The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-29

strictness upon the Democratic party for
nominating Judge Walter Clark for Chief
Justice.
Looking down on the convention there
were four negroes to be seen down stairs
and few old Uncle Remuses in the gall
lery The four were the regularly ap-
pointed delegates from Warren county.
headed by Plummer Cheatham, but they
were later lifted out bodily in favor of
white delegation by the Committee on
Credentials The few old colored war
horses in the gallery had far away ex-
pressions in their eyes, but their coun-
tenances beamed with delight when
Pritchard began roasting the Democrats.
After the appointment of Committee
on Credentials the convention adjourned
Until five o'clock and a caucus was called
for three o'clock.
The statement in yesterdays conven-
iton report that Mr.. r. H. Whitaker was
here representing Halifax was an error.
Mr.. Whitaker stated today that he was
here on business and had not been about
the convention He declared himself a
David 3. Hill Democrat.
THE NEGROES TURNED OUT.
At a few minutes after five O'Clock the
convention reassembled and heard the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials.
The committee had just emerged from a
stormy session of three hours length.
Cheatham, O'Hara and the other negro
delegates from Warren, Craven, Halifax,
Vance and several other counties had
presented their credentials and fought for
recognition, but they were turned out to
man, mostly by hatched up contesting
delegations of, old moss back whites like
Joe Wood, of Halifax, and Bob Hancock,
of Craven.
The committees reported seated both
delegations from Rockingham because
there was no negro in either and seated
the white contestants in every other con-
tested county.
The report was adopted and then j. M.
Moody nominated the Southern Railroad
in the person of Capt Chas. Price, of
Rowan, for permanent chairman. He was
elected unanimously and was escorted to
the chair by Judge Bynum and c.. A. Rey-
nolds. He rook the gavel but opened not
his mouth, thinking perhaps that the
least said would be soonest rescinded.
McNeill, of Wilkes, was elected perma-
nent secretary, and the following COM
mittee appointed on Platform and Reso-
lutions: Harry Skinner, ID. H. Abbott,
E. M. Stanton, c.. p. Jockey, c. A. Rey
nolds, Il. H. Sutton, u. V. Walser, A. H.
Price, L. L. Jenkins, and j. J. Britt; a
committee, headed by Judge w. p. By
mum, was then appointed on Plan of Or
ganization, after which, without motion
and with surprise and disgust to many Of
the delegates, the chair declared the con-
vention adjourned until $50 o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the convention assmebled after
supper Seawell, of Moore, offered a reso-
luton endorsing Senator Pritchard and
the records of Congressman Moody and
Blackburn, which was unanimously
adopted Assistant District Attorney
Price then offered resolutions, agreed on
in caucus endorsing T. N. Hill for Chief
Justice and leaving blank nominations for
without opposition.
ID. A. Long, of Alamance, was nomi-
mated for Superintendent of Public In
struction, by r. N. Douglass, who, in an
swer to enquiry, vOuched for his Repub-
licanism, and he went through all right.
Assistant District Attorney Oscar Spears,
of Harnctt, and ex-Judge w. p. Bynum
named d. II. Abbott for Railroad Com
missioner, who was nominated by ris-
ing vote.
E. w. Timberlake, of Franklin Fourth
district; w. S. OBJ. Robinson. of Wayne,
Sixth district; H. +. Seawell of Moore,
Eighth district; A. L. Coble, of Iredell,
Tenth district; H. R. Starbuck, of For
syth, Eleventh district; r. H. McNeill,
Of Ashe, Thirteenth district; o. B. F.
| Blythe, of Henderson, Fourteenth dis
trict; C. d. Mashburn, of Madison,
Fifteenth district: Baylus Cade, of Hay
| wood Sixteenth district. were nominated
without opposition for judges OF Superior
| court.
| z. v. Walser then reported resolutions
of Committee on Platform, which were
adopted without opposition.
| Ex-Judge W. P. Bynum of the Commit
| tee on Plan of Organization, submitted
amendments to party rules, tending to
increase representation in District, State
and County Nominating Conventions, sc
as to bring them closer to the people
| and changing section six so as to leave
| no doubt about its construction, and
against that put upon it at Rural Hall
Judicial Convention. Adopted.
| COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
The Committee on Platform had easy
sailing except when the constitutions
suffrage amendment came up, the plat
| form had been written and agreed upoT
| and in Senator Pritchard's room long be-
fore the committee was appointed, and II
| had in it that miserable subterfuge or
| the suffrage amendment, which was fin.
| ally adopted, but Senator Pritchard hat
| to appear before the committee person.
ally and make personal appeal in or
| der to prevent the committee from re.
porting a section declaring that the party
accepted in good faith the constitutions
| amendment and pledging not to interfere
or encourage any interference with its
provisions.
| The resolution was written and Offered
by Prof ]. j. Britt, of Mitchell county
/ and was in plain and unequivocal Ian
| guage The committee was unanimous
| in its support of the Britt resolution, and
concluded that as nothing had ben done
without the sanction of Pritchard that
| it would send for him before finally
! recommending the resolution. The Sen