The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26

and waved 1t over the speaker Hedu.
The applause swept over the whole
Academy. Thanking the convention, Mr..
Watson said he would try to wear the
honor in such a way as that they
should not be ashamed. (Long and
| loud applause).
THE NOMINATION OF MASON.
The name of Lee S. Overman was put
| in nomination for observation-disclosures
| by a delegate from Granville, but was
withdrawn by Mr.. Klutz, who said he
was sure that Col. Overman did not
wish his name used, and besides the
Northumberland and Governor
should not come from places so close
| together.
Judge John Gray Bynum nominated
Capt. Thomas W. Mason, of Halifax,
in a ringing speech.
Ex-senator Campbell, in a speech
full of fire, interrupted by the en-
thusiasm and laughter of the audience,
said he brought forth a man who had
turned an X ray on the Douglass Legis-
| lature. ("Name him! Name him!'0
I'll name in time. He was the man
! who gave the Douglass Legislature
hell Qaughter), and that Legislature
| is not dead yet (more laughter.) The
good humor was uproarious during the
delivery of Judge Campbell's speech,
| and he finally named Frank Raw
| (cheers), and said when the ides of
November comes C''Who is that com
ing?" cried another gallery delegated
Qaughter), and the speech closed in
an uproar when the roll of counties
was proceeded with for the vote
With good will toward all and
| malice toward none, Forsyth casts go
for Mason and go for Ray" shouted
Jones, of Winston, as his county was
called. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Campbell came forward in the
| midst of the call and withdrew Rays
| name, moving at the same time to
| make Mason's nomination unanimous
(Cheers)-and continued calls for
Mason.)
capt. Mason was introduced as the
next ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of North
Carolina, and he replied in his first
sentence: so mote it be-" daughter
/, Capt Mason paid a handsome tribute
| TO Frank Rays gallant career in the
| last Legislature, and said he had
| wished the nomination. would have gone
to him, but he would obey the sum
mons of the Democratic party Cap
| plause.) This was no easy battle. We
had an enemy flushed with recent
victory. The Captain was quite hoarse
and said he was in no condition for
| speaking, but he said he would follow
his file leader, Cy. Watson, and hoped
| his aim would be true. The Demo-
cratic party didn't deserve defeat. We
| had at last got the old ship back to
its mooriags, and with your help we
would steer it into harbor in Novem-
| Der. He would go back to his people
| and tell them whas the Democratic
| party had done for him, and he knew
| they would stand by him (applause)
and believed that as Cy. Watson would
| be Governor, he would be the next
/ Lieutenant-Governor of North Caro-
lima and that would be more honor
| than he deserved. He thanked the
convention distrusting his ability to
do all he wanted to do for the success
OF the Democratic party. Gong APP
| plause.)
| On motion of Delegate Glenn it was
agreed that further speeches be de-
| ferred until after all nominations had
| been made.
COOKE, BY ACCLAMATION.
On motion of a delegate from Hen
derson, Capt. Charles NJ. Cooke was
unanimously nominated for Secretary
Of State.
/ THE CONTEST FOR TREASURER.
Ed. Chambers Smith nominated
| Samuel A. Ashe for treasurer i'm a short
crisp speech. (Applause.)
MIR. Turner, Of Iredell, pat in nom
nation BENZ. T. Aycock for Treasurer.
A delegate from Mecklenburg sec
onded the nomination of Capt. Ashe.
! Col. Bum presented the banner Civ
en- by Zebulon B. Vance which was to
be given to the. banner Democratic
! county. The banner was brought for
/ ward. Col Bum put in nomination
for Treasurer, Ashley Horne.
Mayor Cox, (Asheyille's banner-boy)
came forward from the West TO
secsnG the nomination of a young man
from the East, Benjamin N. Ayesck.
Ar. Cox did handsomely and got gen
erous applause.
The nominations of Horne and Ashe
were seconded by two more speakers.
But the people were frazzled and
shouted all the speakers down who
could be shouted down. They were
tired to death of speaking. Col. A. NJ.
Waddell added his tribute to the
worth of Capt Ashe. and tho vote was,
finally under the impatient shouts
about to be started when Bradshaw
| came forward with a joke to say that
we had been in session foK ten hours
and he thought it was about time to
take Horne. Iaughter.) Then Swift
Galloway, who said he could wait and
he wanted to say that the word Ay-
cock was a household word and a
consecrated word in North Carolina.
Continuous cheers and laughter.) The
crowd began to jolly Swift Galloway,
bur wouldn't hear him. Everybody
was limp with sweat, and in his shirt
! sleeves.
The roll was called with the follow
ing result: Aycoek, 27s; Ashe, 1863;
Horne, 900; Hawlzins, GA LILO. Mr. IS.
II. Burr came forward to say
that 1T had been unjustly said that Mr..
Horne was not sound on the money
! question, but that he was in favor OF
the free coinage OF silver at the ratio
OF 16 to l. Many of the delegates start
ed to go out as the second ballot began.
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