The mountain Democrat., 1864-09-03
usnvsnt.en Of LexalInta.

delegates were no RDtair Representatives Of the
wealth. dignity aud intellect Of their party,
They fully appreciated the Importance Of THEFT
position and acted accordingly In ''cbarscteI
with the eternal 6iness al IhInRs," "fres
American citizen 0f African descent" got them
together BY ringing bell IhrOugh Main street
At II O'clock, A. H., D. J. White. Chairman OI
the Central CommiItee. sensibly impressed
with the magnitude of bis own Importance and
burAting with psnt up fuss and fury, called III.
ConventiOn to order. With di0uiiy and eln,
quence hat astOnished the natives he pitched
intO james Buchanan and euloRized Father
Abraham "IS my weight oppressive tC
you :" sAid the guat 10 The elephant. "Not at
all; was not aware Of yOur existence" re-
piled the elephant. We leave It IN our reader.
to make the application. After the Chairman
had "spOke hia piece" A. G. Henry nomina
ted P. Teare fur temporary Chairman, aud L
D. Wicks nominated T. Fraser. 1t was a Gun
test between the "kid glOved" and "short
haired" wings of the party, and thu "Kid
Gloves" cleaned dut the "Shnrt Hairs" i
test question, and the election of Fraser
BY decided maturity, exhibited the complex
ion Of the Convention. The COnnsssiteS bad
"lost their grip"-tbe Old Liners had triumph
ed. Curses. not loud but deep, greeted the
commander of the successful forces, the Chair.
man was empowered tn appoint committee oI
one from each township - the list had "previ.
Ously before" been nude out by the managers
on credentials, and q similar COMMITTEES on
permanent organization and order Of business
Short Hairs objected and called for vote on
the motion. vote ordered and Short
Hairs wilted. The Convention took recess
till O'Clock. On reassembling. the committee
on credentials repnrted and un exciting and
acrimonious debate followed. The minority
had rung in spurious credentials, and the cam.
mittee had reported against them. A delegate
fFnm Kings Store had authorized Mr.. Teare tc
act US h's proxy. Tcare presented his "re
ceipt," as a delegate called it, to the commit
tee, who fund that it lacked one essential
quaiity-the delegate had forgotten to sign hi.
name to the "receipt" Dir. Arnold said il
looked like fraud-the committee said they re
jected Il IN account of irregularity, and Teare
Insisted that it s'all right Weeks moved tn
reject it, and on his motion, Teare Henry and
Strout called for the ayes and noes. While the
vote was being taken. Henry perceiving that
the motion would prevail by an Overw helming
majority, moved Ihat the further call of the roll
be dispensed with, and. winking at Teare, that
gentleman said. "Mr. Chairman, l Withdraw
the credentials" The Chairman, considerably
embarrassed and anStered. permitted him to
do s"-probably ignorant Of the fact that the
receipt" was the property of the Convention
aud that Mr.. Teare had no right 10 withdraw
it, At this stage of the proceedings the ma
jOrity thought it advisable to call for the per.
manent officers, and Mr.. McCAllnm. not igno.
rant Of parliamentary rules. and who had been
elected President Of the Convention. took the
chair Before taking his seat. he briefly ad-
dressed the Cpnventinu. The COloma delegn.
tiOn bad lest their credentials. but were admit.
ted without them. Mr.. Henry appeared by
proxy for three delegates appointed bv meet
'SG oShN Wy Uu etO t'Aus auu NuS OUulTndn 0l
the committee on credentials, Mr.. Arnold, in.
sinuAted that the signatures were forged. Thi.
aroused the indignation Of Henry, who said -
These receipts we're banded t0 me by gentle.
men Of integrity and veracity. Them gentle
men are honorable men. and them gentlemen
sent me their receipts. Them gentlemen are
good Union men. and their integrity and We
racity Is as Rood as any gentleman's ON this
door. Not only the integrity and veraci,y o
them gentlemen is called in question. but mint
also. N"w. sir, know them gentlemen. ant
| know they are Uninn men and are entitled Il
be represented in this Convention" The eln
quent remarks of the defender of =" them gen
tlemen" carried the day, and Henry WAS ad
mitted az their proxy. The committee m or
der of business recommended that nineteeI
delegates to the State Convention be selected
by the Convention. Mr.. Collins offered al
amendment to the effect that the Presiden
should apPoint committee Of one from eacl
township TO select the delegates and repor
their names to the Convention for its adoption
or rejection. This waH too bitter pill for tn,
Short Hairs tn swallow without a struggle
They "smrlt 9 large sized mice" II wa
turning their own weapons against them, ant
they protested that it Was unfair and factious
Teare. Henry and Hamilton. leaders of tn,
Short Hairs, vehemsnty opposed the mntion
and Wicks. McCallum and Patterson, cham
pions Of the majority. advocated it. A length,
and. Of course. stupid debate followed. TIL.
ayes and noes were demanded by the Shur
| Hairs, and the. amendment waa adopted by .
large majority. 10 calling the-roIl the Secre
tary. Capt. Hewlett, innocently omitted tn,
precinct which Henry represented by proxy
and that gentleman called the Presidents ut
tention to the singular omission, and STATED
that the question had been debated and sub
sequently afterwards" he had been admitiec
as u delegate. The President directed th,
Secretary to call the name of Mr.. Henry, ,whict
he did with some trepidatnn. This little dtfi
Guilty being amicably adjusted, the Presiden
announced the committee. and the Convention
took another recess to water up. II was hot
tedious and spiritless work, and the delpgatei
required some Eiinlnlants to " vitupera;e" theiI
exhausted energies. On reassembling, III,
committee on the selection of delegates to tht
State Convention sYbmilted their report " hict
was adopted without opposition and the fnIlnw
ing gentlemen were declared elected as dele
gates: II. Roberts, F. J. R"ss, J. R Baxter
J"hn Rogers, John Curtis, Vim. Wishart. Ella.
Willow. P. Teare, John Smith. E. N Strnut
R. A. Hulburd. T. F. Tracv, J. G. McCalmm
A. J. Baber, w. II. Cooper. J. Edm"ndson, B.
F. Haninrd. P. L. Maddox, and E. w. Fox-
The old stereotypsd Shoddy resolutions were
reported by the committee IN resolutions. with
"ne remarkable OmiSsi"n-tbe name of the Alb
olitinn nominee Gr Vice President was NOT
IN ,ho..