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The Democratic Convention Of thellok +.
gressional District, assembled aceo,liar :,
sioas notice. on Thursday morning, the ! =, 81, !.
slant, at hali-pasl elcsen o'eisck, i, liz e..
House IN Winchester and were ..slla "a -.
BY RICHARD PARKER, Esq Of Clarke eo.,,.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Parker, Dr.. Isaac NJ ~
Of Warren county. was called tothe ch,;,
P. 3. Boasr, Esq, Of Page, appointed see,.,,,s
Upon motion Of !. BAKER. Rsq, of pare cos,,.
acommittee, consisting Of Que hem sarh ,o...1
reprsseu,e5inshe Convention. was ippolu,,s..
name Offices for IL permanent soseranen,
The Chair appoiated tho following rsn,l.n..
to compose the committee:
Col. J. b A. Nadenbousch. Of Berkeley 80.
"; Col. Andrew Keyser, OF Page; John Mex.
Of Warren VIM a. Cassleuau, Of CLARKE M
nor Hurst, IL Jefferson; Col. Charles M. :,
Hampshire and Jacob Baker, Of Frederick.
Upon motion Of Jscob Baker. commits.
composed Of one delegate from each Count, 4.
presented in The Convention, was appointed !.
report Rales and Re- nlations for It's goyerpns.,
The Chair appointed The following geu,Ienu
as said committee:
j. C. Kite. OF Page county; John R. Jaei...
at Warren; Wm. H. Moore, Of Jefenon; o.
Henry w. Richards, OF Frederick Col j. p,,.
sons, of Hampshire; b. Ashby, Of Clarke Al
Newcomer, Of Berkeley.
On motion Of Mr.. John n. Jackson, Of wa,r,,
county, committee. composed Of one delers.
from each county represented in Convention, =.
APPOINTED 10 report the names Of the Delep.,..
known to be present from each county.
The Chair appointed the following gen.lsnn
to compose the said committee
Dr.. McCandless, Of Frederick county; TIC
Bradley. Of Jefferson, Mason Anderson, Of CIa,k,.
C. III. Green, Of Warren; Capt David M. Do,.l
of Page; James Parker, OF Hampshire; Wu. IL
Mong, of Berkeley; Lewis Allemnng Of Morsm
The committee to select officers repor,,i
through Col. A. Keyser, Of Page, as follows:
President,
RICHARD PARKER, Of Clarke county.
Vice Presidents.
Dr. Isaac N. Duck, Of Wsrren county,
JosErn Love, Of Frederick {"
MosEs :. GaANruAM, of berkeley
Col 5JAcoB IsLgR, Of Clarke ! 4
WELLS j. Hawks, Of Jefferson ."
Col Isaac PAasoSs. of Hampshire
JACOB c.. KITE, OF Page tH9
Secretaries,
PETER B. BoRsT, Of Page county.
III. TUpoR TUcxER, OF Jefferson coantys
RICHARD PARKEa, on taking tie Chair .s Pre-
sident Of the Conyeston, made 4 sew brief and
appropriate remarks, recommending harmony and
concession 10 its members in the discharge Il The
duty devolye& upon Them.
/ The. Committee appointed report proper
Rules and Regulations reported through Ioas l.
JACKSON. their Chairmart. the. following
l. That members Of the Eonyenlioa refria
from any remarks upon the adoption VI the" ~.
| thirds rule" by the Convention. liz
3That the Convention adopt the usual rules
for maintaining order IN its proceedings usual ID
parliamentary or other deliberativc Eudie,. 8.
8 That the Democratic. strength feath com.
ty in the Presidential election OF SiS be adup,.d
as The basis Of representation for each il this
Convention and that such strength be divided
between the delegates present from each county,
/ each of whom shall cast bis proportion afsing
from sich division according 10 his individual
preference.
4. That the Secretaries, under the Sd Rat,
ascertain the number of VOTES each delegals .
entitled to cast, and report fha same y
The committee appointed nnder former ress.
luton 10 report the names Of delegates knownb
be present, reported as follows
From Frederick Robert Brannon, Jacob H.
ker, George b. Graves, Hugh Barr, Jacob Cops-
hayer, Jacob Huntsberry, ]. E. Payne, DIR. R.P
iosep" nSws,er. William Vita smi,bR uf BenI fan.
ney, Ii. w Richards, John Marker, Jacob Rich
ards, Daniel r. Iloxie, j.. w. Williams. JasepI
Spilman, john Smith, J. C. Barney, J. C. Hero
nemous, Joseph Richards, w Eddy, BENJAMIN
Brnker, and J. w Campbell.
| From Clgke--Wm. A. Castleman, Same
Larne, Mason Anderson, Jacob iIetilebower, Wn
Fowler, Ottaway Mccormick, Edward Nicer
mick, Jacob Enders, Levi iIiett, Geo. JohnstoA
Geo. ID. Moss, BucknerAshby, Richard Parker
T WIN Taylor, John Pierce, A. Colston s. Hefas
bower, Alex Earle. ] B. Carter, Col. Jacob Islcr
$. ?. castleman, ?. D. Shepherd, and K. Bar
chill
From lIbrgan-T. Allemong.
From JeOerson-N Minor Hurst, G. Many, II 5
Farnsworth. }. Grnber, WI: Hawks. William
FL Moore, +. G. Bradley. IL Tudor Tucker, 9
K Boley. and J w. Grantham.
From Pogo. d. Borst Jacob Baker, Geo
Kite, Jr., Jacob G. Kite, David NJ Dovel. Johr
Shuler, Reuben Walton, Col. a. Keyser Benln
Wharton. Jr., J. ii. Kegser and r. W. Wood
From iEampshire-Jas. Parker, Thos. Blue, I
A. Keller, J s. Robson, Isaac Parsons, Chaflsi
Blue, Henry High, and Geo. Thompson.
From Warren-CoI. Jacobs, j. H. Mckay
NJ. Johnson. w. Bowen, J. Churchill, J. r: Jack
son. $. Thomas, ]. r. Rust, Or. Esaac N. Back
and Chas. II. Green.
From Berkeley-Col. ]. D, a. Nadenbonseh,A
Newcomer, w. Ii Mong, NJ. IS. Grantham, Chs
Stookey, and David Stewart.
motion was then made. that the Conyentsr
proceed to vote upon the adoption Of the " two
thirds" or " the majority rule" 10 tho nominaiiol
of a candidate for Congress- which motion va
agreed to. 81
The rel was called. and vote ttood thur:
Two thirds Rule" Majority Ralc.s
1877. 1871 I'M
So he Contention adopted The t,ro.fhirds rtls.