The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-30
A Continuous Performance.

performance of a bowling farce, last
ing eight hours, a rare vocal entertain.
ment. with soloists and chorus Of
several hundred voices, defamation
and tin horn tests of lung power, made
up the sixth days session of the Demo
cratic State Convention, and it mar
rowly escaped winding up in an exhi-
bition of pugilism and marksman.
ship.
From 10 o'clock until o'clock today
Central Music Hall contained, without
doubt, the most uproarlous and dis
orderly body of men that ever gather
ed together for the transaction of
political or other business. Angered
by what they considered an arbitrary
ruling of the chair, in refusing to allow
ali appeal from his decision declaring
out of order motion to remove police
men from the hall, over half the dele
gates set about with all the energy
thew could command to prevent by
deafening noise the transaction of any
further business until they secured
vote on this appeal. This plan was
successfully carried out until nearly
o'clock this evening, when princi-
pally because of utter physical ex-
haustion the filibusterers allowed
themselves to be outwitted and the
ballot on nomination for Governor,
which the chair had ordered early in
the morning and had tried repeatedly
to proceed with, was concluded by
having the county chairman, or as
many as would, come to the stage and
yell their votes to the clerk, who at a
distance Of few inches was able to
catch the figures.
Before they fairly realized it they
were beaten and a second ballot was
reached, this time with less tribula-
ton. These two ballots, both fruit
less, represent the days work of the
convention. After they were COM
pleted all were glad enough to ad-
journ until 10 clock to morrow morn
ing.
Behind this spectacular entertain
ment the three candidates for Cover
nor worked like beavers. Today it
was clearly Goebel against the field,
and the Kenton county leader, cold
and nerveless as ever, has successfully
defied his two opponents to combine
and beat him. They may do tyet,
but so far they have shown themselves
woefully lacking in their ability to
throw their vote in any one direction
direction or 10 keep it silent when
their managers deemed it best that no
votes be cast. Goebel controls the
organization of the convention and
through it the State central committee,
but at present the fight is as open and
as fierce as 1t has been at any time,
Many delegates, weary after last
weeks excitement or at the end of
their allowance for expense account,
have gone home. What effect this will
have on the contest is an open ques-
ton, but it has seriously alarmed many
Of the candidates for MINOR officers.
The chairman's efforts to secure
roll call on the nomination for Cover
nor, after the convention convened,
developed season of excited speech
making.
Then came deatening chorus of
sing song yells, the chairman beating
time with his gavel. After several
minutes of this pandemonium, face
tious delegate arose. "(ientlemen,"
he raid, after struggling some time to
himself heard, "there seems to be
general disposition to sing. Why hot
let us sing together let us sing Praise
God from Whom all Blessings Flow
A wave Of laughter swept over the
hall then all caught up the strain and
the hymn was sung amid surroundings
that made it sound weired an un.
canny, not indicative of peace and
good will.
But sacred music never had less
soothing influence, and another at
tempt to start the roll-call was howled
down. At this juncture delegate
rushed to the stage. Immediately in
front of the chairman stood line Of
blue coats. The excited delegate be-
gan to denounce the police, the chair
man, and things generally. An officer
laid his hands on the dsturber's
shoulders. The convention arose as
one man and 10 the front Of the house
began. Every delegate was on his