Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-04-04


of one from each county regularly represented, to
report the names Of permanent officers for the Con-
vention: -'
Bertie-H. P. Harrell.
Cho3an.-J G. Badham.
Gatea-W. II. Daughtery.
Halifar-J W. Johnston.
Hertford.-Dr. e. C. Moore
Martin. S. w. Watts. ,-..-. ...
Pasguotank-L. D. Starke.
Per9uimans-D. Bagley. 's
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. j. Long.
The committee on organization reported as fol-
lows
PRESIDENT: L. j. Johnston.
VICE PRESIDENTS: j. NJ. Raby, of BERTHE; W. A.
Moore, of Chowan; John Wiley, of Gates J. NJ.
Grizzard, of Halifax; Dr. R. H. Worthington, Of
Hartford; S. w. Watts, of Martin L. D. Starke, of
Pasquotank; D. Bagley, Of Pedquimans; and Jos.
R. Mason, of Northampton.
SECRETARIES C. II. Foster of Murfreesborough;
and VIM. Brennan. of Elizabeth City.
On motion of John w. Moore, committee on
resolutions, consisting of one delegate from each
county represented in the Convention, was appoint
ed by the chair as follows:
Chowan.-J G. Badham.
HalIar.-J NJ Grizzard
Hertford.-John w. Moore.
Martin-S. W. Watts.
Pasquotdnk-D. Baglcy
Northampton.-B F. Lockhart
Gates.-R. Calling, Jr.
Bertie.-H. P. Harrell.
On motion of L. D. Starke, it was roted that the
basis for voting in the Convention shall be the Dem
cratic vote in the last Congressional election and
that when any county delegation shall be divided,
each member from that county be entitled to cast
his proportonate part Of the vote of the county up
on the basis adopted
1t was then ordered, that the vote of each county
af tho 1acf al hy fbo Co
cretaries for the information Of members of the Con.
vention.
DR.. S. j. Wheeler then made an eloquent and pa
triotic Speech welcoming the delegates to the hospi-
talities Of Murfreesborough, and assuring them of
the hearty sympathy and cooperation of the Demo-
cracy Of Hartford. He Appealed successfully to the
glorious memories and traditions of the great nation
al Democratic party, referred to its steady conss-
tency Of doctrine and its unbroken unity of organic
alton from the days Of the fathers of the Republic to
the present. and concluded by moving that Spratley
Williams, an aged Democrat, who voted for Thos.
Jefferson, be invited to seat at the right of the
chair. The motion was carried with enthusiasm.
A telling and humorous speech was then made by
L. D. Starke, who pungently reviewed the manifold
inconsistencies and multform tergiversatons Of OPP
positionism
chairman, John w. Moore, reported the following:
Resolced, That we heartily endorse the platform
Of principles recently adopted at our Democratic
State Convention in Raleigh, and acceptthem as en-
bodying the sentiment of this convention.
Resolced, That we hail with satisfaction and pride
the denomination Of present distinguished Chief
Magistrate, Hon. JOHN W. ELLIS, and pledge him
the hearty support Of the Democratic voters Of the
First District.
The Raleigh Democratic resolutions were then
read by the Secretaries and the report of the COM
mittee was unanimously adopted amidst great ap-
plause.
The convention then proceeded to the election of
two delegates to the national Democratic Conven-
ton to be holden at Charleston, S. c. the 23d of
April next. N. N. Long, of Northampton, was
nominated in brief and pertinent speech by L. d.
Starke, and was elected by reclamation. a'7
Wm A. Moore, Of Chowan, and John Parker Jor-
dan, Of Perquimans, were then put in nomination,
and the roll of counties called by the Secreta-
RIGS. The vote stood as follows: