The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-14
THE DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
Meet Here and Elect Delegates to
Minneapolis.

Yesterday at noon the del .gates
from the counties in this district met
at the court house in Republican
convention. A majority of the dele
gates were colored Ii differed from
the generality of such conventions in
that it was orderly. MIR. J. c. L.
Harris was temporary chairman. The
delegates had credentials from all the
counties save Chatham. There it was
shown no convention had been held,
but some Republicans had came down
TO represent the county. No conven-
ton was held there, letter v which was
read stated, because it was thought this
would be agreeable to the Third party
people and more conciliatory. After
deal of talking all seven Of the Chatham
men were admitted There were two sets
of delegates from Vance, but Eaton and
Royster were declared to be the proper
ones. While the committee was look
king into this matter there were some
speeches, by C. NJ. Bernard, ohm c.
Dancy, John Lewis and L. L. jenkins.
Dancy's speech was the best one, in an
oratorical sense. and was devoted to
eulogy Of Harrison and his administra-
lion. Jenkins is from Gastonia, and
is a son of ex.State treasurer David l..
Jenkins. He won the applause of his
audience by saying that this year the
Republicans had bright prospects for
carry ing the State, and that the Re-
publicans of the 9Th and 9th districts
desired now to join hands with those
of Chattam's district (the 2d) and the
4th and squeeze the life out of the
Democrats in central North Carolina
There were noticed in the audience
Republicans from all over the State.
Chairman Harris held the convention
down pretty firmly, and at one time it
appeared that he would be permanent
chairman. John III. Williamson nom-
mated him and declared him elected,
not having put the negative side. But
Mr.. Harris didn't banker after the
honor, it appeared, and 50 there
was new deal and T. c.
Millikan, of Randolph, was
elected chairman and III 5. Christmas,
of Wake, was made secretary. The
work of electing delegates to the
National convention at Minneapolis
was then taken in hand. +. A. John.
son, John Nichols and John H. Will
Hanson w~re the three men whose
names were placed before the conven
tion and Oh the first ballot johnson
and Nichols were elected, the former
receiving 25 votes and the latter l9
while Williamson got only II. j. H
Mccain and William s. Mitchell wer,
elected alternates. t. S. Eaton, O
Vance county, and j. A. Blair, O
Randolph were added to the congres
sional committee, and the old commit
tee, of which Mr.. j. c. l.. Harris i
e chairman, was continued. The con
d vention then heard something whic1
}, was not On the regular programme
t This was speech by John William
t son, which was red hot and shove
J. plenty of feeling. He said that b
|. would not have been candidate ha
he not been solicited and been promise
/. support by men whom he saw befor
# him. He attributed his defeat to th
s revenue ring and declared that he ha
'e been stabbed in the house of his friend
If But, he argued, Blaine had been {
e. served, and that he could fall as d.
e. that great man. He compliments
d johnson and said he was proud of b
,a election, but had no good words fl
:, Nichols.