The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27
IN METROPOl HAN HALL
THEY WILL NAME A TICKET
THAT WILL WIN.
COUNTY OFFICERS NAMED BY PRIMARIES
The Contest Comes Over the Legislative Tick.
ct and County Commissioners MANY
Good Men Mentioned for Both
Positions Meet at Nom.
Positions Meet at Nom.

The Democrats of Wake county will
meet in convention to-day to nominate
candidates for the county Offices and for
the Legislature ticket that VIII be a
winner.
Promptly at II o'clock the convention
will be called to order by Mr.. ARMS
tead Jones, chairman of the Wake coun-
ty Democratic executive committee.
After the roll of townships and pre-
cincts have been called to find out what
ones are represented and whether or not
there are any contests, Mr.. Jones will
yacate the chair for a permanent chair
man.
Nominations will be made in the fol-
lowing order: Sheriff. clerk. register of
deeds. treasurer, two county commission
ers, constable and surveyor. The nOmi-
nations for sheriff. clerk, register and
treasurer having already been made by
the primaries the successful candidates
will probably be nominated by acclama-
ton.
1t takes 80 votes to nominate, and
Page Russ, Hood and Williamson each
having received more votes than that
number will be nominated respectively
for sheriff. clerk, register and treasurer.
For county commissioners many names
have been mentioned. Perhaps the most
prominent among these are: Julius
Lewis, Raleigh: w. G. Brewer, Wake
Forest Il. +. Lawrence. New Light; J.
T. Broughton, st. Mary's; f. r. Scar
borough, Marks Creek c.. n. Allen, St
Mary's; A. NJ. Powell, Raleigh. The
convention will make no mistake in
naming any two of these.
For the Senate DR.. G. NJ. Bell, of Lit
tie River: \. +. Brougnton. of Raleigh.
and II. r. l.. Yates, of Swift Creek, are
mentioned.
For the House those who are under
stood to be in the hands of their friends
are: Fab A. Whitaker. st. Mary's; DIR.
S. w. Thompson, New Light; VIM. Fl.
Holland, Middle Creek; Dowd Honey
eutt, Barton's Creek: George " Akin
son, Swift Greek; w. b. Snow, Raleigh,
and r. \. Sims. Raleigh. Three repre-
sentatiyes are to be nominated.
The number of votes to which each
township will be entitled in the conven-
ton is as follows:
Barton's Creek. ): Buckhorn. 3; Cary.
6: Cedar Fork, 4 Holly Springs, A;
House Greek, -; Edwards Store. a ::
Harris Store 1; Little River. -; Wake
field, ): Mitchells Mills, 3; Marks
Greek. 6; Middle Greek. 4; Neuse River.
3; New Light. 8; Oak Grove. 3: Panther
Branch, q st. Mary's, =; Auburn, 3;
Garner, 81. st. Matthews, -; Milburnie,
2; Wilder's Grove, 3; Swift Creek, );
Wake Forest, -; Forestvile, s; Roles
vile, 3: White Oak, s; Raleigh: list
Div, 1st Ward, s; 2nd Div, LIST Ward.
8; LIST Div, End Ward, Z; 2nd Div, End
Ward, 8; list Div. 3rd Ward, 8; End
Div, Bird Ward 5; Fourth Ward, 8;
Outside East, 6; Outside West North
Div, 5; Outside West, South Div, 4.
Total, 179; necessary to a choice, 80.
The prospects are for well attended,
representative convention. The people
are aroused and the best men of Wake
county have determined that the negro
serving gang shall be turned out. Their
minds are made mp on that point and
there will be no shadow of turning.
The ticket to-day nominated will in
November be elected.