The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-13
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON.
VENTION.

| According to a table, printed else
where, the Democratic State Conven-
ton which meets in Greensboro on We'd
nesday, July 18th. at noon, will be COM
posed of 1,244 delegates 1t will, there
fore, require 623 votes to make a nomina-
ton. Each county is entitled to one del
egate for every $50 votes cast for Cover
nor Aycock in 1900. and one delegate Tor
every additional S15 ,otes. The gentle
man making the calculation has taken
office of the Sc ,retacy of State and care
fully computed the humber of delegates
to which each county is entitled
The business of the convention will be
as follows:
| 1. To adopt platform. This work will
be assigned to a committee of ten; one
from each Congressional District. Too
| little attention is ordinarily paid to
portant that the platform should not only
| declare the real attitude of the party on
| all pending questions, but that it should
do SO with clearness, terseness vigor and
freshness. In most States it is usual for
the platform to be drafted by party lead
ers, and the committee then has draft
| which greatly assists it in it's important
work, which must necessarily he done
| in short time. 1t would be we'll if the
| wisest men of the party would write
such planks as they think ought to be
incorporated in the platform, take them
to Greensboro. and present them to the
Platform Committee. In the National
Convention it is always a rule to adopt
the platform before the candidates are
named. That is made feasible because
the convention arranges to remain in
carolina it is customary to try to crowd
all the business into one day and night,
platform is adopted by handful of del
legates about sunrise. Is it not possible
to make change this year, hold the con.
vention two days, and give ample time
for the consideration of the platform,
and afterwards nominate the candidates
This. is worthy of consideration.
2. To determine the method by which
the next United, States Senator is to be
chosen. The last State Convention or
dered State primary. The Executive
Committee at it's last session in Raleigh
instructed the State Chairman to bring
this matter to the attention of all the
counties to the end that in the primaries
and county conventions the voters might
instruct their delegates as to their
wishes. AS matter of fact very few
counties, not more than half a dozen, if
to the matter. The delegates. therefore,
go to Greensboro without instructions.
3. To elect an executive committee of
four members from each Congressional
district. These will be chosen in the dis
trict conventions to be held OH Wednes-
day morning and ratified by the conven.
ton. 1t is important that the best men
in each district, men of sound wisdom
and judgment and of approved Democ-
racy should be chosen They are the
custodians of the party. charged with
carrying out it's declaration of principles
and nominating its candidates.
4. To nominate a candidate for Chief
Justice, two candidates for Associate
Justice, State Superintendent of Public
Instructions, and Corporation Commits
sioner. Judge Clark is already virtual
ly nominated for Chief Justice and it is
certain that Mr.. Joyner will be named
for State Superintendent.
5. To nominate a Superior Court Judge
for the Second, Fourth, Sixth Eighth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Fifteenth and Sixteenth districts The
candidates will have already been desig-
mated by their respective districts before
the convention meets and will be nomi-
mated without division.
The outlook is that the leading Demo
Gratis from every section of tho State
have their faces turned toward Green's
boro, and that the convention wiki be one
OF the most notable gatherings in the
history of the State 1t is the first State
Convention held since the adoption of the
Constitutional Amendment, and the first
since the Democratic party regained con.