The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-01

| ed to the county convention.
| w. c. DOUGLASS.
John w. THOMPSON.
| A. j. FIELDS.
| c. b. PARKS.
! FRANK STRONACH
FENNER MCDOWELL.
MOSES w. CLARK.
The whole vote cast for state Treas
urer was &c. Mr.. Lacy receiving 81
votes; Mr.. Boushall, - and Mr.. Lon
don. The chairman #nnounced that
Mr. Lacy would be entitled to six del
egates and Mr.. Boushall TO one dele
gate.
Hon. Chas. II. Aycock was unani-
mously endorsed for Governor.
THIRD WARD. FIRST DIVISION.
The meeting was held AT Jones
warehouse. being called to order by
Chairman w. Fl. King.
On motion Mr.. r. g. Upchurch. Mr..
Jas. II. Pou was unanimously elected
permanent chairman.
The first business in order being
the nomination of delegates to the
county convention, Mr.. w. +. Faison
put in nomination the following who
were unanimously elected:
R. G. UPCHURCH.
e. +. BARBEE.
H. H. CROCKER
J. r. UPCHURCH.
W. H KING.
j. NJ. NORWOOD.
w G. FORSyTHE
SAM BOGASSE.
G. +. KENNEDY.
The following were unanimously
elected as alternates: Il. o. King. G. I.
Norwood. Seth 4. Jones. j. H. Pou,
L. A. Fort, w. +. Faison, j. NJ. Bryant
and H. II. Roberts.
On motion Of i. A. Fort, Hon. c. Il.
Aycock was unanimously endorsed for
the nomination as Governor: and on
motion of II. III. Croker. the delegates
were instructed to vote for b. Il. Lacy
for the nomination as State Treasurer.
The present executive committee
was reelected: Messrs. w. III. King,
Il. G. Upchurch and L. II. Woodall.
The delegates to the county cOnven-
ton were instructed to select the two
delegates from this precinct to the
State convention.
THIRD WARD. SECOND DIVISION.
The primary met in Royal Knights
Hail. on Cabarrus street. Ii was called
to order by Mr.. Joseph Z. Pogue,
chairman of the executive committee,
and on motion he was elected perma-
nent chairman of the meeting. Mr..
Herbert w. Jackson. was elected sec
rotary.
Mr.. w. w. Willis placed Mr.. B. X.
Lacy in nomination for State Treas
urer and the chair ordered a ballot
| taken, but, as there was no other
| name presented, on motion Mr.. Lacy
was declared the unanimous choice of
| the ward for State Treasurer.
These delegates We're unanimously
elected to the county convention:
| CHAS. f. COOKE.
JOSEPH E. POGUE
JOE. F. CORRELL.
I W. 0. SCOTT
JOSEPHUS. DANIELS.
Alternates: W. W. Willis, J.. A.
Keuster, A. f. Olmstead, r. T. Horn
| buckle. Marion johnson.
FOURTH WARD. FIRST DIVISION.
This primary was held in the May
or's office. J. n. Holding presided and
w. p. Whitaker acted as secretary.
ry.
The following were placed in nom
nation for delegates to the county
| convention, and the balloting for them
resulted as follows: G.. Z. Leach, 40;
| d. S. Hamilton. AZ: f. A. Adams. 40:
| j. y. Holding. "a; r. G. Reid, 43: W.
Z. Blake, Al; w. p. Whitaker, "a; j. I.
Rowland. 16; F. w. Mailer. II: j. w
| McGee, IL; w. n. Jones, /: p. Cowper,
1.
The following were declared elected:
D. s. HAMILTON.
g. E. LEACH
Z. a. ADAMS.
J. n. HOLDING.
r. G.. REID.
". Z. BLAKE
" P.l WHITAKER
Alternates: J. W. Melee. .Jr. frank
BEDFORD. \. Williams, T. H. Briggs, C.
B. Edwards. Jr.. Henry Perry.
The delegates were unanimously in
strueted to vote for Chas b. Aycock
for Governor: j. Bryan Grimes for
Secretary of State; j. c. Caddell for
Superintendent OF Public instruction
and +. ID. Winston for Attorney Gen
eral.
The vote for State Treasurer was as
follows: T. r. Lacy. "A; j. ID. Boushall
5: Fl. \. London, ,.
FOURTH WARD, SECOND DIVISION.
The Second division of the Fourth
Ward met at the headquarters of the
Rescue Hose Company. Mr.. Maxwell
j. German presided at the meeting
and Mr.. Claude R&rbee was secretary