Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-05-14
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The committee to when was referred the
basis of voting, reported, recommending to
the Convention as a basis Of voting the vote
cast for Governor at the August election IN
1856. That is to say that each county rep
resented in this Congressional District cast
the number Of votes cast for the Hon. Trus-
ten Polk at the August election in 1856.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee on proxies, which was unanimously
adopted.
Your committee on proxies make the fol-
lowing report:
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of the
committee that all the claims as proxies to
a seat in this convention are informal and
liable to great objection, and therefore should
be rejected; and it is the opinion Of the
committee that proxies residing out of the
county in which the delegate resides ap-
pointing them, is anti-Democratic, and is
liable 10 great objection, giving balance OF
power TO few, which may be welded in an
oppressive manner 10 trameI the will Of the
the people whose representatives. we are,
and therefore should not be entertained by
any democratic convention unless psrticu-
lary specified in their primary meetings.
2. The above resolution is not intended to
apply to proxies or substitutes OF persons
representing delegates residing in their own
respective counties.
On motion it was decided that majority
Of the votes cast be necessary to nomina-
ton.
The following resolutions were adopted
as expressive of the princip pies of the Con-
venton and democracy of the Sd Congress
sional District:
WHEREAS, vacancy having occurred in
the third Congressional District, by the G.
lection of the Hon. James S. Green to the
U. S. Senate, and we are called upon to Sc
lcct another candidate to fill said vacancy,
therefore, the delegates in Convention as
sembled only deem it necessary TO reiterste
the principles that have carried them SO
safely through the exciting struggle OF last
| November, in the election Of James Buc-
hanan as President Of the United States
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hailed with joy the
great National triumph oil the Constitution
ard its doctrines, in the election Of James
Buchanan to the Presidency in November
last.
RESOLVED, That we consider a strict con-
struction OF the Constitution as the only safe
guard to our liberties; and non.interyention
by Congress with negro slavery, either in
the District OF Columbia, the States or the
Territories, as the only guarantee to the
preservation of the Union of the States, and
the prosperity of the Union.
ReSolUei, That we relterate the platform
of principles adopted by our last State ant
Congressional Conventions as the carolina
principles of our Democratic faith, nation
ally and locally.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves cor
daily 10 support the nominee of this Con
vention, and do our utmost TO secure hi.
election, and also that Of Robert M, Stewart
candidate for Governor of the State OF Ms
souri,.
Nominations were then declared in order
Mr.. DeFrance read a letter TO the con
vention from Hon. w. Halliburton, stating
that he did not wish his name placed befor,
the COW ention, for the purpose of givinf
unanimity TO the action Of this body, AM
was received with great applause.
Whereupon the following gentleman wer
put in nomination; Gen. j. b. Clark, O
Howard, w. Y. Slack, Esq, of Livingston
Thos. S. Richardson, of Lewis, Robert d
Ray, of Carroll and j, w. Minor, of Schuy
Ter.
d. c. Roberts, Esq, stated the county @
Schuyler hadinstructed him 10 vote for Hon
j. w. Minor, but with view to unanimit
) of action: and knowing it would meet tn
appreciation of Mr.. Minor, his name wOul
be withdrawn.
On the first ballot Gen. John B. Clar
was declared the nominee Of the Democrat