The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-06-16
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Meeting Held Saturday to Elect Dele
gates to the State and Congressional
Observation-Disclosures Adopted.

ton met in the court house Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. R. S. McCoin,
chairman of the County Executive
Committee, called the convention to
order and Capt. w. B. Shaw was elect
ed chairman, c. A. Lewis secretary.
A roll call showed that every pre-
cinct was represented. The object of
the meeting was stated to be the
election of delegates to the State and
Congressional conventions. On mo-
ton a committee composed of the
chairman of each precinct was ap-
pointed to select the delegates. The
committee reported as follows:
State-Dr F. r. Harris, j. B. Owen,
T. II. Crudup, D. Y. Cooper, Capt.
w. 3. Shaw, J. E. Burroughs James
Amos, Capt. J. H. Sharp, Thomas
Taylor, DR.. F. A. Macon, A. C. ZolIi-
Golfer, C. F. Tankersley, Melville Dor
sey, H. T. Powell, R. s. McCoin, W.
D. Burwell, s.. Parker, J. P. Hunt,
R. L. Bennett, w. F. Medearis.
COMPASSIONATE. L. Blacknall, A.
J. Harris, |. T. Hunt, Henry Perry,
W. B. Daniel, j. U. Fleming, Geo. R.
White, j. c. kittrell, W. w. Swain,
Thad r. Manning, Robert Lassiter,
r. l.. Bennett, A. L. Capehart, H. T.
Shanks. E. A. Powell, Geo. w. Kit
trell, W. T. Gupton, W. T. Rowland,
J. r. Alderman.
A roll call of the precincts to ascer-
tain the relative strength OF the sew
eral candidates was taken with the
following result:
For Governor--Stedman, AZ; Glenn,
3H; Turner, 1. Vance county is en-
titled to 8 votes. Hon. Francis D.
Winston was the unanimous choice
of the convention for Lieutenant
Governor.
For Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court Judge Geo. H. Brown
was first choice, the whole delegation
standing when the vote was taken.
Judge William A. Hoke and Judge
Michael II. Justice were both put in
nomination as the representative
from the Western section of the State
The vote stood 6h for Hoke, 2H for
Justice.
The following resolutions, offered
by d. Y. Cooper, were at his request
read by J. r. Young and adopted:
Resolved, That we will bear true and
loyal allegiance to the principles of Dem
Ocracy and that we will give hearty
support to every policy based upon such
principles as the surest means Of safe
guarding the interests of all the people
IND, That we congratulate and COM
mend our county officers upon the sue
cessful manner in which they have man.
aged our county affairs for the past two
years, enabling them this year to reduce
our State and county taxes to 60 cents
No other county in North Carolina has
so low tax rate. This fact emphasizes
the benefit of having Democratic ad-
ministration.
Bird, We declare for such modification
OF the law governing the assessment of
railroads for taxation as will give each
county and town the full amount of the
taxes for that portion of such roads as
lie within their bounds, and for the ac-
cOmplishment of this purpose, that as
sessments upon the average value of
main and branch lines be abolished and
taxes from railroads be apportioned as
heretofore
18th, We declare for such amendment
to the divorce laws of the State as shall
put an end to the facility with which
divorces are now obtained in North Car
olina
A. {. zollis softer offered the follow
ing resolutions endorsing Hon. J. r.
Young, Insurance Commissioners, and
commencing the excellent work of !
the Insurance Department under his |
wise and able management, which |
were unanimously adopted by a rising |
vote:
Resolved, That we, the Democrats of |
Vance county in convention assembled. |
point with pride to the splendid record |
made by our countyman, Hon. James r.
Young, as Insurance Commissioner of the |
State. Appointed as the first Insurance
Commissioner of North Carolina, he has |
organized the Department |
and by his able and efficient management |
not only increased the receipts to the
State Treasury from his department to
$II5,O 600 per annum-mOre than double |
the amount collected prior to his admin
he has rendered a service |
in supervising insurance companies doing
business in the State, that is of far more
value and saving to the citizens of the
State.
By the work OF this Department the
people of the State, from the humblest
citizen to the richest manufacturer, can
now be protected in placing their insur-
ance, and the yearly increase of revenue
rom this service is Of material value to
the State and tends to lessen the burdens |
)f our citizens from taxation.
Resolutions endorsing Hon. E. w.
Pou, member of Congress, were intro
1uced by c. F. Tankersley and unani-
nously adopted, as follows:
WHEREAS, The Democratic party of
Vance county in convention assembled,
the faithful services of the
Ion. Edward W. Pou, of this Congress
ional District,
Resolved, That we endorse his course
the oSth Congress and recommend him
or denomination to represent this Dis
rict in the 59th Congress. and SO in
truct our delegates to vote for him.
Melville Dorsey introduced a reso-
utiOn instructing the delegates to
he Congressional convention to pre-
ent the name of A. {. Zollicoffer, of |
'ance county, for delegate to the st.
-ouis convention, and to use their
est efforts to secure his election.
The resolutions, which were unani-
lOusly adopted, read as follows: |,
Resolved, That we, Democrats of Vance
Ounty in convention assembled. take
leasure in endorsing our distinguished
ountyman, A. c. Zollicoffer, ESQ, as a
elegate from this the Fourth Congress
Onal District tO tho National no,,o |