The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-09-04
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Hill Endorsed For Chief Justice-As.
sociate Justices Left Blank-Abbott
Named For Corporation Commits
sioner-D. A. Long for Superintend-
emf of Public Instruction.

SoCtdte JUSTICES Lett DIduk-AOOOtI
Named For Corporation Commits
sioner-D. A. Long for Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
GREENSBORO. \. c., Aug 29.-The
Republican convention met here yes
terday at noon, executed the plans
and mandates of Senator Pritchard
and adjourned.
la line with other recent actions of
the party, the aim TO attain some de-
gree of Responsibility and bring into
possible. the convention endorsed T.
n. Hill for Chief Justice in the hope
of beating Judge Clark. They ig-
nored the associate justices leaving
those places on the ticket blank, to be
filled by the executive committee
hereafter if deemed advisable.
Rev. d. A. Long, whose Republi-
canism was vouched for by r. B.
Douglas, was nominated for Superin-
d. II. Abbott for Corporation Com
missioner.
The convention was called to order
in the opera house by Senator Pritch-
ard who introduced K. D. Douglas Of
Greensboro. He welcomed the con-
vention to Greensboro and Il. Y. Wal
ser responded on behalf OF the dele
gates Senator Pritchard followed
with set speech that required an
hour and five minutes for delivery.
He arraigned the Democratic admin
instration in the usual Republican
style and was greeted with much APP
! pauee when he sat down.
The committee on credentials, j. w.
Meekins, Il. NJ. Norlleet, John f..
Forbes, G. T. Bailey, W. b. Steele, L.
H. Sutton, Il. +. Long, J. w. Mcneil
W. A. Newland and w. +. Logan,
reported in favor OF seating both
Rockingham delegations. dividing
the votes between the two factions;
also in favor Of delegations repre-
senting lilly White" or Pritchard
men from the counties OF Halifax,
Wayne, Wilson aud Vance, and in
favor Of Postmaster Hasty's faction
FROM Union county, composed of 5. A.
Sccrest, S. S. Finchen, L. 5. Love and
j. S. Hasty.
The report OF the committee being
adopted, Capt. Charles Price was
named as permanent chairman and
r. H. Mcneil, secretary by the com
mttec on organization, composed OF
W. P. Bynum, W. S. Hyams, A, +.
Holton, Chas. McNamee, f. G. Dun
can and d. II. Abbott.
>lof n
nounced as follows: First district,
Harry Skinner; second district, +. M
Steward; third district, ID. H. Abbott
fourth district. G. P. Locky; fifth dis
trict, G. A. Reynolds; sixth district
+. A. Sutton; seventh district; L. v
Walser eighth district, A. H. Price
ninth district, l.. l.. jenkins; tenth
district, j. j. Britt. The convention
then took recess until 1925 o'clock
The resultsof the hot fight in eau
Gus was the winning out Of Senator
Pritchard by the adoption of a viva
voce vote by a narrow majority Of
the following resolutions which were
adopted at night:
.Resolued, That, whereas, the Re
publican party desires the elevation
to the bench OF the best fitted lawyer
OF the State, regardless of party alfili
ations, the candidacy of the Hon
Thomas n. Hill, OF Halifax, for Chic
Justice Of North Carolina, is hereb,
endorsed, and we, the Republicans o
the State, in convention asse mbied
do earnestly recommend him 10 tin
people II the State for this higE
office.
-.ResoIsed, Further, that it is IL,
sense Of this convention that no nom
inationS FOR associate justices l.
made at this time, but that The exec
utive committee, hereafter, is en-
powered to take such action in rcla
ton to the same as shall seem best.
f. w. Timberlake, of Franklin
fourth district; w. S. OBJ. Rob inson
Of Wayne, sixth; H. F. Seaweli. o
Moore, eighth; A. l.. Coble, of Iredell
tenth; II. X. Starbuck, of Forsyth
eleventh; X. H. Mcneil, of Ashe
thirteenth; 0. B. F. Blythe, Of Hen
derson, fourteenth; G.. ID. Marshburn
of Madison. fifteenth; Baylus Cade
of Haywood, sixteenth. were nomi
mated without opposition for Judge
Of the Superior court.