The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-05-13

have received majority Of the votes l40,
fuecvssary ioFx choice. sai tksy marc de-
clarcd nominated BY The convention: NJ.
Atwater for the House of Represen
George Laws. Probate fudge. John Laws,
Register. d 9 Park. Treasurer. snndJo hn
U Kirkland and y n Lyon commissioners !.
The delegations retired for further con-
sultation.
They report: wv Latta uominated for
II. Of r., aud Caleb Green commissioner
and no other name In nomination had ma
jority Of the votes cast.
To save farther loss cf time in, ballotting
Il was resolved that. w. N. Patterson,
Iaud N. Psilall be declared the choice Of
this convention for the rsmain,ng number
Of the commissioners. and that 7. Wilson
he dsclared the nominee for coroner and A
VI. feathers for county surveyor. Is. y,
The secretary also reported. that the
committees BY the requisite msjoriiies
recommend, that Calvin Il, Parish Esq.
be recommended to, the convention at
Prospect Hill as its choice for Senator for
the district, aid that Josiah Turner IT. be
recommended to the congressional conyen.
ton IS the choice Of this holy for Congress,
and John Kerr. as its choice for Judge.
On motion of, d, Cameron 4. n. S,rud.
wick was uranimously RECOMMENDED as
the candidate FOR the Solicitrship,
The chairman then. ON motion proceeded
to name the following delegates to the Judi
cial convention to inset at Gr,hsm on the
Srd Of June: Matthew Atwater. Merritt
Cheek. John ID Cameron. Vim. Parrish, 6
b Green. James Blackwood. 4 w Graham
. Il Parrish and Thomas Webb aud that
any and all good conservatives of this
county who chose 70 attend, be regarded As
delegates.
To the congressional convention at Rail
eigb on the 2nd 81 June. the chairman APP
pointed George Laws. A W Graham Thon-
is Webb. J ID Cameron. james Lyon. J.
W Carr. Vim. Mpscomb, CB Green. W
N Patterson. Thomas Ellis A NJ Le.thsrs.
James Blscknall, aud other conservatives
Of the county who may BE- in attendance On
the convention.
To the Senatorial convention Ut Pros
pebt Hill, the following gentlemen we're
appointed by the chair: John u kirkland.
j 5 Carr. Jones Watson, A NJ Leathsrs,
and Ad. Manguin aud the Secretary was
authorized to name such Others, present at
the convention. that il his opinion might
attend the convention. It being understood
| that the preference of this convention ~
expressed for z l. Parrish as ITS nominee
should be considered as obligatory upon
such delegates.
Ga motion Of A W Graham. The conven-
tiOn adopted the following resolution:
, RssOtred. That we cordially endorse the
recent action Of the State Central Execu-
tive Committee Of the Democratic Conser-
yatirs party, IN putting il nomination for
the Office o. Superintendent Of Public
Schools Col. s. d. Pool. Of Craven. be-
liering him sminentiy ftyed, from bis >.
bility aud high character, for that impor.
tant aud responsible position.
The convention then adjourned.
4 ]. d. CAMERON. SEC.
The Secretary subsequently, added 70
the list of delegates to the convention II
Prospect Hill. The following gentlemen :
Thomas J. Freeland. 4 \ Sirudwick,
John McCracken. X II Hall, WI Gray.
aud such other good conservatives as MAJ
be present. -. -, y. 80