The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-08-18
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTINCT cenvEA.
1I0A

OF the paps!iss. H~ia at Nar~a~ M. 4
J. ioftin. of kin.tan. Nominated f.t
Jsdxs. saa M ~. 4. Hs.hara..a. 80,
solicitor.
hKNANssiLLs. y. Z. Aug Il, Uses
The Peoples Party Of the sixth 10
"Afsaw on the above date. AT /.
O'Clock Disiric. Chairman =. II. bright
Clerk OF the superior Court of I-no.,
county. called the Convention 10 ora-,
and called Thad Jon~-. Jr-. of Dapl,u
aouhty to Act as temporary Secretary
ny motion the Temporary orxAnif.itou
Vas made permanent.
4 roll OF countis. IN district "a.
called IS follows. Dupiin, ouslo~
Jones, Lenoir. Carteret. Samp.on, Pen.
der, New Hanover, and Greene. All
the counties were repr~senie ed by dele
gates except Greene, which hal are
preventative who Was not 4 d~l~xa,.
On motion W. T.. Murphy, Register o!
Deeds OF Greene, 10 recognized 4. \
delegate TO this Convention.
On motion q committee On credsntisi.
was appointed, ~ follows: Dupiin, L.
Z. Vance; Onslow, w. NJ. Barb.-
Jones, W. j. Perry; Leuoir, ;. II
Bright; Carteret. }. ". Gutheri-
Sampson, &. II. johnson; Fender, r..
NJ. johnson; New Hanover, Joe King,
Jr.: Greene, W. r. Murphy.
The credential committee retired TO
another room, and while they were
preparing the report. Hon. .;no. r.
Fowler being present WAS called out
and delivered quite juicy and ami
mating little speech by TO some extent
comparing records with present Polu-
list State officials and former ones.
which all PopulIsts are proud of. ana
also by showing the whole inconsis
tency Of the cry Of negro rule, which
Is to restore to power Cleveland Dem
Ocrats. Committee on credentials re-
port as follows:
I'VE your Committee on Credentials
beK leave to submit the following re
port, viz: We find the counties OF the
Sixth Judicial District all represented
by delegates except Greene county,
and each county entitled to the follow.
ing vote: Carteret, votes; Duplin.
Is votes; Jones. . votes; Lenoir, IL
votes; OnslOw, II votes; New Hanover,
. votes; Fender, ) votes; Sampson, "a
votes; Greene, votes.
We further recommend that no prox-
les be allowed where delegates are pre-
sent. ). II. BRIGHT.
Report adopted unanimously.
On motion the Convention proceed
ed to place ticket before the people
Hon. F. ID. kOOnce's name was present.
ed before the Convention in a most
manner by Messrs. w.
N. Barbee, OF OnslOw county, and Hill
~ 81 ;rh
OnslOw county, as most suitable can
didate for Judge, and the name of Hon.
A. >. LOftin was also placed before the
convention for endorsement for the DO
sitiOn of Judge in this district by s.
II. Bright, of LenOir county, who pa id
Mr.. LOftin a high eulogy as q christian
gentleman of the highest type, and
being an able and learned jurist, and
a man that would reflect honor upon
the bench and his constituency.
On motion, roll of counties was call
ed, and the vote stood as follows: +. d.
kOOnce, 43 votes, and Andrew j. Lof-
tin 81 votes, and he "a. j. LOftin) was
declared by Chairman Bright to be en-
dOrsed by this convention as their can.
didate for Judge.
The next order was the nomination
of Solicitor.
The name of Milton e. Richardson,
present Incumbent, was placed in NOM
inatiOn. and, on motion, the rules were
suspended and he was nominated by
reclamation, after which he came for
ward and accepted said nomination in
a nice little speech, pledging his united
effort in behalf of success.
On motion, the clerk of the cOnven-
ton was ordered to forward an official
notice of said nominations to the State
Chairman of the Peoples Party, and to
also send send proceedings of the con-
ventiOn to The CAUCASIAN and Pro-
gressive Farmer.
No other business, the convention ad-
journed, after electing s. II. Bright
district chairman for next four years.
S. II. BRIGHT, Chmn.
L. JONES, Sec'y.