The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-06
THE STATE CONVENTION.
JUDGE FoWLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DER DECLINES, THE NOMINATION
FOR LIT. SECOND
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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DAYS PROCEEDINGS. =
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The State Democratic Convection
reassembled yesterday morning as
per adjournment at 10 o'clock, and
was called to order by Chairman
Cox.
The convention went at once into
the 18th ballet, with the following
result: Fowle 4o1, stedman s26,
Alexander 233. No election.
On the 2sd ballot, changes favor,
able to Fowle continued to be made.
Arson, Buncombe, Davidson and
Pennsylvania as they were reached in
the roll call asked to be passed over,
and Wayne was not ready. But the
ballot proceeded so favorable to
Fowle that when Wake cast her 80
votes solid, the Convention realized
that the contest was closed in his IA
vor, and the building shook with
cheers. When the counties that had
asked to be passed over had voted,
Melville E. Carter, Esq, of Bun
combe, obtained the floor and said :
As friend of Major Stedman he
moved in bis name to make the nom.
ination of Judge Fowle unanimous,
which motion was at once put and
carried with great applause from all
of the vast concourse of people. The
final vote was then announced as fol-
lows: Fowle 523 i>10, Stedman 435
$40. Alexander 2.
Upon the announcement of the vote
the convention rose bodily to It's feel
and the scene which followed was
grand to behold. Thousands of men
leaped into the chairs and thousand;
of hats waved in the air while cheer:
went up long, loud and deafening.
Maj. Stedman was invited to I'D
dress the convention He did so
He began by saying he was for thu
nominees of the COW -ntion whoever
they might be, and pledged the faith
fulservice in their behalf all know i.
forthcoming from Charles NJ. Sted
man at the call of the Democratic
party. He said he could not fine
words to express his thanks for tn,
hearty, enthusiastic and long sus
tanned support he had received
while at the same time he had no un
kind feeling aud no thought of ie
proach for any who had preferred t.
him another.
1t matters not who the Democracl
nominated 50 be was a Democra
tried and true. He charged the NO
bic array Of the grand old Democrat
ic party of North Carolina befcr,
him assembled to lay aside common
differences and present an uubrokel
column and acquit themselves in
manner to realize the traditions, tn
hopes and the prophecies of their an
cestors.
Il is safe TO say that he won tn
admiration of every man in the hall
He has been very generally admired
indeed, by the Democracy of th
State for the sterling qualities h
possesses, but we venture to say tina
after his superb bearing under de
feat this admiration has been in
creased an hundred fold and widene,
throughout the whole extent Of NortI
Carolina. As he made his adieu. T.
the audience he vas most enthusias
tically applauded ard friends of al
ways of thinking crowded upon hir
and expressed their appreciation O
bis noble sentiments and admirabl
bearing.
Judge Fowle also addressed th
convention in manly and patriot
words.
Capt. S. b. Alexander was unani
mously elected 1t. Governor by az
clamation. Mr.. r. Brevard Mellow
Ell annoGseed that be had just re
ceiyed telegram from Capt. =. \
Alexander from which after consul
tation With II. ii. Battle, Eco, b
deemed il proper TO cay TO the con
yeniion that il would be- best 10 nom
mate another Lieutenant Governor
II was inferred fgom this that Cap
- Alexander had declined the nonina
ton. Mr. Mcdowell said that Meek
lenburg would support Fowle Wit
solid front.
Hon. ". L. Steele, Of Rocking
han, nominated Judge j. j. Dayi.
the present incumbent appointed :,
j The vacancy caused By tile deatl
ofJudge Ashe. Hugh s.Scott. Eco.
Of Rockingham. moved that t6e
nomination Of Judge Davis be mad,
by reclamation. The motion was
unanimously carried.
The convention then preceded "a
nominate candidates for the place,
provided for in The proposed amend
ment adding two Associate JuEtiee
10 the present number.
r. Is. Glenu, Esq, Of Forsyth
nominated Hon. james G. MacRa,
W. B. Glenn, E.q, placed in NOM
nation Hon. J. +. Graves; Capt n
III. Bum placedin nomination Judg
james Z. shepherd, Of Beaufort: Wa