The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11
IT'S A RECORD BREAKER
Five Hundred and Fifty Ballots Have
Been Taken.
AND YET NO NOMINATION is IN SIGHT
Six Names Before the Conventions Page, Blair,
Mclyer, Leak, Pickens, Morrison. Page
Leads, Moore For Solicitor
in Third District.
in Third District.
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Monroe, N. c., July 10.-The Seventh
Congressional Convention breaks North
Carolina's record. Five hundred and fif-
ty ballots have been taken with no
brighter prospects of a nomination than
when the first ballot was cast. Yadkin
has paced back and forth, making slight
changes in the ballots The vote indi-
humor prevails At this hour, 10 p. m,
the convention has just been honored by
entrance of a delegation of Unions fair
maidens to the delight of all assembled.
The convention was called to
order at II m by w. G.. Hardison, chair
man, who requested members of Demo
cratic papers present to act as temporary
secretaries. The following committees
were appointed: Committee on perma-
nent organization, l.. ID. Robinson, Jacob
Stewart, F. c. Robbins, w. b. Hicks, r.
A. Johnson, L. A. Tatum, ID. M Reece
u. F. Rush, r. l.. Stevens, A. A. F. Sc
well. Committee on credentials, T. L.
Caudle, John b. Fort. Harlee Mccall A.
M. Stack, w. S. Lineberry, w. j. Adams
d. E. Pemberton, w. ~ Everitt, c. ".
Pate, j. w. Pass Committee On reso-
lutions, G. A Armstrong A. ]. Maxwell,
M l.. John, N. Glenn Williams, J. =.
Mclaughlin, ]. d. Hodges, E. E. Roper,
Frank Armfield, A. c. McAllster, L. L.
Spence. Executive committee, Frank
Page, Montgomery; w. C. Hardison, An
son; S. w. Finch, Davdson r. b.
Bailey, Davie; w. j. Edwards, Moore;
P. c. Whitlock, Richmond; j. c. Mcneil,
Scotland; j. NJ. Phillips, Yadkin.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion reported the selection of F. c. Rob
bins, of Davidson county as permanent
chairman, (which motion was adopted.
l.. d. Robinson, r. l.. Stevens, w. N.
Everitt, committee, escorted Mr.. Rob-
bins, who in assuming the duties of the
chair, delivered an excellent speech,
which was we'll received
BY vote of the convention the coun-
ties of Moore and Randolph were given
each three additional votes in the con-
Venton. Nominations being in order
counties We're called, Anson waived her
right to Union when r. A. Redwine in
James A. Leak Of Anson. Redwine's
reference to previous Congressmen Ben.
nett and Lockhart brought forth prolong-
ed applause. Davidson through E. E.
Roper presented the name of r. T.
Pickens. Moore through w. J. Adams
presented the name of Duncan f. McIver
When Montgomery was called Charles
Ross, of Randolph, placed in nomination
Robt. N Page, of Montgomery. J. G..
Stead, of Richmond presented the name
of j. r. Blair, of Montgomery w. p
Parsons, of Richmond. that of Cameron
Morrison, of Richmond.
The nomination speeches were all good
those of Redwine, Adams and Ross es
pecially so. At 2 p. m., the convention
adjourned for dinner.
AT p. m. the convention was called to
order and proceeded with speeches second
ing the nominations of the several can
didates. When that veteran of MANY con-
f1icts in civil as we'll us political war.
Judge Rsden Tyler Bennett. arose to
second the nomination of Leak, the con-
vention went Wild manifesting their con-
tinued high regards for the noble Ro-
man, of Anson. During his speech he
NN - hCiNuIcI presented MIN
by the late Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio. |
Judge Bennett spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, citizens, delegates: I ,
IN glad to meet so striking and engaging |
representatives of our district called /
hither by their sense of public duty and |
by the obligation of friendship which !
they honor. 1t is to me an additional |
pleasure to be again within the gates |
of this city, endeared to me by the mem
ory of friends gono hence to the undis- |
covered country, a city which has con-
quered our admiration by the public de- |
votion of the inhabitants, by their spirit |
of enterprise, by their loyalty to good :
government and their faith in the essen |
tial principles of justice, sobriety, poll
tics and religion. We are in a new Con-
nf a century, the goth century, as we |
reckon time from the sweet Galilean
vision. We are confronted by changed |
neither the State nor the /
'burch, nor any political party, nor all |
n concert can impose and ,perpetuate
among men of intelligence an
tyranny of ideas. We
know the past contains many great
things which still subsist and, which /,
sur blessed people may no., can
not abandon without falling from their
nigh estate Generations do not return
Ipon their route to travel paths opened
Up by their predecessors, an irresistible