Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-02
Wing and American Convention

Pursuant to notice, large and enthu,.,.
tic meeting Of the Wings and America, =.
Upper Fauquier, assembled at Salem. .,.
Saturday, the 10Th day of March. l>lr ia.
the purpose of nominating a suitable rar.
date to represent the party in the next l,r,..
raj Assembly of Virginia The Cpu,r,,.
was called to order at 3 o'clock, p. NJ d.
DR.. Thomas H. Fisher, of Markham. on,f
motion Richard III Carter esq. Wa, ,..l.r.,.
the Chair. and John IL. Slower, and br r..
Stribbling, were appointed Secretaries. IT,.
object Of the meeting WAS explalne i by n
| President in few eloquent remark VIII.
were well received by the Convention.
The following resolution offered hy +.
Fisher. was then adopted, after some opp,,
ton:
Resoired, That in casting the votes ford.
different candidates, that this meeting w..
by precincts, and that the presidential 60.
for Fillmore given by Upper Fauquirr. N,
be recognized by us as the vote thar shall .
cast to-day.
Nominations being next in order. Walk.
Armstead, esq. nominated Edward {. Tue.
or esq. of the Plains. ;. Hall, esq nom
mated Turner AShby, esq, of Markham. am.
Thos. Hunt, esq, nominated james T. Tur,
er, esq, of Salem.
The President announced the vote IF H..
Convention to be sos, of which MARKHAM
cast Isl; Salem, Is; Rectortown. Il. ~.
lean SO: Plains, l27; Uppervlle, 20; Pari,
46. Total sos.
! The delegates numbering about one hun.
/ dred and fifty, then left the house tor H..
yard, in order that they might have room !!
count the votes of the different delegation,
when after recess they returned o. n.
Hall and the following vote was ANNOUNCED
LIST. ballot, for Edward e. Turner. 23g
for Turner Ashby, 81, for James Z.
Turner. lbs. Whole number of vote, r..,,
sos. Necessary for choice 29S-no cio..
| ton.
The second ballot, Mr.. }. T. Turner,
name being withdrawn, resulted rs follow,
Vote cast 595.
For Turner Ashby, 33l, for Edward
Turner, 2G4. Ashby's majority Co.
The result of the ballot was received hy
the convention, with shouts of applause. ana
on motion of Jno. ID. Rogers. esq. the nomi.
W ~ N'IUuiIkt''
of three. consisting of MessrS. Walker Arm
stead. Edward e. Turner and DR.. rhoma.
II. Fisher, were appointed 10 wait Oh Mr
Ashby. who soon returned with the gentle
man, who accepted the nomination in trw
appropriate remarks. At the call Of the con.
vention, Col. John +. ScruGgs addressed tn"
delegates eloquently and with effect, his rr.
marks being received with enthusiastic ap
plause Mr.. Carter, the Chairman, also de-.
livered an excellent speech, and WAS follow
ed by Edward c. Turner, esq. who cordial
" acquiesced in the nomination and con.
graduated the convention in having MAJ.
80 excellent selection. He promised to d.
everything in his power to advance III" ~.
cess of the cause, and was warmly che"lrd.
Calls were made for Drs. Fisher ami Ella
son but those gentlemen were not IN tAr
room. Mr.. James X. Marshall. then mo'ei
that the proceedings be published in TO-
Warrenton Wing and Alexandria Gazette
and then the meeting adjourned to meet ou
Monday the 18th, in Warrenton where ttr
Wings of the entire county would meet -
ratify its action.
X. II. CARTER, Presd,
JSo. II. SLOWER, sooro.or;os
Dir. II. STRIBBEISG,