Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-11
WING COUNTY ooNyENr1oN.


ty. assembled at the Courthouse on Saturday the
7th instant, to nominate Wing candidates for the
Senate and House Of Delegates. The Conyen-
don was called TO order by Col. J. B. BALDWIN
and on his motion GEo NJ. CocuRAN, Esq, was
appointed Chairman and JOS. A. WADpELL Sec.
rotary, pro ten, The list of delegates was then
called over and the following persons answered tc
their names.
District No. I.
Col. james Crawford, j. Wayt Bell, George
Crawford, Wm. GlLcson, Thomas Marshall. A.
o.. Henebergcr, JOS Smith. VIM Smith, WIN.
I b Kayscr, Jos. A Waddell, HI Crawford, George
I NJ Cochran, John ID tmboden, A NJ Simpson,
George b Wright.
\ District NO. =.
Col WIN \ Bell. John Trmblc, Henry Ed
son. IT., \. x. Trout VIM j Shumate, Robert
/ son LANCER, Robert Snapp, A J CARRIER. ,Eohu 3
/ Baldwin, IL McCue, Il p Kinney, S T. Clarke,
Sam'I II Lushbaugh, Rober! Cowan.
! District No. 3.
/. Observation-Disclosures John \ Brown. Geo
B Rusmisel. john p NJ McCutchen, Mordecai
Smith, Benz L Hailnlan. James McKemy, John
Christian, DR. w S McChesncy, VIM Sprcul, r
Turk, James Il Blair.
~ CRAfGSllI4IE. NO iJelCgatcS.
District No. a.
! GaEENvlLLE AND SrUARr's DRArT PREclNcTs.
II q Guthrie. john Z Wilson Jamison Me
Gufin, Schuyler Bradley. Col VIM P 'Tale. John
Churchman Col VIM Wilson, David Blackwood,
Adam NJ lFawpe, Arch A NlcPheeters, John Nj
Humphreys, Archibald Trottcr, S + Christian,
| 4 w Met Cure Nj Pilson.
District No. 3.
| WAyYEsBoRo'. On NlaSsie, VIM W King, Pc
ter Hanger, ST., George Shirey, RobertM White,
James Patrick, j S Wallace A A Steele, d S
Bell, b F Weed, f Il Alber;son
FlsuERsviLLE.--Jno McCue, VIM Hamilton,
/ Frederick NJ Burns. } II Evans.
District No. 6.
! New IloPE.--George poage. Capt Henry John
son, Col Nathaniel Kerr, & & Robertson, Jacob
Hoffman, ST., John Patterson, Rufus NJ Mark
wood John Il Syrcle, Col Alexander Robertson,
George w NIowry
Mt MERIDlAN.-,Ioseph ID Craig, F Lewis,
Samuel Peace, Jr., M 3 Craig, John Whitmore.
District NO. z.
Mr.. Standardization Harper. DR. VIM C Bruf
! fey, John Crawford. K Hyde, Cribbins. A
Bilhimer, William Crawford, John White, r K
Wilson, Henry Sheets.
SpRING Hm.I..-Theo Gamble. j \ Mills, r
? Wilson, James Murry, u ID Poe.
District Nc. g.
Mr.. So1oN.-Nfaj } NJ McCue, G. Staubus,
Samuel Brenneman, Daniel Forrer, j. Hotchkiss,
B. Smith. James H. Bell, George Irvine, S. A.
Burgess, A. Rusmise, ST., A. II. Koiner, James
Fl. Todd, Samuel Bell, A r Bell, j Ii Irvine.
District No. o.
CHURcHvILLE.-B Dunlap, JB Quidore. Isaac
Craver, A Cochran, J w Calhoun, ID Fall, }
1 w. Hogshead, Jas. lieiser.
DEERFIELp-E irviae, Baxter Crawford
On motion of Col Baldwin, a resolution was a
dopted for the appointment of Il committee OF five
to report permanent officers and rules for the gov
eminent of the Convention. The Chair there
upon named the following delegates TO compose
the committee, viz John b Baldwin, n. Massie,
Kenton Harper, Schuyler Bradley and John Nc
Cue
Atera brief absence, the committee returned
and made the following report:
Col. JAMES CRAWFORD, President.
JOHN McCUE, Esq, Vice President.
s g. p a; r "411s1'' Secretaries.
| f.. II. ALBERTSoN,
Resolved, That the rules of the House of Del,
egates govern the proceedings Of the Convention,
SO far as they are applicable
The report was received and unanimously a
dopted.
MIR. Emboden then offered the following resola-
tions:
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves individu-
ally and collectively to support the nominees OF
this Convention in the approaching election.
This Convention, representing the Wing
party of Augusta, claims the right not only to
select the candidates of that party, but to de-
termine what issues shall be presented by them
in the election. II having been determined by
certain citizens of the county, to PROFOUND the
| temperance issue to the candidates of this Con-
venton, and the Convention not recognizing the
propreiy of such an issue at this time, it is resov
ed that, while we admit the right of any citizen
to cast his vote upon what principles he pleases,
we deny the right of orr nominees TO take part
directly or indirectly in the Introduction of that or
any other new issue into this canvass"
! A division of the resolutions was called for, and
the first was adopted, some three or four delegates
only, voting in the negative; and after brief dis
c,lsSion between Messrs lmboden, r. p. KINNEY,
Baldwin aud Bradley, the second resolution was
I adopted by large majority.
| The Convention proceeded to the nomination of
Il candidate for the Senate. NleSsrs "A. II. ii.
Stuart, II. w. Shelley. j. b. Baldwin and J. d..
lmboden were put III nomination. Mr.. lmbodcn
requested his friends not 10 vote for him, and Col.
Baldwin said it would be impossible for him TO
serve, if elected. He also stated his belief that
Mr.. Stuart would be 7averse to contest for the
office. The other nominees being TINS with
drawn. on motion of Maj. j. M. McCue, HUGH
w. SuEFFEy, Esq, was unanimously declared
| the Wing candidate for the Senate.
! The election OF candidates for the House of Del
egaies being next in order. the following gentle
men were nominated n. Massie, f. Hogshead,
S. Bradley, j. w. Myers, X. Harper, II. Guy :,
| ID. Mctall, b. Christian. JAS Walker, }. e.
Fulton, w. P Tate, and B. Esliil. 1t is due to
several of these gentlemen to say that their names
were presented to the Convention contrary to their
wishes. The following is the result of the
! FIRST, BALLoT-Nlassie. 40, Hogshead, 81 :,
Bradley 8. Myers IA, Harper 8. Guy 81, McFall
| 7, Christian 70, Walker as, Fulton S, Tate Sc,
| Estill g. Whole number of votes cast l20; ne
cessary to a choice 81. Mir. Christian having re-
| ceived the requisite number was declared one of
the candidates and Messrs Bradley, Harper, Nc
Fall, Fulton aud Estill being withdrawn the Cor
! r,cntion proceeded to take the
| SScoSp BALLoT-Massie 50, Hogshead oil,
Myers t.. Guy So, Walker 46, Tate 70. 1t was
announced tina, Mr.. tqogshead was elected, and
Messis Mass;e. Myers and Tate were withdrawn.
THIRD BALLor-Guy 70, Walker 40
Mai. j. NJ McCue offered resolution that
| HUGH w. SHEFFEY, b. CHRISTIAN, EiUAE
HoGsHEAp and ROBERT Guy be declared unani-
mousy the candidates of the Wing party of Au-
gusta county for the next Legislature. The vote
was nearly unanimous, two or three delegates,
only, voting in the negative.
| The Convention then adjourned sine die.
JAS. CRAWFORD, President.
Jos. A. WADDELL,
A. ID. TRorTER, Secretaries.
e. Il. ALBERTsoN, )
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