Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-03-09

seA DEMOCRAT AND VorER.''-We are
are requested by friend of Mr.. Lewis to
inform this correspondent. that Mr. L. is
absent from home and not expected to re-
turn for some time. This will account
for his not replying to the interrogatories
propounded.
Democratic Meeting in Gilmer County.
At meeting of large and respectable
portion of the Democracy of Gilmer coun-
ty, at the Court House thereof. on the
Esd day of Feb uary. 1858. (being court
day,) for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to attend Congressional ConYen-
ton of this district.
Colonel Robert N. Ball was called to
the Chair, and Levi Johnson appointed
Secretary.
John E. Hays, Esq, briefly and appro-
priately explained the obje ct of the meet
ing.
On motion of Robert R. Turner, Esq,
it was resolved that the chair appoint a
committee of FIVE persons Zone from each
district of the county, to nominate three
delegates from each of said districts to re-
present the county in said convention
Afterwards the resolution was amended
on motion of Isaac Arnold, Esq, so as
to authorize the committee to nominate
FIVE persons from each district of the coun
ty.
Whereupon, the Chair appointed the
following gentlemen to act upon said
committee, A W. Fell, Isaac Arnold,
Geo. Lynch. ir, Hiram Terrell and Geo.
Keister-who, after retiring, reported the
names of the following delegates, to wit:
for the first district, Robert NJ. Turner,
A. w. Fell. Peregrine Hays, w. w.
Sperny and Thomas Stout, Sr. Cd dist,
Lemuel Stump. Isaac Arnold William
Norris, William Bennett, and Jacob S.
Bogges-3d. DISTRICT, Jacob Douglass,
Geo. Lynch. jr., Daniel Duskey, Jacob
Starcher, and Charles D. Arrold-4th
dist, Peter Saurborn, VIM. P. Hayerty.
Hiram Ferrlel. Jos. w. Burson and AL
exander Huffman-5th dist, Hugh NJ
Quain, jr., Alexander Armstrong, Geo.
Keister, John Farms worth and Geo. Fling.
Thereupon, the meeting unanimously
elected the delegates proposed by the
committee.
On motion. it was resolved that Glen
vile. in Gilmer county, be recommended
as suitable place, on accoutn of its cen
trail position, for holding said convention,
and that the 22d of March next be the
time for holding the same.
VIM. Arnold Esq. of Lewis CO., offered
the following resolution which Was adop-
ted
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and Samuel Lynch, be appointed to con-
salt and correspond with the leading
members of the Democratic party
throughout the district, as to the proprie-
ty of holding said convention in the town
of Glennville, and that if it shall appear
that a majority of the counties composing
the strength of the Democratic party of
this district shall decide upon some 9TH
er place of holding the Convention, that
the delegates appointed by this meeting,
be and are hereby instructed to meet
with said majority in convention at such
time and place as may be agreed upon.
On motion of William E. Arnold, ESQ,
it was
RESOLVED, That this meeting recon-
mend to the convention that is to assem-
BILE for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for Congress James H. French, Esq,
of Gilmer, as suitable person to repre-
sent them in the next Congress of the
United States.
On motion it was
Resolred, That the Democratic papers
throughout this district be requested to
p ublish the proceedings of this meeting.
and that copy be sent to the editor of
the North Western Observer, with the re-
quest that he publish them.
On motion of A. W. Fell, the Chairman
and Secretary were added to the list of
delegates for this county.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
ROB'T. n. BALL, Chairman.
LEVI JOHNSON, .Sec'y,