The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-21
THE CONVENTION
A WARM NUMBER
BeIIamy, Hale and Brown and
Patterson's Names in
Nomination.
Especial to News and Observer

tOpSCidl u news ana .ODSorVor.)
Fayetteville. N. c., Aug. 20.-The con-
vention was opened with prayer, led by
the Rev. Law. This concluded. Mr.. Lyon
presented Mr.. ]. B. Underwood, Jr., to
the convention. Representing the city
he delivered the address of welcome,
which was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
convention the agreeable duty has been
assigned me by the mayor of the city
to welcome you to our home and all hos
FATALITIES which the occasion demands
and our habits and traditions inculcate.
political convention does not afford the
best OF opportunity for the exercises of
the grace and virtue suggested, but the
determination which I know to be that
of our host to render your stay with
us agreeable as possible will, am sure,
find fulfillment in our acts. Gentlemen
OF Bladen. Brunswick, Columbus, Har-
nett, New Hanover and Robson repre-
senting noble constituents in the name
of Fayetteville and Cumberland l well
come you"
in order, on a call of counties the follow
ing were named: Credential Committee.
John S. Williams, F. M. Moore. B. f.
Ayccck, Jas. d. Mcneil. A. C. Holloway,
Junius Davis, John II. Cooke: on Per-
manent Organization, E. F. McCulloch,
j. Fl. Mintz, il. l.. Lyon, H. r. Horne,
E. F. Young, Frank H. Stedman, L. R.
Hamer; on Platform and Resolutions, ].
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II. w. Lilly, NJ. F. Hatcher, Walker Tay
Tor, |. w. Watson. These several COM
mittees retired at $3.50 p. m, to prepare
their reports.
In the call of counties when the county
of Robson was reached it was discovered
that the county delegation had not per-
fected an organization. The convention
by vote ordered the delegation to retire
and organize by the election of a chair
man. On the return of the delegation
the chair recognized Mr.. Stephen McIn1
tyre as the duly elected chairman, who
named the committeeman for Robson
county.
While the delegation was out the con-
vention named Eugene Watson as Ser
geant-atArms of the body, giving him
several assistants.
At 4.p. M, committee composed of
the following gentlemen: Dan Hugh Me-
Lean, H. B. Short and Neil Arch Mclean
to wait on the Committee on Credentials
and request that the committee come be-
fore the convention with either its re-
port or its troubles. The special commit
tee soon returned and presented B. f.
Aycock, who, acting for the Credential
ecommittee, said that the committee
wished to be obedient to the demands of
he convention but that it would take
ali hour and a half to conclude their
labors. On this information the conven-
ton took a recess until 1880 o'clock.
On the reassembling of the convention
Mr.. JunIus Davis, of the Credential COM
mittee, presented a majority report Civ
ing to Bellamy 1874 votes, his contention
due from Cumberland county. Mr. JAS
d. McNeill, also of the same committee
presented minority report which de-
MED to Mr.. Bellamy his contention Mr.
Davis made strong speech in support
eff the adoption of the majority report
holding that it would be a dangerous
precedent for Democracy to establish a
denial of the right of the minority to an
expression of its individual sentiment He
was followed by MIR. McNeill in support
OF the minority report. The speech of
Mr.. Mcneil was a plain presentation of
his views.
Mr. Marsden Bellamy followed in sup
port of the majority report and in his turn
was followed by Mr.. B. +. Aycock Gate
of Waynel, of Columbus, who, in conclu-
sion, moved the adoption of the minority
report which denies to Mr.. Bellamy the
13k votes his contention is due from
Cumberland county.