Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-14

The NEXT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
According to resolution of the Democratic Nation
al Convention, the number of Delegates to which
each State shall be entitled in the next Convention
is to be the same at the last Convention in Gin
cinnati viz: Two from each Congressional District
and two from the State at large The Convention is
to be held at Charleston and the timeto be fixed by
the National Executive Committee, which consists
of one person from each State. Thos. D. Mcdowell,
ESQ.,, of Bladen county, is the member of the Com
mittee for North-Carolina.
Four years ago the different counties held meet
ings and appointed delegates to District Conven-
tion which Convention selected two delegates to
represent the District The delegates for the State
at large selected by the Democratic State Con-
vention.
1t seems to us that during the Fall and Winter
Courts would be good time for the party to make
arrangements for the appointment of delegates We
merely make the suggestion for the consideration of
our friends in the various counties-Charl0tte
Democrat
Our friend of the Democrat is mistaken as to the
number of delegates to the National Convention
Each State will be entitled to send to the next, as
to the last Convention delegates "equal to twice.
the number of its Electoral votes, and no more"
This will give to North Carolina two from each
District and four from the State at large making
IWeilCy Ill all
The National Executive Committee will hold
meeting in Washington in December next, to fix the
time for the Convention. The last Convention was
held on the first Monday in June, but it may be that
the Committee will call the next Convention at an
earlier period Owing to the hot weather in Charles
ton in june it may be decided to hold the Conven-
ton on the first or second Monday in May.
W. tbo hat H.: A..
fall and winter Courts would be good time for the
party to make arrangements for the appointment of
delegates" In the course Of month or two the
party will begin to hold meetings in the Counties to
appoint delegates to the State Convention and this,
it seems to us, would be a good time to appoint
delegates to the District Conventions Such has
been the custom heretofore.
! Our opponents-"the oppositionists," alias the
Know-Nothings, alias the Americans alias the
Wings, alias the American Whigs-will most pro-
baby hold their State Convention in December
The last Democratic State Convention was held in
April. We think it would be we'll to hold it earlier
next time. But it is the duty of the State Executive
Committee to decide upon both the time and place
and we have full confidence in their Judgment.
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