The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-13
HON, +, N, SIMMONS
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
He Will Lead the Fight in
This Campaign.
PFARSAII IL SECRETARY
PEARSALL is SECRET ARY
First Meeting of the New Elective
Committee.
NO CENTRAL COMMITTEE YET CHOSEN
Its Appointment Postponed Till the Next Meet
ing. The Republicans Trying to Find
Cloud on Judge Moores
Title TO Office.

The new State Executive Committee,
chosen by the convention, held it's first
meeting yesterday morning at II o'clock
in the Senate chamber. All six of the
committe were present
The first business claiming the COM
mittee's attention was the election of a
chairman and secretary. When this
was about to be considered Chairman
Simmons called Mr. Wilson G.. Lamb OF
Martin, to the chair and retired. He was
Immediately unanimously reelected.
Secretary John W. Thompson declining
to accept a reelection, resolutions ex-
pressive of the committees appreciation
Of his services were passed and Mr.. +.
NJ. Pearsall of Newbern, was elected to
succeed him.
1t was announced after the meeting
that the committee will open it's head
quarters at the Carrollton Hotel at once
and that the work of conducting the pres
ent campaign will be begun.
Election of a Central Committee was
postponed till the next meeting of the
Executive Committee, which meeting
will be called by the chairman. 1t is
thought that at some future time the
committee will be more acquainted with
the work required and therefore better
prepared to choose a Central committee.
1t was stated that the Republicans in
the Twelfth Judicial district were claim
ing that Judge Fred Moore was not duly
elected as the successor of Judge Nor
wood and that a judge for this district
must be voted for at the next general
election, which is in August.
This claim it was stated. is based on
the following remarkable reasons:
/. That Judge Norwood's resignation to
the Governor to be valid only under GER
tain conditions, was no resignation.
2. That Judge Moore was elected before
Judge Norwood resigned to the Legisla-
ture and being elected to fill a vacancy
that did not exist, his election is void
The committe did not take this con-
tention seriously, but in order that it
might know exactly what there is in it
Mr.. Walter E. Moore was directed to
thoroughly investigate the matter and re.
port to the board
Speaking of the action of the commit :
tee after adjournment. Mr.. Moore said
II cannot see that there is thing in
the world in the Republican contention.
The impeachment proceedings in the last
Legislature were drawn against Judge
Norwood as a de facto judge and not as
a de jure of1icer--n other words. as a
man usurpng an office and not as one
entitled to it by law"
The members Of the new Executive
committee were elected by the State con-
vention Wednesday and are as follows:
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
1st District-Wilson G. Lamb, of Mar
TIM A. s. Willis, of Carteret; W. P.
Roberts, of Gates, and b. b., Winbourne
of Hartford.
End District-T. w Mason, of North
ampton; l.. V. Morrill, of Greene; NJ. J
Hawkins, of Warren, and n. O'Berry, OF
Wayne.
3rd District-Thomas Daniels, of Ora
ven; d. E. McIver, of Moore; Isaac Muir
Gibson, of Cumberland. and DR.. j. NJ
Faison. of Duplin.
4th District. r. Young, of Vance
r. H. Hayes of Chatham; r. G. Bedding
field, of Wake, and Wiley Rush, of Ran
dolph.
9Th District-B. S. Register, of Gran
Vile; ]. S. Manning, of Durham; r. d.
Reid, of Rockingham, and j. ]. Nelson, OF
Guilford.
9Th District-Heriot Clarkson, of Neck
lenburg; Duncan McEachern, of New
Hanover g. B. Patterson, of Robson
and Walter II. Neal, of Scotland.
18th District-C. w. Boshamer of Ire
dell; r. T. Pickens. of Surry; Pau!
p. Means, of Cabarrus, and W. H. Will
liams. of Yadkin.
Sth District-R. y. Hackett, of Wilkes
Clyde r. Hoey, of Cleveland j. r. Lew
ellyn, of Surry, and w. c. Erwin, OF
Burke.
9th District-W E. Moore, of Jackson