The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-30
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sth District Democratic COMVentiOn


The Democratic Convention of the Sth Congress
sionai District. met al the Town Hail in Washing
ton, on Saturday, the 9Th of April. :'~-
On molioh OF William Ellison. Esq. Col Macon
MoYe, Of Piu, was called 10 the Chair who on
taking his seat President of the Convent ton,
briefly explained Its objects, and enjOned harmony
and mutual concessions as the only means Of ef-
recng its object, and ensuring The success Of de-
Inocracy.
On motion of Mr. Dewey, of Cravea.. Mr.. Geo,
E. .Carroway, of Craven, and Mr.. Henry T. CLARK,
Of EdSecomb, were appointed Secretaries.
The list Of delegates fiom ilse different counties
was then called, and the following gentlemen an
swered aud look their seats. ,......-.. .-... i,
Nash couniy-Thomas J. A. Cooper, E. H. Nor
gan, Thomas w. Wright, DR.. Jno. Fl. Drake-4.
Edgecomb county William Norfeet, Henry T:
CIa:k. William S. Battle, William J. Armstrong.
Joshua G. Barnes, Robert Bynum, John G. VIII
liams, William r. Dupree, Robert BeIcher, Louis
C. Pender, Richard Harrison, William H. Hines,
Harman Ward. William Il: Cherry, Simmons B.
StaIon, Charles Mabry, James Savage, Lunsford
r. Cherry, Jno. F. Speight, David Barlow, John
P. Sharpe-24. ....
Greene county-Edwin G. speight, Benjamin
G. D. Eason, La Fayelte Darden, Abner Speisht,
DR.. Jno. r. Dsring-5. "Ey ...E : =
Pitt couniy-James Nelson, Willie Brown, Al
Fl ed Forbes, Matthew L. Carr, Macon Moye, Rich
ard Adams, Wyatt Gardner, Willie SIancil, DR..
r. Rives, Robertson Jenkins, William Che4F, Al
s. L. Moore, Rippon Ward, Edmund Moore-l7
Beaufort counIY-Dempsey Latham, VIM, A.
Laner, Jacob Little, Arnet Waters. Hoyt NJ Wa
tiers, William B. Windley, John A. Satterthwaite,
Samuel Clark, William Allen, J. E. Allen, Robert
Hill, John w. Williams, Baker EEet, Chas Craw-
ford, James Potter, Benjamin Runyon, William
Ellison, Joha w. Latham, Caleb E. Rainey-I9. =
Craven county-Nath: H. Street, Fred. p La
lham, R. w. Latham, o. s, Dewey, George e.
Carroway, Thomas SPARROW, Sr,, John Street,.
. lou
lis Levi Oglssby, Jr. Richard Canady-4. @ 'c
= HYDE county-Bryan H. Griffin, James F. La
than, John M Burgess-3. aa - zr.l,.st
Washington eounty-Joshua S. Swift, Jesse G.
Gdffia-2. s.,~ :l3.tt.. s.Ie.g a4s d. -l.s...z -.
Tyrrell county-Joseph S Sawyer, Samuel Ro-
Mr.. Respass, one of the Beaufort delegates, be-
ing absent, proposed 10 be represented by proxy,
but as no such authority was given by The meeting
Of the people in Beaufort appointing delegates, il
a proposition was then made. that In voting
each county shuuld give many votes as there
were election precincts in the county which was
rejected. las So. -e7 &. z.,..,t 5ca 3zaa -
basis. which being also rejected--t was then r.
ReSoL1ed, that each county should give many
votes in Convention as there were captain us-
tricts in said county, and that majority OF dele
gates in attendance should give the entire vote OF
the county onthat basis. .sUalr15 . -9-@a rs 9A
. RESOLVED further, that. the person receiving
majority Of votes, thus cast in Convention, shall
be declared The Nominee of the Convention, and
recommended to the voters of this Congressional
district as the democratic candidate for Congress
- On motion, the Convention then proceeded to
ballot for a candidate. The delegates of each
county retiring to themselves, and upon returning
into Convention, reported the first ballot as fol-
lows t.-. .,.t
For Henry S. Clark, Of Beaufort--the county -
aIof Beaufort ID votes !; of Pit, Is votes; Of +
- Craven, ID votes--totaly 55Y 1rsf f#5 45
For Henry i. To6le, of Edgecomb--ihe conn 2
asty of E1gecomb, I7sEoles;' oounty of GaF- Gt-s
slereh 9 votes; conntya of Hyde, z iyoiss; ztt
.t county of, Washington 4 votes: codntv of Esss
!, Tyrrell, = yotesT7toraL1 ..,,. ..sc1s1s =, A
For Archibald H. Arlington, Of Nash-7=the e,.s
county Of Nash, 9 votes county Of Greene,
7votes-tot q 19'1s4 ~ .aatft'.5 "a I6
aoNe person receiving 4 majority; second ballot
was ordered, .whichTesulted as fol!ows:a .gs noFt
For zHenrysS S. Elark-BeaufoFt, ID; Piti, b So
Craven, IA; Greene, ,7;aLe.1s - A.: $50 SO