Democratic Convention of Wake.
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Raleigh, Monday, 4th oil April, lS42.


The meeting of the Democrats. appointed as De-
legales to attend The County Convention to nomi-
nate Candidates for the General Assembly, was
organizedby calling Thomas Loring TO the Chair
and making Fl. B. Hayes the Secretary. The fol-
lowing motion was then agreed TO unanimously
viz: That this Convention will support those indl-
viduals who shall be nominated by it. MIR. Rowland
then moved that each District have vote, which
was Withdrawn, when B. B. Smith offered the fol-
lowing:


ResOlred, That in voting for Candidates, each
District shall be entitled to such weight as is the
ratio of its corresponding vote at the election IN
August.


Theprecedng Resolution was not passed. hut
Withdrawn on :he motion Of-Wilson w. Whitaker,
who offrI ed the following a substitute:


RESOLVED, That every Democrat present be al
lowed vote.


After the passage Of the above resolution of w.
w. Whitaker, on motion Of the same gentleman,


ResoLred, That we will (if more than two be vo-
ted for the first ballotng) proceed with the sec
ond haoting and select the nominee from the two
highest on the list.
The Convention then proceeded TO select suit-
able candidate for the Senate. On the first ballot
ing James B. Shepard received a ma joriIy over The
votes Of all the Others united. On the second bal
lotng. James B. Shepard received majority over
his opponent, and was duly declared by The Con-
vention as the Candidate of the Democratic party
for the Senate. William B. Dunn, B. B. Smith,
and William White were appointed 10 wait upon
Mr. Shepard and inform him of his nomination.
| On motion of B. B. Smith, the Convention then
proceeded to nominate for the Commons. On mo-
! lion OF w. B. Dunn, each democrat was permitted
10 vote. and agreed TO select the three high
est on the list as the nominees. On bhlioting, ~
b. Massey, James NJ. Mangun5 and CASTOR II.
| Wilder were nominated. Hinton UIley, jeremiah
Dunn and Isaac Rowland were appointed TO wait
on the nominees for the House Of Commons, and
inform them Of their nomination


| On motion, it was then agreed to adjourn.
T. T.LORING, Chairman.