Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-04
The District Convention.

H.. The District Convention. u
= Surprising that the timeaand place; Of
holding the Democratic Convention il
this district, for the appointment Of dele
gates to the National Convention had
been fixed upon at Weston. ION the LIST OF
May, we were surprised at finding tlie
following cardin The Richmond Enquirer:
3'"The undersigned respectfully recon.
msnd Parkersburg as The Place, and Mon
day, tbs" 27th' q May, aS The lme. for
holding the District Convention for the
Kanawha Electoral District, TO appoint
delegates IT, the Democratic National
E, ~. Mcc0mas, W. I. Jackson. q
S. NJ. 'Gallahue, iii A, G. Kexsr,
| V. r. Moss, -.l JEREMIAH WeIlnian,
f j. Armstrong, II. N, B.. Thompson,
F. Terrell, Peregrine HAYS, =
John Collins, A. S. Holdep,' :.
Absalom George. - r,s
| The Democrats Of Lewis county pro-
posed that place and the list -of May to
hold the Convention, which proposition
met the unanimous appreciation Of this
county, so far as we could ascertain, as
we'll as Of Wood. as expressed through
the columns of the News. Under these
circumstances, we consider the issue Of the
above. card il advised. as liable to lead 10
misunderstanding. and prevent 7full
Convention, if not produce more serious
consequences. n rsila a. ttst-'Li 81
A writer in the Parkersburg News pro-
poses that the. matter be left to. the ,deci-
sion Of the Democratic District Commit
tee. appointed at the last Congressional
Conrentionto FIX upon the time and place
of holding the next Congressional Con-
vcntion, and that it select time and
place for the meeting. Asa compromise,
the Democrats Of Harrison would be will
ing to agree to this proposition, were il
practicable but as that committee lis
scattered about, one in each county, it
would be impossible to get it together,
and there is not time to get the senti<
ments ofeach member by correspondence.
In consideration Of this fact, the fol-
loving recommendation is made by a
number Of gentlemen of this.district who
happened to be in this place during the
present session Of the Federal Court.
We hope the proposition thus seconded
will be eoncurrsd in throughout, the dis
triot. y 7 ssii14z "a --'s1l't.t,.-,-i e
"The undersigned. belle Wing that the
97th!of May is too late to hold the Cons
vention to appoint delegates to the Ma
itional Convention from this Electoral Dis.
trict, do hereby respectfully Recommend
that the proposition heretofore made, 10
hold a Convention for that purpose IN
Weston, on the LIST Of May, be concurred
in. .T7Ftr "a .I,s8- Jti - 2 l5i1S ~
DID. Davis, Of Doddridge county.
S. L. Hays, Of Gilmer e d. 49,
,. J.B. West, Of Harrison '''-o'
VIM. Londin, Of Upshuf 't
Robt: Blaine, Of fKanewha '''
IT, @. s. Lewis, ~ Harrison l'' Hsis' 20
W.iR. Callahan, Of Barbour "a, % I.
80 VIM. Hall. of..Ritchie A7; s''i' -
R. N. Ball, Off ilmer ''f sc 7
E. Fesher, lof Lewis" - ''.oi'i--.''.
VIM. NJ. Patton, of Richie - q - sa :
All Smith, Harrison .hal's's'' = ..'t' :
We do not believe that better time
and place than that first suggested. Wsse
ton, and the list. of May can be fixed
upon. The place isieenlfal, and about