The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-01
OUR STATE CAMPAIGN.
THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Appoints Raleigh a.--the Place and
May 3Oth the Time for Holding tho
Next State Convention.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee met in Raleigh last Thurs
day at II o'clock, with r. III. Battle
in the Chair. The following gentle
men were present:
b. G. Beckwith, secretary, of Raj
eigh w. G. Lamb, of Williamson;
r. B. PEBBLES, of jackson; W. H. S.
Burgwyn, of Henderson Thomas H.
Sutton, of Fayetteville /; G. A. Ram
sey, Of Burgaw: H. A. London. of
Pittsboro; w. II. Pace, of Raleigh !;
J. H. Abel, of Smithfeld N. B. Can
ady, of Oxford; r. E. Little, of
Wadesboro; J. D. Bellamy, of Will
mington G. S. Bradshaw, OF Ashebo-
ro; j. P. Caldwell, of Statesville; o.
Coke, of Raleigh; G. M. Busbee, of
Raleigh Geo. Fl. Snow, of Raleigh !;
D. B. Nichalson, OF Sampson; Paul
B. Means, of Concord w. j. Yates,
of Charlotte; r. G. Dunn, of Wake !;
w. G. Stronach, of Raleigh.
Resolutions wers passed over the
death of the late Peter G. Fleming. a
member of the committee.
Mr.. G. F. Lumsden was elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. Fleming, and Mr.. w. A. Hoke,
of Lincoln, was elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. M.
II. Hoke.
Then balloting for the place for
holding the next State Convention
began. Capt. Octavius Coke urged
Raleigh and Major Yatss, of Char
lotte, presented the claims of his city.
The vote stood: For Raleigh, IA ;
for Fayetteville, 6; and for Charlotte,
3.
The date of holding the Convention
was fixed. 1t will De held Wednesday,
May Both. The National Convention
will be held June 9th, and the Com
mittee put the State Convention the
week before so as to give the delegates
appointed time to get to the National
Convention.
AS an amendment to section 1, gen.
era rules of the plan Of organization
of the Democratic party OF North
Carolina, the following was introduced
and adopted:
The regular delegates present at any
State Convention shall have the right
to cast the whole vote of the county
which they represent, or In case of a
disagreement among themselves, each
delegate shall cast part of the vote
of the county in proportion to the
number present.
If no regular delegate from coun-
ty should attend an alternate
or alternates, appointed by the
county convention, shall have the
right to cast the vote of the county
But if neither regular delegate nor
such alternate or alternates shall be
present, then the president of the coun-
ty convention, or on his failure, the
secretary of the convention may ap-
point a proxy to represent the said
county.
The following resolution, relating
to the Internal Revenue Laws, was
unanimously passed:
WHEREAS The Democratic legis-
latures of 1874, 1888 and 1885 passed
resolutions asking for the repeal of the
Internal Revenue laws; and whereas
the Democratic State Convention
held in Raleigh in June, 1884, un
animou.ly adopted The following reso-
lutions:
"Resolved,, That we are in favor Of
the unconditional repeal of the whole
Internal Revenue system as an intol
erable burden, standing menance to
freedom of elections and a source OF
great annoyance and corruption in its
practical operations now, therefore
Re.ozved, That this Democratic
State Executive Committee in session
at Raleigh, February 23d, reaffirmi
the declaration of the Democratic par
ty of North Carolina, and also re
affirms the declaration made on tn,
10Th of October in favor of abolishins
the whole Internal Revenue system.
Resolves, That copy of these reso
| lutions be sent to each member of Con
gress from North Carolina.
Capt. Coke introduced resolution
to change the present basis of repre-
sentation, making the number Of tn
constituency of each delegate to Stat
conventions seventy-five instead o
15O, thereby doubling the number o
delegates. The resolution was amend
ed, making the number 100 instead o
rs, and was then laid upon the table
A resolution was passed authorizin!
the chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee to issue such an address to tn
party as he deems proper.
The following resolution was unar
imously adopted:
| ResolUed, That the State Democrat
Executive Committee of North Care
lima hereby cordially endorses the ad
ministration of President Clevelan
on account of its broad patriotism, il
eminent ability, its unbending hor
esty and its rigid adherence to th
principles of the National Democrat
party.
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