Democratic banner., 1847-12-06
From the Jefferson Inquirer.
Proceedings of the Democratic meet.
fsig ia Texas County.

Proceedings Of the Democratic meet
fsig ia Texas County.
At a regular called meeting of the dcmoc
racy Of Texas county, at the county seat o
Monday the 25th October, 1877, Git bsin,
the first day ofthe circuit court, } and wlIicI
meeting was called for the purpose Of ap
pointing delegates TO our State AID Distric
Conversions. Said meeting was called to or
der and Joseph Ridcn appointed chairman
and P. O. Minor, secretary.
After the Chairman had expressed t.c
objects Of the meeting, on motion of Cyru.
ii. Frost, the following named gentlemen
were appointed by the Chairman, as a DIN,
mit!cc to draft resolutions expressive of the
objects of the mccting;-Cyrus II. Frost
p. O. Minor, james R. Gardner. Spence,
Mitchell, John Stephens, and Ell c. Hal.
bert, which being approved by TIC meeting.
said Committee retired.
During the absence of the committee the
audinencc were addressed by WI. V. n.
BAY, of Franklin county, who, for The space
Of two hours, kept the large c~oncoulsc Of
persons present in attention BY his forcibIc
and eloquent remarks upon the policy Of
the democratic party and is objects.
After Mr.. Bay had conc!uIcdi his remarks
'shc committee returned and presented the
resolutions which were unanim-
.oTsly concurrcd in:
l. ReSotta, That we cheerfulIy concur
with oar democratic brethren in the pro-
cf holding . State AMI District Con-
T~rntion, fer t." purpose oGna:aina;ing suit
axle persons for Tie cnicr Of Governor,
Licu,cnant Governor, and member to Com
.grcss, and that we do hereby pledge our
selves to support. The nomincceot said Con-
.vcntione.
2. Res3hcd, That we would recommend
TO orr State Convention the ualnc Of Aus
tin \. King, as a suitable person for the Of
.ice u Governor al Ills State.
3. ReSaired, That we would recommend
to our District Convention the name Of
VIM. E.N. Bay, as pcrsoncvery way quail
fled 10 discharge the duties Of our Repre-
sentative in Congress, and that we have
such confidence in his ability, integrity and
sound and sterling democracy; that we do
hereby Instruct our delegation to urge his
nomination before Tie District C~onvcmlion
by all honorable means.
l.. ReS,H II, TIatOur delegates to said
Conventions are here instructed, that if
they cannot, by all honorable means secure
the nomiuatins Of the above named persons
for Governor and member Of Congress,
then they are hereby instructed to use their
efforts for the nomination OF such persons
as will, in their opinion, best promote the
cause of the democratic party.
5. ResoAred, That James Il. Gardner,
P. o. Minor, Cyrus II. Eros, and Henry
+. Ormsby, are appointed as Delegates to
our State and District Conventions.
6. Rrsokred, That VIC have confidence
in the integrity and dcmocracyof oar dele
gates hereby appointed, and that if either.
or any of them should not attend said Con-
ventions, then the delegates So attending
authorized 20 give such vote in said
Conventions as the county ofTcxas may be
entitled to.
The above resolutions were unanimously
concurIcd in, ard on motion Of T.. ii. Frost
it was, Resolved that the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the st. Louis
and Jefferson Inquirer, with the re-
quest that tie other democratic papers pub
the same.
On motion tine meeting then adjourned,
die.
JOSEPH RIDDEN, Charm.
p. o. MrNoR, Sec'y.