The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-05-26
STATE CONVENTION.
ELIAS CARR THE NOMINEE
FOR GOVERNOR.
The Other Officers.

One Of the most interesting ans
important conventions ever held n
the State, was the State Democrati,
Convention last "Wednesday In Raj
eigh. 1t was large and enthusiast
| ic meesing. They worked I'm har
| ma-y anu did their work well. Tho
spirt 10 win carried the day. Con
ciliation and concord took II In thei
grasp and pasriotically dictated a
wining ticket and adopted plat
form OF sound planks.
Ex-Gov. Jarvis presided, and r.
NJ. Furman. of Ashevllle, acted a.
seci etary.
NOMINATIONS.
The following names were placed
in nomination for Governor, viz.
Thos. III. Holt, the present incumb.
ent, G. w. Sanderlin. Elias Carr, j.
5 Carr. I. j. Jarvis and S. b. Alex.
ande". Mr.. Alexander was not a
candidate and requested that his
name not go before the convention,
but owing TO the fact that severa!
counties had instructed for him, he
was voted for on the first ballot.
Each candidate were ably and elo-
tqrently presented to the convention
Mr.. ii. G. Hodges, of Beaufort
county, seconded the nomination of
"Alliance Carr, ti.e hayseed COVER
nor Of North Carolina" as he term
ed his favorite, and Was cheered
again and again.
1t was S:.5 when the first ballot
en- led The chairman announced
that the Vote was as follows:
First Ballot--Holt 407, Sanderlin
2s3, j. 5. Carr I57, Elias Carr Il2,
! Alexander ii, Jarvis s.
Second Ballot-Holt 402, Sander
lin 3C6, j. S. Carr 159, Elias Carr
1913.
Third Ballot-Holt 1885,. J. S. Carr
l57, Sanderlin 1872, Eli.s Carr 127.
Fourth Ballot-Holt 37l, Sander
lin 3l9, Elias Carr 170, j. S. Carr
1877.
Fifth Ballot-Elias Carr 344, Holt
295, j. S. Car 227, Salderlin 1856.
Sixth Bale Holt 107, Sanderlin
q, j. S. Crr 243, Elias Carr 627.
Gov. Jarvis announced that 504
were H. cessa y to choice and Mr..
Elias Carr having received 627
votes, he declared him the nominee
Of the convention for the office of
Governor Of North Carolina. AT
this announcement the widest en-
thusiasm reigned for awhile.
Mr.. Carr being notified of his
nominal ion repaired to the hall and
was greeted with continuing cheers.
He accepted the nomination i'm a
short speech.
The following names we're pre-
sented for Lieutenant Governor :
Il. A. Doughton, Kobe Elias, OF
Macon, III. A. Gudger of Asheville,
Lee S. Overman of Rowan, B. B.
Winborne of Hertford, and Harry
Skinner Of Pitt. Col. Skinner with
drew bis name, stating that the
West vas entitled TO the second
place on the ticket, AS the East had
the honor Of the Governor. lie
made a short but enthusiastic speech.
Mr.. Doughton was nominated on
the second ballot.
The next i'm order was the Sec'y
Of State. The present incumbent
Oct. Coke was nominated by accla-
nation. The present Treasurer d.
w. Balm had no opposition and was
nominated by accIamatiOn.
The following names were pre-
sented for Auditor: r.. NJ. Furman
and q. w. Sanderlin, Willis II. Will
liams of Pitt, c. f. Spainhour of
Watauga and A. III. Merrett OF
Chatham. Mr.. Furman, of Ashe-
vile. was nominated.
For Superintendent of Public In
structlon S. M. Finger, present
incumbent, j. q. Scarborough of
Jot son, r. l.. Abe 'nathy, j. S.
Long and j. S. Hill were presented.
The contest between Scarborough
and Finger was exciting. Mr.. Scar
borough received the nomination on
the second ballot.
The next business taken up were
nomination for Attorney General
The following nai es were present.
ed: w. A. Montgomery of War
ren, Z. G. Smith Of Wake, F. L. O5-
borne of Nee .lenburg, A. w. Gra-
ham of Granville, n. J. Rouse OF
lie Ioir, r. B. PEBBLES of Northamp-
ton and p. M. Pearsall of Jones.
Mr.. Pearsall is native of Sampson
county, and received quite fiatter-
ing support. Mr.. Osborn was nom.
mated on the third ballot.
Besides the nominations to posi-.
tions on the State Democratic ticket
there were five nance placed before
the convention from which to elect
two electors at large. Mcssrs. G. b.
A"cock of Wayne and r. B. Glenn
of FuIsyth were elected.
The following were elect ed dele
gates to ,ic; %: E. G. Smith Ol
| Wake. w. j. Green OF cumberland,
J. P. Caldwell of Mecklenburg, and
j. ID. BeIlalI. Jr., of New Hanover
And the following az alternate-
J. III. Merrimon, +. B. Jone-, t. w
Strange, and z. b. Means.
THE PLATFORM.
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