The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-21

lotte, Unanimously Chosen as Pres1-I
Dental EIector-M Mr.. BeIlamy Makes
aspeech-He Predicts Bryan's Elec-I
ton.
Pursuant to the call of the Hon. WI
c.. Maxwell of Charlotte chairman, OF
h democratic executive committee OF
the sixth congressional district, theI
congressional convention of this district
met at 4 O'Clock yesterday in the court
house. in this city, for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for the 5IthI
ngr and to choose a candidate for
presidential elector.
In the absence of chairman Maxwell.
MIR. w. B. McKoy, Of this city. secre-I
tary Of the executive committee and al
member Of the same from New Han
over county, called the convention to-
order. He then requested J. G.. Cow
ington, Esq, of Union, to take the
chair.
Mr.. Covington took the chair amid
applause, and in a brief speech in which,
he expressed thanks for the honor be-
slowed upon him. he said among other
things:
Standing within the light and
shadow of gray dawn of the new GEN.
tury, and looking back over the past
80 years of negro rule and republican
administration, We can but feel proud
of the result of the great battle of ball
lots which we so manfully fought and
signally won on the End day of August.
The outside world watched with inter
est the progress of his battle and
awaited with pardonable pride the re-
suit of the election through which we
have just passed. Since the battle has
been fought and the victory has been
won and announced, the world will ap-
plaud when North C~arolinians sing,
with a slight deviation from the Origi-
nal words, that grand old song, which
was composed and written by one Of
her venerable sons:
Ho! for Carolina. it's the land for me,
Within her happy borders roam the
brave and free:
And her bright eyed daughters, none
can fairer be
Tis the land of love and white supre-
macy.
"When the new century bursts forth
upon us and we face it's rising SUI its
cheering rays will, un~obstructed, enc
trate every home in North Carolina,
and throughout it's course, width AMI
breadth, shall be written upon every
mile post of progress, peace, prosperity
and protection to every citizen of
North Carolina. While we are proud
of the fact that we live in an age like
this through which we are jus.
passing, yet the future will be more
hopeful, the prospects brighter, and
we will all strive to make it the most
memorable in the history of mankind -
The remarks of Mr.. Covington met
with hearty applause throughout, and
when he concluded, he appointed the
representatives of the democratic
press as secretaries of the convention.
The secretaries hen called the rol OF
counties, n all were represented, as
New Hanover. Mecklenburg, Pen1er,
Richmond Gncluding Scotland, the
new county, Robson and Union
Besides those from New Hanover
the following delegates were present
from the various counties in the dis
trict.
Anson-R. E. Little. j.. G. Boylin.
UniOn-J. G. Covington.
Pender-GeOrge E. Shepard, ]. r
Bannerman. DR.. E. Porter.
Robeson-J. L. Mcmillan. George H
Hall, Frank Cough, C. T. Pate, w. B
Harker.
Brunswick-George H. Bellamy, G.
NJ. McKeithen. F. NJ. Moore, VIM
Weeks, w. p. Gore. NJ. A. Robbins.
Mecklenburg-Heriot Clarkson.
Johnson, w. T. Wilkinson, W. c.
Dowd, J. w. Odom. E. S. Williams, j
O.. Alexander.
Columbus-J. NJ. Smith. James NJ
Stephenson, Forney Richardson, S.
Lumpkin. Wade Wishart. H. c. Moi
fit, B. F. Stephens, NJ. NJ. HARRISON
Richmond-George Warburton, Pau.
c. Whitlock. A. j. Maxwell, John w
LeGrand.
On motion a committee on credentials
was dispensed with as there were nc
contests.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
The following committee on platform
was made by the delegations of the
several counties:
AnSon-J. G.. Boylin.
Brunswick-F. NJ. Moore.
Columbus-M. M. HARRISON.
New Hanover@George l.. Peschau.
Neutrality-suspicious. ClarkSon.
Pender-George E. Shepard.
Richmond-A. j. Maxwell.
Robeson-W. B. Harker.
Union-R. A. Morrow.
After the committee on platform
had been named the members retired
to agree upon a platform.
On motion, the temporary ~organiza-
ton of the convention was made per-
manent.
While awaiting the return of the
committee on platform, Messrs Pau
g. Whitlock, Of Richmond, and R. E.
Little, OF Arson, were called on fol
speeches but they begged to be excus
ed.
The convention waited a few min
utes for the committee, and as it HAD
not returned, a motion was adopted t
go into the nomination OF a candidat,
for congress. The motion was carried
and the chairman announced that tn
convention was ready to hear nomina
lions.
MIR. BEILAMY RENOVATED.
Mr.. E. S. Williams, of M~ecklenburg
then took the floor, and nominated tn
Hon. John d. Bellamy, of New Hano
Yer, as h candidate for congress o
n democratic party of the Sixth dis
trict. He briefly spoke in commenda
ton OF MI. Bellamy's in con