The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-04
THE NOMINEES OF
THE JOINT CAUCUS
Sixteen '' Candidates for Cor
poration Commissioners.
THE LUCKY TRIO NAMED
FRANK M'NEILL, SAMUEL l..
ROGERS AND f. C.
BEDDINGFIELD.
s.L.PATTERsoN coM'R OF AGRICULTURE
It Took -Four Ballots to Name the Corporation
Commissioners and Nine Ballots to
Name the Commissioner
Of Agriculture.

Of Agriculture.
1t took just three hours and half for
the joint Democratic caucus last night TO
select the three Corporation Commits
sioners. There were sixteen members.
1t was holly contested fight and took
four ballots to name the lucky two-S.
L. Rogers, of Macon; Franklin Nc
Neill, of New Hanover. and Il. c. Bed
dingfeld, of Wake.
There were six candidates for Commits
sioner of Agriculture, and it took from
IL O'clock to 1:30 o'clock to make the
selection. On the ninth ballot Mr.. ). L..
Patterson. of Caldwell, was chosen.
J. NJ. Campbell, of Buncombe, was
nominated by Senator Osborne: James
ID. Mcneil, of Cumberland. by Mr.. Nc
Lean, of Harnett; J. B. Holman. of Ire
dell, by Mr.. Williams, of Iredell; Sam L.
Rogers, of Macon, by Mr.. J. Frank Ray;
Franklin Mcneil, of Wilmington. by
Representatives Willard and Rountree;
r. w. Mason, of Northampton, by
Senator Eaves; John Il. Neal. of Hail
fax, by Mr.. White, of Halifax; Frank
S. Spruil, of Franklin, by Speaker
Conner; T. ID. baltimore, of Cleveland,
by Senator Justice; NJ. L. Teach, by
Mr. Hampton: Senator Joseph A. Brown
of Columbus, by Senator Mcintyre; John
III. Pearson, of Burke, by Mr. Hoffman !;
e. C. Beddingfeld. of Wake, by Mr..
Boushall; DR.. f. Fulp, of Stokes county,
by Senator Glenn: Capt. w. b. Shaw,
of Vance county, by Senator hicks:
Thos. w. Slocum, of Goldsboro, ny
Senator Daniels.
The vote for corporation COMMISSION
ers stood on the first ballot as follows:
s. L. Rogers, "a; Campbell, AZ: j. ~.
Mcneil, SO: Frank Mcneil. 80; Sprulli,
IA; Brown. 80: Lattimer. is: Pearson,
10. Neal, J. B.. 81; Beddngtield. Il:
shaw, z; Fulp, 3; Slocumb, ,; Holman an
IS: Campbell, Al: j. ID. Mcneil. Is;
Spruill. Is: Brown, %: baltimore, IL;
Pearson. is: +. b. Neal, 80: Teach, Z;
Reddingfield %: Shaw, 3: Holman. II.
On the third ballot Franklin Mcneil
was nominated by 66 votes. The fourth
ballot resulted: Beddingfeld, GO: Neal,
of Halifax, 40; Frank Mcneil, u; Lat
timore, ,.
1t was suggested that DR.. Abbott
might and probably would contest the
legality of the acts which GUST him from
his office of Railroad Commissioners and
create the new commission; therefore.
in order to insure Democratic control
in the event the Supreme court should
sustain DIR. Abbott, the caucus decided
that Messrs. Rogers and Mcneil should
take the places of Major and Ohio Viii
son. Mr. Ray and other friends of Mr..
Rogers proposed Mr.. Mcneil for the
place of chairman of the old board TO
replace Major Wilson. Mr.. Rogers is
TO take S. Otho's place. 1t is under
stood that the new commission will be
made to take effect about April 9th. so
that until then Mr.. Beddingtield will
not assume office.
Nine candidates for Commissioner of
Agriculture were presented and the
fight was a good deal more lively than
the commissioners election. Its echoes
in the shape of cheers and exhortations
soaked through the oak doors about
o'clock and two previous messengers in
formed candidate that he WAS elected
when he had not been.
Senator Ward nominated w. III. Lucas,
of Hyde county; Representative Wall,
James G. Kenan, Of Duplin county;
Representative Gattis, L. -. Parker. of
Orngc county: Senator II. III. Speight
MIR. S. u. Patterson, Of CaIdwell: Sen
ator Osborne, X. NJ Ransom, of Neck
lenburg county; Representative w. w.
Carraway, George II. Parrot. of Le-
noir county.
The candidates received the following
numbers of votes on the nine ballots:
Patterson, :i6, As, As. AZ, As, Al. Al
81.
Lucas. %, %, 90, %, 80. ~, 4s. IL.
Kenan, II. IL, %. %, %. 16
Ransom, IL, iwithdrawn.)
Parker, IA. II, 3. ? (withdrawn)
Parrot. ; fwithdrawn.)
The eighth ballot was defective and
a new one was taken.
Mr.. Patterson's nomination was. on
motion of Senator Ward, made unani-
nous.
The caucus gave its approval to the
bill changing Congressional districts.
This bill takes Mitchell county from the
Ninth district and returns it to the
Eighth.
1t was also the expression of the eau
Gus that every Democratic member re-
main until the close Of the session, as
none of the appropriations have been
made and other important matters vet
remain to be acted upon.