The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-07-17
THE KTNSrON CONVENTION


an OF the executive cOmmittet
called the vcntiOn to order
There was a tull attendance
every county III the district be
ing well represented, Carteret
Lenoir, Jones, Onslow, Duplin
Sampson, New Hanover, ani
Ponder. Sampson paid a fittjng
compliment to Judge Boykin b.
sending d fine delegation Of 2:
strong. The following commit
tees we're constituted by elecct
ing one man from each county
PERMANENT oRGANIzATIoH:
W. l.. Arendell, W. J. Barrett
l.. \. Haywood, Col. S. Is. Tay
lor, i. J. Mallard, ". X. Pig
ford, Geo. Kountree, |. c. NJ
Loftin.
On Rules W. +. Rowland
y. j. Rouse, l.. Dillahunt, J. /
Brown, DR.. Matt, Moore, Marion
Butler, Iledell Neares, r. w
lliVenbark.
On Credentials: c. b. Folton
j, ". Granger, DR.. 5. B. Whit
ker, +. ID. Shaw, \. ID. Ward, J
). Bizzell, Iredell Meares, anG
j. +. Bland.
While the committees were
preparing their reports, Mr.
Kerr addressed the convention
i'll Il happy, timely and ringing
speech.
The committee on permanent
organization reported. Fo1
chair man: p. N. Pearsall, OF
JOne5-fOr secretaries: Marion
Butler. editor Clinton CAUcA-
SIAN; ". S. Herbert, editor
kinston Free Press; c. B. Eel
ton, editor Beaufort Seaside.
Report adopted.
Mr.. p. NJ. PearsalI in a few
appropriate words thanked the
convention for the honor be-
slowed on him.
The report Of the committee
OH credentials as follows was
adopted: Carteret 23, Lenoir
81, Jones -, Onslow "a, Duplin
A, Sampson II, New Hanover
3S, Pender Ii.
The report of the committee
on rules as follows was adopted:
That the rules Of the General
Assembly of North Carolina at
the session of 1889 be adopted
by this convention. That d
Of the votes cast be
required to nominate.
The chair announced nomi-
nations for Judge i'll order.
Mr. W. L. Arenden, of Carte
ret, nominated Judge f. T.
Boykin. The nomination was
heartily applauded.
Mr.. Iredell Meares, of New
Hanover, stated that until re-
Gently New Hanover intended
to present the name of one of
her sons, but upon the latter's
withdrawal she took pleasure in
casting her vote solidly for
Judge Boykin.
Our readers wilt remember
that there was q contest in New
Hanover between the friends of
Col. Is. K. Moore and Mr.. III os.
as to whom the county
should endorse, and that in the
interest Of harmony that Col.
Moore with drew his name be-
cause the county was not a unit.
Mr.. Jno. +. Wooten, of Lenoi4 :,
i'll eloquent language paid d
glowing tribute to Judge Boykin
and moved that he be renomi-
mated by acclamation.
Mr.. D. 3. Nicholson, of Samp-
son, in beautiful words, thanked
the counties Of the district for
hOnOring one of SIMPSONS SONS.
Mr.. n. J. Rouse, Of Lenoir,
seconded the motion to lenomi-
nate Judge Boykin by acclama-
ton.
The motion was carried, and
Judge Boykin declared the
unanimous nominee Of the con-
The chair announced nomiua-
tIons in order for Solicitor.
Mr.. J. I. Bland, of Pender,
nominated Solicitor O. H. Allen
The nomination was loudly ap-
plauded.
Mr.. John Kerr, OF Sampson,
seconded the nomination and
expressed the hope that Solici.
tor Allen would also be renomi-
mated by acclamation.
Mr.. W. l.. Arendell, of Car
teEet, also seconded the nOmi-
nation and spoke Of Solicitor
Aliens painstaking care in
looking after the criminal
docket and saving the counties
loss from frivilous and malici-
our prosecutions.
Col. S. 3. Taylor, of Onslow,
placed in nomination Mr.. Rod
oIph Duffy, Of Onslow, but Mr..
Duffy withdrew his name.
Sheriff Kenan, of Dup1in,
seconded the motion to nomina-
te by acclamation, and said the
people of Duplin loved Solici-
tor Allen, who was a native of
that county, and loved to do
him honor.