The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-02

Long, Of Alamance, mounted a chair
and by gesticulating and squalling
made the convention understood that
he had something important to say.
He nominated Judge Walter Clark.
The convention went completely
wild. The staunch building trembled
meath the roar Of applause and the
enthusiastic yells of Clark. Clark.
1t looked like stampede was going
on.
Mr.. Theo. F. klutz took the stage
and as soon as he was recognized, the
convention drew long breath. Ia
this pause he nominated Lee :. Over
man, of Rowan. Some one with 4 voice
of stentorian power was heard TO
make a motion to adjourn for supper.
A roar OF "n0es" went Up that almost
knocked off the roof. But in some
way the convention did adjourn till
8 80.
NIGHT SESSION.
Vain was the hope to proceed at the
night session in peace and order.
Judge Bennett was the first man
recognized fer 2 speech. He had seen
Judge Clark during the recess. He
had told Judge Bennett with frank
ness and simplicity that it took all the
money he could make on the bench to
support his family, that it was on this
ground that he was forced to refrain
from giving up the only means by
which he had to make his living.
Judge Bennett said now the conven-
tiOn understood the situation and
could see why he would not be willing
to accept the nomination unless he
could stay on the bench, and unless he
could be excused from canvassing the
State.
Shortly after this Swift Galloway
got the ear of the convention and an
| nOunced that messenger had usr
| come from Judge Clark Announcing
that under no circumstances could he
accept the nomination.
Lee S. Overman came forward and
withdrew his name as nominee in
rattling and eloquent speech.
A number Of delegates who were
loaded with elOquence tried To seize
opportunities for ''thriilirg the vast
audience" but this audience wasn't IN
the thrilling business. sit down.
"saye your speeches for the caIn-
paign - 'come off," ;""get off the cart ~
were what any man was apt to hear
who tried to speak; and if he said
anything nobody heard it. Vote, vote
vote, was the unanimous and continu-
Gus yell of the convention. The CLERK
got ready to call the roll. Clark's
name had not been withdrawn.
Watson was nominated on the first
ballot, the vote standing as follows
Watson 592, MacRae l33, Clark l73
Overman Z.
Mr.. Watson appeared before The
convention and made a speech OF &C.
ceptance. He was literally applaud e.
Capt. Thomas w. Mason was nomi.
mated for Lieutenant-G @ Overnor by ac.
clamation.
There were four nominations fol
State Treasurer, viz: 5. A. Ashe, G
b. AycoCk, Ashley Horne and Marina
duke Hawkins. There were four bal
lots. On the second ballot Ashe wa,
In the lead, having received 423 vote
while 454 were necessary to a choice.
We want to digress a little here ant
tell what we were thinking Will.
watching what the convention was d,
ing. This great gathering called itsel
a Democratic convention. 1t had bee,
called to order by a lawyer. Then tn
temporary chairman had been law
yer. Then the permanent chairman
was lawyer. The nominee for Gov
ernOr was lawyer. The nominee 70
Llentenant-GOvernOr was a lawyer
The nominee for SecTetary O
State was lawyer. We &c
2 ted the vote for Capt. Ashe, an
| thought che will get there" (the nomi
+ nation) and he is lawyer. We kne,
t the nominees for AttOrney-G Genera
! and Supreme Court Justices must b
| lawyers. Then we recalled the fac
= that every man who had been pre-
Y sented for nomination for any oflic
: except treasurer was a lawyer, al
! that every man who had made noni
f mating speech was lawyer. The
8 we recalled the speeches that had bee
= made by the Congressional nominee
OF the Democratic party during th
r day. There were Kitchin OF the Fift
District, Pou of the Fourth, Adam
d OF the Ninth, LOckhart of the Sixtl
q Bower who expects to be the nom
h nee OF the Eigth; we saw Shaw WI
v will be renOminated in the Third, ais
ff Woodard who is now from the Seccn,
= and every blessed one of them ri
n lawyers. Then we found that mi
, J0rlty OF the members of the convef
d ton committees were lawyers. The
e we noticed that a large majority
d the county delegations were heade
by lawyers.
j. Great Scott almighty! we though
Z. Is this convention made up of la,
l. yers? 1t really seemed so. And v
mused as follows: "They will tai
everything in sight. Lawyers usual
6 do. And then they will call their o
e. ganization the Democratic party. Ar
6 some people will be fools enough to b
& lieve it is the Democratic party. Pc,
t. FOOLS"
y But our musings were interrupt.
of here by X. n. Hackett, a lawyer, wi
rushed on the stage without his CO
ID and with his fan, and said it won
D. never do to put out State ticket ma,
IL up entirely of lawyers; that farme
A.lwould not vote for it, and he as mer