Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-12-04
Democratic Convontion.

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Democratic Convontion.
The delegates from the different por.
lions of the State, to nominate candidates
~ Governor, Il. Governor aud Attorney
Ssrne-aI, assembled IN the M. E Church,
u shis place, At IL o'clock NJ. on Thurs
dsy last. The Convention was called 10
ssder BY the nomination BY e. Irving,
CsS. d LJnthbure, q Chairman. pro tenn,
Sscol. Gseske Bay Tor, ofthis place. and W.
= letc6ie Asd n. W. Hughes, Secretaries.
Alses sone desultory discussion, . Con.
.siillss II thirteen, consisting Of one from
- Gene ebionhl diatrict tolnominate 4
psesldeNks Vice Presidents aid Sscreta-
riss wis sPycinted. The Convention then
adjoyrrsd III 3 o'clock P. NJ.
Atxvs o'clock, P. NJ, the Convention
re.assosabled. The committee appointed
~ that puspsse, recommended Oscsf NJ.
CrsseAAsid, tor Presid nj. with Vice Pres
isssss, saA IL aadition 70 Messts. Richie
ssa ,l3sghes. appointed oil the Democratic
s1aesr psessss Sse.. Mr.. G. was conducted
10 ths chsir ~ Msssrs. Kenna and Gar
nets, When he ussde brief and pertinent
s61ssss. ANer III organization, as thus
iwaicstsd, aMsstcW was submitted and car.
ri<d that I'll the editors present, inclu-
ding wings, be permitted to take 'eats o."
the door, a. reporters. A motion was
nads 10 20 into the nomination Of Cover
~; which gave rise to some discussion,
ssd We finally withdrawn, when reso-
luton was offered BY Mr.. Shackei'ord, to
The eject that the gentlemen who should
be 3sclssed the nominees should FIRST re.
ceise votes enough In The Contention TO
represent . majority Of the popular votes
in the State-the scale Of voting being.
that each nan carried his representative
proportion, il more than one delegate
from county was present, according to
the number Of delegates present from
county. This gave rise to = discussion,
and then an amendment BY Mr.. Garnett,
Of Ewex, that the gentlemen who should
receive the majority Of the votes present
should be declared the nominees. In the
discussion Of this question. in which Mr..
Garrett, Of Essex, Mr.. McMullin, Of
Scott, Mr. Grattan and Deneale Of Rock.
ingham, Mr.. Meade, Of Richmond, Fsntei-
roJ Of Frederick, Massie, Of Rockbridge.
and Newman. from some place else, par
tieipsted, tbs. whole political history Of
the country was paraded, with an air aud
mein, indicating that the delegates present
had never read said history. The sup
po.ters Of Mr.. Shackelford's resolution
we're the friends Of the two-thirds rule,
and those Of Mr.. Gafnett's resolution were
in fsvo. Of majority rule. After consid-
cradle confusion and jabbering, the pre-
vious question was moved by some gentle
man, whsIeupon the vote was taken upon
Mr.. Garnet,'s proposition. The ayes and
noes being called fer, the secretaries pro-
eesdrd with the very tedious task Of call
ing the name Of each delegate. Before
counting up the vote as thus cast. The Con-
v-ntion adjourned till Friday morning.
Friday morning. the Convention was
spen.d with prayer BY the Rev. SD. Hop.
kins, after which the vote As taken the
evening previous was announced IS fol
lows: For the substitute Of Mr.. GaInett
$3.50; against it 26.ls4. The an.
usunce ment OF this result, was followed BY
. vssy able speech from MIR. Irving o
Lynchburg also speeches BY P. H. Ay
len. Of Richmond; Jas. s: Barbour j., o
Calpeper; Garnett, OF Essex ; Nswnan, o
Msaon WIN. H. Hartman. Of Augusta
Claiborne. Of franklin; and English o
Logan, which latter speech abounded il
VIII, hunor and argument. The question
On Mr. Gasnetts' substitute. then, TO avoi'
charge Of uniairn~ss against the majority
wss again submitted to vote Of ayes sD'
-aees, and before the result was ascertains'
The Csavsatiea adjourned till 4 o'clock.
The Convention re-assembled At the ap
pointed hour. The Secretaries rePorte;
that the result Of the vote cast previous t
adjournment. was $500 in favor Of Mr.
Gsrne,s's substitute.
The Convention, on motion, went init
the conservation Of The main question
The nsmipation Of q candidate for Cover
nor. Wise. Leake and Holladay, ws'
yut in nomination. Mr.. Wise was sup
ported b. Messrs. Douglass, Kama, Q
Kanawha. English. Of Logan, Skinner, .
Asgussa. and Meade. Of Petersburg
Mr.. Lsske was supported by Messrs
Claiborne. Of Frsaklin, Berry Of Alexan
,dris, Blown, Of Stafford. and Fantelroy, o
Frederick. Mr.. Holiday was supported
hy d.. Gooch. Of Richmond, end Well
ford, Of Fredericksburg.
1kBefore the vote was taken we closed oul
paper on Friday night, thinking it useless
kons the spirit manifested. to hold back
our publication. in the hope Of giving the
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