The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-26

church. He then said that he was
boarding with Mrs. Williams on Cabar
rus street, in the Second division of the
Third Ward One or two days after the
primaries met Mr.. Upchurch came down
and boarded Mt Mrs. Nowel's. He told
me that he was only taking his meals
there
]. \. Wigs, being sworn and cx-
amined. said: In Il conversation | had
with Mr.. Woodell, he told me that he
roomed with Sherwood Upchurch. and
that consequently he wouldn't vote be-
cause if he wasn't entitled to vote in IA
primary he didn't want to vote. He said
all of this when his vote was chal-
lengcd at the primary. He did not vote.
Mr. Sherwood Upchurch has not regis
tered in the Second division of the Third
Ward
w. C. Cooper. being sworn and ex
amined. said II heard the conversation
with Mr.. Willie Novel;, testified to by
Mr.. Hornbuckle. in which Novel; said
that Upchurch did not stay ut his house.
Mr.. George Williams. who lives on Ca
barrus street, told me on the night of
the primaries that Upchurch did not
board ut his house"
Chairman w NJ. Russ stated that Mr..
VIII NOVEL; told him OH yesterday (April
24) that Mr. Upchurch was not staying
ut his house in April. 1899 The chair
man further said that Mr.. NOVEL; said
that he didn't want to come before the
committee, and wasn't going to do so
unless forced: that he didn't want to
have anything to do with the matter;
that ne didn't care to do anything to in
iure Mr.. Upchurch, and that he had
made the remarks before narrated unad-
visedly, but that they were every one so
and that he would stand by them.
After each witness had been examined
by the committee. Mr.. Upchurch was
given an opportunity to cross-examine
him. He availed himself of this
privilege i'll one or two instances. At the
close of the above recited testimony, the
chairman. asked Mr.. Upchurch if he de-
sired to Introduce any witnesses. He
said that he did not. The chairman then
tried to explain to him that if he cared
for the committee to hear his side of the
controversy. that then was the time to
Introduce his evidence. but he replied
that he didn't have any witnesses to in
troduce; that he was waiting for them
to prove that he was not resident of
the ward, and that when they did he
would go on the stand and swear that he
was, and that he didn't propose to be
taken down by any committee anyway:
that he was the nominee of the primary
for alderman and that he proposed 10
run, and that the committee might 50
ahead with its programme. He was
asked by member of the committee if
it was his determination to wait until
the committee had made its report and
then propose to give evidence i'll his be-
half. He said that it was. He was
asked if he thought that that was faig
TO the committee. He replied that he
had no evidence that he cared to offer ut
that time.
Whereupon the committee went Toto
executive session and upon Il considera
ton Of the foregoing evidence were
unanimously of the opinion that Mr..
Sherwood Upchurch is not bona fde
resident of the Second division of the
Third Ward of the city of Raleigh, aud
therefore, would be liable to be ousted
il elected to the position of adernal
in that division. Therefore, the Advi-
sorry committee report their proceedings
in the matter of the Executive commit
tee for such action as it may deem
proper Respectfully submitted.
w. NJ. RUSS. Chairman.
r. n. SIMMS.
w L. DEWAR
c. Il. LUMSDEN.
Il. w. HABEL.
At meeting of the Executive corn
mittee III the Mayors office, on the
night of April %, 1899, there being
quorum present and voting, the above
was fully approved and adopted as the
expression of the sense of the Executive
committee.
On motion, it is ordered that the chair
man of the Executive committee call q
meeting of the Democratic voters of the
Second division of the Third Ward, ON
Il day certain to take into consideration
the matters embraced in the foregoing
reports.
w. NJ. RUSS,
Chairman.
In accordance with this action of the
city Democratic Executive Committee,
Chairman Russ calls a primary of the
Democratic voters of the Second division
Of the Third Ward, to be held at Royal
Knights Hall. corner of Cabarrus and
Rlaupf Strppte IN Thursday nit,hf Anril