Charlotte Journal - April 21, 1842 April 14, 1842
   WHIG CONVENTION -- The Convention assembled in the Hall of the House of 
Commons at 12 o'clock and was called to order by DR. FREDERICK J. HILL of 
Brunswick County, who moved that, for the purpose of organized the body, a 
temporary Chairman and Secretary be appointed: whereupon Henry P. Poindexter 
of Surry, was appointed Chairman and being conducted to his seat, briefly 
returned for the honor conferred upon him. WESTON R. GALES, was appointed 
Secretary pro tem.
    On motion of W. W. CHERRY of Bertie, the Secretary was directed to call 
over the names of the counties, with a view of ascertaining which were 
represented, and the number of delegates in attendence.
    The counties represented and the Delegates in attendance were as follows:
     ANSON -- ALEX LITTLE  W. R. MYERS, DR. W. P. JENNINGS, E. NELMS, JR. , 
JOHN A. McRAE, THOMAS S. LITTLE, Y. H. ALLEN,, DR. WM. MENDENHALL, F. PEARSON, 
GEN JAS. M. WADDELL.
     BERTIE -- G. S. HOLLY, W. J. HOLLY, JOHN DEVEREAUX, JR., W. W. CHERRY and 
M. Clark
     BRUNSWICK -- FRED J. HILL, SAM'L POTTER
     BURKE -- THOMAS BUTTER, J. H. CALDWELL, S. B. ERWIN
     CABARRUS -- D. M. BARRINGER, JOSEPH W. SCOTT
     CHATHAM -- WM. ALBRIGHT, ISAAC CLOGG, W. S. HORNE, N. A. STEDMAN, BEN J. 
HOUZE, SANDFORD HARRIS, DR. HEADEN, JOHN S. TOOMER, MAURICE Q. WADDELL, G. M. 
BLAZZIER, WM. C. STEDMAN, WM. HARROD, TAPLY BOLING, JOSEPH J. JINKINS, T. J. 
UTLEY, JOHN ARRINGSTON, EDWARD HORTON, A. HAYES, THOS WHITHEAD.
     CRAVEN -- C. C. NELSON
     CUMBERLAND -- DR. JOHN McKAY, DR. B. W. ROBINSON, ISHAM CARVER, SEN. A. 
M. PELTON,, J. G. SHEPERD, E. J. HALE, WILLIAM BETTS, JAMES FOSTER, MURPHEY V. 
JONES.
     DAVIDSON -- B. S. BEALL, JOHN HUSSEY, B. C. DOUTHITT
     DUPLIN -- C. D. HILL
     EDGECOMB -- R. H. BATTLE, D. I. J. DORTCH, C. C. BATTLE, B. D. BATTLE,
WM. A. POPE
     FRANKLIN -- JAS KEARNEY, JAS YARBOROUGH, ISAAC H. DAVIS, PRESLEY C. 
PERSON, SEN. JOHN O' BRIEN, JR. , THOS. J. BLACKNALL
     GRANVILLE -- CHARLES R. EATON, WM. S. HARGROVE, P. A. E. JONES, H. J. 
ROBARDS, CLEMENT WILKINS, ROBERT A. JENKINS, JAS. T. GILL, JOHN B. GREENE, 
SAM'L S. DOWNEY, CHAS RICKS, JOHN P. H. RUSS,JOHN H. WHITTFIELD,KEMP P. HILL, 
GEORGE BURNS, SAMUEL S. HICKS, GEORGE W. GREENE, ALLEN NANCE.
     GUILFORD -- CAPT. ROBERT GILMER, MAJ. ROBT. DONNELL, JAMES BANNOCK, ESQ., 
COL. JOEL McLEAN, MR. S. G. COFFIN; CAPT. ROBERT LINDSAY, ROBERT S. GILMER, 
JR., COL. A. CLAPP, LYNDON SWAIM, C. A. GILLESPIE, COL. JOAB HYAT, THOS. G. 
McLEAN.
     HALIFAX -- ISAAC N. FAULCON, JAS M. NEWSOM, WILLIS SEDGE, WM. L. LONG, 
JAS B. YELLOWLY.
     HERTFORD -- THOMAS P. LITTLE
     HYDE -- DAVID CARTER, P. W. SPENCER.
     JOHNSTON -- RANSOM SANDERS, DR. J. B. BECKWITH, B. BRYAN, DR. J. T. 
LEACH, EDWIN McCULLERS, J. F. SAUNDERS, D. McPHERSON
     LENOIR -- W. DUNN, ----, BLOUNT
     MONTGOMERY -- J. M. WORTH, C. J. COCHRAN, E. W. CHRISTIAN, J. H. 
MONTGOMERY
     MOORE -- DR. J. A. CHALMERS, JAS DALRYMPLE, DONALD STREET, H. C. McLAIN, 
DANIEL McCUMMEN, W. A. HANCOCK, D. FARLAND, N. McCUMMEN.
     NASH -- E. B. HILLIARD
     NEW HANOVER -- G. J. McREE, D. JONES, WM. H. DUDLEY, THOS D. MEARES, O. 
G. PARSEY.
     NORTHAMPTON -- JOHN MOODY, L. PARKER, D. BARNES, J. COLLINSON, BURGWYN, 
T. POLLOK BURGWYN
     ONSLOW -- EDWARD W. MONTFORD
     ORANGE -- DR. JAMES S. SMITH, HARRISON PARKER, JAMES GRAHAM, GEORGE 
HURDLE, THOMAS D. BENNEHAM, C. F. FAUCETT, ANDERSON ARMSTRONG, J. ELLIS, L. 
CARMICHAEL, PAUL C. CAMERON, HENRY K. NASH, JOHN COX, JOSEPH STEELE, ALEXANDER 
COX, M. CAULEY, J. W. KERR, WALTER THOMPSON, MOSES NICHOLS, JOHN FLINTIPP, 
WILLIAM GATTIS, SIDNEY BARBEE, WILLIAM BARBOE, WM. CAMERON, CALVIN JOHNSON, P. 
H. MANGUM, M. LEATHERS, JR., SAMUEL F. PHILIPS, SAMUEL L. HOLT.
     PITT -- ABRAHAM D. MOYE, JOHN JOYNER, JR.,  JOSEPH J. NORCOTT, JAS. 
JOINER.
     RANDOLPH -- JESSE HARPER, WILLIAM J. LONG, JAMES M. LEACH, ALFRED BROWER.
     RICHMOND -- GEN. A. DOCKERY, S. D. PEMBERTON, G. A. NICHOLSON, HENRY 
DUMAS, NATHAN F. BOWDON, B. L. DUMAS, R. S. LEDBETTER, ISHAM A. DUMAS.
     ROCKINGHAM -- DR. E. T. BRODNAX, THOMAS HAMLN, SEN. JOHN STRONG, JOHN M. 
REYNOLDS.
     ROWAN -- ALEXANDER W. BRANDON, MACE C. PENDLETON, MUNFORD S. McKINZIE, 
LEANDER KILLIAN, JOHN B. LORD
     STOKES -- C. H. NELSON, F. FRIES, W. WITHERS
     SURRY -- H. P. POINDEXTER
     WARREN -- C. P. GREEN, BURWELL PITCHFORD, THOMAS N. ALSTON, DR. S. W. 
EATON, DR. CHAS SKINNER, WILLIAM P. LITTLE, JAMES A. WILLIAMS.
     WAKE -- JOHN HINTON, JOHNSTON BUSBEE, CHARLES MANLY, GEORGE W. HAYWOOD, 
HENRY HARRIS, WILLIAM ASHLEY, W. F. CLARK, ALFRED JONES, S. STEVENSON, GEORGE 
E. BADGER, JOHN W. HARRIS, R. TUCKER, WILLIAM BOYLAN, RICHARD HINES, R. W. 
SEAWELL, JOHN H.  MANLY, JOSEPH HUNTER, WESTON R. GALES, A. G. BANKS, S. F. 
PATTERSON, F. H. REEDER, DR. HICKS, W. H. WOOD, W. J. CLARK, DR. MONTAGUE, 
PARKER RAND, JOHN LIGON, WILLIAM W. HOLDEN, F. L. B. HARRIS, DR. W. M. 
CRENSHAW, WILLIAM CRENSHAW, GEN. ROBERT W. HAYWOOD, WILLIAM LAWS, WILLIE J. 
FULLER, NAT. WARREN, THOMAS J. LEMAY, J. D. POWELL, HENRY W. MILLER.





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