The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-21
BY THE BRIGHT LIGHT
Long Nominated For Superior
Court Judge.
There Was an Acrimonious Dtbate Over The
Montgomery and IredelI Vote. Rowan
Was important.
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Salisbur, n. c., June 2O.-It was the
412th ballot, near daylight this morning,
before the convention, after an all night
session, finally succeeded in nominating
Hon. Benjamin Franklin Long, of Ire
dell county. for Superior Court Judge.
The result was not reached until the
Iredell Democrats, representing the mi
nority vote which was for Bailey deter
mined to vote for Long. On the 242nd
ballot Iredell created a sensation by
voting its full vote for Long though
Bailey had ten votes instructed for him.
But this vote was withdrawn, and it was
not until two-thrds of Mr.. Bailey's sup
porters agreed to vote for Long, that
Long got the whole vote of Iredell and
received the nomination. The plan of or
SANITATION provides for minority to quit
voting for any candidate when two
thirds of that minority so votes
1t was a battle royal from start to fin
ish. On the first ballot the vote stood:
Davidson, As for Raper.
Davie, 10 for Bailey.
Iredell, 45A for Long, 10 IA; for
Bailey.
Montgomery, for Long; 70 for Bail
ey; II for Raper.
Randolph, 4O1a for Long; for Bailey;
~ for Raper.
Rowan, 81 for Long, 81 for Bailey;
for Raper.
Stanly, % for Long: S68-1000 for Bailey
Yadkin, 81 for Long; II IA for Bailey.
There was little or no change, except
that Montgomery swung first from
Bailey to Raper nearly all night until
the final ballot which nominated Long
was cast, the successful candidate re-
ceiving 165 votes, when 1913 were neces-
sary to a nomination. The final vote
stood:
Long: IredeH, As IA; Randolph.
40 IA; Rowan, 81; Stanly, %; Yadkin,
$50
Bailey: Davie 10; Iredeu, 1OA Mont
gomery, 10 IA Randolph. 4; Rowan, 81;
Stanly, L; Yadkin. II IA
Raper: Davidson As; Montgomery.
1872; Randolph, ~; Rowan, /.
The nomination was made unanimous.
The two things that caused acrimon-
ious debate were the vote of Montgom-
cry and the vote of Iredell. There was
no trouble in any other county. The
Long men claimed that in the primaries.
Long had carried two-thirds of the
townships, and yet in the Judicial Con-
vention he was first given only votes
and then none at all of it's 81 votes.
They were evenly divided between
Bailey and Raper, and though the sher-
if and Clerk of the Court of Montgom-
cry county We're present as delegates
and anxious to vote for Long. the vote
was evenly divided between Bailey and
Raper. Montgomery has two candidates
for Congress and Bailey and Raper IivI
in that Congressional district, while
Long lives in another Congressional dis
trict.
The Iredell majority and other sup
porters of Long were very severe upon
the action of Montgomery in suppress
ing the Long vote in that county, while
Iredell was all the time giving Bailey
his minority in Iredell This difference
created animated discussion from time
to time and once the Iredell majority
took the whole vote, but reconsidered,
and waited until Baileys minority in
lredell broke the deadlock by voting for
Long, two-thirds of the minority agree
ing to do so, thus preserving inviolate
the Democratic plan of organization.
throughout the whole contest Rowan
was impartial. 1t gave Longe 81; Bail
ey 81, and Raper l.