Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-05-01
.Demoefatic conyention.yi

Fnrsuantto appointment, the Democra-
cy Of Barbour county by their delegates.
met 'insconvention. at the Acourt>house of
said county on the II tb'fof April. 1857.
TO nominate a candidate tofepresent them
in the mex, Legislature of'Virginis. On
motion of Robert B. Stewart. Esq. Daniel
NJ. Anvil. Esq. was called to the chair
and John P. Thompson appointed secre-
tary.
On motion Of Washington Martin. the
chair appointed Committee Of eight to
report the names OF the delegates 10 each
magis,eiial district entitled to cast the
vote in the said magisterial districts re-
specliyely. Mhereupon the chairman ap.
pointed Washington Martin. Col. James
D. Hall, Hiram K. Luding;on. B. ,O'Neal.
Bryan K. Gamer. Hiram Smith, Aaron
R. Bennett and Robinson woodford. as
the committee, who after retiring reported
through MIR. Martin the following d.le>
gates :.sqa,.tz EAfee .i4E
ist district. Daniel NJ. Anvil. B. o'Neal.
Jacob Markly and John P. Thompson.-
81 district. A: b. Yannoy. Bryan K
| Gamer, Jonas Polling and Jacob Polling.
81 district. Hiram Smith. Fenton 'Howse
and Aaron R. Bennett. Alb district, ia.
cob Woodford., James Robinson, H. R.
Ludington, Robinson Woodford aud John
jenkins. 5th district. Col. James D.
Hall. Robert B. Stewart, Washington
Martin aud A. h. Talbot.
| On motion, it was
Resolusa. That in casting the votes OF
this convention. each delegate present
should be entitled TO his proporlionate
part OF the Democratic vote Of his pre-
cinct, as given at the last Presidential
election.
Resclved. That We pledge ourselves to
support the nominee of This convention
and that we will use all honorable means
to secure his election.
The Chairman announced nominations
to be in order, upon which jacob Wood,
ford nominated Dr.. E. D. Talbot. A. B
Vannoy nominated Col. Henry Sturm,
Col. James D. Hall nominated William
w. r. CalIihan and Hiram Smith nomi.
mated Col. William johnson.
The first ballot being taken resulted as
follows: Talbot. 373 S.urm, 800 Cal.
Than. 40; johnson. 95: necessary 10 q
choice 40.
Second ballot Talbot. 46s S.urm,
800: Callihan. 40; johnson 95; ne.
cessAry TO choice 40.
Second bailol-Talbott. 469; Sum
500 Calihar. ITO.
Third baIlot-same result.
Fourth ballot-ralbott. 553; S.urm
385.
The Chairman then announced to the
convention that E. D. Talbot bad receiv
ed majority OF the whole vote cast and
therefore was declared the nominee Of the
convention.
i On motion, committee Of three wa.
appointed TO inform DIR. Talbot of his
nomination. who waited upon him and in.
,roduced DR.. Talbot to the convention.
Dr.. ralbots in few appropriate and
pertinent remarks. accepted the nomina-
lion and expressed his thanks for the hon.
or conferred upon him. and assured the
convention that should it be the pleasure
Of the people Of the county to ratify til,
would be his earnest endeayor to dis,
charge the duties which would deyolye
upon him with unfal,ering fidelity.
On motion.
Resotued. That the proceedings OF this
convention be published in Cooper's
Clarksburg Register. ~ ~
On ;, motion. the convention adjourned
sine die.
D. NJ. ANVIL. Chm,
JouS P. THOMPSON, Sec'y.