The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-15
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVBN-
" TION.


In obedience to the call of the Demo
cratic Executive committee the Demo
cratic convention for Durham county
convened Saturday The convention
was called to order by Mr. III. A. Fou-
shee. chairman of the committee, in a
/ few appropriate remarks. On motion
a committee composed of one member
from each. precinct was named on per-
manent organization. The committee
reported recommending X. u. Russell,
/ of lebanon township, for peTma
chairmaDt. He)Was lmoufslyl eject
ed and took the chair. w. z. Clements,
of Asafrintosh, s~sS made permanent
IS s1 f5se .,tt9s..brough their chair
man, III. A. Foushee, reported their
I Tpfopositfons that had been Submitted
to the Populist committee. They were
as follows.7s1o 4"'' ''f4 q
, os'The Democratic Executive commit
I 2tees of the county of Durham propose
to the sPopulists Executive committee
Iof the county of Durham 'coHoperation
by their respective IpartiesSnpon the
county and Legislative ticl<etsupon the
following basis,9to wit: sJ3gg
8 eJset the Popuhsts name the lcandi-
dates for register of deeds, commits
sioners, 3 constables, treasurer, coro-
ner or surveyor, 13kmagisFates
."Let the democrats npapef candidates
hfsr sheriff, e commissioning, consta-
bles, member of House, surveyor, or
| coroner, u magistrates.
"As to the Senatorial district, we
agree to use all Acknowledgement to4ef
fectEco-operat ton upon the Senatorial
ticket upon this basis, one. Democrat
and one Popuiist. S&
1--WE request, in view of the fact that
=gour party has made no nomination
forSiudge of this district or for Con-
gresham, that you use all honorable
means in your power to secure the
endorsement of j. s. Manning for
Judge and of w. w. Kitchin for Con-
gress. ffe
s'We agree to use all honorable means
in our power to get the Democratic
convention for this county to endorse
the above arrangement, f accepted by
you, and to do our utmost to see that
|. the. candidates thus jointly named by
us are voted for and elected"
After the reading of this report the
following resolution was introduced
by III. "A. ESu3he with the endorse
ment of 1.-THE lcchmfttees II 1T
'Resofveds@ That We hereby notify
and approve the action of our sub
committee IN comforting with the Pop
|, ulist Snb-committeeg and since they
Shaye not Indicated .whieh of said pro-
positions, theyS brefer, sve recommend
that to-day ohrtconpention, in accord
ance with proposition No. /, nominate
candidates in the following order:
missioner eeEonegdand leayetthe either
1ofices vacafib with The provision that
oar EYesstive committee fill the same
afteE theaction of the Populist conven-
ton, provided the Populists fill their
ticket; but if they do not, then this
convention to be sailed together again
upon call Of chairrqan" az $50
There was considerable, discussion
upon this qhes ton which lasted for
several hours When the yotesw TAX
en- the resolution was adopted sby an
oyeFwhe lining majority for1s
In accordance with theoEesolution
the ffollowyiRgi Skele toa stisketawas nam
eqier g9j gEnr lEaL = stGri11
For sheriff, I'll. d. Markham; House,
~. ". OHStedu, coroner, Ut. NJ. L.
Ward; commissioner, w. d. Turner
tine. Capt. r. j. Parrish was nomin-
ated for the House of Representatives
by acclantation and was given the
greatest ovation ever rendered any
man LIVERY, body seemedgto % on
,theihsfe$t and hurrahing for Parrish
InEthe midst OF this scene he was nsh-
-eFea-iF- 30 -eafe court room and it must
have nratfe his heart swell with pride.
But he felt called upon to decline the
preferred y1ibhorf and the convention,
though very reluctantly had to ac-
uuiesce sef4Has 9v ss9Issa
What the effect of the ednvention's
work will be remains to.be seen. Time
alone can tell.
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