Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-03-15
nrMocRArIc CONVENTION.

The delegates from the counties OF
Frederick, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hamp-
hire, Clarke, and Morgan, assembled
a. the house Of Peter Gardner. in Mar
sinsburg, on the 22nd February, 1887,
a~preeably to appointment, to select a
snitable candidate to represent the dis
trict in Congress.
The meeting was called to order by
\ Cared B. Wager, and on his motion,
RpAxToN DAVENPORT, of Jefferson,
was appointed Chairman, and Joseph
p. Stephenson, of Clarke, Secretary.
On motion off. w. Miller, the roll
was called, when the following dele
gates answered to their names, viz:
James Gibson, Henry Sewers, John
1 w. Miller, Philip Williams, Jr., Hem
nv W. Richards, r. L.. Baker, G.. B..
/ Wager, Braxton Davenport, Francis
Yates. Joseph Smith, H. L. Opie, c..
Blue. ]. Allen, Michael X. Seibert, P.
Gardner, jeremiah Hawkins, Joseph
Burns, Jacob Painter, William Albur-
lis, John Hedges, VIM. g. Burns, w.
/ TAYLOR, Alfred Castleman, Joseph F.
4 Stephenson, John c. r. Taylor, and
Park Shepherd.
On motion ofP. Williams, Jr.,
Resolved, That a committee con-
sisting oftwo persons from each of the
counties of Jefferson, Berkeley, Hamp-
shire, and Frederick, and one from
each of the counties of Clarke and
Morgan, be appointed by the chairman
to report to the convention the mode OF
proceeding and the subjects to be acted
upon.
The chairman, under the above re-
solution, appointed P. Williams, Jr.'J
Gibson, G. b. Wager, Francis Yates,
Charles Blue, J. Allen, M. X. Selbert,
John Hedges, VIM. Taylor, and VIM.
Thompson, said committee, who re-
ported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted.
l.. RESOLVED, That the Convention,
in voting should be governed by the
following rules Jefferson, Berkeley,
Hampshire, and Frederick each to have
two votes, and Clarke and Morgan
! each one and hat the delegation of
/ each county shall select the person or
/ persons to give the vote of said county.
=. Resolved, That this Convention
\ feels confidence in the integrity and
patriotism of Gen. Andrew Jackson,
4 and gratitude t o hun for his faithful
services.
g.. Resolved, That we approve ofthe
course pursued by our present worthy
representative in Congress, Col. Ed.
ward Lucas, in the discharge ofhis of
fetal duty.
Under the 1st resolution, the follow.
ing gentlemen were appointed by the
different delegations to give the vote
of their respective counties, viz: Phil
ip Williams, Jr., Jas. Gibson, Charles
Blue, j. Allen, John Hedges, Joseph
F. Stephenson, Braxton Davenport,
and VIM. Thompson.
Philip Williams, Jr., nominated Col.
JAMES NJ. MASON as a suitable person
10 be recommended to the freeholders
of this district, to represent 1t IN the
next Congress of the United States, and
asked for the reading of letter writ
ten by the chairman of the Convention
to Col. Mason, and his answer there
to !; which being read, the Convention
unanimously recommended Col. J. M.
Mason as a candidate for the suffrages
of the electors of this district, and d.
rect that said letters be made part Of
the proceedings Of this meeting.
Resolred, That a committee of one
person from each of the counties COM
prising this congressional district, be
appointed to inform Col. James M. Ma.
SON of his nomination by this conven
ton, as a candidate Of the democratic
party for a seat in the 25th Congress
of the United States.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed by the Chair VIM. Alburtls,
Joseph F. Stephenson, p. Williams,
Jr., Charles Blue, William Thompson
and Francis Yates.
Resolved, That if any contingency
should require the nomination of ano-
ther individual as the candidate Of the
party, that the Chairman of this Con-
vention do call the delegates to meet
at Winchester, at such time as he may
designate.
Resolved, That the proceedings oil
this Convention be published in the pa
pers edited in this congressional dis
trlct.
BRAXTON DAVENPORT,
J. F. STEPHENSON, Chairman,
Secretary.
Here follows the correspondence
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