Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
FOURTEENTH ELECTORAL DISTRICT CON.
XENrIlN

FOURTEENTH ELECTORAL DISTRICT CON
FENTION.
| The Democratic Convention for the Fourteenth
Electoral Districr, met in Weston Nav lst, 1856 al
the Court House. at l2 o'clock, r b., for the pur
pose OF appointing two delegates and two alternstes
| To the National Convention.
The Convention was called to order by Col. R. l..
Brown OF Cpshur, and upon his motion Hon. s. L,
Hays If Gilmer was chosen President.
VIM. P. Cooper and +. j. Alfred were appointed
Secretaries.
Upon motion, committee Of three were appoint
ed to ascertain and report to the Convention the De
morratic vote cast in each county 10 this Electora
District, at the ast Gubernatoral election and also
report the Democratic vote represented in this Con
| yentiun.
The President appointed Messrs. Cuoper of Harri
son, Wood Of Lewis and Brown Of Cpshur, who, af
ter short absence, reported the following as th,
counties forming this Electoral District and the De
mocrasic vote cast in each at the last Gubernutora
election:
Harrison 1917, Barbour IO0 Doddridge 3i9, Gil.
mer Al Kanawha 57l, Lewis 572, Ritchfe 48S Tay.
Inr $50, Wrt 259, Wayne 347, Jackson 5g2 Wood
~, Mason ii8, Cabell SOL, Braxton llY, Nicholas
| Democratic vote $3.50
They fud represented in this Convention tue fol.
lowing counties which entitled to cast tho annex
ed vote:-Harrison lol7, Gimsr All, Lewis 572, Up
shur 49G, Taylor $50, knnawha iby altsrnatesl 57l-
Total yute represented 34l7.
The following preamble and resolutions were then
offered and unanimously adopted:
The said committee having ns,le this report and i,
appearing the'whole Democratic vote in the district
was S,0al, and of that number 3,47 represented
being only 6!l less than majority of the aggregate
Democratic strength Of the district aud thereupou
the following preamble and resolutions were offered
nnd UNANIMOUSLY adopted
Whereas, Democratic meeting in the county ot
Lewis, held on the llt Of February last, sugges.
ton aud invitation was made TO the Democracy OF
| this Electoral District to hold Convention in the
town OF Weston on this day for the purpose Of ap.
| pointing delegates to the Cincinnati Convention,
which has been concurred in by public meetings in
the counties Of kauawha, Harrison, Upshur Gillner
aud Taylor: and whereas, far as this Convention
informed, no public meeting i'll any part Of the dis
trct has dIssentsd from the proposition made early
as February last, 10 hold the Convention in Weston,
but the same having been otherwise approved in a
published concurrence signed by ID. u. Davis of
Doddrdge county s. l.. Hays OF Gmer, j. B. West
OF Harrison, WIN. LJudin of Cpshur, Robert Blaine
| OF hanawha, Z. ). Lewis of Harrison, w. r. Cal
houn of Barbour, WIN. Hall of Ritche, K. n. Ball Of
GImer, l.. Fiesher Of Lewis, William NJ. Patton Of
Rtchie, and A. j. Smith of Harrison and Whereas
1t being further the opinion of this Convention that
no other Convention can now be conveued represent
ing grester Democratic vote because OF the great
tsrrororal exent Of the district and the short time
remaining Tor any such action.
Resolved, therefore. in view of the facts above
stated, consider It must expsdient in order ~
cure representation III said National Convention, 10
10 appointment Uf delegates alternate
delegates to said Convention.
Resolved, That the Democratic party of the re-
manning counties in the District be requested tu
quiusce in our action, and, far convenient, by
public meetings to rstify the same.
Mr. BrannOn, OF LOWS, then nominated as one of
the delegates 10 the Democratic National Convention
to assemble in Cincinnati the ID of Jure next,
james L. Carr, Esq, OF knnswha county. He
cnnpanied the nomination by brief aud eloquent
eulogy upon the Intelligence and sound Democratic
character OF Mr.. Carr.
The nomination Of Mr.. Carr was seconded by Hon.
S. L. Hays, who referred tn him in the most haterny
terms aud as being warm friend OF Mr. Buchanan
as his first choice, and Henry A. Wise his second.
Mr.. W. Z. Cooper of Harrison, then moved that
Mr. Carr be elected delegate to the Cincinnati Con-
vsnton, by reclamation, which motion Was unan.
imousy carried.
Col. Brown of Upshur, then nominated Hon. C. S.
Lewis OF harrison is delegate TO the Cincinnati
WIN. f.. Arnold Of Lewis, nominated DR.. WI.
Bland OF Lewis.
Messrs Lewis and Bland both announced them
selves favorable to the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan.
MIR. johnson of Taylor, made a few remarks in ia.
vur of Buchanan.
No other nominations being made. the Convention
then proceeded 10 vote, which resulted as follows
For Mr.. Lewis For Dr.. Bland.
Taylor county, $40 Gilmer county, All
Cpshur, 24S Lewis, iI3
HARRISON l0iT Upshur, 2i3
Total
Mr.. Lswis was thsreupon unanimously declared
elected delegate to the Democratic National Con-
veution.
Col Brown then nominated Col. Ro. E. Harvey Of
Putnam, as an alternate delegate to the National
Convention. .
Mr.. j. T. Curry Of Taylor, moved to amend By
making Col. Harvey the alternate Of Mr. Carr,whlch
was adopted, and he was unanimously elected Such
alternate.
james Bennett of Lewis then nominated Col. X.
L. Brown of Upshur the alternate OF Dir. Lewis.
VIM. E. Arnold OF Lewis, nominated Cyrus hall OF
Ritchie.
There being no other nominations, the Conven.
ton then proceeded tu VOTE which resulted a. fol-
lows:
Col. Brown received l742 votes.
Mr. Hall 1893
On motion of VIM. G. Carpsr, the election OF Col
Brown was declared unanimous.
On motion, it was then
Resolved That the proceedings Of this Conven-
ton be published in all the papers OF this district,
the Enquirer aud Examiner ot RIchm1nd and the
Fairmunt Firglnian.
/, was then moved th"t the thanks Of this Conven-
ton BIZ rendered To its officers for the creditaoe man
uer in which they had performed their duties.
Which motion was pu. by Mr.. Bennett and unsni.
mously adopted.
II was then moved that this Convention do now
adjourn. -.
Before putting the question, Col Hays returned bis
thanks TO the Convention for the honor 1t had confer
red upon him, and made few remarks encouraging
the Democratic party to united and energetic action
in the approaching CANVASS. He SAID We were aoou'
entering contest the most remarkable in the history
Of our country-that for the first time We found the
active and powerful North united against us-that II
had been said that this was strong Know-Nothlug
district aud thut he Elector would have hard
fight Of IT, He said he felt the responsibility OF MS
position and that il it in the power Of man to
change it he should do 81; and called upon the Dem
ocras of the District aid him. and stand up against
fanaticisn-that we have it III our midst aud must
put it down, aud with the help Of the Almighty II
would be put down.
The Convention was then declared adjourned.
s. l.. HAYS, President
W.. y i .IrsrD' GG1r1e' ssoretsriss.