The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-23

great and powerful Wy charging them
more for their gooos than they DO
foreigners.
form Of his marty has been performed
Inv hic administra ton. He promised
to sunnress the trusts, but instead of
eunnrnseino them he has gone into
copartnershin with them. His party
nrorised TO pass some legislation
shutting ont pauper immigrants, but
absolutely nothing has been done.
His party promised to enact legis-
lation in the interest Of American
commerce on the seas, but absolutely
nothing has been zone anc american
shtps carry a smaller per cent. of the
worlds commerce toudy imam they ulu
one hundred years ago.
Emf what is the use to continue this
diccussiop2 I am about to break my
nromisc am tempted to make
sneech 7 honestly believe that if our
nartv acts wisely at St Louis we can
nIecf the next President of the Unit
cd states. What sort of man should
he nominated? The question sug-
rests its apswer-the extreme oppo-
site of Theodore Roosevelt. we must
NOT nominate a man who has bolted
the Democratic ticket IN the pas
nor must we nominate a man VINO
threatens to bolt the Democratic
ticket now. We want no diCtators in
the partv. The political dictator is
neculiarlv a Republican institution.
LET MS nut forward Il safe, conSer-
,,ative clean candidate. With the
record of the great young man who
is Governor of this State BEHIND US
with State administration apsoluIeiS
free from all suggestions OF Scahudt
with q National platform declaring 70
the world The eternal principles ~
ripht. the party TO which we are all
nroud to belong ought to win rot oniY
in The state but in the nation as We'll.
Electors and Delegates.
There was great applause as MI
Pom concluded, and then Hon. H. a.:
London moved that the selection OF
an elector be taken up. Mr.. D. /.
Arlington at once arose and in a snort
Int earnest speech presented the
name of Mr.. r. n. Simms, OF Ralelgh:
He was elected by a unanimous ana
rising vote.
Mr. Simms was called and said that
he could say with sincerity what MI
Pom had said in jest that he was sur
nrised. He declared it was the duty
of an elector to elect and that WIN
the Democracy of the district loyai'S
supporting him he hoped to nave tne
pleasure of casting one vote Tor lho
next President of the United States.
Hon. Ed. S. Abel, of Johnston, next
presented the name of Mr. Ed. Cham-
hers Smith, of Raleigh, in nomlna-
tion as q delegate to the Democratic
National convention, saying that
wake with 115 votes had endorsed
him, and that as he was emlnehllS
fit he should be elected by acclama-
ton. This was seconded by Mr. X. ii,
HAYES. and Mr.. Smith was elected
unanimously.
Mr.. r. b. White, of Franklin IL
an eloquent speech nominated Mr.. A
@ Zollicoffer. of Vance, as the second
delegate. He paid high tribute to Mr.
Zollicoffer and urged his claims tor
the position. vi,
EX-Judge Jacob Battle, of Nash
presented the. name of Mr.. /. M. AT
rington. of Nash, as one who would
make a wise and able delegate.
Sheriff j. T. Ellington, of Johnsto O.:
seconded the nomination OF Mr. Aoln-
Golfer. In doing so he mentioned the
names of Hearst, German, Parker anu
The greater applause came
when Hearst's name was mentioned,
German a close second, while Cleve-
lands name brought only a feeble
Mr.. w. n. Jones ably seconded the
of Mr.. Arlington, ana
Mr.. ]. r. Young that of Mr.. Zollicof'
fer. He appealed to Judge Battle 70
remember how Vance had stood by
him, and Nash county, how 1t had
stood with Franklin, and also urged
that Vance. the baby county in
the convention be given the electlol
of Mr.. Zollicoffer.
Then the vote was taken. Chatham
gave 10 to Arlington and 10 TO Zolli-
Golfer. Franklin gave ZOllicoffer I,
and Arlington 3; Johnston gave each
SO: Nash gave SO to Arrington Wake
gave 81 2 to. each, and Vance gave
Zollicoffer 20, this making 1877 IL
for Zollicoffer to 176 IL for AIRING
ton.
Before the vote was announced Mr.
Arlington arose ana moved TO MAKE
the nomination of Mr.. ZOllicoffer
unanimous and this was done. Being
called on Mr.. Zollicoffer returned his
thanks for the honor and said 1t was
greatly appreciated
Mr.. r. S. Spruill next presented the
name of Mr.. J. A. Thomas, of LOUIS
burg, as an alternate. He stated that
Mr.. Thomas had enough votes pledged
to have made him delegate but had
withdrawn so as to give a delegate TO
Vance. Mr.. j. r. Young seconded
the nomination and Mr.. IhomaS was
unanimously elected.
Hon. II. A. London next laughingly
informed the convention that there
WAS ONLY one crumb and a little left,
and that as Chatham never asked Tor
anything and never-got anything that
this time ii might have crumb, this
being the election of Hon. T. Is. Wo-
mack as an alternate to the Demo
cratic National convention. judge
Womack was unanimously elected.
Before the meeting adjourned there
was call to have the four members
of the State Executive committee
named. but it being stated that the
plan of organization provided that this
be done by the district delegates IL
the State convention 10 action was
taken.
With everybody in good humor,
harmony undisturbed, and great
victory ahead in November the con
vention adjourned
Base Ball To-Day.