The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-09-01
OUR NEXT STATE SENATORS
The Proceedings of the Senatorial Con-
VGntiOn at Lexington.
A. B. ELLER NOMINATED JONES.
A. I'll. Boyden, of Rowan, Made Chair
man S. I'll. Smith, E. E. Raper and
Il. F.. Kluttz Appointed as the Dis
trict Executive Committee-Jones
and Owens are the Nominees.

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| and Owens are the Nominees.
The Senatorial convention of the
Goth Senatorial district convened in
| the court house at Lexington last Sat-
urday. The counties composing the
district were represented as follows
! Davidson forty delegates, Forsyth
forty-five, Rowan fifty-fye. A. III.
Boyden, of Salisbury, was elected
chairman, and W. M. Sheriff. and W.
+. Burbank were made secretaries.
The lobby of the court room was filled
with people.
When nominations were declared in
order, DR.. Meares, of LinwoOd, placed in
nomination Hon. w. S. Owen, of Yad-
kin College, and Mr.. A. III. Eller NAM
ed Hon. E. b. Jones. In his nominal
ting speech Mr.. Eller said of Mr..
Jones that he was ''born and brought
up amongst the country people, a man
who knows their wants and sympa-
thiZes with them, one who has expert
ence, a man of ability and courage
who can brush the hayseed out of the
eyes of Virgil Wilson," In closing,
Mr.. Eller neatly said eve propose
to be your debtor now, but to make
you our debtor after election day next
November
Both Messrs. Jones and Owen were
elected by acclamation. On motion
of Mr.. Pink, of Davidson county, an
executive Senatorial committee was
selected. The chair named S. III.
Smith, of Forsyth; e. e. Raper, of Da-
wilson and Theo. F. Klutz, of Rowan.
A resolution offered by Mayor Ker-
ner, of Winston, was read and adopted.
1t was a general endorsement of Dem
Ocratic principles.
MIR. OWENS SPEECH.
Mr.. Owen being called upon for a
speech said in substance as follows
Mr.. President and Fellow Democrats
This is an honor, indeed, and L ap-
preciate it highly, but yet 1 feel a re-
greet that some older man could not
have been prevailed upon to represent
the interests of Democracy which are
the interests of this country. The as
saults recently made upon the Demo-
cratic party have been more severe
and trying than have ever been made
upon it since the war, but | feel that
my loyalty and my love for it has
grown with the assaults received from
its enemies. (Applause.) Whether l
can aid in strengthening it or not, |
will say that | will not do anything
which will reduce it's chances for sue
cess next November. / believe in the
Democratic party. [ believe it is
nearer right than any other party.
because it contains the intelligence
and honesty of this county. ZAP
plause.) l feel that l am in harmony
with the best people of the nation. /
did not expect this nomination and
hence am unprepared to make a
speech. Besides, my business is hard
ly in such shape as to warrant my TAX
ing nomination, but l feel that my
party could not excuse me if | said |
could not run, and | pledge you to
do my very best to present those
claims to which the Democratic party
in the present situation is entitled.
Some have been led astray, but when
they understand the situation, they
will return because they are men of
principle and men of sincerity, and
will do what they think is right.
When the attitude of the Democratic
party is explained all this dissatisfac-
tiOn will disappear. 1t will take a
great deal of work to do it, but l pro-
pose to do my level best towards get
ting justice for the people. ZAP
plause.)
Mr.. JONES SPEECH.
Mr.. Jones was called upon and made
forcible speech of which the follow
ing is synopsis:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention Il feel grateful to the
Democrats of this district in placing
in my hand the standard of the Dem
ocratic party along with Mr. Owen. I
accept the trust and shall leave no
stone unturned that shall bring victo-
ry to the Democratic party. / am
proud that l belong to party that
has given us Jefferson, Jackson, a
Madison, Monroe, and last, but not
least,a Grover Cleveland. (Applause.)
The Democratic party has given to
this Republic the States of Florida,
Louisiana, Texas, California and the
Northwest. What has the Republic
can party given us in the way of ter
ritory? Alaska where it costs 50 to
collect one of revenue.
Now, gentlemen, we have no war to
make upon the Peoples party whose
members have been our friends in the
struggle for civil liberty and the SUI
premacy of the Anglo-SaXOn race and
honest rule in the South. But for
THAT COMMON ENEMY,
the Republican party, we have the
same old war to make, and / believe
there are many in the Peoples party
who will join hands with us in put
ting down this common enemy which
of degradation. Yes sir, it is the
same old story but it never lacks for
interest, because, like the eternal
truth of God, it stares them in the
face; they shrink from it and will fall
yanquished before it again. When
the Republican party took charge of
the State of North Carolina what did
they do? They squandered the pub
lie funds, they closed the school house
doors, and the bonds of the State
were hawked about the streets of cit
les for sale. The legislature of 1875
was in session 304 days and cost the
State a million dollars. In 1872 only
| one man was elected on the Demo-
| cratic ticket. In 1874 the legislature
went Democratic, and in 1876 our be-
| loved
ZEBULON B. VANCE
swept the State from the mountains
to the sea. Then began a reform in
the State government that no man is
ashamed of. Under Democratic adj
| ministrations we have prospered; we
have built college for farmers sons,
and in every hillside and every valley
there is school house and a church.
What Democracy has done for the
State of North Carolina the Democ-
racy will do for the nation. (Ap-
plause.
Now, there are some who have been
studiously taught that Grover Cleve-
land is their enemy. But / tell you
| that he has been honest with the
people while his enemies have de-
ceiyed them. He is the only Presi-
dent that ever gave to North Carolina
a foreign mission. He gave the South
| representation in the Cabinet and
upon the Supreme bench, and all the
South was recognized as part of the
Nation. Are you going back on the
only man that ever recognized you?