The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Greensboro, y. c., August est is
currently reported that there was a
big rumpus before the executive COM
mittee last night over the Craven dele
cation, the result being that a resolu-
ton which shut out negroes was said
tc have been adopted. O'Hara and
twenty-five other coIored men are re-
ported very Indignant and are freely
talking of forcing their way into con-
vention this afternoon and present
their case there. There is a contest on
from Wayne and Wilson counties also,
Involving the color question.
All forecasts are useless until Sena-
tor Pritchard gives the word. He and
other leaders have been in close eau
Gus all last night and his morning,
and outsiders are freely saying they
will never agree to nominating or en-
dorsing the democratic state ticket or
any part of it. This talk, strange to
say comes lou ast from federal Of
ficials. A very prominent one said to
me ten minutes ago in reply to a uues-
~ NO ~ NO lib ~ "SNAN NohC lAC
convention to conclude it's work, You
can say it cannot get through before
L o'clock tonight for it will take that
long to get true republicans drunk
enough to endorse democratic nomi-
neeS and think there is any sense in
passing resolutions against principles
they represent" But you can't tell
anything about it, until Senator
Pritchard gives his word. He is all
iE all.
Convention adjourned after Pritch-
ards speech to meet at > o'clock and a
secret caucus of all delegates was call
ed to meet at 3. In the caucus Senator
Pritchard, Congressman Moody, Post
master Reynolds. of Winston, and 9TH
ers made impassiOned speeches in sup
port of resolutions endorsing Hill for
chief justice, etc.
There was hot fight in credential
committee up to the meeting of con-
ventiOn over contested delegations from
Halifax.
Convention then took recess until s
o'clock. Everything by that hour will
have been SO we'll creased by Senator
Pritchard, who is supreme, that things
will run smooth except that D.. A.
Long, of Alamalce, nay be nominated
for superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, R H Mcneil, of Ashe county,
Senator P~ritchard's private secretary,
was today named by executive COM
mittee for judge of Thirteenth judicial
district III place of Sam Turner, de-
clined.
Republican convention of Ninth
congressional convention called to meet
in Hickory September 4th, when all
agree that Geo. H. Hiss. of Mecklen-
burg, will be nominated
When convention after
supper Seawell, of Monroe. offered reso-
luton endorsing Senator Pritchard n
records of congressman Moody n
Blackburn, which was unanimously
adopted. Assistant District Attorney
Price then offered resolution agreed on
in C endorsing T. H. Hill for chief
justice and leaving blank nomination
for associate justice, which were adop-
ted without opposition.
u. A. Long, of Alamance, was nomi-
mated for superintendent of public in
%Struction by r. N. Douglass, who, il
answer to inquiry, vouched for his re-
p~ublicanism, and he went through all
right. Asst. District Attorney Spears,
of Harnett, and EX-Judge w. P.
Bynum named d. H. Abbott for rail-
o COMMISSIONS who was nomi-
mated by a rising vote.
E w. Undertake, of Franklin,
Fourth district, w. S. O. B.. Robinson,
Wayne, Sixth: H. F. Seawell. Moore,
Eighth; A. l.. Coble, Iredell, Tenth; H.
r. Starbuck, Forsyth, Eleventh; r. III.
Mcneil, Ashe, Twelfth: o. B. B.
Blythe, Henderson. Fourteenth; c. d.
Mashburn, Madison, Fifteenth; Baylus
Cade. Haywood. Sixteenth. were nomi-
mated without opposition for judges of
superior court.
u. ". WalSer then reported reSolu-
tionS Of committee on platform, which
were adopted without opposition.
Members of dITtrict executive COM
mittee were named as follows: First,
60 L DrYnl-Dnnn- Snnnn6 n NV Dot
rick. Greene; Third, G. w. Hunt;
Fourth, CIaudius Dockery, Wake;
Fifth, w. T. O'Brien, Durham; Sixth,
w. d. Sutton. Baden: Seventh. W. A
Baily, Davie; Eighth, E. s. Blackburn,
Wilkes; Ninth. Thomas s. Rollins,
Madison: Tenth. ]. NJ. Moody, Hay
wood.
Six members of state executive com
mittee for state at large were elcted
as follows: B. F. Mebane, Rocking
ham; j. T. Wilson. Mecklenburg; II. 5.
Harkias, Beaufort: E. c.. Duncan, Car
teret; w. P. Bynum, Guilford; 2. V.
WalSer. Davidson.
J. G. Pritchard was then unanimous
ly named as chairman of state execu-
tive committee. This completed work
of convention n at 10:15 Chairman
Price being called for proceeded to
make a strong speech.
Ex-Judge W.. p. By1um of committee
or plan of organization submitted
amendments to party rules, tending tC
increase representation in district state
and county nominating conventions, sc
as to bring them closer to the people
and changing section 6 so as to leave
no doubt about it's construction, ano
against that put upon it at Rural Hal
judicial convention. Adopted.
On conclusion of an hours speech
by Skinner most of delegates having
left, resolutions thanking Greensboro
for courtesieS were adopted, and con
vention adjourned sine die at 1880.
Henry L. Shattuck, of S~hellsburg
iowa was cured of q sfomarh frorh1,