The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-01
LOUDLY
Delegates Instructed to Divide Vote
Between Brown and Connor.
EVERY PRECINCT WAS REPRESENTED.
Hon. F. H, Whitaker Was Made Chairman of
the Convention. Instructed for Pou,
Allen, Jones, Beddingfald
and llYner.

The Wake County Democratic Conycn-
ton met yesterday and to a man the
members voted to instruct their dele
gates to the State convention to stand
Walter Clark. for Chief Justice of the
Supreme court. There was not a dis
senting voice in the convention. When
Mt. ". Plummer Bachelor made the
motion, there was one moment of loud
and spontaneous applause and the motion
was carried by one loud acclaim.
1t was resolved that the delegates be
instructed to divide equally the vote for
Associate Justice between Judge onn
and Judge Brown.
Mr.. Armistead Jones, as chairman of
the Executive Committee, called the con-
v~ention to order shortly after II O'Clock,
and announced the object, to elect dele
gates to the State, Congressional and
Judicial conventions. He then called upon
Hon. f. H. Whitaker to act as tempor-
airy chairman Of the convention, and
Messrs. Walter l.. Watson and Bart M.
Calling as temporary secretaries.
Mr.. Whitaker, in a few graceful words,
complimented the convention upon the
oid 1lAi1S y olo
played.
The roll of the townships and wards,
called by Mr.. Walter l.. Watson, showed
that each one was represented in the
convention.
On motion, the temporary organization
was made permanent.
A Committee on Apportionncnt of
delegates to the various precincts was
then appointed, consisting of one mcm-
her from each township and ward. This
| committee Immediately retired to de-
termine upon the number of delegates
each precinct was entitled to.
While this was being lone Mr.. Armis-
tead Jones called the attention of the
convention to the fact that Hon. Dan
Hugh Mclean, the "War-hOrse Of the
Cape Fear" was in the room, and moved
that he address the convention. Where
upon Mr.. Mclean was escorted to the
platform and made a brief but stirring
speech, in the course of which he clo-
Quently eXtolled the true principles of
Democracy, and declared that never had
hat party supported a man unworthy to
fill the office for which he was nomina-
ted.
Mr.. Mclean was warmly greeted by
the convention, and his remarks were
loudly a%pplauded.
There were many calls for Bcdding-
field after Mr.. Mclean concluded, but
Mr.. ~Beddingfeld shook his head.
The COMMITTEE on Apportionmont then
returned to the hall and submitted the
following resolution. which was unani-
mOusly adopted:
Resolved, that the delegates to the
State Convention be and arc hereby in
structed to equally divide the vote Of
1 Xtolyo cp,tpf ~ coil Ct+o
between Hon. Geo. H. Brown, Jr.. md
Hon. H.. G.. Common for Associate 80
tfce of the Supreme Court, by casting
nineteen votes for each in said convpn-
ton"
Mr.. Plummcr Bachelor then moved
that the delegates from this county to
the Congressional Convention be in
structed to vote for the denomination of
Hon. E. w. Pou to represent this district
in the United States Congress. Motion
carried by exclamation.
1t was further moved by Mr.. Bachelor
that it was the wish of the convention
that the delegates to the Judicial Con-
%yention cast their vote for w. R. Allen,
of Wayne, for Judge of the Superior
court, and Armistcad Jones for solicitor.
Motion carried without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Armistead Jones very appropriately
PIIN thS NOhf LII tHuS tDtlOIS-
ing him.
Then came the climax. It was Plum
Nor Bachelor once more. He moved
that the delegation from Wake county 20
the State Convention be instructed to
cast their vote for the Honorable Walter
Clark for Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and to employ every honorable
means to secure his nomination. The
motion was unanimously carried amid
a burst of applause.
Mr.. r. G.. Dunn then moved that tho
delegates be instructed for E. c. Bed
ding7old for Corporation Commissioner
Mr.. John w. Thompson stated that he
had been requested by Mr.. H. c. Brown
TO say that, owing to the fact of this
being Mr.. Bcddingfeld's native county.
he did not desire to make any attempt
to divide the delegation, and accordingly
withdrew his name from Consideration
by this convention, although h had re-
ceived a few votes in the primary. Mr..
Dunn's motion was then unanimously
carried.
On motion of Mr.. J%osephus Daniels. the
Wake delegation was instructed for j. Y.
Ioyner for superintendent Of Public In
struction.
The delegates as selected bv the diff
fcrent precincts for the State. judicial.
and Congressional conventions were then
read and endorsed by the convention.
as follows:
DELEGATES STATE CONVENTION.
Barton Greek: DR.. S. W. Thompson, r.
3. Hunnicutt.
Buckhorn: B.. w. Burt.
Cary: J.. B. Woodall, delegate; R.. II.
| Templeton, alternate.
Cedar Fork: \. T. Cotton.
Holly Springs: s. H. Stephens.
St. Mary's: j. G. Pool, II. Rand.
Swift Creek: Thomas Burns, delegates;
f. D.. Castleberry, alternate.
Panther Branch: G. P. Partin. delegate:
w. S. Turner, alternate.
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