The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-27
STATE OFFICERS ELECTED
North Carolina to be Represented at
National Convention.
THE MEETING OF THE STATE CONVENTION
About Thirty Clubs in All Parts Of The State
Were Represented by About One Hun
bred Duly Accredited
Delegates.

clubs met yesterday at noon in the
+ Academy of Music.
There were about one hundred dele
gates present, representing clubs
in the following counties: Alexander,
Lincoln, Chatham, Cabarrus, Chowan,
Halifax, Rowan, Wake, Harnett, Nash,
Craven, Cleveland, Greene, Catawba,
3 Durham, Charlotte, Lenoir, Arson,
SzsNVayne and Forsyth.
Delegates from several other east
ern counties came in on the afternoon
trains, too late for the convention.
The convention was called to order
by Mr. Francis ID. Winston, who so
successfully organized the White SUI
premacy clubs in the last campaign.
After stating the objects for which
the convention had been called to-
gether, Mr.. Winston asked Mr.. f. b.
Lewis. of Kinston, to act as Secretary
and declared the convention ready to
proceed with it's business.
This organization, when perfected,
will become a part of the National
Association of Democratic clubs" he
ds
we must elect a president, nine vice
presidents, a secretary and eleven del
eeates to the National Association
which meets at Indianapolis next
week.
..In addition to that, the members
of this club will be called on to do
all in their power to help deliver to
the Democratic candidate the eleven
electoral votes of North Carolina.
-'.To ascertain whether or not the
ten clubs necessary for Il, State organ
ization are represented, delegates pres
ent, will send forward their creden-
tails"
1t was found that more than thirty
clubs were represented, by person
and by proxy. Some clubs had only
one delegate present, others had sew
eral.
Among the delegates present were
the following: j. w. Phillips, Battle
boro: d. L. Ward. Newbern; E. y.
Webb. Shelby; +. NJ. Simmons, Rat
eieh: l.. Y. Morrill,, Snow Hill,
W. p. Huffman, Hickory; II. A..
Foushee and w. a. Slater
Durham: T. r. Robertson, Charlotte;
George w. Norwood, Wake county;
!. L. Gwaltney, Taylorsville; w. A.
Graham, Lincoln; H. a. London, Chat
ham county; j. p. Cook, j. Nj. Cook,
CASTOR Mears, Cabarrus; b. Il. VIM
borne. Murfreesboro: f. ID. Winston,
Windsor: J. e. Malone Franklin coun-
ty: L. V. Grady, George Peschau, w.
j. Bellamy and Frank Stedman, New
Hanover; d. II. Mclean and ii. l.. God
win, Harnett county; j. X. Young
Henderson; f. l.. Travis, Halifax; Lee
S. Overman, Salisbury; Brown Shep-
herd, j. J. Bernard. NJ. T. Leach, Chas.
T.. Lumsden, Raleigh; f. Il. Lewis, Le-
noir county; T. l.. Caudle, Arson
county; Clement Manly. Winston; W.
r. Allen, Wayne.
Officers for the State Association of
Democratic clubs was elected as fol-
lows:
President, Francis d. Winston, Of
BERTHE county.
Secretary, Elisha B. Lewis, of Le-
noir county.
The Vice Presidents We're elected by
n committee composed of p. NJ. Pear
sail, ID. III. Mclean and II. y. London.
The e-presidents are:
First district-B. b. Winborne, CT
Chowan.
Second district-W r. Allen, Of
Wayne.
Third district-W. L. Murchison, of
Cumberland.
Fourth district-A. X. Smith, OF
Johnston.
Fifth district-H. A.. Foushee, Of
Durham.
Sixth district-Ca Cameron Morrison,
of Rockingham.
Seventh district-W. P. Huffman, of
Catawba.
Eighth district-R. n. Hackett, of
Wilkes.
Ninth district-Thos. A. Jones, of
Buncombe.
To nominate the eleven delegates
and eleven alternates to the National
convention, the following committee
was named, one member from each OF
the nine Congressional districts: Il.
Il. Winborne, j. w. Philips, d. l..
Ward, Geo. w. Norwood. II. A. Fou-
shee, f. ii. Stedman, G. b. Means, j.
L. Gwaltney and S. L. Rogers.
After a. conference this committee
named the following persons as dele
rates. and the convention elected
them:
First district. b. Leigh, of Pas
au0tank.
Second district-Donnell Gillian, OF
Edgecombe.
Third district-C. +. Foy, Of Craven.
Fourth district--C. F. Lumsden, OF
Wake.
Fifth district-M r. McCown, of
Durham.
Sixth district-Geo. /. Peschau, OF
New Hanover.
Seventh District. r. Cook, of Ca
bar1us.
Eighth district-E. Y. Webb, of
Cleveland.
Ninth district Louis NJ. Bourne, Of
Buncombe.
At large John s. Cunningham, Of