The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-19
STATE TICKET NAMED
Charles ]. Harris for Governor. Eighth
District Troubles Cut No Figure---
Rollins, Blackburn, Mebane and
Duncan DeIegates---Iudge Robinson
Amid a Storm of Cries Protests
Against Attacks on Aycock's Char
acter and the Watts Law.
Especial to News and Observer. )

Especial to News and Obsever.)
Greensboro, N. c., May 1S.-The Re-
publican State convention, presided
over by District Attorney A. E. Holton,
at seven o'clock completed the nOmi-
nations of the State ticket as fol-
lows:
Governor, Charles J. Harris. of
Jackson county; Lieutenant Governor,
Isaac M. Meekins, of Pasquotank; At
torney General, w. H. Marlborough, of
Franklin; Secretary of State j. j. Jen-
kins of Chatham; Treasurer c. G.
Bailey of Davie; Auditor, Frank Lin
ney. of Watauga; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, c. z. Frazier of
Guilford; Corporation Commissioners,
d. H. Abbott, of Pamlico; Commission
er of Agriculture, w. r. Dixon, of
Craven Labor Commissioner, j. Y.
Hamrick, of Cleveland.
Judges Supreme Court, r. M. Doug
las, of Guilford; w. A. Montgomery,
of Warren.
of Buncombe; r. Y. Linney, of Alex
ander.
Delegates to National conventions:
Thomas S. Rollins, E. S. Blackburn,
f. c. Duncan, B. F. Mebane. Alter
mates, r. H. McNeill, Claudius Dock
cry, Mark Brown, H. L. Grant.
The nominee for Governor is q
wealthy leather manufacturer and
miner of the mountin district, aged
fifty, who came to the State from
Minnesota eighteen years ago and is
member of the firm of the Reese Har-
ris Tanning company.
Defense of Aycocl< and Watts Law.
The only sensation of the Republican
convention here, was when Judge RoD-
inson of Wayne, National committee
man, arose upon reading of report OF
Committee on Resolutions ana protest.
ed against the section condemning the
Watts Liquor law, saying God forbid
that paths to bar-rooms should be
made more open than now" and pro-
testing against the impeachment OF
Governor Aycock's character as an
honest man, saying that aside from his
partisanship there was not more
high minded man living
The speaker was shut off by misses,
loud cat calls and a storm of disap-
proval.
The expected dissension over con-
tests from the Eighth district were
avoided when the Credentials commit
tee reported favorably on the regular
ity of the Blackburn primaries in Sur
testing delegation. Blackburn was
plainly the hero of the convention. he
receiving more enthusiastic applause
when he spoke than any other speaker.
Run by Office Holders.
Speaking of the action of the con-
vention ex-Judge w. p. Bynum, one
of foremost and ohiost Republicans of
the State, gives out the following int
view:
THE time has come in the TIDE OF
Republican politics in North Carolina
when one of two things must be done.
Either the Federal office-holders must
own, control and manage the affairs
of the party absolutely, as they seem
to be doing at this convention or they
must abdicate and allow the party 10
be managed and it's policies shaped by
those whose policies and principles are
governed by other considerations than
office-getting, greed, grab and graft. If
the Federal office-holders contoinue in
control then no self-respecting man
can or will be induced to take part in
Republican politics in this State. If
they are forced to abdicate, as should
be done, then there is a future for the
party. This may as we'll be said here
and now.
"The party seems to be adrift with
out leader or any one who has the
courage to speak above a whisper
chance of being delegate or getting
an Office.
''The thoughtful, prudent people of
North Carolina never will and never
ought to consent to the management
of the affairs of this great State to
such an irresponsible cabal as now
controls the affairs of the Republican
party of this State
At the morning session, Judge By
mum had been recommended as men,
Der of the Resolutions committee from
his district, but the name of Postmast-
er Reynolds was substituted. He was
pressed just before adjournment to
serve as elector at large, but positively
refused to accept unanimous nomina-
tom
Roosevelt is Endorsed.
The report of the Committee on Res
olutions strongly endorse Roosevelt
and every act of his administration,
pledging themselves to fight for his
nomination Thomas 8 Rollins wo c