Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-05
Democratic Meeting in Augusta.


Pursuant to notice published some time
| previous hsthe indicator, the DemQcfata
Ioks Augusta assembled in the Court House
oa Monday for the purpose of deeidina
Wnetnersthere was majority of the demo.
Gratis IN :the county in favor Of holding 9
Convention for the purpose Of nominating
candidate to represent this District in
d notisp, Benz. Crawford. ESQ. va.
fcalied 70 she chair, and H. B. Niche, and
>. N. Crank, appointed Secretaries.
Jacob Baylor, Esq, moved that. the
] Chair appoint seventy 1--WE delegates to at
tend Convention, to be held the Both OF
March, in the town Of Harrisonburg, and
requested the Chairman at the same time,
I to appoint gentlemen whose personal pre-.
objections were not known to him.
John Hartman Esq, opposed this motion
on the ground that it was unfair to exclude
democrats merely because their opinions
had been formed, and moved as substitute
that il Convention be held, that all the
democrats Of Augusta be appointed dele
gates. aef n
Mr.. Koiner presented the following res
olution, to wit: ......-s 10
Resolved, That the Democrats Of .Au-
gusta are in favor Of holding Convention
for the purpose of nominating q candidate
! for Congress. s% ...,9f
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Cochran, Jr.. presented
the following amendment, to Wit :,' 4''
Resolved, That the Democratic party
Of Augusta will cordially agree to district
convention to nominate candidate for Con-
gress, provided thatan the counties Of the
district unite with Us in convention.
Capt Reuben D. Hill spoke in opposi-
tion to a Convention, and was, followed by
Absalon 'Koiner, VIM; S. H. Baylor, Ja-
'eob Baylor, in favor Of it,
|. The vote being taken on Mr.. Cochran's
amendment, it was lost by large majority.
Mr. Koiner's resolution, "wbether' or no
there Shall be convention was then but
to the house and was decided il favor Of a
convention BY triumphant majority.
Mr.. Koincr then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted !:
Resolved That 100 Delegates be ga, ap-
appointed from the County Of Augusta %
the District Convention, proposed to be
held at Harrisonburg. on the Both Of March
next that said, delegation be appointed
by the Democracy Of the several magisteri-
al districts, in meetings to be held in each
district that the number Of delegates
from each district, shall be in proportion to
the democratic vote cast by each district il
the last Presidential election ;-aad that
the Chairman and the Secretaries Of this
meeting are appointed committee to make
the apportionment, and publish the result
for the. information Of the district meetings.
On motion Of Absalom Koiner ESQ, re-
solved that the Chairman Of the meeting be
empowered to appoint thirteen active and
energetic democrats as Central Commit
tee for the purpose of organizing the party
for active service during the present can
vass. The Chair appointed the following.
gentlemen :I.c, -s al t,f.aafs w
Col. George Baylor, r: G.. Bickelf, II.
3. Michie,,J N. Crank, VIM. S. H. Bav-
lor, John A. Hartman, David Bucker, r.
Il. Fisher, George NJ. Cochran, Jr., IT.
L. Opie, Sam'l B: Brown, VIM. A. Burke,
VIM. A. Abney., AN is.g, 1t fG ,Hfz
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine
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