The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-10
THEJTuI,.A4t OWEN ON.
John f.. Woodland, ESP. OF Wilson,
Nominated for Solicitor.

The Judicial convention which net
at Rocky Mount last Thursd made a
record for endurance the Ike of which
we have no knowledge. The body
was in session about 30 hours and as
ballots we're taken before choice was
made. The candidates for Soiicitor
were Col. D. Worthington, (the pres
ent incumbent) of Martin, Col. ]. \.
Snsg and A. l.. Blow, of Pitt, John
F. Woodland, of Wilson. Jacob Ba: lie.
of Nash. and ". r. Henry, Of Vance.
F. S. Spruill Of Franklin, was elected
permanent chairman and tie members
Of the press were made secretaries.
On the first ballot the vote stood: Bat
,ie SIX, Woodland S., Worthing,on
4o1I, Sugg 4o14, Henry 10, Blow
2oH.. And SO ballot after ballot was
takea with but little change. Each
delegation stood firmly, not solid!y.
by it's man, and ior Two days and
nights the contest went on the vote
varying al times but no choice could
DE made. On the 263rd ballot A. l..
Blow Withdrew and his strength wen.
10 his fellow conntyman Col. Sugg.
On ne s67th hallo; Col. Working on
withdrew, and his coun.y then scat
| tered her votes between the aSpr;ranls
still in field.
Thus matters stood and at one
time it looked as if Henry would be
the man. If one Of the delegations
mad not allied TO deliver its vo:e as
promised he would have been nom;-
mated on the 4I7th ballot, he having
received lis votes at that time. On
he 41SIh ballot, Vance i'll carrying
out a promise made previously gave
Woodland Fl Of her % votes and Mar
lin and Franklin joining forces with
Wilson nominated Woodland, he re
ceiving I47 votes. Necessary 70 a
choice 1872.
Mr.. Henry in responding to calls
for a speech after the result of the vote
was announced, spoke most hap
PLY and eloquently. He showed no
wounded feelings if any spirit of bitter
disappointment found Judgment in
his manly bosom. He rose above the
clouds of selfshness and scared in the
clear blue sky of party allegiance and
pledged his support then as ever to the
standard bearer OF Democracy and to
Mr.. Woodland, his successful competitor,
especially. The speech Of Mr.. Henry
was pronounced one of his finest efforts.
1t was able and eloquent, interspersed
with sallies Of wit and good humor
that provoked laughter and applause
at every period. A prominent member
of one of the delegations from another
county declared that if Mr.. Henry had
made that speech before any nomina-
ton had been made it would have
greatly strengthened his chances of
being the next Solicitor.
The Wilson Mirror says:
Harmony and good feeling prevailed
throughout, Notwithstanding the most
strenuous, persistent, untirng, unre-
hitting efforts were made by friends
for their special favorites. The con-
test was an earnest, Jealous, determined
struggle for conquest and supremacy,
and the hardest work indeed was done
on every hand. But the sound of bat
tie is at last over; the long, bitter
struggle has been ended the shout OF
victory has leaped from enthusiastic
lips; the fortunate brow has been
decked with the fragrant garland of
triumph; and many an aching heart is
now inhaling the distressing exhala-
tons of those rank and bitter weeds
that grow in the low grounds of disap-
pointment and defeat. But the de-
feated candidates are gentlemen and
patriots and true lovers of their party,
and they nobly and grandly and pa
triotieally buried the microcosm of sell
fish aspirations into the grander, nobler
macrocosm of party, and laid their
own personal dreams as an oblation
upon the shrine of Democratic success.
And SO, blessed Alcyone brooded DER
the deeps ofrecent agitation and drop
ped from her soothing wings a calm of
acqulesence as sweet as that which
sleeps upon the bosom of the blue
Egean sea, when Holus hath gone
and left its waters free.
The man of our choice was not
nominated, but the nominee of the
party is our candidate now, as he is
Mr.. Henry's. While the friends aud
supporters of Mr.. Henry are dis
appointed at his defeat they are not
sore, nor is he. No man will give
his support to and lift up his voice in
behalf Mr.. Woodland more readily and
cheerfully than will Mr.. Henry. No
man will be more Jealous or enthusiast
tic for Democratic success and su-
premacy during the next campaign
whoever the choice of that party may
be and whatever the office to be filled,
than he.
While Mr.. Henry did not receive
the nomination for Solicitor he has