The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-09-29
TICKET NAMED.
Democrats fleet In Convention and
Nominate Candidates for County
Officers-f1armonious Heeting and
Strong Tick ct Named.

The Democratic county convention
met i'm the court house Saturday to
nominate candidates for the various
county offices. Chairman Andrew j..
Harris called the meeting to order
and H. T. Shanks was elected perma-
nent chairman and H. T. Powell sec
rotary. All the townships were rep
sented with the exception OF Nut
bush. There was no contest among
any of the delegations. The conven-
ton proceeded to the performance
of the work for which it had met and
the following nominations were
made:
For Sheriff.. A. Powell.
For Register OF Deeds-k. W. Ed
| wards
For Treasurer-W. E. Gary.
For Coroner-E. l.. Powell.
For State Senate-A. c. ZollicOffer.
For House of Representatives,
Thomas Taylor.
The only office for which there was
any contest was that OF the treasur-
ship. l. e. Bobbitt, incumbent OF
the office, and Col. W. +. Gary were
candidates. The contest was close
and interesting and until the prima-
rics were held it appeared to beeither
mans fight. Perfect good feeling
prevailed between the candidates
themselves and their friends and the
| regret was that as between two such
| good men both of them could not be
| voted for. Col. Gary having won by
a small majority in the primary
when the office of treasurer was call
ed in the convention r. S. McCOin
speaking for Mr.. Bobbitt rose and
moved that Col. Gary be nominated
| by reclamation. Mr. McCoin paid a
merited tribute to the worth and
character of both gentlemen empha-
sizing the bravery and gallant ser
vices OF Mr.. Bobbitt during the four
years of the Civil War, of the faithful,
| efficient and satisfactory perform
| ance of the duties of his office as treas
urer, and said that "old man. Isham
| Bobbitt pledged to Wyndham Gary
the same hearty and loyal support
! that he would have expected from
him had he been nominated.
The ticket as named is an eXcep-
| tiOnally stong one and gives general
| satisfaction. Sheriff Powell and Reg,
| lister of Deeds Edwards have served
the people well in their respective
offices and while the other gentlemen
| have not held office before the people
of Vance county have cause to con
graduate themselves upon having
men of such high character, loyalty
and fidelity to the public welfare to
serve them.
The following resolution was read
by W. S. Parker and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
| meeting that our Representative in the
Legislature and Senator from this dis
| trict be requested to use all diligence in
perfecting plan looking to the issuance
to Vance county bonds to secure good
| and prOmanent roads through this cOun-
| ty to the county seat at Henderson,
This resolution was in line with
one introduced by Capt. j. H. Sharp
and adopted at the WilliamsborO
primary. ID. Y. Cooper proposed to
substitute the word township for
'cOunty,' but the sense of the meet
ing was infavOr of making it a coun-
| ty matter instead of leaving it to the
townships. Mr.. Cooper explained
that he was in favor of good roads
| and in thorough accord with the
| movement looking to securing them,
but he thought the matter should be
left to the townships. Mr. Tom
Croker took issue with Mr.. Cooper
and endorsed the resolution. He
thought it ought to be made a coun-
ty matter instead of being left with
the townships. Mr.. Parker and Capt.
Sharp took the same position and
after some further remarks the cues
ton being put the resolution was
adopted.
There were calls for<sZollicoffer'
and 'TaylOr' and Mr.. Zolicoffer
came to the front. He thanked the
| convention for the honor conferred
upon him but it was some little time
before he relieved their anxiety by
| saying whether or not he would ac-
| cept. Those who know Mr.. ZOlli-
Golfer know that there is nothing
OF the politician about him. He has
persistently declined to accept office,
however ready and willing he has
! always been to give OF his means,
his time and talents to further the
cause he believed in and promote the
| iterests OF the candidates of the party
| with which he holds allegiance. Mr..
Zollicoffer spoke substantially as fol
| lows:
Some years ago when first began the
study OF my chosen profession, the first
| and most important preliminary lesson
which was impressed upon me by the
great masters was that 1.-THE law is q
| jealous mistress" and that he who
would find favor and success within her
realms must be a constant deyotee at
! her shrine
When, subsequently, | received my
| license, and entered into the practice. /
resolved, that as best | could | would
devote my entire time and efforts to that
ich | had selected as my LIES work
, Ind to the interest of such clients as
should favor, and intrust me with their
| affairs, and that | would, in no event
seek or accept a public office
For twenty-five years whether wisely
or unwisely | have steadfastly adhered
to that resolution. | would not have
you infer, nor do | pretend to say or
even intimate, that during any part OF
that time there has been any office that
| could have gotten at the hands of the
public, but | do impress the fact that
there is no Office which have sought or
| wanted. Neither would be understood as
holding that it is not honorable and laud
! able among men to serve their country
| in positions OF public trust. but nv in
clinations and ambition have never lead
| me along those ways | have always
preferred to live as an humble citizen
and to serve my people and my country
in such n w l co,,ld