Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-12
cULpFpER CO., CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION.

Atsa Convention Of the Delegates from the
different precincts ofthc Comfy ii Cupepcr,
held on Saturday, September 2Sth, 1861, on
motion Of Maj. John W. Bell, DR.. r. Slew
is was appointed Chairman, and Col. c. /.
Critteuden, Secretary.
On motion of Mai John w. Bell the Chair
appointed u Committee Of Eve to examine the
credentials Of Delegates. Tie following Com
mittce was appointed Maj. J. W. Bell
Col. Wager. Martin Stringfcllnw, Smith H.
Rixey, and Alfred j Ashby. .s.f.5.sf
On motion of Maj Bell, the meeting took. i
recess until lrlf past ome:o' clock Il 4 i.
Pursuant Il Adjournment the injecting Assem-
bled promptly at J o clock whru Mai j. W.
Bell submitted The following report
The Committee appointed TO examine creden-
tias Of Delegates to The Convention, beg leaves
to report that forty-f3ur DELEGATES. are present,
| duly accredited ...-.l.-..,.
On motion Of Maj j, " Bel, the Chair
appointed Committee OF five OH permanent
organization viZ:-Maj } " Bell, Capt.
Alfred Thomas, Col. G. II. Wager Thomas d.
Hausbrough and j. g. B Simms, who alter
retiring for few moments reported that Or.
| r. S. Lewis be appointed President, Col. T.
A. freeman, Vice President, and COL {. /.
CrlttenQ6n anu a. 81. EtOicl ')EClCtd iGn. = mn
report was accepted.
On motion Of Mai John ". Bell, the Com
mittce agreed that all persons attending this
Convention from the different precincts OF the
! County, be allowed to voteas Delegates
Mai. y. W. Bell offered the following reso!u-
tons:
Resolvea, That the Convention will not now
make a nomination, but will adjourn to the lst
Saturday in October, to which an amendment
was offered by DR.: r. S. Lewis ana accepted by
! Major Bell to the effect that the President of
this Convention notify the Chairman Of each
precinct Committee Of the time TO which this
Convention will adjourn, with the request that
they notify their nominating Delegates.
Rejected by the Convention. The Coavcn-
ton then went in to nominations Mr.. \. j..
Stofer nominated Maj. a. NJ. Grimsley, which
was warmly sustained by Dr. h. 5. Lewis. DR..
Alex Payne nominated Fayet'e Alauzy, Esq.
who was warmly and at length advocated ny
Mai Bell and Col Freeman. Mai Bell
offered the following Resolution: 49,.
| ResolreG, That the whole vote OF each AlhglS
| teral District shall first be ascerLained,
based upon the last county election, ana that
| in all nominations and questions before thus
Convention, each delegate shall be entitled to
cast equal number OF votes, to be ascartained
| by dividing the numerical vote OF the olsIr!ct
by the number Of Delegate: present
| (Rejected, as not offered in timc.)
There being TO other nomination the vote was
taken, and resulted as follows: Mauzy, ~
Grims!ey, TO- ....,
On motion, tn nomination was made unani-
nous. Whereupon Fayctlc Many Was DC
clared the unanimous choice Oft Convention.
On motion OF Maj. Bell committee OF
three was appointed TO inform MIR. Mauzy OF
his nomination.
The Chair appointed Maj. Bell, +. Il. Ga mes
aud---as said Committee, who waited on
Mr. Mauz3, who came into the Convention,
and in very appropriate remarks accepted the
nomination.. amidst great satisfaction and
applause.
On motion, the Culpercr Observer, A"xan-
dria Gazette and Richmond Enquirer Exam
iner were requested to publish the proceedings.
On motion the Convention adiournea
r $. LEWIS. Pras';.s
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