The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-25
CONVENTION IN
SECOND DISTRICT
Continued from First Page)

Lenoir each for Woodland and Gillian
Az for Kitchin, 1712 for Peebles; North
ampton, 33 for PEBBLES; Warren, 10 fol
Kitchin, 4 for PEBBLES. each for WOOD
ard and Gillian; Wayne, 1871 for each OF
the four candidates; Wilson 81 for Wood
ard. Totals-Woodard IS, Kitchln a
PEBBLES 95, Gillian GO.
The second ballot showed a gain of
for Woodland lost by Kitchin and PEBBLES
from change in Greene's vote. On the
third ballot Kitchin regained his strength
and PEBBLES lost it. The fourth ballot
was exactly like the third. Fifth ballot
PEBBLES lost more votes. Gillian gained
four of them and Woodland one.
AT this point Wayne, Greene and Lenoir
the counties having no candidates asked
time for consultation. 1t was given but
seemed to have amounted to little as the
sixth ballot showed change OF only live
votes They went to Kitchin, one from
Gillian and four from Woodland. Seventh
ballot, Kitchin lost fourteen votes, ten of
which went to Gillian.
On the eighth ballot the strength of the
candidates was as follows: PEBBLES 81,
Gillian -, Kitchin "a, Woodland 62. AT
this point, o'clock, the convention took
an hours recess for supper.
The convention met promptly again at
o o'clock and Immediately resumed bal
lotng The first ballot taken, which was
the ninth stood. Woodland 70, Kitchin ~
PEBBLES 60 and Gillian II. On the tenth
ballot Gilliam's vote went TO rs, the
gain being taken from Kitchin and
PEBBLES. The 18th and 18th ballots show
ed slight change. On the thirteenth ballot
Gillian lost four which Woodland gained
and the fourteenth was exactly like it.
The fifteenth ballot Gillian got back
his four votes from Woodland and on the
sixteenth ballot he added two more OF
Woodlands votes. Thus it swung along
until the nineteenth vote when Lenoir
gave Woodland % votes to the hurt of
Gillian. The ballot then stood, Woodland
SIS. Kitchip "A, PEBBLES sc, Gillian 81. On
the next ballot Woodland lost fifteen votes
which went to Kitchin by change in
Lenoir's vote. On the twenty second bal
lot Lenor took twenty of her votes from
Kitchin and gave them to PEBBLES. Re-
suit of the twenty fifth ballot: Woodland
II. Kitchin 76, Gillian ~. PEBBLES 65.
On the twenty eighth ballot the Wayne
county delegation retired for consuita-
gates came back, but their bal)oting
showed that the consultation had no. re-
suited in any material change. Tile
changes were minor ones until the thir-
ty-seventh ballot was reached when Le-
noir gave Gillian large slice OF her
vote, sending Gilliam's strength up to 81
and reducing Woodland to GA. Bur on the
next ballot Lenoir shifted her vote 10
PEBBLES, making his vote "a, and cutting
Gillian down to 81. On the thirty ninth
ballot Kitchin got Lenoir's vote. giving
him a total of 81, the highest vote yet
received. On the fortieth ballot i-enolr
cast her solid vote for Woodland AMI the
result was: Woodland 80, Kitchin =,
PEBBLES "a, Gillian e.
On the roll call for the fiftieth ballot
the vote was Kitchin 70, Gillian a. Wood
ard sc, PEBBLES 65. On the fiftyfirst bal
lot Warren county went to KitchiE with
it's Is votes, making his vote 80. The
fifty third was the first ballot of the con-
vention in which there were no fractions
in the totals. 1t began to look like get
ting down to business Kitchin led with
81 votes. On the next ballot Woodland
and Kitchin got exactly the same vote
1915; Gilliam's vote was rs. The six
tieth ballot, taken at II o'clock, Gillian
rs, Kitichin "A, Woodland 49, PeeDles Ga.
Notwithstanding the late hour there is
still q large number of ladies in the gai-
lery. 1t is just question of firing out
the convention before any nomination can
be made.
Later in the night the name OF j. w
Granger. of Lenoir will be put before the
convention. There is a suggestion tina
the convention adjourn until after 'he
August election without making 4 nomi-
nation, but only two counties. Wilson and
Wayne. are willing to it.
On the 18th ballot Warren brought
in the first dark horse by cast
ing four votes for Captain Swift
Galloway. On the S0th ballot Gal
loway received II votes, and there was
an attempt to stampede the convention
for him: but on the next ballot Greene
of the race. The Kitchin and Gillian
delegations now set up a counter demon
stration, and the race for awhile seemed
to be entirely between them; but on the
83rd and Sith ballots Lenoir brought
Woodland and PEBBLES to the front agar
by giving them alternately it's 80 votes.
The convention now became disorderly
Delegates crowded the aisles in confer
ence At 100 Lenor and Greene coun-
ties were allowed to withdraw for consul
tation. This was understood to near
that Lenoir would place the name OF
Granger before the convention. The vote
now stood: Woodland 49, Kitchin II
PEBBLES 90, Gillian 62. The Lenoir and
Greene delegations concluded their con-
ference at ESQ, and the S5th ballot was
called. No change was made in the
votes of either Leuor or Greene, but
Warren cast votes for Thos. w Mason.
At o'clock. during the calling of the
roll for the Seth ballot, the Chair recog-
nized Fl. E. Shaw, of Lenoir. who placed
Jesse W. Granger in nomination. The
nomination was seconded by Theo. Ed
wards. of Greene, and 7. c. Wootten, of
Lenoir Again Wayne county asked time
for consultation; all of which made the
friends of the other candidates feel pale
to the gills, and at 2:35 the bolloting
was resumed. Granger got Lenoirs 81
votes and from Wayne votes.
The 95th ballot, at o'clock. shows
Woodland 81. Granger "a, Gillian 90,
PEBBLES CT, Kitchin IS. The best opin-
ion is that there cannot possibly be a
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