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i[COMM U NIC ATfON.JBedford, Ind. 31a\ 30th, 1R40. Dear Chapman — In accordance with previous notice, we had on this day decidedly one of the largest collection of the farmers, the. real Democracy of the county that had ever assembled on any previous political occasion. It would have delighted you to have Been them riding in, in double tile to the amount of some hundreds, in a perfectly still, plain, | [ and unostentatious style, like men should do in their I •‘sober second thoughts,” when their future desti- lt;nics may depend upon their present action. You 1 would not have seen any think like flags, hard cider i barrels or coon skins” on the occasion, but those who c were determined to be guided by the principles be- i queathed to them by Washington, Henry, Madison I and Jefferson and so nobly sustained by Jackson, Van Buren, Johnson, and Croghan. The meeting being! 1 called to order on motion of Col. R. Mitchell Jno.j Vestal was appointed president, and Ueujm. Hens-ly, Isaac Williams. Jacob Woolery, Win. Clarke, Jno. Ikerd, Caleb Evans, (all soldiers of the late J | war,) and Jas. Johnson (one of the heroes of Fort Stephenson) as Vice presidents, VV. Terrill and L. Q. Hoggatt Secretaries.After the object of the meeting having been explained by the chair, on motion of Col. Mitchell the J j delegates withdrew (the meeting being addressed' r j in the interim by Drs. Foot, Norval and A. I. Mai- ‘ s ! ott) for the purpose of reporting the names of suita-I J bio persons for the consideration and adoption of s1 that body, to be run as the democratic candidates,1 2 \ for Representatives and county Commissioner, and ^ ' after being out a short lime, came in and reported s ! through their chairman Win. Newland, the follow-;- j ing ticket, viz :For Representatives.GEO. W. CARR, of Flinn Township ROBERT M. CARLTON, of Shauswick.For county Commissioner 1st District.d Maj. VINSON WILLIAMS.Which was adopted by unanimous acclamation.On motion, Resolved that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Wabash Enquirer and a request that the N. Albany Argus, the True Arner-it j ican, the Washington Republican, and the demo-1, jocratic papers in thia Stale generally “go and do dlikewise.”sL10noieThereupon the Convention adjourned sine die.JOHN VESTAL, Pres.Wu. Terrill ) ^i r Secretaries.L. (*. Hoggatt £
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Terre Haute Wabash Enquirer
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 10, 1840
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