The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-18

N1AS WAS placed In nomination for
tne Senate, by ]. P. Massey, and sec,
onded from the whole convention bv a
hearty and unanimous vote by accla.
nation.
Z. s. Cheek, W. H. Chamblee. J. J
BagWell and L. N. Raines were all
placed In nomination, by friends, for
d representative in the House. The
third ballot decided the contest in
FAVOR Of J. J. Bagwell, who was de-
clared the nominee, with 40 votes out
ot217. Then it was made unanimous.
Next came the contest for the Office of
Register of Deeds. g. B. Ray, J. J.
Rogers, Frank Terrell, w. J. Simpson
and j.. w. Lassiter were placed in
nomination. On the first ballot it was
a tolerably even division. The second
round Rogers and Ray were ahead.
The others withdrew and the third
round Rogers came out the winner by
a vote of 1884 against ST..
The contest for the other prize, the
Office of Treasurer, was entered by
only two, w. w. Wynne and Ell. II.
Knight. The voting was lively, and
the race was nip and tuck, On the
home stretch, however, Mr.. Knight Sc
cured the inside track and ran in eight
ahead. The tellers announced the vote,
Knight Ill and Wynne 1913. The vote
for Knight vas made unanimous, and
he will be, after the election, crowned
knight of the e%xchequer of Wake
county.
Pittman Stell was nominated by &C.
clamation for knight of the surveyors
chain surveyor.
This finishing up the nominations
allotted to the Peoples party, the con-
vention then endorsed the candidates
put out by the Republican convention,
and co operation for a free election and
a fair count, for equal rights to all and
special privileges to none, for a govern
ment of the people, for the people and
by the people; for a strictly non-par-
tisan judiciary is to be the watchword
as appears from the report of the plat
form committee, which was adopted
with a rising vote and a whoop, as fol
lows:
We, the Peoples party of Wake
county, in regular convention assem-
bled, do declare our hearty approval
and endorsement of the platform of
principles formulated and enunciated
by the State Peple's party convention,
held in Aaleigh, Aug. 1st, 1894. And
wishing to lay special emphasis upon
lieve essential to the preservation and
perpetuation of a government or the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie; therefore
RESOLVED, That we recognize and as
sert the equality of all men before the
law, and hold that it is the duty of the
government in its dealings with the
people to mete out equal and exact JUS
tice to all, of whatever nationality,
race, color or persuasion, religious or
political.
We believe in, and demand a free
election and a fair count as the right
preservation of all rights. That every
legal voter may, without the knowl-
edge or interference of any other per-
son, or persons, be permitted to deposit
his vote in the ballot box, and that
however any man may vote, his vote
shall be counted and announced as cast.
We believe in a strict obedience to
all law, and that our courts should
have the respect and confidence OF all
men; therefore we declare our deter
mination to do what we can to rescue
the sacred Office of Judge from the
slums of partisan politics, and secure a
strictly non partisan judiciary, and we
hereby respectfully ask all men to CO.
operate with us in our efforts to secure
these results.
Thus ended the days work of of
the finest, largest and best county con
ventions ever held in the city of Raj
eigh, and all the delegates and visitors
went home to work with a will until
the election is over, the votes counted
and the result announced.
J. W. DENMARK, Secretary.