The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-07
WAKES THIRD PARTYITES.
THEY HELD THEIR COUNTY CON
VENTION HERE NESTERDAY.
5. Ohio Wilson Was Ring. Master
The Ticker They Nominated.

=. otho W. h>On WAS King. VI a>tef-..
The Ticket They Nominated.
The county convention of the third |
party was held here yesterday at Metro |
politan hall. 1t had been well advertised |
for weeks and S Otho Wilson and Geo
l.. TOnnoffski and other leaders Of the
new reform" movement had been at
work earnestly drumming up a large
crowd. 1t was intended to make it a
great showing of strength and impress
the city with the belief that the county
was chock full of third partyites The
attendance was not so large as the big
amount of drumming done to get up
crowd led visitors to expect. There
were about 800 people in the hall, one
hundred and thirty three being delegates
from the county and most of the balance
being democrats and spectators. All the
| townships were represented except Neuse
Raleigh had 81 votes in the convention,
but very few delegates, and some of them
were dyed-in- the wool radicals Very
few of them had ever affiliated with the
democrats. Of the country delegates,
perhaps half have heretofore voted the
democratic ticket. Some of them have
been regarded as good democrats and
been honored with positions in the party
The convention demonstrated the utter
falsity of the claim that this party will
carry Wake. From present appearances,
it will poll less than 500 votes in Wake
The ball was set rolling at II o'clock
by ring master S. Otho Wilson, chair
man of the third party executive com
mittee. Rev. II. w. Norris offered
prayer. Mr. Wilson made no speech
but called Mr.. A. G. Green
State Senator) to preside The Senator
couldn't wait for the committee To escort
him to the chair. out bolted right upon
the platform full of his speech. He wsd-
, ed into the democratic party and declared
that it had been untrue to all its promises,
&C., &c. &c. He told joke and the
crowd cheered heartily. After making
Mr.. Green chairman, S. Ohio Wilson re-
mained on the platform to help direct
t affairs. j. G. l.. Harris, the well known
S republican promoter of the fusion >
movement, was also prominent on the
stage.
e There was no more speaking but the
convention proceeded to the nomination
0 of county ticket which resulted a.
+ follows:
w. Ii. j. Goodwin. of Swift Creek
was nominated for sheriff over w. +
Upchurch by vote of 167 to 13.
There was a great contest over the
i nomination for register of deeds, and il
resulted in the nomination of Geo. l.
Tonnoffski, of Raleigh, on the sixth bal
e lot There were six candidates Tn,
rt first ballot stood: j. Z. Goodwin "a
a J. O. Williams 10; Ferrell 90; Whittet
l. 81; Tonnoffski So; Sorrell l. The sec
)r ond ballot stood Goodwin AS; vii
De ski 6S; Sorrell g. The third ballot re
l. suited. Goodwin As; Ferrell II; Whit
ted So; Tonnoffski 67; Sorrel
ut 8. The fourth ballot stood: Goodwi
es 43; Whitted 20; Tonnoffski 70; Sorrel
r. A. The fifth bollot stood (Mr. Ferra
being withdrawn Goodwin IS; William
8; whitted rs; Tonnoffski 81 and Sol
rell 9. The sixth ballot resulted in tn
nomination of Tonnoffski. the vo.
AZ standing: Goodwin 10; Whitted rs
m Tonnoffski 112, and Sorrell 6. On me-
n. ton, the nomination was made unan
n nous.
"a r. n Wynne, of Panther Branch, W;
n nominated for treasurer by exclamation
n. DR.. NJ. E. Gattis, of Auburn, WI
25 nominated by acclamation for corone
ID and Mr.. Still, of Wake Forest, for SUI
# veyor in the same way.
es Several names were put in nominatio
IN for the Senate, but all were withdraw
"a except that of Rev. 81. w. Norris an
or Mr.. Raines, of Wake Forest. Rev. NJ
oh Norris was nominated, having receive
is all the votes except IA, which were Ca
,o for Mr. Raines. 1t was made unan
,r. nous. Rev. Mr.. Norris seemed {
nd favorite with the convention, and
IT. Otho Wilson, A. G.. Green, and Geor;
he L. Tonnotfski, the chief promoters of Il
as new party, must have felt ''left" to S
,rv the ministerial brother lay them in {
mt shade so completely.
mt For the House many names were pr
his sented. There were some declinatior
am and the following were finally nominal
me on the first ballot: John Smith,
,ed Marks Creek; Rufus Bsrbee, of Morr
re- VILE, aud B. B. Buffalo, of st. Matthew
Law The nominees were called upon. a
rt. made speeches of acceptance.
an. OF the nominees, Geo. l.. Tonnoffs
has belonged to every new party orgs
lied since he was 2l years old, and W
es. knight of Labor ring leader. RI
Mr. Norris is ''scratcher,' and
,o+od for rop,,hlicapc often