Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-04
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At q Democratic meeting, held in the Court House
in the town Of Smithficd, the 9th March, 1866, to
appoint delegates to District Convention to notni-
nate candidate to represent this Dis
trict in the next Congress of the United States.
On motion of E. II. Woodard, B. H. Tomlinson,
Esq, was appointed Chairman, and Wyatt carp,
Secretary.
On motion, a committee of three were appointed
to draft resolutions for the action of the meeting
who reported through their Chairman, Capt Ii. B.
Watson, which were unanimously adopted:
Res0Lce6, That we fully concur with our political
friends in other Counties of this District to hold
Convention to nominate candidate to represent US
in the next Congress of the United States.
Resotced, Thatwe recommend Raleigh as the most
convenient place, and Wednesday the 18th of April
as the day for the assembling of the Convention.
Resot0ed, That frequent recurrence to the basis
desperation between the Democratic party and those
who oppose it's creed is emnently essential to the
preservation of those principles in their purity and
their continued success.
Res0tcel That in free government the people
have right to know the principles of every candi-
date for their sufffages and those who belong to
secret oath bound political societies. who deny their
membership and withhold their principles from the
public, are both morally and politically unworthy
the confidence of an honest and free people
ResOtred That we have full confidence and unwa-
vering faith in the great Democratic party and the
principles by which they have heretofore been gov
erned, and that no candidate should be selected
whose principles and policy do not strictly conform
to that creed.
Resotced, That pledge ourselves as Democrats
to support the nominee of the Convention, if such
nominee comes up strictly to the requirements of
these resolutions as understood by us.
Resolccd, That the Chairman appoint sixty dele
gates represent this County in said District Con-
yention.
Whereupon the following Delegates were appon-
ted by the Chairman: Daniel Gardner, o. L. DodG
l.. C. Stallings. Joseph NJ Smith, VIM. H. Tomlin
son. Jas. H. Bryan, John W. Stuart, A. j. Leach,
Amos Coats VIM. Ii. Coats, E. Page, Abram Dixon,
BENZ. Goodwin, Leander Whitley. j. ID. 7. Welons,
David Smith, Eli Olive j. c. Hood, ST., Powell Black
man, VIM. Peacock Elias S. Jones, John c. Hood,
jr., WIN. S. Ballenger, r. d. Lunceford JAS. A. Vim
son, Sydney A. Smith, VIM. ii. Cullom, John Smith,
A. j. Heath, Capt, Henry b. Watson, Geo. W. Wat
son, a. Kitchener, H. II. Hobbs, Bryan Smith, L.
w. Whitley, b. B. Afford X. b. Whitley, Thomas
Atkinson, Austin Hatcher, Thomas Brown, Mabry
Brown, VIM Ii. Joyner Turner Joyner, Simon Ay-
cock, Asa Barnes, Noel Barnes, Stanly Kirby, VIM
Hinnant, L. Richardson. A. w. Richardson, E. Ii.
Woodland, Right Blow, B. c. Richardson, j. w. Il.
Watson Berry Wo dard, Josiah Whitley, Robt. n
Gully, John II. Daniel, George B. Ballenger, 3. T.
Barber.
On motion the Chairman and Secretary were ad- -,
ded to the list of Delegates.
On motion the proceedings of the meeting were
ordered to be forwarded to the North Carolina Stan
lard for publication.
And the meeting then adjourned.
B. ii. TOMLINSON, Chns'n
WYATT EARP, .Secy.