Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-06-25
THE SECOND r.
1t Res dominates F. A. Woodland
for Congress.

Second Congressional District,
to it's Democratic Convention
that met in the Messenger
Opera House at 4 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon to nominate a
member of the Federal House
of Representatives. to be
voted for next November.
and elect one Presidential cleo
tor and two delegates at large
to the Democratic National Con-
vention at Chicago.
Mr.. Jos. E. Robinson. chair.
man of the Executive Commit
tee of this district. called the
convention to order, as was
his prerogative. called Capt. r.
B. PEBBLES CT Northampton, to
the chair.
On taking the chair Capt. Peeb-
les made a brief speech setting
forth the work before the cons
vention, urging harmony in
Democratic ranks and thrill
ling the assemblage with
eloquent words of cheer for
Democratic success in the dis
trict, State and Nation in the No
veneer election. He called for
the various committees from the
several counties on credentials
and permanent organization,
The first business b.
fore the Convention was the
election Of a committee on Gre
dentials, which committee was
disposed Of, as there were no con-
tests.
The appointment of the COM
mittees on platforms and resolu-
ton was read to the convention,
and we're as follows:
Committee on Permanent Or
O. Howard,
Edgecomb; B. F. Moore, Greene;
F. w. Gregory, Halifax, J. w.
Granger, Lenoir; R. H. Stan
cell. Northampton, Maj. r. w
Warren; w. G. Munroe,
Wayne: w. 7. Hackstoll, BERTHE
COMMITTEE on Platform-D. L.
Hart, Edgecomb; Swift Gallo.
wry, Greene; E L. Gattis,
Halifax, H. E. Shaw, Lenoir. D.
J. Calvert. Northampton. W. G..
Brooks, Wayne, Ell. B, Hunter.
Jr., Warren. Jno. E.. Woodland,
Wilson, E.. E. Ethridge, BERTHE.
During the abse nee of these com
mittees and awaiting tn cir re>
ports the convention WAS RECALLED
by a brief but stirring speech by
Hon. CT .Aycock. who, after pay
ing a tribute toG oldsboro's spring
poet, spoke inspiring words to
attentive Democratic listeners
that were received with wild APP
plause.
The con m1ttee on permanent
organization reported for Chair
man r. B. PEBBLES, of Nortn>
ampLon. Secretary W. S. Her
bert, of Lenoir, with members of,
the Democratic press present. as
assistant secretaries The. con-
vention adopted the report of the
committee.
Mr.. w. A. Dunn. of Halifax
county, made a stirring appeal to
Democrats to stand by the party.
as did also F. D. Winston, of
BERTHE, while the Convention
were waiting for reports from
the committees on platform. Mr..
w. D. Pollock, Of Lenoir. made
a few remarks.
The report of the committee on
platform was adopted and is as
follows:
We the Democrats of the sec>
ond Congressional District of
North Carolina in convention es-
sembled in Goldsboro this the
23rd day of June 1896 do resolve;
1st. We reafhrm our allegiance
to the Democratic party and Our
devotion to its ancient princi-
pies.
End. We favor the free and uns
limited coinage of silver and gold
at the ratio of Is to 1, independent
of the action of any other nation
or foreign power. In this we
shall demand the restoration OF
the money of the Constitution.
Considering this the perma-
nent issue i'll this campaign we
hereby invite all persons regard
less OF their party affiliations to
unite with US in restoring silver
to its time honored place in the
monetary system ofthis country
We hereby solemnly Instruct oul
delegates to the National Con
ventlon at Chicago to USE
all honorabl means in theil
power to secure the adop.
ton of a platform embrac
ing the principles herein de
clared and to vote only for tn
nomination of candidates TO
President and Vice Presiden
whose past records are guaran
tees of their loyalty and devotio1
to these principles.
3rd. We demand the repeal @
the ten per cent tax on Stat
banks.
4th. We favor an amendmer
to the Constitution of the Unite
States to empower Congress t
, levy an income tax.
SWIFT GALLOWAY,
Chm.
j. w. EDWARDS
ii Sec'y.
After the reading of the reso
lutions the chair announced tn;
nominations for Congressms