Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-08
ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLI-
CAN CONVENTION.

CAN CONVENTION.
The Republicans OF Orange met
10 the court house at Hillsboro, on
Saturday, September LIST. The lead.
ers of the party in this county
Messrs. l. r. Strayhorn, Henry n.
Brown, ST., Jas. 3. Mason, Enoch
Sykes, II. c. Thompsou, Louis Jen-
kins, Alfred Holmes aud many
others, white aud black, held a eau.
Gus in the grand jury for more
than an hour before they could FIX
up" a ticket.
The caucus over, the Convention
was called to order a: 2 p. m, by
Wilson Brown, Chairman OF the
County Republican Executive Com
mit,ee. Mr.. Henry c. Thompson,
of Chapel Hill Township, an ex-
revenue officer under Colonel Ike
Young, at Raleigh, was made chair
man, aud William r. F%aucette, of
Chapel Hill Township, was elected
secretary.
Mr.. james B. Mason moved that
James A. Cheek be recommended
to the Senatorial Convention as the
choice OF Orange to represent the
Goth Senatorial District IN the next
Legislature.
After short speeches were made
by Henry N. Brown, Sr.. aud Isaac
r. S,rayhorn in favor of the recon
mendation of Mr.. Cheek, Mr.. John
Turner, OF Sugar Hill, moved that
the recommendation be made by &C.
c%lamation. Adopted unanimously.
Mr.. /. T.. Strayhorn then placed
10 nomination the name OF Thomas
+. Lloyd, OF Chapel HILL, tor the
House. Sam MorphIs, col second
ed the nomination, and said some
very good things about the liberality
of MIR. Lloyd. Lloyd was unani.
mously nominated.
Mi. Wilson Brown, OF Hillsboro
Township, was nominated by accla-
nation tor Sheriff.
Mr.. Milton f. Craig, of Hillsboro
Township, was nominated tor Reg.
lister OF Deeds.
Messrs. Irwin A. Hogan, OF Hills.
toro Township, and Il. Y. Walker,
OF Little River Township were
placed in nomination for Treasurer.
Mr.. Hogan received a majority OF
the votes, aud was declared the
nominee.
DR.. John r.. Hogan, of Chapel
Hill Township, was nominated tor
Coroner, and Joseph T. Burton, oil
Cedar Grove Township, tor Sur.
veyor.
Mr.. Cheek, who was recommend.
ed tor the Senate, has served two
terms in the House Of Representa-
tives. He is stronger in tins county
than his party, but his oppone.t
MIR. Thomas IL. Hughes, who was
Sheriff OF Orange for many years, /.
also stronger than his party. SO we
are 10 have a lively contest in this
Senatorial District.
] Mr.. Lloyd was in the Confederate
army, and when the war closed BIZ
was a very poor man. He has &C
cumulated considerable properly ano
, owns q mill at Chapel Hill. His
, opponent, Mr.. Thomas Cheek, is :
verN popular man. He is a self
made man and one Of the best far
!, mers in the State. He will take hi
brothers seat-on the Democrat,
side-in the next House. :
:, The County ticket nominated b.
the Republicans, is a pretty fair one
but the Democratic County ticke
will sweep the County. John Kno,
f Hughes, independent candidate TO
! Sheriff, and John Laws and d. NJ
] Laws, the nominees of the Demo
cratic party for Register of Deed
and Treasurer, have made faithful
officers, and they will be reelected
: by good majorities.
Il The Democrats OF Orange hav'
! got some hard work before them
To defeat the Republicans in Orang
. in November, every Democrat IL
Orange must vote.