The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
Optional Primary Plan
For Counties Adopted.
FOR CAMPAIGN CLUBS
Hon. R. B. G'enn, Democratic Nominee,
Addresses Enthusiastic Meeting
State Democratic Executive COM
mittee at Which All Members
Express Confidence In Big
Democratic Majority.

The State Democratic Executive
Committee was in session last night
in Raleigh with twenty-seven menu
bers present in person or by proxy.
AS the result of the enthusiastic
meeting Senator f. nj. Simmons was
reelected State Chairman. Mr.. A. j.
Field, secretary to the committee,
central committee of forty composed
of four members from each district
named, the chairman empowered to
appoint an advisory committee of five,
plans for an optional primary pro-
yided for, regulations for campaign
clubs adopted, addresses made by the
State chairman, and Hon. r. B.
| Glenn Democratic nominee for Gov
ernOr.
Besides this the committee provid-
! ed that there should be joint dis
cussion with the Republicans and
| that a notice to this effect be served
on the chairman of that party the
discussions to be between the oppos-
| ing nominees
The Central Committee.
The Central Committee of forty as
elected last night was as follows:
First District.-E. F. Lamb, Eliza
beth City; b. b. Winborne, Murfrees-
boro; Stephen C. Bragaw, Washing
ton; r. r. Cotton,N Bruse.
/ second District-T. w. Mason,
/ Garysburg; Isaac E. Green. Weldon;
H. A. Gillian, Tarboro; j, w. Grazing
er, Kinston.
Third District.--C. e. Foy, New
Bern; f. w. Hargett, jackson; I. c.
Whitaker, Trenton; Nathan O'Berry,
! Goldsboro.
Fourth District.-F. S. Spruill,
Louisburg; H. A. London, Pittsboro'
Beddingfield Raleigh.
Fifth District-J. 5. Carr, Durham;
A. H. Eller, Winston; A. w. Haywood,
Haw River; A. M. Scales Greensboro.
Sixth District.-E. j. Hale. Fay
etteville; c. c. Lyon, ElizabethtoWn:
A. w. Mclean, Lumberton; FL. l.. God
Seventh District.-M L. John,
Laurinburg; George Warburton.
Rockingham; r. L. Stevens, Monroe;
William Hammond, Asheboro.
Eighth District.-Dr. j. r. McLel-
land, Mooresville; Paul b. Means
Edmund Jones, Lenoir.
| Ninth District-R. j. Brevard,
| Charlottej j. H. Weddington, Char
| lotte; II. T. Schenck, Lawndale; l. L.
| Avery, Morganton.
| Tenth District.--M. l.. Shipman,
fordton; w. T. Crawford, Waynesville;
| Marcus Erwin, Asheville.
The Optional Primary.
| The resolution for an optional
primary, proposed by Hon. Walter E.
Moore and formulaed by Hon. James
| H. Pou after various amendments,
was adopted as follows:
| Resolved, That this committee will
provide an optional primary, to be
adopted by the Executive Committee
| of any county desiring to nominate
county candidates and members of
the Legislature by primary. That
| the Chairman is authorized to APP
| point a sub committee TO formulate
such a plan, and when approved by
| the Chairman the said plan shall be-
come q part of the plan of organiZa-
tion Where any county lexecutlfel
| committee has already called prim-
ary, such County Executive Commits
! tee may formulate and promulgate
| its own rules for such election al
ready ordered. The plan provided
! for in this resolution will not super
sede the present plan, except in those
counties adopting this PLAN"
| To regulate the clubs the following
resolution was proposed by Mr.. James
/ H. Pou was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
| this committee that the organization
of Democratic clubs in various To-
/ calities ue promoted wherever, in the
| opinion of the chairman, the organi-
zation of such clubs will assist in the
campaign work. In order that har-
mony may be preserved and unity of
action attained, all Democratic clubs
will be regarded as part of the Dem
ocratic organization and under the
/ jurisdiction of this committee, and
they will perform their duties in har-
mony with and under the direction
of the Executive Committee of the
counties wherein they are situated.
Fo" Joint Discussion.
! The following resolution introduced
| by Judge T. B. Womack was adopted
unanimously:
| Resolved, That it is the sense of
| this committee that there shall be
| joint discussion of the issues in
volved in this campaign between the
candidates of the Democrltic party
for political offices and the opposing
candidates of the Republican party,
| and that the chairman of this Exec
] utive Committee is authorized to ar
range with the chairman Of the Re-
publican State Executive Commltkee
| for such general joint discussion.
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