Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-30
Democratic Meeting.

Democratic Meeting
In pursuance Of a notice published in the
indicator for some weeks previous, the De-
mocracy Of Augusta assembled in the Court
House in Stanton on Monday, the 25th
inst, for the purpose Of appointing delegates
to the Democratic State Convention; Capt
John A. Hartman was called to the Chair,
and George NJ. Cochran, =. B. Niche, and
j. N. Crank were appointed Secretaries. !,
Onmoticn Of COL VIM. n Hartman, COM
-mittee of seven was appointed to prepare res
olutions; the following was the committee ::
Col VIM. H. Hartman, r. j Niche, Gid
con Barnhart, Jacob Baylor, John L. Pey-
ton, J. HI. Skinner, Thos Burke.
| After consultation the committee returned
and reported the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Angus
ia tender to their brethren throughout the
State a cordial invitation to hold their APP
preaching Gubernatorial Convention in the
town Of Staunton, and promise them as here
tofore hospitable reception in the event it
shall be their pleasure to make Staunton
their place of meeting and this meeting
concurs in prefering the 1st Of Dec. as the
time for the converting Of such Convention.
Resolved, That the Delegates Of this Coun-
ty in said Convention shall consist of six
members to be selected by the Chairman of
this meeting from each of the Magisterial
Districts OF the County and that the Chair
man and Secretaries of this meeting are
hereby added to said delegation and that any
Democrat of this County who shall be pres
ent at said Convention is hereby authorized
to add his name to the delegation.
Resolved That the Hon. John Letcher is
the decided choice of the Democracy Of this
County for the Office Of Governor. His
long and jealous. services in behalf of our
cherished principles. both before and since
his election as our Representative to the
Federal Congress his proverbial devotion
in that capacity to the best interests Of the
Union and several States, in short the hon
esty capacity and fidelity which have distin-
guished him in every position Of public trust
he has been called to fill, alike qualify and
commend him for the chief executive office
Of the State.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in, the papers Of Staun-
ton. and that the Democratic papers Of the
State, be requested to copy.
After some very appropriate and interes-
ting remarks by j. H. Skinner, ESQ : the
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On, motion the meeting adjourned.
JOHN A. HARTMAN, Chairman.
"a GEO. M. COCHRAN, J ea
& i. B. Mlouln, Secretaries
3 The following are the delegates appoint
ed by the Chairman, in accordance with the
End resolution: 1Qe -342sH
LIST. District Samuel B. Brown, John
L. Peyton, VIM. s.. H. Baylor, John B.
Watts, j. G. Marquis, H Harrison.
2nd. District-Wm. HI. Hartman, Ell. L.
Opie, r. G.. @Bickle, James Ell. Skinner, NJ
Chairman, R III. Fisher. sa 4@a
III 3rd District--Jacob Baylor, George
Shuey, VIM. FL Randolph, Robert NJ
Firth, D. Speck, DR. John A. Davidson.
& 4th. District-John 7. Antrim, John
Shuey, VIM. A. Abney, Joseph Long,
Columbus Ct. Davis, George NJ. Apple.
IA 18th. District-Absolom Koiner, Col
Thomas M. Durboraw Robert Terrell. Mi
chael A. Conner, Col. Samuel HI. McCune,
III. L. Gallaher
9Th. District-Dr. VIM. r. Roberts,
Gideon Barphart, r. D. Simms, DR.. b. F.
Walker. John II. Bats, Charles B. Stea-
gle. .a
t7th District Col. VIM. D. Anderson,
Thos. P. Wilson, Thos, Burke, JAS II.
Clindist, Capt. W. S. Hiser, VIM. Ander-
son.
8tA District j Ohm J. Cupp, j. F. Hot
tie, DR. J. T. Clarke, DR.. W. r. Blair,
S. Paul Jr., Hatch Clark. 'As rs
I 9th District Capt. j. M. Huff, R. D.
Hill, Capt. P. o. Polmer, VIM. Taylor,
Porter6eld A. Heiskell, Jr. VIM. B. Coch-
ran. 4"if6-i