The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-10
FERGUSON AND BRYS0N
These Are the Peoples Choice in the
Sixteenth.
LYON FOR SOLICITOR IN THE SEVENTH
The Convention at Fayetteville Takes no Further
Action. County Conventions in Bun
comba, Ashe, CASTOR, Gales
and WataUga,
Especial to News and Observer.


Weldon. n. C, July 9-The Democratic
convention of the Second judicial dis
trict was called to order here at five
o'clock this afternoon by Dr. l. E. Green,
chairman of the executive committee of
the district.
The attendance was small, owing to the
fact that the nominations of PEBBLES and
Daniel were virtually made before the
convention met.
Hon. r. B. PEBBLES, of Northampton,
was nominated for judge on the first bal
lot, and Solicitor W. E. Daniel was nomi-
rated for solicitor.
Captain PEBBLES nomination expresses
the choice of a great majority of the
Democrats of the district He has always
been true to his party, and as a lawyer he
stands as high as any man in the State.
He possesses to remarkable degree the
clements of character, legal knowledge.
Kindness of heart, steadfast frmness and
a general knowledge of human nature, all
combining eminently to fit him to adorn
the Superior Court bench. He has rep
with signal ability. In every campaign
he has been in the thickest of the fight,
giving his time and money freely for
the success of his party. Often before
he has been defeated for a nomination
to some office for which he was can
Gidate, but never has he been known to
sulk or scratch a ticket. True to party
true to his friends and believing at all
II hot
minority he has cheerfully submitted to
defeat, and now he earns a well de-
served honor at the hands of his coun-
trymen.
Hon. W. e. Daniel. who was today
nominated TO succo | himself. was born
in the county OF ITa .ifax. August IA, 1889.
He graduated at Wake Forest College
with high konors in 1878. He was then
prepared by Judge Geo. Y. Strong, of
Ealegh, for the profession he had chosen,
law; and in 1881 he began to practice at
the Halifax bar. He ran for the Legis-
lature in 1882 and was. of course, de-
feated because no Democrat could have
been elected 10 office in Halifax county
st that time. bir. Daniel served for four
years as solicitor of the Sur crior court
and was elected county attorney to the
DOafu OF commissioners, serving IH9IH LOT
four years. In 1894 he was elected solicit
tor of the Superior court for the Second
Judicial district and again in 1898. To-
day he has been nominated to succeed
himself. and in this case it is clearly the
office that sought the man.
Mr. Daniel is the foremost prosecuting
attorney in the South, and his nomination
today gives additional testimony to the
fact. He is a man who is well qualified
10 fill any position of honor and trust
and there yet awaits him still greater
honors. and in the near future there is
no reason why he should not adorn the
Supreme Court bench and the Executive
chair could not find a safer or more
learned occupant Halifax county is
proud of her distinguished son He is a
true and loyal Democrat, one who scOrns
the idea that the time has come when
every man can be a little party within
himself and refuse tc support the State
ticket because, forsooth, of some little
personal grievance.
The convention did splendid thing to-
day when it named as our standard bear
ers PEBBLES and Daniel.