The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-02
A State Organization Has
Been Formed.
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.

Delegates.
The State convention of Democratic
clubs met yesterday AT noon in the
academy of Music.
| There were about II hundred dele
! gates present. representing clubs
in the following counties: Alexander,
Lincoln. Chatham, Cabarrus, Chowan,
! BERTHE. Franklin. New Hanover, Vance,
Halifax, Rowan, Wake, Harnett, Nash.
Craven, Cleveland, Greene, Catawba,
Durham, Charlotte, Lenoir, Anson,
| Wayne and Forsyth.
Delegates from several other east
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.. r.. II.
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 he National
Association of Democratic clubs" he
said. ITO perfect the organization
we must elect IA president, nine vice
presidents, a secretary and eleven del
egates to the National Association
which meets at Indianapolis next
week.
I'm 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.
ITO ascertain whether or not the
ten clubs necessary for "a State organ
@ization are represented. delegates pres
ent will send forward their creden-
tails
1t was found that more thai thirty
clubs were represented, by person
and by proxy. some clubs had only
one delegate present, others had scv-
eral.
Among the delegates present were
the following: j. w. Phillips, Battle
boro; ID. L.. Ward, Newbern; +. Y.
Webb, Shelby; T: NJ: Simmons, Raj
eigh; l.. V. Morrill,. Snow Hill,
Foushee and w. 4. Slater,
Durham; T. II. Robertson, Charlotte;
George w. Norwood. Wake county;
J. l.. Gwaltney, Taylorsville; w. \.
Graham. Lincoln; II. A.. London, Chat
ham county: j. p. Cook. j.. NJ. Cook,
CASTOR Mears, Cabarr1ls; b. b. Win
borne. Murfreesboro: f. d.. Winston,
Windsor: j. f. Malone. Franklin coun-
ty: l.. V. Grady. George Peschau, w.
j. Bellamy and Frank Stedman. New
Hanover: d. H. Mclean and H.. l.. God
win. Harnett county; j. r. Young,
Hcnderson; f. l.. Travis, Halifax: Lee
S. Overman, Salisbury; Brown Shep-
herd. J.. j. Bernard, NJ. T. Leach. Chas
F. Lumsden, Raleigh; f. b. Lewis, lie
noir county: L. l.. Caudlc, Arson
county; Clement Manly, Winston; W
r. Allen, Wayne.
Officers for the State Association Oh
Democratic clubs was elected as fol.
lows:
President. Francis D. Winston, OF
BERTHE county.
Secretary, Elisha b. Lewis, of lie.
5 noir county.
The Vice Presidents were elected 10y
a committee composed of Z. NJ. Pear
; sail, d. IL. Mclean and II. a. LOndon
The vice-presidents are:
t First district-B. B. WinbOrne, O
l ChOwan.
Second district-W. i. Allen, O
: Wayne.
| Third district-W. f. Murchison, o
Cumberland.
{ Fourth district-A. X. Smith, O
l Johnston.
Fifth district-H. A.. Foushee, o
Durham.
| Sixth district-Cameron Morrison,
of Rockingham.
c.. 1Ax II u II,TL.,, -
Catawba.
5 Eighth district-R. \. Hackett, o
Wilkes.
Ninth district-Thos. A. Jones, o
| Buncombe.
e To nominate the eleven delegates
. and eleven a~lternates to the Nationa
convention. the following committee
t was named. one membe from each o
Y the nine Congressional districts: Il
j. Winborne. j.. W. Philips, d. l.
. Ward. Geo. w. Norwood. II. A.. Fou
shee. F. II. Stedman. g.. Z. Means. J
L. Gwaltney and S. L. Rogers.
After a conference this COMMITTEES
named the following persons as dele
gates. and the convention elected
them:
First district-J. b. Leigh, of Pas
quotank.
Second district-Donnell Gillian, o
EdgecOmbe.
Third district-C. +. Foy. of Craven
Fourth district-C. +. Lumsden, o
$ Wake.
Fifth district-M. T.. McCown, o
Durham.
d Sixth distriet-Geo. l.. Peschau, o
e New Hanover.
Seventh district. p. Cook. of Ca
barrus.
Eighth district-E. y. Webb. o
S Cleveland.
" Ninth district-Louis NJ. Bourne, o
,Buncombe.