The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-15


other Democratic candidate for Chief
Justice. We were outspoken against his
nomination, but we are now still more
outspoken in favor of his election. We
have always believed in the freest pos
sible' expression of favor or opposition
to men and measures to be considered
by a convention. But after the conven-
ton acts, all is over. Be he our favorite
or somebody else's that wins, we are for
him.-Newton Enterprise.
The Senatorial convention of the Thir-
ty-third District will be held at Ruther-
fordton, August 18th. Mr.. Clyde z. Hoey
will be one of the nominees without OPP
position. For the other place there are,
says the Celeveland Star, four candi-
dates-Messrs. Geo. V. Ballinger and T..
c. Mills, of Polk. and A. Cannon and
r. T. Pickens. of Henderson.
The Dispatch learns on unquestioned
authority that an independent political
movement is on foot in Wilmington to
put out ticket for county legislative
and all other offices to oppose the Demo-
cratic Notwithstanding Dispatch.
The campaign will be opened in this
county by the Democrats September End.
A public speaking will be held at the
courthouse and it is likely that Hon.
Charles NJ. Steadman, of Greensboro, and
Hon. d. H. Mclean, of Burlington, will
speak.-Salisbury Sun.
Mr.. Hill, Bill Day and the whole push
l.; 10 80
in the paper no one will know they are
even NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
The Democrats of the Thirty-first
Senatorial District, composed of Lincoln
and Catawba, have unanimously pomi-
mated Mr.. J. f. Reinhardt for the Senate.
He has served threee terms in the House,
was a brave soldier. and has a host of
friends all over the State who will glad
that he is to be a member of the coming
General Assembly.
The Republican Senatorial convention
which met at Yadkinville the 9Th inst.
adjourned till September LIST. There were
three candidates-Joe Elledge, of Wilkes;
Ellington, of Yadkin. and Grant, of
Davie. The vote stood Elledge 4, and
each for the others. After several ball
lots it was seen that no nomination
could be made and the convention adj
sourned. Chronicle.
The Populists, who have really been
Republicans, are now throwing off the
mask. About a dozen so-called Popu-
lists have been elected delegates to the
Republican State convention from Chat
ham county, including the chairman of
the Populist Executive Committee.
So far most of the Republican conven-
lions held this year have been attended
with rowdyism or dishonesty. The Win
ston Journal says that at the Judicial
convention Forsyth was robbed of part
of it's vote. 1t had four votes. Two of
its delegates went home after 100 ballots
had been taken, delegating the other two
delegates to cast the whole vote of the
county. After 269 ballots had been taken,
it was resolved that no delegate could
cast but one vote. This disfranchised
half of Forsyth county, and gave Nc
Nell the majority. The Journal says:
After twenty four hours of futile bal
loting the Rural Hall convention ended
in something of a row. According to the
official reports Judge Starbuck was re-
nominated and young Mcneil was named
for Solicitor, but the official reports do
not give the details of the outrageous
and unscruplous usurpation of authority
and disregard of decency and fairness
tion of Mcneil.
&c ipd;
better class of Republicans and many
who are prominent in the party counsels
were out-spoken in their expressions of
Editor Hall, of the Union Republican,
told the Journal last night that the con-
vention was a farce and that hundreds
of Republicans would resent the outrage
by giving their support to Porter Graves"
There is more talk that the Republ-
can State convention will endorse Con-
nor and Walker, and make their whole
light on Clark. 1t will do them no good.
Their name is Dennis
The Republicans of the Sixteenth Judi
clal district have nominated r. d. Sisk
for judge and f. p Axley for solicitor.
Jim Moody is in Washington, and is,
of course, talking He says he will be re-
elected, that Blackburn will win over
Kluttz, and that the Republicans have
good prospect of carrying the other
North Carolina districts Jim is evident
ly wanting Doodle from the Congressional
campaign committee.