The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-08-11
THIRD PAHTY CONVENTION.
A Big Turnout Of Peoples PartYitGS
This Afternoon
THE CROWD ESTIMATED AT zoo.


Legislature-Lowry for Treasurer
Over Griffith, the Present Incum-
bent-Pfatf for Register of Deeds
Miller Was the Nominee for Sheriff.
The Third party convention of For
syth county met and was called to or
der by 7. j. ketner, of LewiSSville,
at one O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
IIestatcd that IA full ticket of county
officers was to be nominated, besides
candidates for the legislature and del
egates to the Senatorial Convention
at Lexington.
Probably two hundred Third party
advocates were in attendance.
J. j. Marshall. of Vienna township,
was elected permanent chairman.
FIavius Pfaff. of Bethania, was chosen
secretary.
Rev Jeremiah Hunter, of Kerners-
vile. opened the convention with
prayer.
4 roll of the townships was called,
when it was aScertained that all We're
represented except Abbott's Creek and
Winston. which were allowed to be
represented by friends TO the Third
Each township was allowed one
vote for every fifty votes that were
cast for Governor at the last election.
After considerable discussion it was
decided to nominate both representa-
tivcS for the Legislature at the same
time. Josh Ketner, OF Lewisville.
!. w. Speas, of Vienna, Emanuel
F'iShcI. of CiemmOnSVille, and James
A. Lowry, of Bellows Creek, were put
in nomination.
The delegates retired and returned
announcing the vote of the townships
as follows:
Abbott's Creek. 3; Bellows Creek, 4;
Bethania. !: Broadbay. 6: ClemmonS-
vile. 4: kerncrsville. .: LewiSville. 4;
Middle Fork. >: Old Richmond. +: Old
Town. ): Salem. II: Salem Chapel 1:
South Fork. :: Vienna +; Winston, 23.
The vote WAS announced as follows
Kctncr. IL: Speas. 27!: Eishel, -:
Lowry. Is The nominations of ket-
ner and FiSheI were then made unani
nous.
j. w. Miller. of Lewisville, J. A.
Lowry of Bellows Creek, and r. f.
FIynt. of Old Town, We're put in nom
ination for sheriff.
The vote resulted i'll % 0-6 for Mil
Ter, - 90 for Flynt and for Lowry.
1t was then moved and carried that
+. \. Pfatf, of Old Town, was nom
mated for Register of Deeds over II.
G.. Lincback, of Vienna.
j. A. Lowry. of Bellows Creek and
j. +. Griffith. of Winston. the latter
the present incumbent, were put i'll
nomination for Treasurer, Lowry was
made the nominee, receiving 46 10
votes and Griffith II 1-6.
Daniel BinkIey. of LewiSville. was
n1TpipatpI for Surveyor over Elijah
Anderson. of Bethania.
y. l.. Maneyal was nominated for
Coroner by reclamation.
The following were nominated as
delegates to the State Peoples party
convention to be held in Raleigh:
j. w. SpeaS, j. y. Lowry, Geo. Will
son. j. j. Marshall, JuliusTransue. A
G. Crater, ii. b. Holder, Thos. Jones,
Geo. w. Porter. and E. A. Conrad.
The following delegates were APP
pointed to the senatorial convention
to be held at Lexington on the 18th
instant
r. c. Lincback, A. w. Bevel, AID
Nifong. V. |. Best John E. Faw, o.
w. Blackburn. :. q. Marshall, w. W.
Hunter, w. A. Hunter. j. j. Marshall,
J. l.. Marshall, f. \. Pfaff, Albert
Pfaff
The convention recommended the
nomination of Geo. f. Hunt of Da-
wilson, us Senator from this district.
j. w. SpeaS, president of the county
Alliance was recommended as suit
able candidate for the lower. House.
The convention concluded with red
hot Third party speeches.