Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-04-07

by District No. 3 of Jefferson county, protest
against :he Organization of the convention 10y tne
admission of persons who have not been 80 seiee-
ted and whose claim 10 seat in this convention Is
based only on their being democrats resdng IN the
several counties of this district and on res
olutions passed in county meetings authcrislag any
Democrat in the county to attend this Convex eon-
This protest is based the ground that this mode
of organizing the Convention is calculated 70 sup
press the voice of the democrats of the District ana
give the nomination 10 one who NAV not be their
choice further protest against the vote of Jefer-
son being equally divided among the delegates from
said County as the delegates from said county were
appointed by precincts, and some Of the precincts
in said comfy appointed twice as many delegates
as others and insist that the vote of the precinct
Irepresen, shall not be cast in part BIZ delegates
from other precnts N the coaAy, as will be the re-
suit it the vote of the comfy be divided among all
the delegates from the cosnty"
The Convention, by vote, refused 10 receive the
protest of Mr.. Green.
j. B. johnson, of Jefferson, addressed the Con
ventiOn. he was IN favor of old-line democracy
and oppo ed TO the manner ia which the present
Convention had been formed.
The Chsir announced the readiness of the Con-
vention to proceed to ballot for o candidate for
Congress.
w. A. Gave, of Page, nominated the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner, as the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the 9Th district-and addressed the
Convention, in support of the nominee
James Parsons of Hampshire; nominated Giles
Cook, of Warren.
pr Bossey. ~ from, IIarr-
shire to withdraw the name of Mr.. Cook, because
be knew that Mr.. g. did not desire nomination,
and was averse to having his name brought before
the Convention.
Mr.. Parsons declined Withdrawing the name of
Mr.. Cook.
The Convention then proceeded to vote-and at
the conclusion of the call of the roll the result was
announced by the President follows:
For Charles james Faulkner, 7,l5e
For Giles Cook, l35
For Richard E. Byrd, do. IL
Whole number of votes cast, 769s-necessary to
choice, 5135.
Mr.. Faulkner having received more than two
thirds of the vote cast was declared the nominee of
the Convention.
On motion of ]. J. JanneY, of Clarke, ResoEoed,
that the nomination be made unanimous. Adopted
with one dissenting voice.
On motion of NJ E. Price, of Jefferson the Chair
man was directed to appoint a committee of one
from each county, to inform Mr.. Faulkner of his
nomination.
The President in obedience to the above resolu-
ton, appointed the following committee;
r ] 7 White, of Loudoun Funsten of
Clarke; Dorsey, of Warren; 1 Buck, of Morgan;
N W wager of Page; RE cy, of Frederick:
Robert W Baylor, of Jefferson J B Hoge, OF Berke-
ley Asa Hiett, Of Hampshire.
Mr. orst, of Page, offered the following resolu-
/ ton:
ResolUed, That this Convention appoint COM
mittee of consisting of from each
county in the Sh Congressional District, whose duty
it shall be to fix upon the time and place for hold
ing the next Congressional Conrentiou-aEd that
it shall be necessary for majority of said Commit
tee to concur in the time and place
On molten the resolution was amended designa-
ting Winchester as the place for holding the next
Congressional Convention, and the third Wednes-
day in March, 1859, as tue day,-and in this form
adopted.
On motion of II Dorsey, the thanks of the Con-
venton rendered to the officers of the Conven-
tiun, for their ability and imparality in tue dis
charge of their duties
On motion of N. E Price of Jefferson, the thanks
of the Convention rendered TO the citizens of
Winchester, and the Delegates of Frederick for their
cordial aud hosptable manifestations towards the
Delegates from abroad, on this occasion.
On motion, Resolred, That the proceedings of
this Cow, ntion be published in tbs, democratic
newspapers of this Congressional District, aud in
such other papers may think prope to publish
them
In obedience to calls Messrs. Moler of Page, Hoge
of Berkeley, and Borst OF Page severally addressed
the Convention-after which
The Convention, on motion, adjourned sine die.
JOHN w. MINOR, Pres't.
T. A: T. RrELy,>
W. f. LAUCK, Secretaries.
J. J. PALMER,