The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-02
WAYNE COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Hold Their County Conventfon-Strong
Endorsement OF &. Is. Aycock for
Governor Pleasant Entertainment.

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Goldsboro. N. c., February a
Pursuant to h a issued by Chair
man N O'Berry, of the county execu-
tive committee, the delegates represent
ing the democracy of the several town.
ships in Wayne county assembled in
the opera house today at 1890 o'clock
p. m. The county convention was call
ed to order by the chairman and the
following resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the democrats of Wayne
county, in convention assembled, That
the delegates to the state convention
be and they are hereby instructed to
present the name Of Charles B. Aycock
as a candidate for governor, and to
use all honorable efforts to secure his
nomination.
Mr.. Aycock is a native OF Wayne
county n has lived among us for fo~-
ty years and no man has a higher char
acter or a more honorable record, pub
lie or private. He Is one of the ablest
n most eloquent speakers in North
| Carolina n is at his best il Joint de-
bate. His party service has been long,
valuable and unselfish. Before he
was q years of age he his
county in the interest of the demo-
cratic ticket, and from that time IN
til 1883 he canvassed Wayne and the
adjoining counties. In 1888 as district
! elector he canvassed the Third congress
sional district, Wayne county being
then in that district, and in that cam
paign made more than fifty speeches.
In 1890 he made many speeches in diff
ferent parts of the state. In 1892 as
elector for the state at large he IAN
vassed the state, n in 1894, 1896 and
1898 he put his services at the COM
mand of the state democratic execu-
tive committee and spoke where the
mi sent him, his speeches in
behalf of good government and the
success of the democratic party arous
ing great enthusiasm and inspiring the
people to the greatest effort in behalf
of the success of the party. During all
this time he has not been a candidate
except as elector and has given liberal
ly to the party of his time and money.
We believe his party service and his
high character and ability will receive
recognition at the hands of the demo-
Gratis of the state. He has lived all
his life in the east and is thoroughly
familiar with the conditions which
have afflicted this section of the state,
n can, we believe, present these con-
ditiOns to the people of the whole state
more effectively than any man who
could be nominated at this time. We
commend his candidacy not only to
the people of the east, but to the people
of western North Carolina, as one who
can bring home to them, as no other
man can, the necessity for the adoption
of the constitutional amendment. We
believe that under his leadership the
success of the ndm and the per-
p%etuation of good government in North
Carolina would be assured"
At this writing the convention is still
in session, and all the delegates to the
state convention have not yet been
elected, therefore, 1 am unable to give
them.
One of the most enjoyable social fea-
lures in the history of GOldsboro was
the bal poudre given by the young Ia
dies of G~oldsboro last Thursday night
in the dining room of the Hotel Ken
non, complimentary to the young gen.
tlemen of the city. The young ladies
were dressed in colonial style, with
powdered hair. and the ball was said
to have been the prettieSt ever held in
GOldSboro. The music was furnished
by the Rocky Mount string band, and
during the intermission delightful re-
freshments were served. The german
was gracefully led by Miss LOllie Lewis
with Mr.. Earle E. Humphrey, n the
following were among the dancers:
Miss Leila Cobb with Mr.. r. X. Free
man. Miss Susie Fulghum with Mr..
O. w. Patterson, Miss Minnie SlOcumb
with Mr.. r. E. Cocker, Miss Eta Spier
with Mr.. Herbert We'll, Miss Daisy
Smith with Mr.. Fred Macdonald, Miss
! Katherine Darden with Mr.. M. C.Tuck
Miss Matte Lee with Mr.. hurry Bor-
den, Miss Sadie Spier with Mr.. Nor
wood Spieer. Miss Mildred Rortch with
NJ Allie LNIonrtnn Misc TI1jo Howell
with MIR. John w. Aycock, Miss Mary
/ Howard with Mr.. ]. F. Rogers, Miss
Kerr Mebane with Mr.. Charles N. Ed
| gerton, Miss Annabel Borden with Mr..
F. NJ Miller, Miss Mary Robinson with
Mr.. Joseph Rosenthal, Miss Sallie Lee
with Mr.. E. B. Borden, Jr., Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. E. Borden, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Ottenger, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Souther-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Grafton, DIR.
| and Mrs. G.. w. Granger. The chape-
were Mr.. n Mrs. B. H. Griffin,
| MI. and Mrs. Joseph F. Robinson, Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Joseph, Mrs. Henry
| Lee, Miss Emma Faison, Mrs. S. S.
| Spier and Mrs. M. E.. Robinson. The
| stays were DR.. John Spicer, Messrs. I.
A UzzeIl, Will Stroud, Frank Broad
hurst, Edward Yelverton, NJ. G.. Hun
ter (of Atlanta, Ga.), Graves Smith
and Herman We'll.
Miss Hannah NJ. Bodell will give 4
| concert by her music class in the Mes
senger house or the evening of March
5th. Those who attend may expect
something very entertaining.
I regret to hear of the illness of Rev.
F. D. Swindell, pastor of st. Paul III.
| E. church, in this city. He was unable
to conduct the services at his church
last Sunday, and his physician says it
will be some weeks before he will be
| able to dc 30. The annual sermon to
the Goldsbero Rifles, which was to
have been preached by their chaplain,
| DR.. SwindeI. tomorrow, has been post
poned.
DIR. Clara Jones will lecture in the
Woman's Club rooms next Monday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock, for the benefit OF
the Mary Carlow kindergarten fund.
Her subject win be THE Care OF Young
Children"
The Tuesday Afternoon Club was
pleasantly entertained this week by
Mrs. w. E. Borden at her hospital
home in this city.
Hon. Charles B. Aycock. who has
been in attendance upon the supreme