The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-06
BRUNSWICK DEMOCRATS
The County Convention Held SatE rday
Delegates TO the Colventfons-Beiia.
my Endorsed for Congress.

my Endorsed for
The democratic county convention OF
Brunswick county was called TO order
the executive committee, on the Goth
day of April, 1898.
Geo. III. Bellamy was elected perma-
nent chairman and John y. Bennett
secretary
DR.. McNeilI addressed the convention
in a shor speech in behalf Of Hon. Jno.
D. Bellamy for congress-, and upon mo-
ton of DR.. McNeill the convention
unanimously endorsed the Hon. Jno.
D Bellamy for congress from this, the
Sixth, congressional district. On mo-
zion of A. c.. Meares. the following res
olution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, % That we, the democrat
ic voters Of Brunswick county, in con-
vention assembled, do hereby instruct
our delegates to h congressional con-
ventiOn to cast the vote of Brunswick
county for theHon. Jno. d. Bellamy,
and to use all honorable means to Sc
cure for him the nomination for cor
gress from this, the Sixth, congress
sional district of North Carolina, there
by insuring success in the coming cam
paign.
Resolved, CD We point with pride
and pleasure to his record while a
state senator in 1891, and admire his
strict adherence to h Chicago plat
form and his unf1inching and sincere
advocacy of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio of 16 to 1.
On motion of Geo. M. McKeithan,
the delegates from the various town
ships retired and selected the following
delegates to the state, congressional
and judicial conventions, which were
ratified by the convention, to-wit:
State Conventional. D.. Robbins, A.
NJ. Williams, F. M. Moore, J. w. Ben
son, Jno. H. MINIS, S. J. Stanley, S. B.
Hughes, L. NJ. Todd, J. F. Phelps, c.. j.
Frink, Geo. w. Carney, J.. w. Skipper,
". 6. Curtis, Jno. NJ. Gainey, Joel r.
Ward, G. w. Kirby, James Holmes,
Captain A. Moore, c. E. Hemingway,
w. O.. McKeithan, Frank Gray, Henry
Galloway, Joel Long, M. A. Robbins.
Judicial Convention-Wm. Cook, w.
l.. Hall, DR.. A. H. Robbins, j. j. Halves,
Peter Rourk, Jesse Wilson, S. P. Ben
nett, H. L. Caison, j.. L. Babson, Isham
McKeithan, E. G.. Goodman, Stephen
MINIS, j. J. Pigott, r. w. McKeithan.
w. A. Lancaster, J. W.Lancaster, Med.
Turner, Jordan Davis, r. N. Swain,
Jno. Holden, VIM. Phelps, w. A. Frink,
J.. A. Mcneil, r. V. Leonard. George
Leonard.
congressional cOIlVoltlOu.-A. N.
Chinnis, j. w. Gay, Frank Sykes, NJ.
A. Robbins, B. F. Stone, A. P. Thomas,
E. M. Stanley, A. c.. Meares, j. H.
MINIS, G.. c.. Little, G.. B.. Ward, w. r.
Coleman, j. B.. Evans, w. W. Gallo
way, J. M. Harrell, VIM. Vines, P. G.
Sellers, J. A. Willets, ]. B. Simmons,
T. s. Attoway, A. Goodman,
Wis, Muck Carney, David Ward, J..
D. Galloway, Fred. Reynolds w. G.
Curtis, D.. I. Watson, John Weigman.
VIM. Weeks, D. B. Mcneil. John Hol-
den, J. S. Phelps, R. w. McKeithan,
Franklin Galloway.
On motion, the names Of Geo. H. Bel
lamy, chairman, and Jno. N. Bennett,
secretary, were added to the list of del
egates to the state, congressional n
judicial conventions.
Warren w. Galloway offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That we, the democratic
voters of Brunswick county, in conven-
ton assembled, do most earnestly and
cordially invite all white men who a "
hereafter voted with us, as we'll as all
others, who favor good government ad-
ministered, by honest and capable Of
ficiaIs, to join us and aid us in &C
cOmplishing the result which will in
sure Anglo-Saxon rule again in North
Carolina. We extend to them h right
hand of fellowship, n beg to remind
them that the latch-string hangs on
the outside, to come in and join us I'M
der the grand old Jeffersonian demo-
cratic amer.
On motion. the Wilmington press and
Southport Standard be requested to
publish these proceedings.
The utmost harmony prevailed.
On motion, the convention adjourned
sine die.
GEO. H. BELLAMY,
Chairman.
J. n. BENNETT,
Secretary.