Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-15
DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.

A convention of the delegates. composing The
Second Congressional pissrsct. assembled IN Nsv.
bcru, Wednesday the s,h inst. Soc The purpose
of nominating q candidate To represent this district
in the next Congress of the United States
On motion Of GCncrsl Coz. u lxpesf. James r.
SpviSht. Esq. Of Green. was called 10 tss Ffvsisp
cy oi tho convention. Mr. Spsi-ht upon taking the
chair addressed the convsntiaa in some very sppfv
pirate and wvll.,imci remarks. stating saevinssly
the object of the ecavrntioa TO be fos pscp~y 90.
ganixation and nomination Of candidate TO fvprv-
sen, tho Second Congressional District IN the nsss
Congress.
On motion of Jno c. woc,su. of tsucsr. the so,.
lowin. gentlemen wcrv chosen vicv tsvxssisnts:
E,fgccsnbe-A. Brssven
Lsseir-A W. wootCul
Gvsess-Wil.i,m Dixon.
n.5se--1otn Everett
t,nw,a-lt. e. Jones.
Ossl.~-J. II. rey.
fiH-tcvi law.oaL
.lsHss-David Grven
fnrtsryt-Willian J. Potter.
Esssfsrf-william Jsrkins
On motion of ]. u. Erysn. of Craven. the seilau.
ing were appointed secretaries ef the coavsnssea:
Ey1scsm6s-A. u. Tumbso
TayAs-J. q. Parker.
Crrss-w. II Smith
In motion of l. pisasway. ef Crsvrn. The eeua-
ties were called when the following delegates wvsv
found 10 bc present:
Crssrss-w. s Long. ". J. Potter. ]. r. Them.
%. Stephen Willis, Bepi Station, J. Davis. J. Y.
He'll. VI. 2. Bell VIM. Crsmsr. Levi I. osleshy. q.
Pssol Robert Hancock. II. I. LsysvsI
Jsass-David t.rven. T. W. lisysooa r. oti6sid
jos. d. 1ia.ks,i. Iii Perry. W. Ferry.
Ei9ecs~Ss-J. a. EnslehArd A. Bsaswsil. II.
bryan. J. 8 wonaard. A. u. Tumhso
BSanysrf-willssm Jenkins. G~orxe tathsms
TsyHs-Beni Best. wilIiam Saul.. Josiah How.
ell tsaae Groom. John Evsrys,, John H. Ibe@Psea.
X Edmunson. J. J. naksr. ". X. Crawsosd. & q.
Phillips, J. Taylor. X 4. Whitfield. George Moses.
]. q. Parker. John s woctsn James H. Everett
Dr.. A. q. Brooks. W. A. Brooks. VI. A. nssaxvsx
Grsae-iiay~eed Edmundsea. Ihoe l. VAL
VIM Dixon, ". A. passians Js r. u. wssyvp J.
j. Hooker. +. r Hooker. J. p. Sp<sshs j. W. Msr
per. James wosskinstoa. I. J. rsvvussn. Usss Car.
Robert Carr. Awhile sosx. A. Gsimslsy. John Cssss
Cnssss-R H. Green. J. x Morris. H. n lane
]. Disosway. J. I. Gardner. W. q. Ryan. II. G
Jones. 1. Phillips. s. Pi,tmsn. J. n. nsysn. ". n
smith, c. v. swan G. n Wood n p. Ro~seu. j
n Clements, John n. Bs.sn. ]. W. ssevsnsea d
A. Ensisy. u w. Jarvis, h A. Ship n II Lane
Fred Lane. VI. g. sins,ssoa. r n. Isy,er. d. r
Fisher. D. O'Lary, W. A. nar.inss..
n. h Whitfield. John 9. woossn. Sam1 n. Cseosa
Henry n. Groom, Geo. Jooss Geo W. joess, W
A. Jones. John r. wooSen. W. Howard x God
man. Allen w. woossn. VIM Fisids James W
Norris John Lewis Les. Jsmss q. Cos. tosepl
Mum, Stanton Tsylos. Hasrust Hardy. Ceunesl n
sandersoa. h Sapdss>ou. s. 1.ohin. j., 8 HAspss
|. Jr., John Cunningham.
Pin-Lsvi Dsvsoo. u. ". Bsuvn
O~siss-J. II. roy, josiah Juish. j..
On motion az jaime. s weosaasd a Edesrpahs
al Dsmoc1ats from this district, vhe nay 10 pssu
ent b invited to take scsts IN shis euavvns;oa.
Dr.. Thomas woodley. q Lsness. eesssd he q
lowing resolution. which - unanimousiy sdopssd
RS@issi, That On nosioos coming bsfsss hi
coavsntioa shah b dssssminsd BY he Ds@eesssi
vote q strsagsh a och eoansy eoapasne shi
CouRssioesl Dhoicl o. e.st IN he lais 0evsspsS
sleesioa; and hat Majority a The ds,epsss hes
each county sh.l dssids upsa d vote q nd epss
~. and majority d IN tisvsea eass sAaIl aseid
| n an enaes Whatsvsf.
On oesiea a J. A. BhesIhssa q Kdesesnh.
tAs PFssidsns appointed committee a one lto<
each county ppsssnisd eeesissiae Of he Ales
ing esns,smsa: J. A. Eosslhssd kduesahs; b
} fs Edmundsoo, Wayne; Mayvoed Edmuadsel
, Green; d.. Tho&. woodlsy. Lsnoir; H. W. Bros,
, Pitt; ]. H. Bryan. Csvsn; Z W. uayvoe4 Jeaes
Josiah Smith onsse~; d.. ". cssass. Cssssss'