The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-03

HENRIco DEMOCRATIC MEETING.-Yes-
terday being court-day, portion OF the Democrat
ic party of Henrico county met in the Sherif OF
fee to nominate a candidate for the Legislature and
to appoint delegates to the convention TO De heid In
Charlottesville the goth instant. to select sui
table candidate for the Board OF Public Works TOR
this district.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. N. F.
Bowe, after which Mr.. Thomas ]. Starke was ap
pointed Chairman, and MIR. Alfred X. Courtney
elected Secretary.
Mr. John B. Young srese, and after recaptula-
ting the objects for which the meeting was CALI
ed offered the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved, That persons he appointed
delegates to represent the democratic party OF Hen
rico in the convention to be held in Charlottesville
on the Goth inst, to nominate suitable candidate
for the Board OF Public Works for the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia.
with tssenty and the Chairman given time to make
the appointments. -,
Mr. Young then stated that the next object OF
the meeting was to nominate candidate Tor tne
Legislature, and as MIR. Robert A. Mayo, the late
delegate seemed to be the unanimous choice OF
the democratic party, no other gentleman having
been named for the post OF honor he did not see the
necessity OF going through the form OF appointing
committeeman therefore, moved that his nomina
ton DE declared unanimous. MIR. Mayo was the
strongest man In the party by long odds, and was
more able to bear the democratic banner triumph.
antV through this contest tnan any othef nhn-
There seemed to be "shutn9 and cut going
Oh in the political parties of the country, the result
of which could Tot be foreseen. Old familiar faces
were deserving the democratic ranks, but he was
happy to say that others, heretofore opposed to
them, were taking their places. He then urged the
democratic party TO a thorough organization
throughout the county, believing that they had
well-drilled toe to contend against and offered the
following resolution, which adopted
Resolved, unanimously, That Robert A. Mayo
ESQ be declared the candidate of the democratic
party to represent them in the next Legislature of
Virginia.
Miessrs N F. Bowe and A Blackburn were ap-
pointed a committee to inform MIR. Mayo of his
nomination, and invite him to appear before the
meeting.
The committee retired, and after few minutes
returned with the candidate.
Mr.. Mayo expressed his qualification at the conf
dsnce again reposed in him by the Democratic party
of Henrico believing that by doing they approved
his course their representative and ratified what
he had already done. He was more of q Democrat
than ever, and promised to spare 10 honorable
efforts to bear in triumph the Democratic flag
through the contest and TO secure the election of
the entire Democratic ticket. The people had elect
ed him when he desired ii, and he did not think thas
he now had the right to withhold from them the use
of his nsms when they felt disposed to use it. He
closed by returning thanks for the confidence be-
slowed him, and declared his intention OF labor
ing earnestly for the success of all the Democratic
candidates.
A request was then made that the chairman of
each VsilGnoe Committee in the various ma gisteria
districts be requested to call meetings at once and
enlarge their committees.
The meeting then adjourned.