Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-08-21
Orange County Demo.
cratic Convention.

The largest Democratic County
Convention held in Orange for many
years met in the court house at this
place last Saturday at noon.
s. NJ. Gattis, Esq Chairman Of
the County Democratic Executive
COMMITTEE, called the Conventions to
order 7ahi explained the obiac, Of
the meeting. In behalf of the Ex-
ecutive Committee he named az the
temporary officers, DR.. G. D. Jones,
OF Hillsboro, Chairman, and Messrs.
q. II Johnston OF Char el Hill town
chip, and w. F. Lockhart, of Little
River'to nship, Secretaries, and the
members Of the Democratic press OF
the county, Assistant SECRETARIES.
On taking the Chair, Or. Jones
returned thanks for the honor con.
ferred upon him Of presiding over a
Democratic Convention. aud direct
ed the Secretary to call owe The
precincts Every precinct assrep,
resented by a full delegation.
On motion the temporary organi-
was made permanent, and
Chairman Jones announced that the
Convention was ready for business
and the first thing in order was the
nomination of candidates for the va
rious offices.
The following ticket was tnomina
ted:
/ The name of Captain William N.
Pritchard, of Chapel Hill, was placed
10, nomination for the Senate
Mr., G, H. Johnston thanked TIE
friends OF his father, G. W. John
ston, Esq, for the loyal and s,aunch
support which had been given him,
and withdrew his name.
Capt. Priteha-d was then nomina-
ted by acclamation'for the Senate.
Messrs James g. MacRae and S,
M Gat,is were placed in nomination
for the House. Before the vote was
announced, the name of MacRae
was withdrawn, and the nomination
of Gattis was made unanimons. The
vote was, Gattis III Is 100, MacRae
Is 81. 100
For Superior Court CLERK, Major
D. II. Hamilton and Charles Stray
horn were placed in nomination
Hamilton 81 99.100, 'Strayhorn ~25
99100. Hamilton was declared
nominated.
Mr.. StrayEorn thanked the Con
veotion for the vote given him, and
pledged himself to support the nom
inee, Major Hamilton. His speect
was we'll received, and he made
many friends OF those who voteC
against him by the graceful manner
in which he took his defeat. He il
q young man that will b. 'heard' fro,r
in the future.
For Sheriff, Messrs. John Kno,
Hughes, the present incumbent, J
Frank P,okard, OF Chapel Hill, II
r. Smith and James Q. Webb, o:
Bingham township, were placed il
nomination.. There was no nomina
ton on the first ballot, and the re
sn7t or the second ballot was
Hughes 80 1913 $1,000, Smith 20 1872
1000, Piokard 8 1888 1000. Hughe'
was declared nominated.
For Register of Decide, Mr.. Johl
Laws received S433A 5-100, ] H Tolar
of Cedar Grove township, Is 95-100
Mr.. Laws was declared nominated
For Treasurer. Messrs. E. A
Dickson, eff Hillsboro township. M
A. McCauley aud T. M. Lloyd, o
fChapel Hill township, John r. Ken
ion, ct Cedar Grove township, wer'
placed in nomination First ballot
Dickson Is 81 100, 'McCauley II
ts387-10O0, 7Kenion Is IS 100. Sec
ond ballot Dickson % 67-100, Nc
Cauley *1S' 1887. 1000, Kenion l8 4s
100. Third ballot: Kenion with
. drew and asked This friends 10 Civ
FMcCauley their support. McCaule
: 81 775sl0 dickson 20 25-100. Nj
Cauley was declared nominated.
DR.. G. d. Jones was nominate
itfor Coroner by a~oclamation.
Mr.. James -. Webb, the preser
incumbent, was nominated by a.
o(amation for County Surveyor.
i. For County Commissioners, job
('Thompson, N. ". Ray, B. H. M
EKee, J. F. McAdau,s, Thomas T
Wilson, Addison F. Andrews, v
: M. Jones, Steve Dickson and .. !
fCates were placed in nomination
There was no nomination on the fir
tballot. 90 the second ballot M
Thomas H. Wilson, Of Little Rivs
, township, and Addison + Andrew
of Bingham township, received
votes, each, and wereAdeclareG noG
1inated. Mr.. B. fI. Mckee. OF G
dar Grove township, was nominate
on the third ballot.
All democrats ofthe county we
'fappointed delegates to the Senat
rial Convention and instructed
vote for Captain w. n. Pritchal
3 for Senator from Orange
The Convention then adjourned.