The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-03

hcSolutlOnS AOOpteu EhoOASiHS Hdu-
dell for u. <. Senate, Bcllarny for
Congress, Aycock for Governor. d.
H. Mclean for Secrettry OF State.
a Primary Wanted for L. ). Senator.
Chairman oi County Convention to
Name State Convention Delegates.
The ratification of the nominations
for county officers as made in the re-
cent primaries, the endorsement OF
candidates for tfe various state offices
and for congress and action regarding
the contest between Captain George
L.. Morton and Iredell Meares, Esq,
for the nomination to the state senate
We're the principal features or the New
Hanover county democratic conven-
ton. in session yesterday afternoon
from II to 3 o'clock. The state
torial contest resulted in instruction
being given the delegates to the dis
trict state senatorial convention TO
cast the entire vote of the county for
Morton, the vote on this question nav
ing stood AZ for giving morton the
whole vote of the delegation and Il
for dividing it between MeareS and
Morton in proportion 10 the popular
vote each received.
The convention was called TO order
by w. B. McKoy, ESQ., in the absence
Of Mr.. D. McEachern, chairman or the
democratic executive committee. Mr..
McKoy briefly stated the object OF the
convention and asked that a perma-
nent chairman be elected. Colonel w.
T VNnn6yyo ri WAS nlacpG in nomination
by Mr.. l.. B. Sasser and was unani-
mously elected. Mr.. w. B. Cooper
nominated Mr.. w. E. Springer but
withdrew the nomination when the
announcement was made that Mr..
Springer was not a delegate to- the
convention. Colonel Woodward was es-
corted to the chair and in a brief and
appropriate manner thanked the con
vention for the honor conferred upon
him by election to the craftsmanship.
He said, too that he a had occasion
recently to travel through many parts
of the state and find that the people
are watching the course of New Han
owe county, and ne therefore urged
that those in attendance upon the con-
vention see that all action was charac-
terized by thorough harmony.
On motion of Mr.. l.. b. SaSser Mr..
o Thompson, of The Star, and Mr..
w. j. Martin, of The Messenger, were
made secretaries of the convention.
RATIFICATION OF PRIMARY NOM
NATIONS.
w. B. McKoy, Esq, as temporary
chairman of the retiring county exc
cutive committee, formally presented
the report showing the result of the
recent primaries. Mr.. w. A. Wright
as secretary of the executive commit
tee then read the returns and as the
x,ofor ~ooa;x,ol ~, tha caxyara1 nnn1i-
dates for each office were announced
the one receiving the highest number
of votes was declared the nominee of
the convention. This course of pro-
ceedure was adopted On motion of Pro-
fessor Washington Catlett.
After the votes received for each
candidate for a particular office had
been read some member of the conven-
ton would nov the nomination of the
candidate who received the majority
vote. The following was the result:
For Sheriff-Frank H. Stedman,,
nominated on motion of L. B. Sasser.
ForRegister of Deeds-W. H Biddle.
For Treasurer-H. Mel. Green, NOM
mated on motion of Mr.. B. F. King.
For Surveyor-Mr. j. H. McRee.
For Constable Wilmington w
ship)-William Sheehan, ST., nominal
ed on motion of j. M. MCGOWAN.
For Constable CHarnett township
c.. w. Walton.
For Constable (Cape Fear township
M. G.. Chadwick.
The convention also on motion of
Aubry Parsley ratified the nomination
Of George Rountree, Esq, and M. S.
Willard as candidates for the house
of representatives.
At this juncture Mr.. B.. F. King
mad a motion hat all other business
to be considered by the convention be
disposed of before taking up the SEN
was. he said, that he was inform
ed that it would take considerable
time to hear and dispose of the case.
Mr.. Kings motion was adopted.
HON. JOHN D. BELLAMY EN-
DORSED.
When the deferment Of the consid-
Grafton of the senatorial contest had
been voted upon B. F.: King offered the
following resolution which was second
ed by J. NJ. Nc Gowan and unani-
mously adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That the career of Hon.
John D. Bellamy in congress has been
very gratifying to the democrats Of
this district for it's ability n patri-
otism n this convention hereby en-
dorSeS him to the convention for re-
nomination as the member from the
Sixth district in the Fifty-seventh
congress"
WANT U. S. SENATE PRIMARY.
Mr.. C. w. Worth offered a resolu-
ton requesting the New Hanover dele
gates TO the state convention to vote
for primaries for selection of a United
States senator and endorsing and re-
commencing Col. A. NJ. Waddell for
senator. Both resolutions were unan-
imously adopted. They are Is follows:
Resolved, That the delegates from
this county to the state convention be
and they are hereby instructed to vote
for primaries for the selection of a
candidate for United States senator"
Resolved. That the democrats of
New Hanover county endorse and
recommend to the democrats of the
state Hon. a. NJ. Waddell as eminent
" fit, and worthy to be nominated by
the party for United States senator
c. b. AYCOCK FOR GOVERNOR.
Junius Davis. Esq. addressed the
convention asking that Hon. c.. B.
| Aycock be endorsed for governor OF
North Carolina He said it had beer
many years since the democracy OF
| New Hanover had had a representa-