Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-25
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN HANOVER COUNT

~ 4 very large and enthusiastic mee,.r:c:..
Democratic party, held pursuant 20 notice. u H..
Yer Courthouse. on .2Ei February. I-i.:
On motion Of Capt, Vim Nelson. John II. T.
Zero, Esq, WIS called 20 The Chair, aud NM. 4
Campbell appointed Secretary.
Tie Chairman having explained III. ob;,c: Of :,
meeting,
On motion oil Edward W. Morris. Esq. tic !.Gr,
ins resolution wa, adopted:
Resolved, Tha, the Chairman 9: tn, uec;.as e.,
point a committee of three from each M..,,rr.
,l>tr;c. of the county, 20 rrcoMiEeni IL suitable ...
Jiia.c 20 hi. Convention for tn neNt House u De-
gates, and tha; each ii,;r.c; be entitled - Ca, .
many votes ~, were given in the las; GG5eTGa;s'
election.
The following gentlemen were appointed tie ca
mittec:
Dis,ric, No. :-Elmnnd Iu,.n, wm Gibson. Va
Parsley.
Di..ric, No. q : w;nsa,li, & W Ta!ley, AB
T.mbcrlakc.
District w. &c Stuart, \ 5 Noraea:, c..
Tho, VI White.
U.,rc, No. DIR PGooiall, j " val.i~a. s
II Morris.
Di,,ric, No. 5--J + Leadbe,;.r, q Do.ue., w.
WingGcld.
District No. G--Dr J II Anderson, Cap, Wm ~.
son. Il Is Dickinson.
The committee. through their chairman, Eima.;
Ru,.in. made the following report:
Resolved. Tim; this committee unanimously q
commend VIM. b.. Newton, q, the Candidate % -
Democratic parry for the ncNt House oil D,le.aie'.
4 committee consisting Of Mes>r-. Ruin. Wine
and Dickinson. were appointed 1" inform MI N'
tor o: h- nomination. who came forward. ace' Pc:
III. nomination, and addressed the Convention ~ az
clo1ucn, and appropriate manner.
JOHN II. Ta!iaierro. Esq. offered the iol!ow.r. '.
solutions. which were adopted by the Convention.
Isl. Resolved, That the thanks Of the Dc,nocac,
.: Hanover ar luc. and hereby rendered. mo-; ~
daily. 20 our late Senator. thas;ain White, for b.:
nest vi,i.an, and faithful discharge Of the pab.-
trust. and tia. lie Justly deserves, and this n.cc-9.
doth be-tow upon him, the proud compliment o..
= well done. good and faithful servant
end. Resolved, That tor hI- active and able c:0',
in The hour of peril and disaster. tor his bold aai
manly defence OF the grca; principles OF States .'tS's
Democracy. aud approaching his lahors IN the Senate
a. a fair aud faithful representative Of the want ana
.ishe- Of hi, whole constituency, We cordially recon
mend 10 the voters OF this Senatorial Distrc; or
.ruc and tried Senator for rc-clection; and We hereby
request him to declare himself IL candidate for lie
-ar.c post which he has illcd 80 well.
81. Resolved, That the Democracy have heaf.
with regrc. tina; our late able and worthy delegate IL
the House of Delegates declines II reelection, ant
that the Democracy assure SIR. Nelson that for tie
faithful discharge OF his trust and Tor the purity
ability and uprigh, character he will curry into retire.
,nentt the best wishr, and well merited appreciation e:
his late constituency
Capt. Meredith offered the following resolution.
which was adopted:
Resolved, That We cordially approve the nom.n,.
tons made in Petersburg. OF Leteher, Montague aai
Tucker, and tina; we cordially pledge our bes, ei!J'..
% secure their election.
DR.. J. II. Anderson offered the following reeoln:.''
which was adopted:
Resolved, Tia, we have undiminished e~oEad,isv
in the ability. fidelity and patriotism oithe hon. JoDH
$. Ca-kie, nnd cordially recommend his re-elecuoi.;9
the Democracy o.: thi, congressional district.
Mr. White addressed the meeting, and IN ;hs
course OF his remarks stated that he Wa, Thankful
tina, bio representative course had met the AZ proc.'
baton of his old and tried friends Of Hanover, ara
i. the people Of ~llcnrico desired u convention, b.
was willing TO sGbmi, hs claims 10 :nc saiue.
The convention was then addressed By Nest,
Nelson, Newton, Meredith, Geo. Taylor, CA!;. j. y.
Fox and Other.
On motion OF DR.. j. II. Anderson. il; was ordered
tina, these proceedings be Published l! IN the RlcEin9G4
Enquirer, Examiner and Index.
The convention then adjourned sins die.
JOHN II. T~ALlAFERkO, CL'E.
Wx. II. CAMPBELL, Sec'y.
~" Examiner and Index please copy.