Randolph County AlArchives News.....Meeting to appoint delegates to the State and District convention April 18, 1853
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Jacksonville Republican April 18, 1853
April 18, 1853. At a meeting of the Democratic party, this day held in Wedowee, 
to appoint delegates to the State and District conventions James Scales, Esq. 
was called to the chair, and W.H. Smith was appointed Secretary: the following 
preamble and resolutions were then introduced, and separately read and 
unanimously adopted. Whereas, it has been agreed by the democratic party of 
Alabama, to hold a convention at Montgomery on the first Monday in May, to 
nominate a candidate for Governor, and it has also been agreed by the democratic 
party of the seventh congressional district, to hold a convention at Wedowee on 
the third Monday in May, to nominate a candidate for congress, and believing 
that it is proper that the democracy of Randolph County should be represented in 
each of the proposed conventions.
Be it Resolved That the Chairman, with the approbation of the meeting appoint 
thirty delegates to represent the democracy of Randolph to the democratic State 
convention to be held in Montgomery on the first Monday in May. 
Resolved, That the Chairman with the approbation of the meeting also appoint ten 
delegates to represent the democracy of Randolph, in the democrat congressional 
convention, to be held at Wedowee on the 3d Monday in May 
Resolved, that we leave the delegate; to each convention without instruction: as 
to the selection of candidates.  
Resolved, That the Jacksonville Republican and Sunny South be requested be 
requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. The Chairman we announced 
names of the following gentlemen for the state convention:  Jas. W. Guinn, E. M. 
Burgess, Levi R. Lawler, E. B. Smith, J. M. Treadaway, David V. Crider, Gen. T. 
Abel, William Camp, Col. R. G. Roberts, J. M. Pittman, Thomas Durrett James 
Martin, Irvin Woodruff, Wm. Jordan, A.P. Hunter, H. Phillips, R.J. Wood, William 
Ray, John J. Chewning, T. L. Pittman, S. W. Dunkin, James S. Pittman J. W, 
Addington, Z. M. Hutchins, N. B. Garrett, T. L. Thomason, J. V. Smith, Thompson 
Reaves, John T. Heflin. 
Congressional Delegates. James Saxton, Jas. M. Mickle, Wm. H. Smith, Thomas 
Blake, James M. Mickle, Dr. J. Curry, Wm H. Wood, H.M. Gay, James M. Pittman, F. 
A. McMurray, Isaac Young
JAMES SCALES, Ch'n
Wm. H. Smith, Sec'y.

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