Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-25
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The delegates from The various Counties composing the
10Th Congressional District convened according 10 appoint
men al the Court House Hall in Winchester, Tuesday
the lh ns for the purpose of cscng Delegates 10 rep
resent this District In the Baltimore Democratic Convention
IN SELECT candidates for President and Vice President OF nt
Tinted States: when on MOTION Hon WIN Harris OF Page
was called 10 the Chair and Robert Baylor of Jefferson
and John Bentley of Frederick, were appointed Seceta
On motion of W Singleton, Esq, tho following resolu
Resnlycd That the Chair appoint Committees-one
for asceranng the number of Delegates from each County
in attendance The other 10 report proper officers Tor '
organization of the Conventions both OF which TO DO compo
sed OF one delegate from each county.
The Chair appointed on tho first Committee designated II
,he above resolution Minor Hurst Of Jeierson Bora
Of Page Brentley OF Frederick; Asa Histt OF Hanp
shire; Turner of Warren BALLS Davis of Clarke;
Committee of Otganization-W Singleton of Frcdcr
ick Geo BcalI of Jefferson Jacob Baker Of Page VIM
Massey of Clarke DR. Thomas Page of Berkeley.
The Committee Delegates reported the following In at
tendance:
Warren-Charlrs Green, Walter Bowen, Safold
Morgan Johnson, Turner Joshua Mekay S, 1,r
EIIrt, BaaIis Davis, DR. J Janney.
JefFerson-G Beall NJ Englc, F Blessing, + w
Drew, Fl L Opic, J w Beller, Baylor Jos Smith
Coyle NJ Lock, NJ Hurst, p Li,tlejohn, Geo Murphy
Berkeey-Geo H Mcclure Or Thos Page, :" Porter
field, George VonaeIs S sdsnln powo,
Frrderick-W Singleton Bruce R Tucker. J
Bentley, X Cobourn, Jos Long James Drake James
f Baker Or Rob, McCandlas Jacob Baker, James w 81
bert John Boyd Dunlap, W White. Payne, Amo:
Payne, John Coe Jacob Ridgeway, q Brown, Joseph
Winpielar, Clark, jr Lodge, Geo Graves William
Haynaker John Myers John Markle l. 7 Grim Jacob Pit
man. Robert Barr, jr, John Miller Pier, Benz Col
Iins, VIM NJ Collins.
The Committee Organization made the following re-
port, which unanimously apopted:
PREs1DEST-Hon Wm Harris of Page:
vlcE PaE5,oEsTs-D 1anney OF w Slarse Sc9rse
ell of Humpshire Minor Hurst Of Jeersoni John Bruce
Frederick; Burst of Page
SEcRETARlEs-R W Baylor Of Jeiiersoni John Bent.
ley OF Frederick.
On motion, The following Committee was appointed fol
for the purpose OF reporting the mode ovotng John Bruce
OF Frederick Joseph Smith of Jefferson Jacob Baker oil
Page; r NJ Powell OF Hampshire; Walter Bowen Of Warren
Geo ii Mcclure Of Berkeley; Culs,on of Clarke; who
reported the following resolution. which was adopted:
Resolved That the Delegates from each county eprcscn
ted shall cast their quota of the Democratic vote each
counythe Gubernetoa vote at the late election TO be Ia
ken as the basis.
On motion of J r Tucker, Esq, it was
Resolved That in the opinion OF this Convention it Is
now expedient TO elect four delegates the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore from the counties of
respectively and four Aternaes from the counties of
respectively
Resolved That by the adoption of the foregoing
this Convention do not design TO establish any precedent fol
the action OF body in future REPRESENTING this Dis
trict.
The frs, blank was, motion, filled by inserting Frede
rick Page Jefferson, and Hampshire and the second blank
with Clarke, Warren, Berkeley and Morgan.
The Convention tcreupon commenced baotng for Dele
gates and Aernatcs separately when the following gentle
were announced as having been duly elected:
Delesates-Hon WIN Harris of Page, Col Jas Reilly
Of Frederick Robert Baylor of Jeoraon, Col Thoms.
Sloan of Hampshire.
Alternates-WaIter eowsn of Warren, Alfred Casenan
of Clarke Dr. Thos Page of Berkeley Robert Dustin
Morgan.
Al tho close OF the baotting Messrs Tucker and Bors
were called for and responded 10 speeches marked by their
usual euquence and strong reasoning.
On MOTION the thanks the Convention rendered
the Chairman for tie dgned, and impartial
ner which no has presided the deliberations of this
body and the Secretaries for the prompt and faithful dis
churge of the laborous duties imposed upon them.
On motion, the Secretaries requested furnish
copy of these proceedings TO the Winchester Vsnian fol
publication, snd that the Spirit Of Jefferson Mansbure
Republican, Romney Argus, Richmond Enquirer, and the
Examiner and other Democratic prints In the State be
quested to copy.
The President briefly addressed the Convention referred
kind spirit and harmony which characterized its pro
ceedings and trusted that the unanimy would pre-
vail among the delegates the Baltimore Convention In
gard 10 the selection OF candidates for the highest Offices
the Gift of the people, been eynced In their selection
this day.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
VIM. A. HARRIS, Prca't
R. W. BAYLOR, Secretaries.
j. P. BENTLEY,