The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-12
WAKE COUNTY CONVENTIONS
A List OF the Delegates From Town.
ships and Their Preferences.

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The convention which will meet in
this city on Saturday next will be COM
posed of representative Democrats, and
although the contest will be spirited
one, particularly as regards the offices
OF Sheriff, Register of Deeds and Supe-
rlor Court Clerk, when the nomina-
tions shall have been made and the
Democratic ticket made up, it will GER
talnly be of the best men, selected after
a thorough and deliberate canvass of
every candidate now in the field.
From the outside townships in addi-
| ton to those alreedy presented, the fol-
lowing have been gathered.
st. Mary's Township.
Delegates-P. w. Dcwd, J. Whitaker,
". h. Bagwell, Thomas Johns, Il.
Huneycutt, j. T. Broughton, Lee Var
borough, CASTOR Jones, J. W. Walton,
O. N. Allen and D. Bufaloe. This
| delegation rather favors @. P. Rand for
| sheriff, is strongly for Goodwin for clerk
and W. H. Rand for register of deeds,
Lougee for treasurer.
The vote for sheriff stood: Rand 63:
Jones 90; Kitchener IA: Wynne 4.
For Register of Deeds: w. 81. Rand,
G7; Snellings 80, Hood 5; Dunn 4.
For Clerk of the Court: Goodwin rs;
Thompssn Is.
1t was decided that the vote in the
| county convention should be in the
above proportion.
Marks Creek Township.
Deiegates-H. r. Horton, ]. Z. Pierce,
john Hood, Aaron Lilies, J. W.. Smith,
F. NJ. Ferrell, W. E. Richardson, Nat.
Debnam, VIM. Medlin, Andrew Tucker,
D. B. Harrison, J. NJ. Ferrell, l.. L.
Doub and Milliard Mial. Marks Creek
will support j. r. NOVEL; for Sheriff,
Goodwin for Clerk and w. H. Hood for
Register of Deeds.
Little River Township.
Delegates G. NJ. Bell, P. P. Pace,
w. H. Chamblee, E. P. Wiggs, F. 81.
Watson, G. D. Pace, R. G. Mitchell, R.
G. Hopkins and w. E. Redford. The
preferences in Little River are Jones for
Sheriff, Thompson for Clerk and Hood
for Register, Lougee for Treasurer.
Panther Branch Tnwnship.
Delegates-E. I. Branch, Thomas
Myatt, George T. Partin, jeff. Hobby,
W. Ii. Matthews. Mark Partin and J. 0.
Adams. This township will go for Jones
for Sheriff; for Clerk the vote will di-
vided between Thompson and Goodwin,
and w. II. Rand will carry solid vote
for Register. Lougee for Treasurer.
DR.. G. F. Dowd was chairman, and G.
W. Jones secretary, of Panther Branch
primary. After the selection of dele
gates resolution was introduced rela-
tive to the Office of Sheriff, which as
sumed rather too much the form of in
struction, which failed in being adopted.
whereupOn test vote Of the strength Of
J. W. Jones and r. W. Wynne was taken,
resulting in 100 votes in favor of Jones
aud 20 for Wynne. Mr.. @. E. McCul-
lers and other asked that upon the vote
Mr.. Wynne be granted one-siyth, or his
proportionate share of the delegates,
which was refused, when notice was
given that the minority would apply to
the county convention for representa-
ton. The unanimous expression of the
township was for W. Fl. Rand for Reg
lister.
Swift Creek Township.
Mr.. W. r. Stephenson was Chairman
and A. Snellings, secretary. The fol.
, lowing delegates were elected: B. S.
Franklin, R. E. L. Yates, W. 81. J.
! Goodwin, G. w. Atkins, Edward Rea,
3 A. F. Taylor, s. Otho Wilson, W. J.
> Bradford and F. L. Stevenson. The
; following were elected alternates: T. J.
Harrison, F. r. Gray, J. L. Bennett, j
= II. Coover, L. D. Stevenson, NJ. T.Jones
) J. B. Strain, w. W. Langston and G.
Y J. Banks.
All the delegates are for Goodwin fol
:, :, Clerk of the Court.
u The following is the Executive Com
$ mittee. W. r. Stephenson, chairman
n W. 81. j. Goodwin, w. q. Utley, F
,. R. Gray and 7. j. Harrison.
C The delegates and alternates are O
:. directly opposite preferences.
II Cary.
ic The lis. of delegates have been pub
4 lished. Cary is for Page for Sheriff, r
- - G.. Young for Register, and Goodwin TO
- Clerk.
1T Wake Forest Township.
r, Wake Forest township held her pr
N mary to-day at Walkers X Roads, an
- elected the following delegates: Rober
ie Watkins, DR.. ]. r. Fleming J. Q. Wat
by kins, j. II. Shadrach, J. @. Harris, C
NJ Walters, Gideon Phillips, w. E
Smith, Geo. E. Gill, J. W. Jones, b
A. Chappell and Geo. W. Davis.
The following names were recon
mended and elected as an Executiv
Committee for the next two years: J
A. Stell, Robert Watkins, J. G. Harris
W. G. Brewer and W. B. Smith. Tn
lg committee elected J. A. Stell as Chair
w man. W. G. BREWER. Ch'mn.
to W. B. SMITH, Sec.
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