The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-09

the business of the convention and go
home.
The motion was losr, .only part of
even Wake county's delegation voting
for the motion.
This was a Wilson movement. The
Gideon had showed up weak in caucus,
having received only % votes out of the
Ga. He@~wanted n little more time to
try to whip home folks into line.
The secretary read the roll of counties
in the district and the number of votes
to which each was entitled, as follows:
Chatham, Al; Franklin, 30; Johnston,
-: Nash, 20; Randolph, 13; Vance, 10;
Wake, GA. Total 215. Necessary tn
choice, 10S.
Nominations were declared in order,
and the following names were placed be
fore the convention.
w. II. Strowd, Of Chatham, by J. NJ
Terrell. of Wake; seconded by G. W.
Pierson. of Chatham; J. II. Marshburn
of Nash; r. II. Dixon. of Chatham;
John r. Mitchell of Franklin, by Bar
row, of Franklin; seconded by DIR. Peter
Hatch. of Franklin.
r. r. Garrett, of Vance. by r. G. Row
land, of Wake; seconded by Mr. Jenkins
and s. G.. Satterwhite, of Vance.
s. Ohio Wilson, of Wake, by Hill t.
King, Of Onslow: seconded by Thad
Ivey, late of Orange.
Allen J. Tomlinson, of Randolph, by
NC. English, of Randolph; seconded by
Mr.! Frazier. of Randolph.
Gibson Fitzgerald, of Johnston, by ID.
T. Massey. of Johnston seconded by
John Parker.
The best nominating speech was made
by II. II. Dixon, of Chatham; the longest
one by n. c. English, of Randolph. The
loudest speech was made by ID. T. Mas
sey, of Johnston. J. Nj. Winston made
the most amusing speech.
In seconding CARROTS nomination. Mr..
jenkins said he was "a good blacksmith
and eminently qualified to represent this
district in Congress with distinguished
honor"
Hill r. King said the name of S. Ohio
Wilson was "a household word in every
home in North Carolina"
ID. Il. Massey said: my man, Gibson
Fitzgerald, is horny-handed son Of
toll"
English was mighty careful, durK G his
speech to do a little shrewd eIecrioneering
by saying some things that might have
been taken as applying to him. and
then saying he didn't mean himself.
S. G.. Satterwhite: ''Iack II. Garrett
is the father of Populism in North
Carolina. We are taught in the Good
Book to honor our father and mother,
that our days may be long upon the
land. Jack Garrett has risen from the
| lowest position till his ability is equal
to that of any man in the nation"
This was too much for j. M. Winston
of Franklin. He rose to claim the pa
ternity of Populsm for J. 4. Mitchell. of
| Franklin. ''Now you nominate Mitchell
and you won't never regret 1t. / am a
PopuIst and I'm going to be one all
my life: and when | die and the clods
are piled up on my body you may swear
all the principles of Populism will be
| buried with me-
A delegate-"Old fellow, hope yol
won't die SOON"
This completed the speech making and
| the vote was taken.
Chatham cast her AZ votes for Strowd;
Franklin, 80 for Mitchell; Johnston L.,
for Fitzgerald: Nash, 30 for Strowd;
Randolph, 13 for Tominson; Vance. 10
for Garrett; Wake, AZ and a fraction
and Strowd rs and fraction.
The announcement of the vote was as
follows: Strowd, 92h; Mitchell, 80: VIII
son. 47h; Tomlinson, 10; Fitzgerald. Is:
Garrett 10.
1t will be observed that Wake county