Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-11
n,tchie County Democratic Conyen-

ton Of The Democracy Of Richie County
convened at the Court. House of said
county, on the 4th day of March, 1856,
'or the purpose OF nominating candidates
for the offices Of CommonwealtilssiA Gtore
ney, Sheriff, Clerk Of tho Circuit Court
and Commissioner of the Revenue. to be
voted for by the Democracy ofsaid ccun.
ty. at the cne suing election in May next.
Gu motion of Lewis A. Phelps, Esq,
James Malone. Esq. was chosen, Presi-
dent. pro tenn, and Charles 7. Lewis and
Smith G. Hall. Secretaries, pro tenn.
On motion. the President appointed
the following gentlemen TO report perna-
nent officers for the Convention: William
Hall. E, Tibbs, William Patton, II. B.
Collins, who after retiring for short
timc. returned to the convention, aud re-
ported the following for spermanent. off,
GERS; for President, James Malone - for
Vice President Isaac Lambert, and for
Secretaries, Charles r. Lewis and. Smith
4. Hall, which report was unanimously
ronqurred in BY the Convention, Il, 4.
On motion of H. B. Collins, the Presi-
dent appointed committee, }, cqnsisLing Of
,'the following gentlemen, TO-. examine Tie
'crelen'iAls Of tie delegates, To, said con
'vention, to Wit; William IT, Williams,
,I,wm. J.. Drake. James Deem. and Isaac
Lambert. After q short, Retirement, the
committee made tie following report :
For the, tifst district, n. S. Wilkinson,
Cyrus Hall, Lewis q. Phelps, William B
Eowther. William Webb, ,Lemuel- Hall,
VIM. T. Williams. Felix Rrunty.t Alex
Lowther, Jr., Isaac .Trimble, Joshua w
Ness. Elias Hall, Jonathan Mckinley,
DLniel Mason, Robert Porter, Smith, C
Hall, Amos Culp and Isaac Stephens
we're entitled to seats in this convention.
For second district. John, Clutter, e
N, Cunningham. James Hardman! E
Tibbs, z. w. Hickman, Robert ribbs
Alex. Glover, A. P. Hardman, John G.
Nutter, Simon Hickman, William Il Pc
tiers. William H. Cunning ham, Candy sees
LowLher, VIM, J. Drake, OHIO; Sichafoose
and Frederick Lemon. were entitled atc
seats in this convention. ,.,'i.-,. eTi |,
For thetlird district. Jacob Nc Kinney
Jacob Hatfield, Joseph Stewart, John, G
Shelton, William Lowther, Peter Meats
John Gully, A. Cady, VIM. Godfrey. c.
&. Cain, VIM. Patton. Jesse, Caini Cias
i. Lewis. a. J. Jackson. James Deem
Benjamin Phillips. Patrick Bennett, Isaiah
Wells. VIM. H. LowLher, Charles Kerns
VIM. Stewart. Abraham Smith, and Sam,
uel Smith were entitled to seats in this
convention. ., 49,: ,,,,'.nr.f .,.r,
And for the fourth district, II. B. Col
Inns. Levi Harmon, G. II. CundiEf, VIM
l. Piles, Isaac Lambert, Eli ali Cunning
ham. Enoch B. Legget. John G. Wiguer
Benjamin Wells, Morgan Blackshear
Jefferson Broadwater. Edmund, Taylor
Isaiah Collins. John Crolly. Elias Marsh,
Isaiah Garner and VIM. Collins were en-.
titled to seats in this convention. r.,
On motion of Cyrus Hall, Committee
of four delegates were appointed Zone
from each district to report to the con.
vention a ratio Of representation There
upon the President appointed the follow
in. gentlemen on said committee: Cyrus
Hall. Cambyses. Lowther, Vim. ,PSttor
and II. 3. Collins. who reported to .tht
convention rs follows That each distric
shall be entitled to one vote forevery TWEEN
ty-fvc Democratic votes polled at the
last Gubernatorial election, and, therefore
the first district was entitled to seven
votes, the second district to TWO votes, the
third district 20 five votes and tho fourth
district to seven votes which report was
unanimously adopted by the convention.
On motion of L. A. Phelps, Esq, 6
committee Of i've delegates were appoint.
ed to prepare resolutions to be offered tc
the convention. Whereupou the follow,
ing gentlemen were appointed: Lewis A
Phelps. Cyrus Hall, Jacob Hatfield, Chas
T. Lewis and Isaiah Wells. --v
On motion the convention proceeded t
the nomination OF candidates.
On motion of Lewis y. Phelps. ESQ
Cyrus Hall, Esq, was unanimously nom
mated for the office OF Commonwealth
Attorney. --u ..
On motion of Smith G. Hall, VIM. NJ
Patton was unanimously nominated for the
Office of Sheriff -....... 80.
The nomination of candidate for q
Clerk Of the Circuit Court. was. then an,
nuunccd by the President TO be in order
WhereuPon. Jacob Mckinney, Esq, rsug
tsested Amos B. Culp. and Il. g. Collins
suggested II. B. Cunningham. No fur,
their nomination being made, the vote was
taken, and resulted as follows, For Amos
Culp. IS; for. Il. 3. Cunningham. g.
Amos Culp was therefore ,deelarel, to he
nomipatcG for CLERK Of the Circuit Court
and on motion? his nomination YRs made
unanimous. - ,,.....,,,,, q, a., - VA,
The convention then proceeded, to 1.-The
nomination of a candidate for. Commits
sIoncr Of the Revenue. The names al
John A. .Lowther, Israel Stevens, Ma.
Ihauiel Parks, and H., J. Jackson, were
before the convention as candidates fol
this office ...--, ..r $500.
The vote having been taken, and nei
Their one Of the candidates having receiv
ed " minority of the vote of, the conven.
lion. the names Of Nathaniel Parks auC
IL. J. Jackson were withdrawn. and anothp,