This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1YB.2ACI/873 Message Board Post: THE HARRISON REPUBLICAN - July 9, 1840 HARD CIDER The Democratic Whig Convention called together to nominate candidates to be supported by the Whigs of Harrison County, at the ensuing election, met agreebly to public notice in Cadiz, on Saturday the 4th. The Convention was organized by calling MICHAEL LAIRD of Nottingham township to the Chair, and appointing P. R. K. BROTHERSON Secretary. The townships having been called over by the chair in order, the following gentlemen presented their candidates. Cadiz - ALEXANDER HENDERSON, J. MAXWELL and P. R. K. BROTHERSON Shortcreek - THOMAS FURBAY and J. HANNA Athens - WILLIAM LINN, JOHN McCALL and S. A. RUSSELL Moorefield - CARVILL G. KENNEDY, S. CLARK and B. W. PUMPHREY Nottingham - JAMES P. BEALL, MICHAEL LAIRD and LEVI MALLERNEE Freeport - SAMUEL MUSGROVE, J. BARBER and R. K. PRICE Franklin - SAMUEL HITCHCOCK, B. PITTIS and LYON MORRISON Stock - THOMAS EVANS, WILLIAM PATTERSON and JAMES EVANS Archer - HUGH McELRAVY, G. HOLLAND and GEORGE COX Rumley - A. K. DEMPSTER, J. KIMMEL and THOMAS DAY German - SAMUEL AMSPOKER, WILLIAM BEATY and JOSIAH CRAWFORD Green - JOHNSON CRAIG and JAMES TAGGART Washington - JAMES McCOLLOUGH and ALFRED HEACOCK Monroe - JAMES CUMMINGS, JOSHUA CHENEY and LUTHERN ROWLEY North - GEORGE FOSTER, DAVID PALMER and THOMAS LYONS On motion of SAMUEL A. RUSSELL, the chair appointed the following committee of one from each township to report to the convention suitable candidates for the several offices to be elected this fall. Cadiz - JAMES MAXWELL Shortcreek - JAMES HANNA Athens - JOHN McCALL Moorefield - SAMUEL CLARK Nottingham - JAMES P. BEALL Freeport - R. K. PRICE Green - JOSHUA CRAIG Washington - JAMES McCOLLOUGH Monroe - JAMES CUMMINGS North - GEORGE FOSTER Franklin - SAMUEL HITCHCOCK Stock - JAMES EVANS Archer - GEORGE COX Rumley - A. K. DEMPSTER German - SAMUEL AMSPOKER After retiring for a short time, they reported the following, which were separately adopted by the Convention, For Representive - JOSIAH SCOTT of Cadiz For (?) - ZEPHENIAH BAYLESS of Cadiz For Commissioner - JAMES P. BEATY of Nottingham For (?) JOSEPH S. HAGUE of Shortcreek