The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20

There were fresh misses by both and
Thompson said: We'll never do it,
Skinner said: |All 1 have to say TO
Chairman Thompson and Butler is II
| and help elect him Come along boldly
and face the universe and say you
favor the repeating Of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the con-
stitution and then relegate to the
states their reserved right to regulate
suffrage. would qualify suffrage alone
on racial lines and write 1t SO plainly
all men would know it; that all white
men but no one of African race should
vote"
Skinner then said: This is a white
| mans country. 1t is his continent. 1t
is better for the negro to be out of pol
| iticS. / oppose our taking upon our
shoulders the burden of this constitu-
tional amendment. / am frank to say
| that in my opinion the amendment is
unconstitutional and gives the negro
more power than ever before
Skinner was heard with nearly
| breathlesS attention.
Zach Garrett moved to table Skin
ner's minority report and his propo-
| sftion that carried with it two demo-
| cratic electors. tGreat cheers). He said
| the committee had wrestled with this
| part of the platform five hours.
SINNERS report did not get a second,
| Jul VI TIL, fOSc dIlu Sdlu ShlI-
ner was right and convention wrong.
| He declared the platform as presented
would do the party vast harm all over
| the state
Here were cries for a vote. Some
| wanted the call of counties, so as to
| go on record. Others cried out for
rising vote.
! Cy. Thompson at this juncture step
| ped to the front and got more applause
than all the rest of the speakers dur
ing the whole convention He said he
did not appear for the purpose of pa
rading his honesty. He had stu
| every line in the platform and also
the political situation in the state He
knew what the party had contended
| with in the past and would contend
| with in the future. He never had pan
| dered to the democratic party since
| he left it. Then he shouted: And so
| help me God, l never will" (Thunder-
Gus appfause), which was revived upon
\ call for it, and then there was great
shout of 'Hurrah for the next governor
| Of North Carolina
Thompson went on to say he had
| been a friend of Skinner, but wanted
4 to tell the latter if he had grievances
! against Butler, not to come here to
4 ask this convention to settle them, but
| to go to Senator Butler and settle them
| like g, man. (Roar of applause.) Thomp-
son said he did not care for office and
I was IlOl d1XIOuS IOr Out
| was ready to make the campaign, and
| that if there was a man in the con-
vention who had not confidence in him,
| he wanted him to rise. He said:
Adopt this platform and let us go
forth to victory in North Carolina. All
of you know you are going to adopt it.
| Skinner failed to get in the democratic
| convention, but comes here on the
| freight train. (Great applauSe.) / call
for adoption of the platform by a rising
| vOte.'
The convention adopted 1t amid
| cheers.
/ Skinner in a few minutes left the
hall.
A resolution which followed the plat
form was read, suggesting amendments
Of the election law. -
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
The convention went into nomination
| Of candidates for state officers.
A. S. Peace placed in nomination
| Cyrus Thompson. Peace said: Let
| Thompson follow Aycock and he will
run him into his hollow
| Rev. BayluS Cade moved that the
nomination be by acclamation and by
a rising vote. This was done and there
was another demonstration for Thomp-
| son.
For lieutenant governor T. E. Nc
Caskie was placed in nomination, but
withdrew his name. A. G. Shuford, J..
Y. Hamrick and Zach Garrett were
placed in nomination. Senator Butler
took the stage as a delegate from
Sampson and said he wanted Hamrick
to be the labor commissioner; that he
| was the ablest and best the state had
ever had; that Garrett was at the
wrong end of the state; that this left
Shuford, and he called for the lat
| ter'S nomination by acclamation. This
was done.
John E. Fowler placed in nomination
| j. B. Schulken, of Columbus, for Sec
| by acclamation-
For auditor, Hal Aver was nominated
| by acclannation. There was a call for
| this and for a louder one for Worth
| for treasurer, who was also nomina-
ted by acclamation.
For superintendent of public instruc-
/ tion, John Graham and N G. English
| were placed in nomination. Graham
| wrote a letter saying he could not ac-
ceut and withdrew his name. English
was nominated by acclamation.
For attorney general there were cries
for H. F. Seawell. He was placed in
nomination by S. A. Edmund, while
w. j. Leary. The latter withdrew.
Seawell was nominated by acclama-
tien.
Next was nomination for chairman
Of the corporation commission. J. c.
Paschall, A. S. Peace, DIR. B. T. Person
and B. F. Keith were put in nomina-
ton. Keith withdrew on account of
ill he ealth. Plea was made for Peace
by a delegate who said Peace had suf-
fered more from persecution than any
other man in North Carolina The bal
lot resulted-Peace 76S. Paschall 73,
Person 81. Peace was declared the
nominee for chairman. Paschall was
nominated by reclamation as a mem
Der Of the commission.
For commissioner Of agriculture Hill
z. King. ]. NJ Mewboofne and R. A.
Cobb were placed in nomination. The
vote resu1ted-King 2S6. Cobb 132, New
boorne 474. and the latter was declared
the nominee.
For commissioner of labor and print
ing there were cries for J. 7. Hamrick.
He was nominated by acclamation.
From start to finish Senator Buffers
hand was plain in all these selections.