The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-02
THE CONVENTION.

llNuFtt w 1ANulud NuN AOI lurh't W
order to nominate candidates for :Ge
various Offices to be filed this fall
The attendance was larger than at any
Convention for many years.
The meeting was called to order by
the election Of Geo Cu1ad ~ Chair.
man, aud james W WoihuIiu Sscre.
fury,
After some discussion, it was dc.
cided that the Convention vote r"
nra"e, without regard to any basis
heretofore muie.
Mr. John Brannon then offered thr
following resolution, which was uunni.
mously adopted
RsIosd. That this meeting concur
in The proposition 10 hold Democratic
District Convention in tue town o.
BuckhannOn, upshur county, on the
5Ih prOIimO, 10 nominate two candi'
dates for delegates to the Cousliru
tiOnal Convention. and a candidate Tor
the Senate. aud all voters ofIbe Dem.
ocmlic party in this county are ap-
pointed delegates to sai District CVu'
YrnriOn.
Mr. Wofindin then offered tho FOL-.
lowing resolutions, which were also
adopted unanimously:
Re,Olrsi, That this Convention will
not enlertain or act upon the name Of
any per.on whom be preseured as y
candidate unt and unless such Caudi.
late, or some person authorized To d"
~, shall pledge himself TO abide BY
the decision Of this Convention. and
support the nominees thereof. Aud b.
it further
R.m,rei. That nj persons who do
not intend in goo'l faith to abide by
thu decisions NJ this Convention. and
support it. nominees. ARE requested tn
abstain from any participation in its
deliberations.
Nominations then being in order for
delegate to the Convention. Mr. Il $
ll"rn"r placed in nomination fnr that
position Mr. George J Arnold.
A. this point Of the proceedings sew.
Tal persons announced the name Of
John Brnnnon. Esq Mr i being
present.. arose and stated he had but
recently hrrn enfrancii,ed. that mum.
erous applications were made tn him to
be a candidate for the Convention !;
that it was proper for him to say US he
had heretofore sisted. that he was moi
desiring political position tina, som"
had urged he shonli hs a candidate
for the District; that he hid always
stated unless there waS a concnrring
desire for him To he a candidate. h"
would not yield his desire to avoid po-
litical position tina, there were some
facts existing which tended the more
TO dis.incline him from hGing a candi
date. and these we're that some good
Democrats we're not disposed to vote
for persons to the Convention who had
been what are called "rsbels;" that
some Democrats who usre soliciting
these positions were urging objections
tn what they called "rebel.;" that so
far as he was concerned he had been
what is called "a rebel :" that h, had
been honestly So; tina, he had been so
from honest convictions; that he had
already suffered because he had been
as he believed honest 10 his politics ;
that he wished not to ask pc.
li,ical position. and there need no, b..
81 far as he was concerned. any present
occasion Tor objections. il they really
existed, as he would manifest before he
WIS through with his remarks; that he
did not propose to be candidate be-
fnre this meeting. [llers some confu.
sion occurred After Or'ler was re-.
stored, Mr.. B further remarked that
there was a gentleman who he should
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