The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-11
AGAIN THEBOSSSPAk[.
The Fifth District Convention
Called Off.
Pritchard Will Have il Meet Again the twenty
Second, Nothing Done. Wanted,
Democratic" Candidate
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Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 1O.-The Re-
publican Congressional District Conyen-
ton was called to order this morning by
Mr. j. D. Martin, of Rockingham county
who was elected permanent chairman.
Postmaster Reynolds, of Forsyth county
offered a resolution that the convention
adjourn until Monday, September e.
Mr. Hughes, of Alamance county. offered
as an amendment that the convention
adjourn sine die leaving to the Execu-
tive Committee the question of nomi-
nation. Postmaster Reynolds made a
conciliatory speech on this amendment,
pointing out the advantages of having a
committee to do the work, and the i'm
preston he made on several was that he
favored the amendment. Mr.. j. T. Ben
bow and delegate from Rockingham,
were outspoken in support of the con-
vention re-assembling. Mr.. Benbow
called attention to the fact that while
the convention was called to meet at 2
o'clock, here it was in session at eleven
and to adjourn without meeting at all
any more would certainly give rise to
justifiable complaint on the part of those
who had not yet arrived. Mr.. Hughes
then withdrew his amendment, and the
resolution to adjourn until Monday, the
22nd, was adopted. s.SEl
Each county in the district was repre-
sented by one or more delegates, and
there were thirty-ive delegates and in
terested Republicans present. There
would have been more present, but sew
eral had left on the morning trains, it
having been decided by Senator Pritchard
last night that it was best to call the
convention off. He left on the early
morning train for Marshall, but will be
present and make a speech on Monday
the 22nd, the new date set by him for
the convention.
1t is not really supposed by those on
the inside that the convention of the
22d will amount to anything except to en-
dorse something that will happen be-
tween now and then or rather that is
expected to materialize.
The report sent you last night that
| tire would be no convention, but a caucus
of so-called independent Democrats
would meet here Thursday night and en-
dorse Mr.. Patterson, of Winston, for
Congress, has been confirmed by inter-
views with some of the leaders this
morning. The outside friends of Mr.. Pat
terson are certain that the uncertainty
surrounding the situation arises from the
fact that he will not consent to run. II
has been an open secret for ten days
here that Mr.. James Holt, of Burlington,
had been importuned to make the race
not as a Republican, but as a business
mans independent anti-C Clark Demo
cratic Republican candidate, but that he
had stoutly declined to run, under any
circumstances or any banner.
The plans about Patterson, Holt Exc
cutive Committee endorsement, etc, are
confined strictly to the professional
managers and manipulators of such
things, and are inside matters On the
outside, al unsophisticated non Federal
office holding Republicans favor an open
convention. and the nomination of a
straight consistent Republican.
The leaders are plainly at sea to get q
Democrat or former Democrat willing t.
take it, while the rank and file as plainly
desire to have at least one regulation
Republican to vote for. One of them
from Stokes county stated this morning
that in Stokes county, he believed that
for every Democrat who voted for Judge
Hill, there would be twenty white Re-
publicans who would scratch his name
or vote openly for Judge Clark. And sc
it goes.