Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-05-22
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The state democratic conventio,

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The State Democratic Convention
Assembled in Metropolitan Hall, at !.
A. NJ. Wednesday. to nominate candi.
date for Attorney General.
% motion Of Mr.. Jas. L. Gordon, Of
Louisa, Gen. R. A. Banks, OF Madison,
was called to the chair.
On motions made by Messrs. G. White.
Of Hanover, and Stovall. Of Halifax. DR..
James Dove was appointed Secretary.
and Mr.. Daniel E. Gardner, Of Henrico,
Assistant Secretary.
The list Of the counties was called and
the delegates and alternases enrolled.
On motion of Mr.. Il. A. T. REILLY, Of
Frederick, after An explanation by Mr..
Stovall, it was ordered that a Committee
be appointed to report permanent or
ganization, and the following was the
committee, viz: Messrs. 7. A. L. REILLY
of Frederick w. NJ. Amber. Of Louisa ;
j. Huddieson. of Preston; r. H. Cole
man, of Caroline B. j. Worsham, Of
Prince Edward G. d. Wise, of Acco.
mac J. Seldom. OF Stafford and j. S.
Calvert, Of Shenandoah. ,
The committee reported the following
permanent organization, viz:
PreSident-Gen. R. A. Banks, Of Madi-
son.
Sscretaries-R. A. Pryor. w. f. Ritch-
lie. r. B. Alexander. A. d. Banks. Chas.
Irving, J. L. Russell, f. j. Alfred, H. NJ.
Garland, jr., Dr.. Jas. Dove, and D. E..
Gardner.
The committee also recommended that
the rules of the House of Delegates be
observed, SO far as practicable.
On motion Of Major o. NJ. Crutchfeld,
Of Spottsylvania. the report was unani.
mously adopted.
President Banks returned thanks in
brief and appropriate terms.
On motion Of Mr.. G. White, it was re-.
solved that. the vote be cast by the dele
gates from each county, representing the
Democratic vote of each county at the
last Presidential election.
On motion of Mr.. Stovall. the Conven :
vention took recess until Al P. NJ, VIM.
F. Richie. DR.. Dove and II. NJ. Garland,
jr., having first been appointed a Com
mIltee TO report the Democratic vote rep.
resented in the Convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled at Al.
T. M, and the special committee report.
ed that 80 counties Of the Slate were rep
resented by 1888 delegates and alternates
representing ia 574 OF the 80. 1852 votes
cast for Buchanan and Breckenridge in
the Presidential election Of November.
1856
The Convention then proceeded 10 vote
Tor candidate for Attorney General.
Mr.. Walker. of Rockingham nomina-
ted John Randolph Tucker. of Frederick.
and the nomination was sustained by
Messrs. Huddleson OF Preston, and Am
bier. Of Louisa.
DR.. Thorn. Of Northampton. nominated
James Lyons, Of Richmond, and the nom /.
Inatlon was sustained by Messrs Ellis, Of
Norfolk city, G. Irving, OF Piltsylvania,
and I. P. August, of Richmond city.
Mr.. Morgan. Of Campbell, nominated
James Garland. OF Lynchburg.
Mr.. Monteiro. Of Goochland. nomina>
ted K. l. Cooke. of Richmond city.
Mr.. }. F. Wiley. of Amelia. nominated
j. Alfred Jones. Of Richmond ci.y.
Nr. II. T. Garrett of WestmoreIand
nominated Robert L. Montague, of Mid.
The roll Of delegates was then called,
and the votes of each delegate and alter.
nate recorded. I5lT5-a1
In order to allow the Secretaries to re.
port the result Of the ballot: the Cohven.
ton took a recess until 8 M. ~
Ihe Convention re-assembled at g. p.
NJ when the following was announced as
Tue result Of the 6rst ballot. F,
sented ~ ,-...--i "a s7A
: Necessary to a choice 80. 2ss
:. The vote stood: a re -
For j. R. Tucker .3Asaae
JAS Lyons $50 s19'41s
" Jas. Garland a 900
"R. L. Montague 49,, j, 90
r. /. Cooke 100
j. A. Jones sSo
w. ii. Harman sa4 go
Mr: E Tucker, having received a MAJORS
tyof The votes represented, was declared
The nominee Tor the ofaee Of Atone :.
General.