The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-07-19
rHE GRAND OLD FIFTH.
H aN. JAS. T. MOREHEAD CHOSEN
/ AS STANDARD BEARER.

H TN. JAS. T. NIOREHEAD CHOSEN
/ AS STANDARD BEARER.
| Oh Hundred and Seventy Three Bal
| -Sts Cast. A AConvention of Harmony
| and Handsome Men. John Dobson
for Elector.
IEd,torial correspondence.l
Eighteen years ago the Democratic
convention met in Greensboro, the
delegates all told numbering less than
aay one of the county delegations that
we're there last Wednesday. They
were determed to rid the fifth district
f.om radical representation and they
did it. Since that day this district
has been represented by Democrats
until it had the misfortune to elect
Brewer to Congress two years a go.
As I looked on the assemblage of {ear-
1 nest, honest Democrats 1 saw in their
/ faces evidence of that same deterI min
[ cd spirit which those stauncht old
| Democrats carried into the campaign
years ago when they won. knew
that whoever might be nominated
Brower's fate was sealed. | believe
he will be beaten by at least $500
majority. The three candidates be-
fore the convention were Mr.. j. G..
Buxton, Of Forsyth Col. James T..
Morehead of Guilford and Capt A. H.
A. Williams, of Granville.
The counties composing the dis
trict are : Caswell, (31) Forsyth, (42)
Guilford, (5O) Granville, [44) Person,
(3O Rockingham, 449) Stokes, (27)
Surry, (279. The figures In brackets
represent the number of votes to which
the county was entitled in the conven-
ton.
The convention met Wednesday at
II o'clock. Mr.. Jno. A. Barringer,
chairman of the district Democracy,
called the convention to order. Mem
bers from each county were chosen to
serve on committees. of permanent or
ganization, credentials and on plat
form and resolutions.
The committee on permanent or
s anization recommended Mr.. A. f.
Henderson, of Caswell fol chairman,
Mr.. T. ]. Lowery, of Surry, for See'y
and Mr.. V. w. Long, of Forsyth for
Assistant Sec'y. The report was un-
animously adopted. Mr.. Henderson
took the chair. Mr.. L ,wery not
appearing the work of secretary de-
volved upon V. w. Long.
The committee On ere lentials repor :
ed every counfy we'll and properly
represented.
The committee on Platform snc
resolutions introduced the following
, which was unanimously adopted.
The Democrats OF the Fifth Con
gressional District in Convention as
: sembled, do resolve:
1. That we heartily endorse the de
claration of principles embodied in tn,
platform of the Democratic party re
Gently adopted by our State and Ma
tional Conventions.
t 2. That we endorse as eminentl,
wise and patriotic the able administra
: ton of the affairs of our State by Gov
ernor Alfred NJ. Scales, whose service
e have ever been for the best interests c
North Carolina.
e 3. That in Grover Cleveland W
recognize leader who is strong, JUS
IT conservative and fearless and we CON
e mend his administration in that it ha
tended to unity the whole country an
70 commands the respect and admiratio
of all lovers of good government:
1t The Executive committee electe
for the next two years is Juliu
RS Johnston of Caswell, r. B. Kerner {
'e Forsyth, VIM. A. Davis of Granville
It Jno. A. Barringer of Guilford, T. .
Or Stevens of Person, Jno. 7. Pannell {
I'd Rockingham, Joel F. Hill of Stoke
to and Geo. w. Sparger of Surry.
Mr.. G. B. Watson, of Forsyth, pla
ID ed in nomination Hon.. j. Z. Buxtoi
+ of Forsyth, Mr.. Hugh r. Scott,
u | Reidsville, seconded the nomination.
r r. w. Winston Esq, of Granvill
y proposed the name of Capt. A. H. 4
is Williams and was seconded by M
ly Jno. Cunniggim of Person.
The name of Col. j. T. Morehea
ct was placed before the conventio
d, by Mr.. J. R. Mendenhall, of Guilfor
lis and was seconded by DIR. Johns,
Rockingham.
e Balloting began about three o'clot
is and was continued with very little "
ration till IL o'clock p. NJ, wit
an intermission of two hours for gu
;. per. The vote stood nearly all t
time, with slight changes, about
follows: