The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-08-04
Nominated by the County
Convention Today.
BOONE FOR THE SENATE
Capt. S. F. TOmlinsOn the Nominee
for the Lower House.

diCiaI and State Conventions.
The democratic county convention
met in the court house here today. The
chairman of the county executive com
mittee, James S. Manning, called the
convention to order and stated the OBJ
ject of the convention.
Capt j. Parrish was made permanent
chairman
w. p. Clements, of Stagville, was made
permanent secretary.
The only township that was not regu
larly represented was Oak Grove, and
that was represented, but not by regu
larly elected delegation. There were no
contests. There was full ATTENDANCE Of
delegates, with but sprinkling of spec
tatOrs. Business was quickly dispatched
and it did not take the convention long
to do its work.
ing resolution regarding democratic
primaries for United States senator's:
The executive committee of the demo
cratic party of the county of Durham,
considering the feeling developed in the
ranks Of the party in the contest for
~
Olina and desiring to secure harmony
and the united strength of the party in
this county to the nominees of the party
and recognizing that the will of the ma
jority when ascertained, is paramount
In the party, 1t is now resolved,
l. That there be held on the day of the
general election in November next at
each voting precinct in the county of
Durham an election to assertion the
choice Of the democratic voters of the
county for senators of the United States
from North Carolina, and the nominee
of the county convention, if elected, is
instructed to vote for the choice of the
majority.
9 That only citizens, who have at
such general elections voted the demo-
cratic ticket, shall be permitted to vote
at such election for the choice of United
States senators
3. That the township executive COM
mittee of each township are directed to
prepare voting place convenient to the
polling place of each precinct in their
township, and a suitable box to receive
the votes cast, and shall appoint two
democrats for each voting precinct to
hold said election, who shall make list
Of the persons voting, count the ballots
aud certify the vote to the chairman Of
the executive committee of the county
t. That the chairman Of the executive
committee report these resolutions to the
convention for action.
He made a short speech in support of
his resolution. He said ii embodied the
sober thought Of the county executive
committee. 1t was calculated to promote
harmony in the party. 1t was not in the
interest Of any candidate for the United
States Senate, but was an impartial
method Of determining the will OF the
d.mocratic voters regarding the senator's
II said I'VE want to go into this cam
paign satisfied"
The chair suggested that Mr.. Manning
read the resolutions again, which he did
Nh W. w. Fuller offered an amendment
+ the resolutions leaving the time of
holding the primaries to the discretion
OF the county executive committee, but
specifying that they shall be held either
0 the day of the general election or at
some later date, the time to be fixed by
cue commute.
After the resolutions had been read by
Mr. Manning and explained by him, MIR.
Fuller withdrew his amendment and
seconded the resolutions as they stood,
saying that it was evident that the reso'
IIuons had been drawn with care, that
they were the result of earnest thought
and were fair to all parties. He therefore
seconded the original resolutions.
A. Ii. Stokes called attention TO the