The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-05
CONTEST FOR ELEcToR
The Agreement of the Three Wake
County Candidates That They Will
Submit Their Claims to q eau
Gus Of Wake County's
Delegates.

Gus Of wake G0unIyb
Delegates.
"a convention of the Democrats of the
Fourth Congressional district is called
to meet at Raleigh, N. c.. on Thursday,
the 9th day of September. 1900, at IL
O'Clock M, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Representative from said
district in the Fifty-seventh Congress, to
nominate a candidate for elector for said
district and to transact any other law
full business.
by order of the Executive commit
tee.
JAMES r. YOUNG,
Chairman Congressional Executive Com
mittee."
The convention will meet at noon
in Metropolitan nall, and will be
called to order by Mr.. James r.
Young, chairman of the District COM
mit.ee.
After appointment of temporary
chairman and the usual committees
a permanent chairman will be named
and the convention will proceed with
the nomination of Congressman and
presidential elector.
For both honors there are number
of aspirants. Chatham, Franklin,
Vance and possibly Wake and Ran
dolpli have candidates for the Con-
gressional nomination. Wake and pos
sibiy Nash will present candidates for
elector. 4
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
For Congress, Chatham will present
the name of John w. Atwater, the
present Congressman from this dis
trict; Franklin will propose the name
of f. S. Spruill, and Vance will urge
the nomination of w. B. Shaw.
Each of these candidates will be
heartily supported by his own coun-
ty. The other counties are fighting
ground, in which all the candidates
will find some support. Exactly how
much, it is impossible just now to
say for the reason that there must be,
an unknown quantity in any calcul-
alton that is made. Wake may pre-
sent the name of Ed. Chambers Smith
and Randolph may present that OF W..
c. Hammer If either one of these
names goes before the convention they
will find considerable support and to
that extent affect the strength of the
other candidates.
Mr.. Hammer arrived in Raleigh yes
terday afternoon and his friends say
that his name will certainly be pre-
scented to the convention.
There can be no doubt that just as
the matter now stands Mr.. AtWater
is far in the lead, but whether he has
a sufficient number of votes to nomi-
nate him remains to be seen. His
friends say he has, his opponents say
he has not.
FIRST BALLOT OR NOT AT ALL.
Only this much can be stated with
certainty: An exceedingly hot fight is
being made on him and if he is not
nominated on the first ballot he will
not be nominated ut all, without
great change in sentiment.
Mr.. Atwater came to the city yes
terday, and last night he declared that
nominate and some to spare, already
nominate and some to spare already
pledged him. He will be placed in
nomination before the convention by
Mr. II. A. London, editor of the Chat
ham Record.
Though Mr.. Atwater has some
strong friends in Wake apd will prob
ably poll a large per cent of its vote
in the convention, there is also on the
other side some very determined OPP
position to him in the county.
1t is but fair to state that the above
is from a county that may have can
didate before the convention.
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTOR.
For elector, the only pronounced
candidates are from Wake-three in
number-M essrs. Beckwith, Dough-
lass and Fields. Two of these will be
eliminated from the race by the eau
Gus tomorrow morning. If no
other candidates appear, of course
the caucus endorsement will amount
to nomination, but it is intimated
that Nash may present the name of
a fayorite son for the honor.
Following is the. agreement signed
by Messrs. Beckwith, Douglass and
Fields, submitting their claims to a
caucus:
To the Delegates:
North Carolina-Wake County.
1t is agreed by the undersigned if
the same shall meet with the approval
of the chairman of the Democratic
Executive committee of Wake county,
that said chairman shall call caucus
of the delegates from Wake county
to the Congressional convention on
the morning of the 9Th of September,
1900. in order that SAID delegates may
express their preference for candi-
date from said county for Presidential
Flector. 1t being agreed by the UNI
dersigned that the person chosen in
caid callcI1s shall be the candidate