Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-12
The Meeting ON Monday.
We publish The proceedings Of Ii

The Meeting on Monday.
We publish the proceedings of the
Democratic meeting held on Monday last.
in another column of our paper to-day.
The Importance of the question to be de-
cided-whether the Democratic party
should organize in the coming spring
canvass involving the integrity OF that
party in this county-caIled together an
unusually large number of the sterling
Democracy of the county. The Court
house was filled.
The ball was opened by Col. Benz
Wilson, who in few introductory re-
marks depicted the necessity of an or
ganization by the Democratic party; at.
ter which he nominated the President Of
the meeting.
Maj. Charles Lewis requesting permits.
sion to address the meeting before the
question was taken upon the election OF a
president. it was granted. and he an,
nounced himself as candidate for Clerk
Of the Circuit Court. After Mr.. Lewis
had concluded, Capt. 9. w. Smith an
nounced himself as candidate for Clerk
Of the Circuit Court.
He was followed by Hon. G. S. Lewis
in opposition to any organization of tho
Democratic party. He warmly express
sed himself in opposition to all Conyen-
tons. and what he termed "party ma
chiuery." He said tina, they were gen
orally conducted by trick and chicanery
and that he was tired of them.
He was replied to by Col. Wilson, in
Of the Democratic party. He said tina.
the opposition was as well organized to.
day as ever, and that they were only
waiting for the Democratic party to be-
come distracted by dssensions, to bring
out their champions and carry off the
prize, while the Democrats were engaged
in quarreling among themselves.
He was responded TO by Mr.. Lewis.
when after few remarks by Col. Will
son, the time for the setting Of the Court
having arrived, the meeting was organi-
zed by the election Of its officers.
The resolution was then adopted fixing
Thursday, the 22d day of April next. as
the time for holding primary elections at
the various precincts in the county, to
nominate candidates for the several Offices
TO be filed at the ensuing spring election
The almost universal sentiment Of this.
one Of the largest Democratic meetings
ever held in this county, was in favor oil
making nominations. There was but g
single vote in opposition to the resolution
deciding the question whether there
should be nominations and fixing the time
that they should be made. The remarks
of Col. Wilson we're appIauded. and we
frequently heard him complmented fol
his gallant defense OF the integrity of the
Democratic party. His position in favor
Of nominations met the hearty response
Of the Democracy, and the able manner
in which he sustained it. added to his al
ready high reputation as speaker and {
Democrat.
We congratulate the Democracy o
Harrison county upon the success of the
principle Of organization. There is nc
greater truism than "uni'ed We stand
divided we fall" The bravest army, I'm
less disciplined, is impotens before an in.
ferior force of well-drilIed soldiers, and 6
party superior in numerical strength may
be defeated and destroyed in scattering
its strength upon several candidates. By
the united action Of the minority. The
Democratic party has now resolved tc
hold its meetings and select its candi'
dates, in the fairest manner which can be
devised, and we hope to see full turn
out on the 22d Of April next, that the
candidates selected may be the choice Of
the aohO!e party. .