The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-09-10
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC coNvEN.
TON.
A Full Ticket Nominated.

A Full Ticket Nominated.
| Halifax county Democratic conver
ton met in Halifax June %, and ad
journed subject to a call of the chair
man of the county executive commit
tee. The chairman called the conven
ton to reasonable in Halifax Wednes
day, Sept. 9th.
| A caucus of the delegates to the con
vention was held before the conven
ton assembled. DR.. W.O. Mcdowell
was made chairman of the caucus,
plan of work was outlined for the con
vention and the doors were opened t.
the public.
E. E. HIlliard, who was the chair
man of the adjourned meeting in June
called the convention to order. Score
tary Stainback was in place and DR.. w
0. Mcdowell acted as assistant. There
was very little speech-maklng in the
convention, a motion prevailing to linn.
it all speeches to q minutes.
The chair declared the convention
open for the nomination of county OF.
Fl GERS and members of the State Legls-
lature. Nominations for sheriff were
made. The names of Mess. c.. w.
Dunn and S. J. Clark we're put before
the convention. Mr.. Clark had his
name withdrawn, and there being no
other candidate before the convention
Mr.. Dunn was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Nominations were made for register
of deeds. The names of ]. III. Norman,
T. L. Whitaker and J. Frank Brinkley
were placed before the convention. On
the first ballot the vote stood Norman
"A, Whitaker, 80, Brlnkley necessa-
rary to choice 81. The second ballot
stood Norman 261, Whitaker POI,
Brinkley "a. Brlnkley was declared
the nominee.
Nominations were then made for
treasurer. The names of Mess. w. F.
Parker and B. F. Tlllery were placed
before the convention.
Maj. Emry said that inasmuch as he
had heard some remarks that perhaps
Mr.. Parker will not vote for Bryan for
President, he thought it justice to Mr..
Parker to have him state to the con-
yention his position on the money
question. Mr.. Parker arose anc thank
ed the people of the county for sup
porting him so nobly for twelve years
and pledged his support to the Demo
cratic party In this campaign. He said
in State and county matters he would
stand by the work OF the party, but he
thought man ought to be allowed to
exercise his own preference outside of
the State. The vote for treasurer stood {:
Tillery 991, Parker 324. The chair de-
clared Tillery the nominee.
The Office OF surveyor was passed
over.
For coroner the names OF B. F. Gary
and ]. II. Fitzgerald were placed before
the Convention. The ballot stood Ga
ry 484, Fitzgerald 771. Fitzgerald was
declared the nominee.
The following names were placed be-
fore the convention for county commits
sioners F.. w. Hyman, R. B. Britt,
M. III. Clark, Whit III. johnson, w. c..
Daniel, w. w. ::Rosser, R. w. Brown,
and w. III. Thorne.
The ballot stood Hyman 854, Britt
"a, Clark 80, johnson 1926, Daniel SO,
Rosser 124. The chair declared the
nominees to be Hyman, johnson and
Daniel.
The chair announced that nomina-
lions for the legislative ticket were in
order. Maj. Emry placed in nomina-
ton for the Senate Mr.. Claude Kitch-
in, and the motion was made and Sec
onded that Mr.. Kitchin be nominated
by reclamation.
There being no other nominations, Mr..
Kitchin was nominated by acclama-
ton.
Nominations were made for the low
er House. The following names were
placed before the convention: J. A.
House, w. III. Thorne, III. S. Harrison,
David Bell and DR.. r. A. Patterson.
The names of House, Harrison and
Bell were Withdrawn and DR.. Patterson
and MI. Thorne were nominated by ac-
clamation.
A motion by Mr.. w. E. Daniel pre-
vailed to the effect that the nomina-
tons for magistrates be left to the town.
ship executive committees.
This closed the work of the conven-
ton, and Congressman F. A. Woodland
being in the convention passing
through from an appointment in North
ampton, he was called upon and spoke
eloquently and earnestly for about thlr-
ty minutes.
The convention adjourned.
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