. P. Goodwin, P. S. Ellis, w. II.
Hager, John B. Witten, C. A. Leece,
J.. A. Puckett, w. o. George, w. A.
pie, II. A. Bowen, j.. S. Gillespie,
Reece Johnson, Albert Hagy, H. G.
Mccall j. Powell Royal, j. A. Greev-
er, w. l.. Moore, r. o. Crockett, M.
l.. Peery, Nye Britts, John H. Peery,
Peel Harman, ]. P. Whitman, ]. j.
Riley, T. H. Crockett, A. R. Beavers,
Lee Riley, L. d. Wright, j. r. G.
Brown, W. G. O'Brien, G. w. Lewis,
G. w. Greever, II. S. Surface, j. N.
Harman, Dr. j. w. Wittcn, c. Henry
Harman, M. ]. Hankins, Harman
Peery, Jerome Kroll, T. G. Mccall,
Dave Williams, John w. Yost, John
ID. Farmer, j. G. Lambert, John w.
Yost, VIM. Clayton, Alex Wittcn, II.
l.. Spratt, T. c Bowen.
Clear Fork District.
w. l.. Burton, c.. w. Matthews,
Walter Graham, w. M. Painter, E. V.
Sproles, j. w. Owens, Walter Gray
beal, e. S. Mustard, Dr.. W. w. Pyott,
Graf Gillespie, R. C. Wells, John
j. w. Slade, M. F. Neel, j. Floyd
Gillespie, w. l. Short, j. w. Wade,
C. C. Wilson, j. w. Shufllebarger,
Sam Shawver.
Maiden Spring District.
w. B. Spratt, w. B. F. White, C.
c. Hyatt, j. f. Bradlye, G. G. Harris,
L. D. Boyd, T. H. White, S. D. Clay
pool, C. e. Luskvires, A. H. McGraw,
j. ii. Bandy, George Shoaks, D. C..
Lowe, S. f. Mason, w. c. Gillespie,
w. r. Bowen, w. S. Patrick, H. j.
Whit, D. Green, w. j. Lester, j. San
ders Gillespie, Jetha Phillips, Rex
Steele, r. o. Gillespie, John A. Hig-
ginbotham, Ad. Hansew, DR.. w. /.
Cunningham, B. V. Elswick, w. L. C.
Burke, ]. B. Altizer, j. R. Helton,
S. A. Simms, R. w. Shreve, Jr., M.
C. Lowe, ]. Ed. Mcclure, H. w. Bane
Joe Mcclure, ID. P. Earles, Moses
Pickett, w. p. Elswick, C. N. Barns,
w. S. Taylor,J. I. Hit, w. B. Greer,
Geo. w. Christian, C. Fl. Steele, Geo
w. Christian, C. H. Steele, j. l.. As
cue, James Barns, o. ]. Nunley, John
Hoops, j. M. Alley, jeff Brown, jr.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
passed:
"The Republicans of TaZewell coun-
ty once more assemble in mass meet
ing under the most auspicious and
happy conditions. AS throughly
united party, we will give hearty
support to the principles and party
and TO it's candidate, Charles E..
Hughes, for President.
eve most cordially endorse the eff
ffcient representative course of the
Hon. c. B. Slemp, whom we have re-
peatedly supported for seat in the
National House of Representatives
and we heartily endorse him for re-
nomination by the Republicans of the
Ninth Congressional District.
eve most cordially endorse our eff
ficient representative in the Virginia
Legislature, Hon. j. Powell Royal in
the Senate, and Hon. e. II. Witten
in the House of Delegates and en-
dorse their course in the last ses-
sion of the Legislature.
"We must heartily commend the
course of that great American citi-
zen, Theodore Roosevelt, in placing
the seal of condemnation upon the
weak and vacillating policies of Pres,
ident Wilson, and for his prompt and
earnest support of Charles f. Hughes
candidate of the Republican party fol
President.
"Resolved, That each delegate in at
tendance upon the district conven-
tion is authorized to cast his proper
of Iho IF fha antnt "