The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
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NOW FOR THE SIXTH MUST Be WHIPPED
Conceded That BeIIamy Will
Lead on First Ballot.
Rumor That the Republicans Will Pit John H.
Gore. Of Wilmington Against Fayette-
vile Nominee.
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Fayetteville, N. c., Aug. 18.-Indications
are that the Sixth Congressional Con-
vention, which convenes here Wednesday,
will be rich, rare and racey. Already the
advance guards are pouring in and these
are to be seen in little groups caucusing.
1t is generally conceded that Bellamy
Will be the strongest man on the first
ballot, conservative estimates giving him
1G5 votes. Bellamy's friends hold that
his strength on the first ballot will not
be less than 125 votes, and that he will
be nominated on the second or third
ballot. A noted politician fixes the
strength of the candidates on the first
ballot as follows: Bellamy 105, Hale
72, Brown 50, Patterson 80, and he holds
that dark horse will prance in the race
before the work of the convention is
over.
Major w. H. Bernard is leading the
fight for Bellamy The Major is in good
trim, and has waged many a conflict but
he says none more hopeful than this.
Congressman Bellamy reached the city
tonight.
c. ]. RIVENBARK.
llmIH5lOu, ~. CJ aug 1o.--1 HC du-
vance guard of the New Hanover dele
cation to the Fayetteville Congressional
Convention left this morning for the
scene of the impending contest. In the
party this morning were Maj. w. Fl. Bcr-
nard, chairman of the delegation; Col
Geo. l.. Morton. nominated for the Leg
| islature, who is slated for member from
New Hanover, of the District Executive
Committee; Mr. d. McEachern, and one
or two of the Brunswick contingents. Mr.
| Bellamy left this afternoon via Flor
| ence and is expected to reach the scene
of action tonight. Mr.. Bellamy will be
| nominated by Hon. Dan Hugh Mclean
! of Harnett, and seconding speeches will
| be made by several.
There is no end to interesting political
rumors in this neck the woods now
adays. The latest is that the Republic
cans will put cut a candidate for Con-
gress against the nominee of this weeks
Fayetteville convention and that the man
will be John H. Gore, Jr., Esq, of Will
| mington. a son of the well known whole
| sale grocer Mr.. d. L. Gore, and law part
ner Of Ex-Governor ID. l.. Russell. The
| counties comprising the new Sixth dis
| trict gave Aycock a majority of 1900 in
| November, 1899, and the constitutional
| amendment at something over eight thou
| sand on the year following. That q Re-
| publican can go in the field with hope ot
| success against such odds is explained in
| the large independent vote the Republi-
| cans expect to capture. 1t is said the
| recently reported independent movement
vas launched in this section with the
| Congressional campaign in view. One
hears little from the Republicans here
as to what they propose to do or not tC
| do.
| door, sash and blind factory is being
added to the Pittsburg Lumber Company's
plant, two miles up the Cape Fear river
| from Wilmington. A box factory, re-
| Gently built at the mill, was operated
| last week for the first time. More than
| $50 men are now employed at the plant
| AS the result Of a pistol wound in the
abdomen, received last week at a negro
| dance hall in the southern section of the
| city Arthur Stevenson, aged % years
and son of a we'll known colored man
| here died Saturday at the hospital
| Ills intestines were perforated in clever
| places. This morning a coroner's jur!
| investigated the shooting, but kept the
| result of the investigation from the pub
| lie. It became noised abroad that the
shooting was accidental and that the
| jury so found. Walker Mckay, colored
who did the shooting and was in hiding
in the city, heard the erroneous report
and gave himself up to the authorities
When he was safely in Jail, the news
came to him that the verdict of the jury
was not that the shooting was accidental
| but that it was wilful and malicious. The
| negro almost collapsed.
The Evening Dispatch Wilmington
enterprising afternoon paper, today fin
| ished moving into it's handsome new
bone, just completed on Market street
near Second. The first issue of the pa
per from its new quarters came out this
afternoon.
1t is said that some very heavy dam
age suits, as the result of the wreck OF
the hotel at Carolina Beach about ten
days ago, will be brought by the in
jured ones against the New Hanover
Transient Company, owners of the hos
telry