The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-17

vouched for DR.. Durham and the motion |
to make an exception in his case pre- |
vailed. Nat. Macon was made very angry |
by this and did some plain talking. DR.. |
w. L. Exum, of Wayne, was also placed |
in nomination for Secretery of State. |
seconded il. Just at this time the Wayre
delegates withdrew DR.. Exum's nsmS . !
Durham for Secretary Of State.
A delegate stated that the people of Dr. /
Durham's senatorial district had marked !
him for their senatorial nominee Otho
Wilson, who had placed Buffers name
before the convention did not withdraw
II. The ballot was then taken and re-
suited as follows: Durham 302. But er
III, and Dr. Durham's nomination was
made unanimous. One delegate said he
wished telegram sent at once to Dr..
/ Durham to see whether he accepted the
nomination. and stood squarely on the
Omaha platform.
/ State Auditor.
For auditor Thomas b. Long, of Bun
combe, republicsn) was placed in nom
ination. There were shouts of "How
does he stand?" Col Long said he had
in his hand letter from Ignatius Don
nelly, in which he said he had burned
the bridges behind him and was the bass
singer in the choir which sang that grand
old song, "Good bye, old party, good
bye" At this there was cheering Long
was then nominated, but one man voted
loudly against making the nomination
unanimous.
! Attorney General.
The name of w. J. Peele was placed
in nomination, but S. O. Wilson said Mr.
Peele was no candidate. The name of
W. II. Malone, of Buncombe, was then
placed before the convention, as was also
that of r. II. Lyon, of Bladen. The
latter was not present, but was vouched
for. Another delegate presented the
name of r. L. Linney, saying he had
done the party good At this Lincoln
ner," at which there was a great veil of
laughter. The man who put up Linney,
, said the latter was ''weak on the railroad
, plank" at which statement there were
. groans and cries of ''then we don't want
: him" Malone's name was withdrawn by
, Col. I. B. Long, who seco.d ID Lyons
r nomination. One delegate in the course
OF speech, said great many third
party men were very doubtful of the
feasibility of discussing the railway plank
in the platform during this campaign.
Another speaker said Frank l. Osborn
was ''afeered" tonight that Linney would
be the nominee Nat Macon said he did
2 not care from where the delegates came,
even from the internal regions lust SO
they are for our party" This
brought down the house The
S feature of this part of the work was the
. active work of promoter" J. G. l.. Har-
1 ris to get Linney nominated. Mr.. Har-
r ris was on the floor and the stage. getting
i delegates to boom Linney, but all his
f schemes failed. The ballot resulted a.
t follows: Lyon 3O5; Linney 100 and
d Lyons nomination was then made unan-
s imous.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
Maj. W. H. Malone presented the name
IS of Rev. John Almond of Marion (who
?, offered the opening prayer today
y The name, of Marion Butler, ane
y Rev. ]. W. Woody of Guilford col
t. lege were also put before the conven
d ton. Mr. Butler reviewed his re
le marks when he pretended to withdraw
d his name A delegate got up and saic
1T as yet no nominees had stated their po
3 sition. Rev. Mr.. Almond was calle,
5e on and said he was dyed In the woo
re third party man." Mr.. Woody said h
N stood squarely on the Omaha platform
IS Mr. Butler said he was no candidate, S
a would not state where he stood .
m Chatham delegate presented the name {
es J. E Spence of that county, and on
a. from Lincolnton that of j. McSample, {
Mecklenburg. Mr. Spence spoke trutl
I. fully in saying that he was not comp'
On tent to hold the position and the CONVEX
u tion agreed with him. Col. Long, 1
tie usual, made speech endorsing An
I'd mond. The vote resulted as follows
nd Woody 214, Almond 81, Butler -
re McSample q, Spence 81. There was 4
x nomination, 239 votes being necessary
as a choice.
NO A Secret Pops Out.
on Mr.. Macon gave away a seer
n by saying that Mr.. Buffers constituen
ks proposed to run him for Congress.
III Sampson delegate thereupon called {
Id the entire convention to support Mr.. Blu
De- Ter for this office. Mr.. Butler thanke
on his friend, but said that he wisht
nv him and others to vote for anoth
xe. man. He did not wish
m, be candidate, but if he were nomin
,he ted of course he could not decline. Ar
Us. mond's name was Withdrawn, al
Woody was elected.
49, Electors at Large.
y The next business was the selection
= 20 q" two electors at large. Marion Butler W
loi nominated by acclamation and made
IN III speech accepting. The name Of Han
1ne -s Skinner was then presented and n
1s ton was made to nominate him by
10y clamation. There was much speak,
Sa, 1an and great noise, with cries of "Sk
na' ner" ''Put him down" eve do
1s .Ls want him. One delegate attack
u tn bat Skinner, saying he had attempted
n"' sacrifice this convention. The vote '
put and Skinner was declal
ho he nominated by acclamation, thou
no there was a sharp rattle of ''No'
is0 Skinner was called for but not prese
. :r Associate Justice.
y or Chairman Butler said that candid