Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-11-26
Democratic Convention.

Democratic Convention.
A Democratic Convention was held at
Centreyille, on the 18th inst, it being the
day appointed for the meeting of the Con-
yention for the nomination of Democra-
tic candidate to represent the counties of
Tyler and Doddridge in the next General
Assembly of Virginia. The delegates of
the two counties assembled at the house
of Mr.. Laizear, in Centreville, at 4 o'clock
P. NJ,
Upon motion of G. J. Stewart. Esq.
ANDREW w. DUFY. of Tyler, was appoint
ed President, and Wna Shannon, Sec'y.
The object of the Convention being
briefly explained, the president proceeded
to appoint Committee on Credentials,
which consisted of the following gentle
men: From Tyler. VIM. Robinson. VIM.
1. Borman and John Mckay. From Dod-
bridge, Eph'm. Bee, Thos. A. Jones and
c. j. Stewart.
The Committee, through their chair
man, reported the following as the names
of the delegates in attendance:
From Tyler county, John Mckay, VIM.
Robinson, VIM. I. Borman, ]. Boyer, ].
G. Nc Coy, ]. Hammond, Thos. Steel, B.
s. Morgan, w. p. McKinny, Andrew w.
Duty, A. L.. Coebly, J. H. Jones, VIM.
Shannon, Daniel Sweany, waitman Jo-
seph, B. B. Bond and Josephus Roberts.
From Doddridge, G. j. Stewart, Ephm
Bee, Calvin Dotson, Albert Ford, Josiah
H. Bee, Thos. A. Jones and Thomas S.
Nicely.
The Chair proceeded to appoint Com
mittee to prepare and report basis of
representation, consisting of the same gen.
tlemen that composed the Committee on
Credentials.
The committee not being able to settle
the question of the basis of Representa-
ton, agreed to submit their separate re-
ports, and refer the question to the whole
convention.
The portion of the committee composed
of Delegates from Tyler, reported that
they propose to base the representation
on IeQeTal NUMBERS.
VIM 1. BoRMAN,
WIN. RoBINsoN,
JOHN MCKAY.
We, the portion Of the committee ap-
pointed to settle the basis of representa-
ton, composed of delegates from bod
bridge, report that We propose to fix the
basis of representation on the strength of
the Democratic party in the two counties.
EPH'M. BEE,
THos. A. JONES,
@. j. STEWART.
Mr.. Stewart offered the following reso-
luton:
RESOLVED. That the basis of representa-
ton be fixed on the Democratic strength
of the two counties.
To which Mr.. Borman proposed an
amendment fixing the basis upon federal
numbers.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
until o'clock, P. NJ,
The convention met according to ad-
journment, and the names of the dele
gates being called, the following gentle
men were found to be present from Tyler:
Waitman Joseph, Nathan Joseph, Josiah
McGee. Thos. Steel. B. B. Bond, jose
plus Roberts, B. S. Morgan, w, P. Nc
ISinny, "a. L. 0U5Dly, y. II. JOuos dl4l'J j.
Hammond. showing several members alb
sent, whilst others had arrived during the
evening.
From Doddridge, Thos. A. Jones, Eph.
Bee, Calvin Dotson, Albert Ford, Josiah
H. Bee, Thos. s. Nicely and c. j. Stewart.
The president informed the convention
that the question pending was the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Stewart, as amended
| by Mr.. Borman.
The votes being called, the amendment
was lost, and the original resolution was
taken up and adopted,
On motion of Eph'm. Bee, it was
RESOLVED, That each county cast an
equal number of votes in convention, and
that that number be ten.
The names of candidates now being
called for. the following gentlemen were
placed in nomination: G. P. Russell, of
Tyler, and B. w. Jackson. of Doddridge.
The vote being taken gave the follow
ing result:
B. W. JACKSON. c. P. Russell.
Entire Dodge vote, 10 N. Joseph.
w. Joseph, B. B. Bond,
W. P. McKinny. 2
j. Hammond,