Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-07-05
COUNTY
A Fine Body of Democrats: A Splendid
tribute.

A Fine Body of Democrats: A Splendid
Tribute
Daily Argus of Saturday last.
Tt was a great ~outpouring of
Wayne county's Democratic hosts
that gathered in this city to-day
in convention to nominate candi-
dates for county Offices and for
! the legislature. It was one of
the largest conventions the coun-
| ty has ever known, and compos-
ed of representative men from all
sections of our good old county.
Old Democrats. middle1-aged
Democrats and young Democrats
all intermingled and working to-
gether-it was a grand body to
look upon. It was an inspiring
body for victory all along the
line in the August election.
The convention was called to
order by Mr.. n. O'Berry, chair
man Of the County Executive
committee, who invited the mem
bers of the Democratic press to
assist the secretary, Mr.. Geo.
E. Hood.
The temporary organization
was made permanent, and imme-
diately Mr.. /. F. Dortch intro~
duced the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved: That it is the de-
sire of this convention, that here
after all nominations for county
officers be made by primaries, as
provided for in the Democratic
plan of organization"
The convention then went into
nominations and as a result of
their ballotting the following
ticket is placed in the field, and
will carry the county by an over
whelm1ng majority in the coming
August election:
Sheriff.. f. Scott.
Register Ct G.. Kornegay.
Treasurer-B. A. Parks.
Coroner-Dr. Thos. Hill.
Surveyor-Geo. W. Thornton.
Commissioners-O F. Herring. J.
r. Smith and Elijah Edwards.
Senate-B. E.. Aycock.
House-Geo. e. Hood and W. r
Allen.
Tax Collectors-Brogden, T. o
Mozingo; Fork. B. H. Sasser; Gold e
boro, w. A. Denmark; Grantham
David Jernigan; Great Swamp. Gray
Aycock; Indian Springs, j. M. Richie
: Nahunta, J. r. inchew; New Hope
W. D. Adams; Pikeville, Il. T.. Peel
Saulston, Jas. T. Smith; Ston!
Greek, Richard D. Pate.
The vote that decided the con.
|. test for sheriff on the final ballot,
SIS and a fraction being necessary
. for a choice, Sheriff Scott received
57B and E. A. Stevens 52gs.
Messrs. Hood and Allen were
nominated each by reclamation
and the entire ticket was endorsed
with enthusiastic unanimity.
At the completion of the ticke
the following resolution was unan
inously adopted:
Resolved, that our retiring of
'fcers, to wit, f. A. Daniels, J
M. Wood, J. B. Gardner and b
r A. Stevens have ably and accepta
| bly, performed the duties en-
trusted to them by the people. an1
that they have the respect, conf
dence and good wishes of the PEG
pie of Wayne county.
, The following are the delegate
to the Senatorial Convention
which meets in Warsaw, July 18th
: Brogden: Il. p. Aaron, J. r
q lBell, r. j. Switzerland, Jr., W
B. Bowden, T. O. Mozingo, W
!" F. English.
Fork: G. L.. Becton, Thad Cur
ley, T. III. Jones.
y Grantham: G.. E.. Grantham, E
ga. Stevens, W. I'll. Burch, Henri;
t Bizzell.
Stoney Greek: D. L. Edgerton
3. Roberts.
Indian Springs: W. B. Whit
r field, J. M. Rich, Chas. A. Smith
" Robt. Raiford.
Great Swamp: D. D. Peel, B
= = Y. Hooks, J. G. Floars, Jr., z. B
! Copeland.
( Pikeville: J. T. Dees, W. B
Fort, H. F. Yelverton, A. j