Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-04
CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRACY OF
ATBEM iltLE.

! An adjourned Convention of the Democratic party
of A!Lc,g!2 was held OH Thursday the l!'th &" April,
in the Town He'll In Jtcr'e, for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for the House o. ,lc!a. s!e"
| On motion Of ST. George Tucker, Es'!r Col. Flo.
mas J. Randolph was appointed President, and Bur
4 W., W. Sncad Secretary of the Convention
The irc.i.c.. ":ai'rd tbs object u( the meeting,
| and requested she Delegates ,..:-.". :" announce
| Themselves. II th"rcwpon
] Resolved, That all Democrats present from the
co:: ,,nrccucstui to take seats i'll the Conventions
nui report lG.lr e" n Delegates to the Secretary.
Whccclp"n tie following je,"a,..:.: "''r"cd their
! |:.,r;~r 40. III. ". Tricc. +. Thurman Lyman
n.'rnial:, y il;L,. Gordon, Jr., Col. l. j. Kan
Iolp
| W. Sirg,s, L. =. En:m. ". G.. R"s"r-. G.: J.; N"-
GERS, h. II. luFi"Il j. (, TIE: i!ia, y. y Minor
Dis;rc; No. 3--W. Cattrrtrn q. Is. Eo1crS, t't"''
| tcr ton, j. T.. Chapman.
Dis:ric, 30 ~ j. Pace, j. V . Long.
! District No. I-G. W. kinsoiving j. Garland e.
5. &Ia!I ), G. White, J. Will.
Uisi::c, 10 81. j. Yates, j. i. Mann, John
Wt;e, y. Howrn, j: ii":o"ci's, . -.
Di.,r,,t w. w. Hrliicb, &c licEr!a. Il. W.
District No. S--F. Eobcr.s, -. F.. han:o:ph, D. D.
WhCrlcr. .
district No. 81. o. Harris, J. o. p"ni!ctor, r. H..
District r.. lji-=,.. -. =, Cooch, G.. VI. brand,
". j. Robertson. james Ai"shir;"r. =. :. ~:
J. F. Fry. J.. VI. Grorg", b. w. :!ncni. +. j. hcr
ton. FRO: j. Hass"n W: liu:ch"Som' Gr"rEe lo"','
b. Gi,.ner =. L. Wctt4. Ina. ;:'"r F. J.. Harris
VI. Snead.
On motion of W. J. Robertson, Esq. ronicilta"
OF two from each District npp"Intr' to consider
nnG .lr0rr mp"n hcpr"prcty OF making nominations
tu: tho cngn'y e. -. r2r"n.5.
The President :hrl. nuEouLcsi ~" following ne
| member. If sad committee;
From District No. i-R. VI. Tricc and l.. Thor
III. 49,
From Listr;c; ~. -. G. CRAM: aud ". W.
Minor.
gers.
From District No. H. j. Fcae anu j. ". Loug.
From District No. &c. ". kiIsUl.ir.4 ard j.
Garland
Fr,nn District No .i--R. p. Yates and ,Jno White
From District No. w. Branch and j. l.. Colo
man.
From District No. s-F. Roberts and b. +. Ran
; do, Ia,
From i.i,.-i.. W. 81. o. Harris and Z. II. Car
! ter. 49, ,
From District No. lOW. +. ,too.y 80 W.
Robertson.
The committee. after having retired for short time,
.C,!Grte! unanimously that they Ind recommended
th,. nnIniiutcu crrddat,s nj this meeting, winch
rcI RI unanimously ncqu,r.s. ~ :" tho C"nvrn
| ton.
! The President then announced that the nomination
Of ert.i: g. be selected By the Convention caI
dntce o; tire BONO ra pnrty for the House Of lc!"
catc, vaG in order. EEcIrapon. Z; uI:. :. Gordon
| Tr nominated VIM. ". Minor, Esq. us Of the
| candidates. dr. Minor requested the Withdraw.
nj Of hi. name. bnt ~. Gordon declined 10 4"
| 40. Mr. !. W. Long nominated WIN. y. krll;n-c:,
ESQ; Mr.. J. l.. Coleman nominated Austin VI. NJ
| ping. Esq.
So other nominations being made the Convention
prGGaeI.. e ballot for Two candidates, uut at tho
three puf in ii.iIn!t! soon after the commence
mcnt Of the call OF the roll. !ir Qra a%c>r and re-
uue-,ed 10 be permitted Il w!.aw til" name 81 Mr..
kcblingrr. which was granted nud Mr. kchn-"r-
nnne having been withdrawn, ". r. Gordon. Jr..
moved that the call Of The roll he Dispensed with, and
il.n. Messrs. Wiliinm W. Minor and Austin VI. APP
p,iny ba nGU.inat"d unanimously by accn!na"n.-
His motion wa adopted; md Mcssrs William w
Minor and Austin NJ. App!ing we're unanimously 'tr-
cared the candidates OF the Democratic narT oi VI
trrrnarc for seats in tie House III Delegate 81
Virginia. Mr.. Minor being present. Gr"sr, and III Il
few appropriate remarks accepted the nomn"'!nn,
and returned his thanks t" the Convo uon Tor III"
honor Conferred upon HIM. SIR. App!inG being
IhtG-: I'D. Randolph bore testimony t" his zeal IN
the cause IF D"morrEcy and his wortIincss of the
trust runfcL IL hin.
Mes-rs. j. l.. Coleman, i.ioya a. iisl.I Grt; :. IL:
Appling of his nomination.
On notion i, was ordered that the proceedings 81
tie Con, viliiou BE- published in the ciirreon!a aud
in the kici,n, l.! Enquirer and Examiner
The Convention ;!.cl! h,,julr.r,!.
TTQS. ]. RANhOLrH President.
Il. W. SSEID, Secretary.