Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-02
WING Meeting in Hanover.

Al meeting OF the Wing party OF Hanover county, hell
at their Court House the Gath instant the purpos
Of appointing delegates Convention TO be held in tn
city OF Richmond the 18th day OF January next TO SC
lect Wing candidate be voted for the next election
Of member OF Congress from the Richmond District DR.
SHErFARD called TO the Chair and Mr. SANL f. Nor
appointed Secretary.
John Page Esq. rose and explained the object of In,
meeting. and offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That committee OF seven DO appointed by
the Chair 10 make and submit this NEE ting let of dele
gates, selected from all OF the county represent
the Wing party OF Hanover in tic Convention; which re-
solution was adopted by the meeting.
The Chair then proceeded appoint the committee of
seven, as follows VIM. ID. Winston De- Games, X. r.
Darracot, VIM. {. Mallory, II. Davis Joan Psre and j.
X. Winston aud then. on notion the Chairman and Sc
cTeiary were added TO the committee.
Ater retiring the committee reported the following gen.
uemen proper persons represent the Whg party in the
Convention at Rehmond-to wit; Dr.. H. Curtis, VIM. e.
Ove'ion. Nathi Wicker, George w. BssseIi, Rchd q.
Smith, Thomas C. Turner. James d Elicit Carter BraX-
ton DR.. Atkinson, Robert ads Edmund Sydnot Csore
w. Richardson, Thomas G. Clarke Richard H. Johnson
John H. Earnest Dr.. VIM. ii. Howard, Ira l. Bowles Dr.
F. q. Taylor, Capt Sam! Perrin, WINS c. wickham Hec-
tor Davis James I. Huffman, II. NJ. Winghe.d John F.
Harrison. Dr.. John WIekham, WINS Carter, Hector Bowe
George w. Pollard, James vi. Mckenzie John Have vii.
liam H. B. Campbell, Walter {. Shelton Can't J. + Price
Joseph Nonnent, Edmund Fon;ainc Alfred Duke T. ~
TomPkins, Dr. l. H. Cawthorn John Elicit RoSer, Elicit
John y. Davis, German X. Glinn, WIN. II. Timbeflake
HeRy Perm L Chism, Thomas Harden, Thomas Dos.
vel, 81. Z. II. Pace, Charles Thompson James Winston
!. }. Iay4or, VIM. Alamson, James NJ Taylor, Lucius
Page. Philip Nelson Dr. J. A. Smith. Dr. &. Fleming Mel
son W Berkeley, Capt. James Higgam, Lusus H. Minor
John R. Novel, Isaac Butler, Capt Thos Nelson Ra phi
Wing6e.d and Hector l.. Davis
Which said report having been submitted to the meet
ing. unanimously approved; anu the gentlemen upon
constituted members OF said Convention to meet IN Rich
mond OF the l5th OF January next.
The meeting then addressed by various gentlemen
Messrs. II. Davis, WIN. ID. Winston, Capt. williamson r
r. Darscot,, w. W. Mallory. J. \. Davis and others all
declaring their decided preference the nomination Of
JOIN ". BORIS, Esq but expressing their determination
70 sustain ne nominee Of the general Convention to be
held ~ K. ch uoud.
whereupon Dr. Harrison submitted the follovrlog reso-
luton
Resolved, That while this meeting doe, think proper
TO instruct tammel the delegation from this county
nevertheless declares It's decided preference JOHN NJ
Bolts ss the Wing candidate Tor this District at the next
Congressional election.
The question being taken BY the Chair upon this resou-
ton, It passed by overwhelming majority there being
but two votes against II.
lwas then moved and seconded that the Chairman Sc
creta and the committee OF be added 10 the dele
CATION from this county and the motion carried nsln
And then the meeting adolrned-haying frs, ordered
their proceedings be Published the Wing papers OF
the city OF Richmond
JOS. VI. SHEPPARD, Chairman.
SAML +. NoRVESr, Secretary.