The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-06

that other candidates be given represen-
tation on the committee was denied: that
wien Revs Mr.. Ashburn. delegate
moved that each candidate receive in the
District Convention the number of votes
in proportion to his strength in the coun-
ty PRIMARIES, the chairman, a Blackburn
man, positively refused to put the mo-
ton and declared Mr.. Ashpurn out of
order, and that when Mr.. Ashburn APP
pealed from the decision of the chair
the chairman positively refused TO put
the appeal to the delegates. Thereupon
D Of the IS delegates left the house and
organized by electing Tshost Fawcetts
chairman and S. G.. Brim secretary, hold
ing their meeting in front OF the court
house. The Blackburn crowd i'm the court
house went ahead and selected delegates
To the District Convention, allowing
these delegates who had not gone out
which in some cases represented only
a fifth of the vote of the township, to
cast the full vote of their respective
townships. The anti-Blackburnites also
selected delegates in due form and gave
them certificates of election III the regu-
lar form.
In Wilkes county wholesale frauds were
practiced. Delegates We're allowed in
the county convention TO represent Elk
Creek township who had no credentials
Delegates were allowed to vote from
ReGdies River township who were ap-
roiEted by the precinct chairman and not
chosen by the primaries. Also delegates
were allowed from Rock Creek township
when no notices OF the primaries or CON
vention were posted. This fact was not
denied and behind the statement was the
evidence OF Rev. Milton Mcneil and Dr.
BRYANT who stated that they rode
TIN cugh the township and looked every
where and could find no notices. In
LCwis's Fork township the evidence
showed that the notices were posted on
the 21st and the primaries Were neld
on the 18th. In Union township no regu-
la notices were posted, people only hav-
ing according to the statement of the
Blackburn chairman, ten days notice.
III Allegheny and Rowan counties the
committee found no evidences of fraud
on the part of the Linney and Price men
who were the properly constituted dele
gates.
Il concluding their report the Creden-
tails Committee said:
Your committee further find that the
purpose of the new rules adopted by
our last State Convention is to remove
the unsavory influence that the Fed
araI officeholders are supposed to eX-
excise in the nominating convention. 1t
was therefore provided In section 8
! Of these rules that delegates to county
conventions must be elected by the pre-
cinots and townships after notice and
publication Tor fifteen days OF the Tune
and place and purpose of the said con
veEtion. Your committee finds that in
the following counties delegates have not
been elected in compliance with ei,ner
the spirit or letter of this most salutary
| party regulation, the purpose OF which,
! in the opinion of your committee, was to
/ elevate the moral and intellectual stand
ard of the County, Congressional and
State Conventions in the Republican party
tho following counties, to-wit: Ashe,
Caldwell, Rowan, Surry and Wilkes, rep
resenting ninety-eight votes, and that
therefore, there is not legal quorum un-
der our party with which to proceed
with this convention