The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-10

that Mr.. johnson is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the laws of business, home
stead laws, and laws as applicable to mar
ried woman's contracts.
Immediately after the address a motion
or rather suggestion which met with thu
unanimous approval OF the convention
was made that Mr.. Johnson be made at
torney for the association in North Caro-
/ lima Mr.. Peters, of Tarboro, moved thai
! the sincere thanks of the association b'
/ rendered to Mr.. Johnson for his efforts
Carried unanimously. On motion of Ma
tional Secretary Mason Mr.. Johnson was
made attorney general for the North
ICarolina Retail Grocers and General Mer
chants Association. This is great com
pliment to a man of such tender years
! said Mr. Mason, but we feel sure that we
are bestowing this honor upon worthy
man, man who has ability and who has
! the interests of the association at heart
/ The following committees were appoint
cd:
Committee on Pure Food.-T. II. Miller
! Charlotte; T. B. Taley, Durham; j. IL
Shaw, Greensboro; w. d. LaRoque, Jr., r
L. Robson. TarborO.
Short weights and Mcasures.-W. B
Mann, Raleigh; Theo. f. Mccarthy, New
Bern: ]. P. Montgomery. Wilmington.
Committee on egislation.-Norman II
Johnson. Burlington; NJ. Rosenthal, Re-.
leigh D. T. Johnson, Raleigh; C. E. Tim
mons. Rocky Mount d. A. Hendrix
Reidsvile: j. B. Gill, Statewide; John T
Williams, william P. Heinberger, Whining
ton; ]. w Carter, Winston-Salem.
Finance Committee-C. C. King Dur
ham: G. C. Haste, Edenton; w. G. York
High Point; n. P. Murphey, Salisbury.
The following directors were elected
The numbers indicating the Congressional
districts from which they are from:
First, W. r. Brothers; second, E. l.
Robertson; third, T. F. Mccarthy; fourth
NJ. Rosenthal; fifth, ]. w. Carter; sixth,
P. Heinsberger; seventh. to be appointed
later; eighth, Theo Atwell; ninth, t. H
Miller; tenth, Clarence Sawyer.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Mr. John Damn, New Bern, president
d. T. johnson. Raleigh, vice president; ].
E. Peterson, Goldsboro, second vicc-presi-
dent; w. A. Avant, Charlotte, secretary;
j. NJ Rankin, Greensboro, treasurer; Nor
The Committee on Resolutions reported
Among their resolutions were resolutions
of thanks to Governor Aycock and tie
public officials for the use of the House
of Representatives. resolutions of thanks
to Dr. Dixon, for his splendid address; a
resolution Of thanks to Messrs. Mason and
Williams of the National Association, to
Mr.. Bratton, of the Southern Merchant
to the News and Observer. Morning Post
and Raleigh Times for their reports, and
special resolution of thanks to Mr.
Charles U. Harris for his excellent reports
of the convention in the News and OBJ
server.
Then came the fight of the day. Mr..
Link, of Salisbury, arose and invited IN
glowing terms of tribute to his town, the
aconvention to meet in Salisbury next
year.
Messrs. Somers and King, of Durham.
followed Mr.. Link with an earnest inv
tation to the convention to come to Dur
ham.
Messrs. Reid and Carter said that if the
convention would come to the Twin City,
Winston Salem. that the delegates would
be entertained in the homes of the mer-
chants of the towns and that Winston
Salem would feel proud to have them.
Mr. Williams. OF Wilson, urged his town
as the most suitable town in which the
convention could meet.
Wilmington was warmly presented by
Mr. d. Gleason.
Mr. j. NJ Rankin said that Greensboro
had taken the Democratic State Conven-
ton away from Raleigh. and that they
were going to have this convention next
year.
The ballot result as follows: Winston
Salem "a, Durham s, Greensboro Z, Sails
bury 6, Wilson 6, Charlotte 4, Wilmington
3. So Winston Salem gets the next con-
third Wednesday and Thursday of June
third Wednesday and Thursday june
in 1904.