The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-19
ELIAS CARR
To be the Next Governor
of North Carolina.
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAYS
uEMORABLE CONVENTION.
The PIatforn.-HarmOn and Enthu-
>iasm Prevail COntfnuOusly--
Another Session To-day.

delegates and visitors to the conven-
tion kept things lively Tuesday night
and until nearly noon yesterday. 1t
was quite clear Tuesday that the con-
venton would be the largest ever held
in the State. This was made all the
clearer yesterday. The streets were
thronged, the hotels and boarding
houses were full, and in the morning
the various caucuses and district meet
ings were fully attended. The friends
Of Rev. DR.. G. w. Sanderlin held
caucus. The friends of Col. Julian S
Carr had held theirs Tuesday night.
BY 1870 o'clock there began to
flow a stream of people to the con
vention hall, and before noon it was
filled. The place was very warm
despite the great openings which were
so numerous. On the front of the
platform parted flags showed big
boquets of roses contributed by
ladies' of Raleigh. The delegations
marshaled themselves. There were
1876 Of them and perhaps nearly as
many alternates. At the stroke of II
chairman +. c. Smith raped the con-
vention to order and announced that
Rev. DR.. w. S. Black would open the
proceedings with prayer. 1t required
some moments to quiet the great crowd
so as to make the preachers voice aud
ible even to those on the stage. The
moment he ceased chairman Smith
said it became his pleasant duty to call
together this representative body of
democrats; representative because he
believed every man present wished to
see democratic principles prevail. Ap-
plause.) He said he was so accus-
toned to the conservatism of North Car
olinians that he believed all differences
would be dropped and the salvation of
the democratic party accomplished. He
then presented to the convention Hon.
Lee S. Overman of Salisbury as tenn
porary chairman, who said this was
convention OF democrats, people of one
faith (applause). He quoted Proverbs,
"Better dry morsel than houseful
of strife" He trusted there was no
man present who did not love North
Carolina and her institutions. He
trusted there was no man who was not
willing to sacrifice personal pref
erences and views for the integrity
Of the grand old democratic party
which has done so much for the State.
He spoke in glowing terms of the
democratic administrations of Vance
Jarvis, Scales, Fowle and Holt, ant
there was burst of applause at tht
mention of the name of Holt. H,
asked if the people would look to tha
party which was but an iridescen
dream, which mocked all calls for re
lief, the republican party, or whethe
it would call upon the party of reform
the democratic party. He said tina
whether the party marched under tn
banner OF that patriot and statesman
Grover Cleveland (immense applause
or that stirring leader, ID. B. Hill
much applause) let us stand togethe
as solidly as rock. Shall we be ren
asunder by factional strife or shall W
meet the enemy in solid phalanx?
In conclusion he declared the mex
business before the convention was tn
nomination of temporary secretaries
Capt L. l.. Emery nominated tn
esteemed secretary, Robert M. Furma
Of Asheville, and he was elected by a
clamation. The call Of counties b.
gan. The spokesmen of the variol
delegations each announced that h
county was represented and al:
whether there was contest or nc
Contests were reported in the countit
Of Cabarrus, Duplin, Onslow, Pamlic
Pasquotank, Warren, six in all. III
secretary reported that every coun
was represented.
The next business was the selectit
OF the various committees. These we
sent in by the districts and were
follows, by districts:
Credentials, r. Fl. Stancill,
+. Herring, Josephus Daniels,
W. Fuller, j. A. Lockhart, M.
Pinnix, j. w. Todd, J. II. Tucker.
Permanent organization j.
Laughinghouse, c. b. Aycock, G.
Wilcox, j. w. Wick, r. A. William
W. +. Ardray, j. G.. Hall, S. L. P
terson, J. G.. l.. Bird.
Platform: Dempsey Spruill, d.
nell Gillian, A. j. McSwain, j.
Mitchell, r. S. Mitchell, John D.
lamy, Jr., w. nj. Robbins, J. L. We
NJ. f. Carter.
The committee on credentials met
'he county court house, and there
the contestants went at once.
committee on permanent Organizat
met at democratic headquarters, .
mat on platform at The mayors off
AT 2:45 the convention took rec
until 3 o'clock.
AT that hour it reassembled Mess
wiley V. Clifton of Wake and Da
~ Julian were, by acclamation, eli
gu sergeants-at-arms. 1t was orde
'nat no smoking be allowed. and tn