Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-08
SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION

Alta District Convention, composed OF Dem
cratic delegates from The counties CT Amelia
Chesterfield and Powhatan and The town Of Pc
tersburs, held al Joseph Goodies Tavern, in The
county Of CHESTERFIELD on Tuesday, The 5,h De.
cember, lS4S, for The purpose Of nominating a
candidate 10 represent The Senatorial Disrric,
composed OF The above mentioned coun,ie. and
town in the Legislature OF Virginia, in place q,
James II Cox, E.q, resigned:
Or. Abner Crump, OF he county OF poWhaian.
was, on the motion OF nr. VIM. Ii. ROBBERS N. OF
Amelia, called 10 the Chair.
On The motion OF DR. Joseph E Cox, II Peters.
burg, committee, consisting OF Mes>rs Cox ami
Collier, ofPeler, bnre; w. w Hancock, OF Ches
terfeld; Dr.. VIM. H. Robertson, OF Amelia. and
Jam es R. Gales. Of Powhstan, was appointed Il
nominate permanent officers to the Convention.
The commiltee, after consultation, nominated
Tor President Of the Convention, DR.. Abne,
Crump, OF the county OF Powhatan; and, for Sc.
crelaTy, w. R. Drinkard, OF The town OF Peters
burg, which nominations were unanimously CON.
fltmed by the Convention.
The President, on taking The Chair, returned
his thanks 10 the Convention, for The honor. in
very neat and appropriate manner, and briefly
referred to the object for which The delegates had
assembled
The names OF The following delegates were then
reported by The Secretary as being in attendance
From Ame,ia Peter Boisseau, DR.. WIN. II
Robertson, Peter j. Grigg, James Bo,t, VIM.
II. Wilson, Captain Thomas f. Bottom.
Chesterfield Colonel w. W. Hancock, Capt.
Mark F. Flournoy: John Goode, Jr., William
Goode, Alexander Sims, Richard GooIc, John
Forsee, Richard N. Thwealt, DR.. X. Ii. Tatum.
b. W. Gates, Thomas w. Bass, NJ NJ. Robert
son. Joseph Goode, DR.. r. B Hobson, Thomas
Q. Blankenship, D. B Hancock, Thomas A.
Spears, Green Hall, Major d. H. Flournoy, G.
W. Snellngs, R. Jackson, James Clarke, VIM.
Ambers, P. Fl. wilkinson, B. Chea,ham.
PoDtatan-Dr. Wm Crump, Jas. K. Gates,
Joseph Wren, VIM. r. Moseley, Thos Talbot,
Danl o. Jennings, Chas. r. Forsee, Derby For.
lines. DR.. Abner Crump, Jas. C. Gates.
Torn Of Petersburg-Dr. Jos. E. Cox, Capt.
John Pollard, John Rowle,t, II. Whitmore,
Geo. w. Phillips, John Jackson, James E.
Watson, James McIlwaine, Daniel Dodson. DR..
S.A. Hinton, X. II. Collier, ]. T. Rosser. J. ID.
Musser, w. T. Lucadoe, w. II. Drinkard.
On the motion Of r. R. Collier. ESQ.,, it was
ordered, unanimously, that the mode of voting
in this body shall be, tina, the whole Democratic
strength Of each Of the counties and the town,
composing the district, shall be equally distribu-
ed among their respective delegates, who are in
cation will be equal to every other member of
the same delegation, and tina. the whole Demo-
cratic strength shall be taken TO be the vote for
Cass and Butler in the late election tina, is to
say, 509 having been the vote of Chesterfield,
shall be divided BY the number of her delegates
to this body who have attended -333 the vote Of
Petersburg-202 the vote of Powhatan- and 1873
the vote Of Amelia, shall in like manner be as
signed 10 their delegates respectively; and that
the person who shall receive as much as 622
votes, which is the majority. shall be declared
the nominee; but in taking he vote, any frac'
lion Of either delegation shall be put down 10
the person who, without such fraction, snail
have received the largest portion OF 'uch deie-
CATION. And the voting shall be BY voice.
Before The vote was taken 60 The above, MI.
Collier alluded 10 The tact thai lis name mad oeen
mentioned in connection with ne ONCE now va
cant, and stated in few pertinent remarks that, |
while he appreciated This indication Of the kind
ness Of his friends he belie'ed that another ger
leman TO whom he paid neriied tribute. was
preferred BY the Convenlisn, and that TO ensure
harmony. he would withdaw his name from the
notice of the Convention.