Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-10-02
THE TICKET.

Sheriff.. A. Stevens.
Register-W. G.. Britt.
Clerk. F. Ormond.
Treasurer-B. A. Parks.
Cornoner-Dr. Thos. Hill.
Surveyor-Geo. w. Thornton.
House-A. t. Uzzell, H. B.
Parker, Jr.
Senate-D. J. Aaron.
Commissioners-N. t. johnson,
VIM. Holmes, C. F. Herring.
The Democracy of Wayne county
never showed to better advantage
than in the splendid aggregation of
her representative citizens from all
sections Of the county who gathered
Saturday as delegates to the county
convention. It was, indeed, a fine
body of men, and the ticket they
have placed in the field will be an
easy winner in the November cleo
ton.
The Convention was called TO Or
der by Col. Jos. E. Robinson, who
that duty by Chairman F. A. Dan
iels, who is u~navoidably absent by
reason of the illness of his wife in
Richmond.
The representatives of the Demo-
cratic press of the city wererequested
to act as temporary secretaries.
A roll of townships was called and
No contests were reported.
The convention was then declared
formally open for the transaction of
business, and on motion of Mr.. W.
F. English, who put the same,
which was unanimously carried, the
temporary organization was made
permanent.
DR.. j. B. Kennedy moved that tie
convention adopt the old order Of
business in making nominations for
the different county officers.
DR.. j. B. Kennedy also offered the
following resolution, which was I'M
animously adopted:
Resolved, First, That it is one
of the fundamental principles of the
Democratic party, that the people
have the right to govern themselves,
and that a majority of the people
shall rule.
Second, That in accordance with
this principle, it is the policy Of the
party to ascertain the will of the peo-
pie upon all local questions and we
pledge ourselves to submit to a vote
all questions of a local nature, in our
county, where there is difference of
opinion among the voters.
Mr.. Ira w. Hatch, of Dudley,
J presented the following resolution,
which was adopted amid great en-
thusiasm:
Resolved, That it is the Sc of
this convention, that Sec. 2, of Ar
I ticle 9, of the State constitution be
amended, so that the taxes paid for
school purposes by the white race
can be appropriated for the educa-
ton Of the children of that race and
50 that the taxes paid by the negro
race for the same purpose can be APP
propriated for the education Of the
children of that race.
The chair announced that nominal
tions for sheriff were in order and
the names of E. A. Stevens, B, f.
Scott, J. b. Gardner and Jno. r.
Smith, of Mt. Olive, were put in
nomination. Mr.. e. A. Stevens re
ceived the nomination on the first
ballot, the vote standing as follows:
Stevens 80 Is; Scott, SO Sc; Smith.
4; and Gardner, Is.
Nominations for register of deeds
were announced and the names OF
w. G.. Britt, Jno. B. Hooks, Jno
II. Hill, A. j. Brown and G.. E
Grantham were placed before the
convention. There were three bal
lots, and after the first the name
:, of Grantham was Withdrawn, afte,
!, the second the name of Hill wa
Withdrawn, and on the third ballo
, w. G. Britt was nominated, the vot
standing, Britt, SO 1910; Hooks
. 81 1910.
Mr.. I. F. Ormond, the present in
cumbent as clerk was nominated b,
Reclamation amid great enthusiasm
g as was Mr.. B. A. Parks, the presen
: county treasurer, and Dr.. Thos. Hill
cornoner, and MI. Geo. W. Thornton