The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-26
Convention Will be Held on
the 10th of July.
FULL MEETING DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Only Two Members Were Absent
Without Proxy Representation.
Poll Tax Payment Necessary in Or.
eer to Vote This Year.

Greensboro gets the Democratic State
Convention.
1t was a close fight, a warm fight, a
good -notured fight, and in the end there
was left no sting.
The first ballot stood:
haIelgn ~
And then it was decidedly interesting
The partisans of the two cities were both
surprised.w Most people, who had can
vassed the situation, thought Greensboro
would have majority of five. And so
when the vote was a tie, both sides were
surprised
After pause second ballot was taken
and the vote stood:
Ralelgh ..... 81
Greensboro 80
And it was still more interesting. APP
peals to the members of the committee
who lived in the East, who had voted for
Greensboro were made by some of the
friends of Raleigh, and the Greensboro
partisans were also active.
Somebody handed Secretary Pearsall a
telegram. 1t was from Boston. What
had Boston to do with the next place of
meetings. 1t was from General Julian S.
and read:
Boston, Mass, March 25.
Il hereby appoint Mr.. ]. Crawford
Biggs as my proxy in the meeting of the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
81. S. CARR
And that telegram saved the day for
Greensboro, and cooked Raleighs goose
AS soon as the telegram was read, some
ii hot m
allowed to vote. But this was resisted
and another roll call was ordered But
before it was taken a motion was made
to adjourn. The friends of Raleigh want
ed time. They felt if they could get an
adjournment until eight o'clock they
could get the proxy of Governor Jarvis
and Mr. Ed. S. Abel, newly elected men,
ber of the committee from the Fourth
District, and save the day. But the plan
failed and the committee refused to ad-
journ by vote of SO to %. Then Raleigh
knew its cake was all dough.
Mr.. j. Crawford Biggs, who held Gen.
Carr's proxy. is a Fifth District Demo-
crat. Durham and Guilford are in the
same Congressional and Judicial Districts.
In politics that usually means much. 1t
meant everything to Greensboro. 1t gave
IL the convention, and when Durham
again calls on Greensboro it will not do
so without a right to tell it to respond
literally
The final ballot was ordered and re-
suited as follows:
FOR GREENSBORO
w. G. Lamb, of Martin. proxy held by
w. B. Rodman. of Beaufort.
L. V. Morrill,, of Greene
ID .E. McIver, of Moore
Isaac A. Murchison, of Cumberland,
proxy held by J. A. Hartness, of Iredell
B. 5. Royster, of Granville.
J. S. Manning. of Durham. proxy held
by II. A. Foustee, of Durham.
Reuben ID. Reid, of Rockingham.
j. j. Nelson, of Guilford.
Heriot Clarkson, of Mecklenburg.
w. Fl. Bernard, of New Hanover, proxy
held by Mai c. NJ. Stedman.
G. b. Patterson, of Robson.
A. S Dockery, of Richmond.
G. w Boshamer, of Iredell
X. T, Pickens, of Davidson.
w. II. Williams, of Catawba
Clyde r. Hoey, of Cleveland, proxy held
By A. NJ. Scales of Guilford.
j. r. Llewelyn. of Surry.
w. c. Erwin, of Burke.
Walter E. Moore, of Jackson.
) w. T.. Lee, of Haywood.
J. C. L. Bird, of Mcdowell.
J. Y. Jordan, of Buncombe.
c. B. Watson, of Forsyth.
j. II. Weddington. of Mecklenburg.
John s. Cunningham. of Person. proxy
by a. l.. Brooks of Guilford.
r. L. Holt, of Alamance, proxy by J..
s. Michaux, of Guilford.
r. j. Brevard. of Mecklenburg proxy
by w. H. Williams, of Catawba.
S. S. Holt, of Johnston, proxy by T. j.
Lassiter. of Johnston.
w .B. Rodman. of Beaufort.
A. d. Watts, of Iredell
H. A. London, of Chatha
John r. Webster, of Rockingham.
FOR RALEIGH
A. s. Willis, of Carteret.
w. r. Roberts, of Gates
T. W. Mason, of Northampton. proxy
by T. J. J. Long, of Northampton.
NJ. J. Hawkins, of Warren.
Nathan O'Berry. of Wayne
Thomas Daniels, of Craven.