Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-06-25
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
COUNTY CONVENTION.

A Splendid Aggregation of Aggress
i've Democrats.
The county Democracy held it's
convention in this city to-day, in
theMessenger Opera House, for
the selection of delegates to the
State and Congressional Con-
yentiOns, which meet next week
the State at Raleigh on Thurs
day next, June 25; aud the Con
gressional for this district. in
! this city on Tuesday next, June
%. at 3 80 in the Afternoon.
The convention was called to
order by Mr.. n. O'Berry, the in
trepid chairman of the county
Executive Committee, who called
DR.. J. B. Kennedy TO preside
over the temporary organization.
aud Messrs, Jos. E. Robinson
and A. Roscower to act as sec :
retaries.
On motion the temporary or~
ganization was made permanent,
and the election of delegates to
the State and CongressionalCon j..
ventions was gone into at once
with dispatch and resulted as fol-
lows:
Fork Township-State-A l. Sasser,
w F Rose, E 7 Atkinson. Alternates
N H Gurley, 6 L Becton, George
Worley. CongressionaNAlhert H
Toler, G Yelverton, W U Grantham.
wards, W J Game.
MISUNDERSTANDING Edwards,
Alternately H Overman, Congress
sional-D G Davis. Alternate-R A
Boyette.
Dudley-State-M Milford Edgerton,
Alternate-Urban Lewis. Congress
sional-B E Barnes. Alternate-Ma-
jor Lewis.
Mt. Olive-State-W F English, c
B Price, w 6 Davis. Alternates-J X
Smith, H T Ham, j H Loftin. Con
gressional-Jas. r Hatch,J A West
brook, B J Griswold. Automatically
d Price, j Kelley, Elias Flowers.
rantham-State-J b Kennedy,
A Stevens, S ID Kennedy, w K
Grantha1n Alternates-G P Britt,
A Toler, r A Whitfield, Joel Rose.
| COMPASSIONATE Grantham, g E
Grantham, L G McCullen, J L Ken
nedy. Alternates-K E Britt, E
Smith, J A Joyner, W R Gotten.
Indian Springs -State-Jno I'll Ed
wards. Alternate-A B Herring. Con
gress!onal--W F Patrick. Alternate
John Holmes.
White Hall-State: DIR w b Whit
field. Alternate: Amos Stroud. Con-
gressional: NJ Rich. Alternate: VIM
Price
| New Hope-State: J A Whitfield, A
T UZZell, H Grant. Alternates: n i
Switzerland, B F Grant, N. McN
| Buie. Congressional: n p Whitley
Rufus Mozingo,E E E Long. Alternates
b F Mozingo. John Herring, NJ l
Adams.
SauIston-State:J J B Gardner. AL
ternate: Geo. G Rackley. Congress
sional: B A Parks, Alternate:
Daniel
Sauls X Roads-State: E L Becton .
L Lane, Alternates: w A Martin
J d Minchew. Congressional: i Z
Ormond, J j Coley. .Alternates: r 5
Yelverton, VIM. Dawson.
Fremont-State: J T Hooks, q I
Mumford, b F Aycock. Alternates
J L Benton, F HI Hooks, Henry Cal
lahan, Congressional: E p Pippin
VIM Bryan, J r Short. Alternates
Sidney Batten, M Stone, Garry Ay
cock.
Great Swamp--State: Barnes Ay
cock, VIM Pope, Green Copeland
Alternates: NJ r Hooks,E j Overman
Henry Aycock. Congressional: Lovit
Mitchell, Dempsy Copeland, r
Renfrow. Alternates: E 8 Dees, R
Scott, B V Hooks.
Pikeville-State: w B Fort, K
Smith, Hosea. Alternates: w
Pike, H f Yelverton, J T Startling
Congressional: w E Pike, J w Thong
son, B Thompson. Alternates: G
Gurley, w 8 Smith, J Parrott.
) Stony Creek-O F Worren, L
; Edgerton. Alternates: o J Howell,
lW Hall. Congressional: w G. Hooks
III F Pate. Alternates: Elcana Roberts
, J K Thompson.
: Goldsboro-State: Judge w r Allel
N O'Berry, r A Creech, w G Munro
!, F A Daniels, F K Borden, sol Einsteil
w H Borden, E B Dewey, e 6 Porte
{, Thos Edmunson, M L Lee, @ Dewe,
/, Alternates: J w Sadler, Chas
. Edge rton L M Michaux, J w Cole,
H Sugg, J Switzerland, j w Lam
Is K rSoyall, John r Handley, e
D Wilkinson, r C Fields, d NJ Hard,
Il M. E. Robinson. Congressional: I.
q Dortch, w G. Lewis, g b Aycock, J
:, Robinson, c ] Nelson, Rufus smith,
Roscower, D A Grantham, d Rroa
" hurst, L B Bass, H We'll, Geo
Langston, w G Munroe, d M Hard
Alternates: N w Musgrave, T II Bal
IJ w Gulick, Jr, T W SlocumD,
. Powell, w II Borden, w d Creecb,
:. M Hoilowell, L E Pridgen, Geo
d Murphrey, G w Pender, ] G Ba1de
e Sam Cohencius.
j. The convention was largly a
III tended, every township and pr
e cinct being fully represente'
II The best Of harmony prevaile
i and interest in Democratic su,
'e css all along the line was live
= and determined.
le The following endorsement
h and resolution were Introduce
r. by Col. J. z. Kennedy and unal
,r imously adopted:
n Resolved 1st. That this Coz
p vention recommend Walter Clal
v, for vice. President, A. G. Ave
sr and E. r. Boykin for Associa
Q. lJustices of the Supreme coul
s-tB, r. Aycock for State Trea
l. urer, and F. A. Woodland +
eel Congress.
! 2nd That We favor an amen