The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-20
PRIMARIES LAST NIGHT.
DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION.
There We're No Contests in Any of the
Wards The Democrats Met, Hair
moniousIy Elected Their
Delegates and Went
Home.

Last night at z o'clock the Demo
cratic primaries for the election of del
egates to the county convention were
held in the various wards and pre-
cincts.
There were no contests and the
meetings were entirely harmonious.
FIRST WARD FIRST DIVISION.
The primary was held in Me,tropoI-
tan Hall.
The following delegates were elect
ed: c. NJ. Walters, S. " House, Brown
Pegram, Sidney Scott, w. w. Wilson,
j. C. Maroon, w. b. Grimes, John
Ward, A. M. Powell.
FIRST WAiRD-SECOND DIVISION.
w. b. Snow was chairman and w. c.
McMackin secretary.
The following were elected dele
gates: r. III. Jones, W. c. AIclMackin,
V. C. Register, James A. Briggs, ARMS
tead Jones, ID. +. Everett, S. A. Ashe,
Julius Lewis, A. NJ. Powell, w. III. eau
die, l.. III. Royster, Ernest Balm, E. l..
Taylor, Jos. Blake, Frank Register, w.
e. Foster, p. c. Enniss, n. e. Whitfield,
j. j. Bernard, A. j. Cowan, w. b. Snow.
SECOND WARD.
The Second Ward primaries were
held in the county court house. OF
the first division, Mr.. b. r. Lacy was
made chairman and Mr.. G. A. Separk,
| secretary. The following delegates
| were appointed to the county conyen-
ton: Messrs. Charles. 3. Parks, Hugh
Morson, II. b. Arendell, Thomas Bad
ger, Jno. B. Kenney, NJ S. Clarke and
n. B. Broughton.
OF the second division, Mr.. B. c.
Beckwith was made chairman and Mr..
t. j. Pence, secretary. The following
| delegates were appointed; W. Nj, Russ.
i. c. Beckwith, w. n. Smelling, w. w.
Parish, Thos. j. Pence, c. p. Maynard,
| j. f. Straughan and j. +. Watts.
THIRD WARD FIRST DIVISION.
The meeting of the First Division Of
the Third Ward was held last night in
the Planters warehouse.
Greek O. Andrews was elected chair
| man, and G. r. Lee, secretary.
| Delegates were elected as follows:
/ James NJ. Norwood, G.. y. Williams, j..
j. Harris, A. e. Smith, E. t. Scarboro,
| w. S. Harris, w. T. Terry, j. c. Bird
son, Il. T.. Sale.
| Alternates: C. r. Lee, G. o. Andrews,
r. " Denton, w. G. Forsyth, S. w.
| Walker, DIV. Register, J. r. Upchurch,
| G. III. Belts, w III. Holloway.
| THIRD WARD SECOND DIVISION.
The primary was held at the Farm
ers' warehouse. Joseph E. Pogue was
| chairman and w. w. Green was secre-
| tary.
The following delegates were cleo
| ted: Josephu E. Pogue, Josephus Dan
iels, G.. w. Morris, w. w. Green, w. o.
Scott, o. j. Carroll, w. E. Christian,
| a. III. Green. Alternates: Herbert w.
jackson, Il. B. Crowder, o. ID. Green,
| Robert King, Alton 0lmstead, Mills I'll.
Brown, James Riggan, Marion john
ston, u. G. Bagwell.
FOURTH WARD, FIRST DIVISION.
The primary was held in the Mayors
| Office. j. N. Holding was chairman
and John WILDER jenkins secretary.
The following were elected dele
| gates:
J. N. Holding, g. E. Leach, C. J. Par
| ker, w. N. Jones, G. B. Edwards, ID. II.
Hamilton, L. G. Rogers, Robert Dob
bin, w. w Flow.
| FOURTH WARD, SECOND DIVISION.
The primary was held in the Rescue
Hail.
The following delegates were elect
ed: n. S. Moseley, j. S. Bland, w. d.
Smith, Nat. M. Rand.
OUTSIDE WEST.
Both the northern and southern di-
visions of Outside West met on the
stage at Metropolitan Hall. w. C. Rid
dick was chairman.
The following were elected dele
gates: Bryan Smith, w. +. Massey, w.