The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-29
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, y. c., July 26.-At the meet
ing of the State Democratic Executive
committee held here tonight the follow
ing were present: wv. G. Lamb. Will
iiamston; w. b. Rodman, Washington;
w. T. Cross, Gatesville; H. T. Green
leaf. Elizabeth City; E. l. Travis. Ha.-
flax; S. A. Woodland. Wilson; J.. H.
Exum, Jr., Rocky Mount; DR.. P. j. Ma
con, Warrenton; James A. Bryan,
New Bern; w. s. Chadwick, Beaufort;
H. A. Grady, Clinton; ]. r. Young. RAJ
leigh: E. 8. Abel, Smithfield; ]. C..
Drewry, Raleigh; j. J. Nelson, Green's
oorO: B. 5. Register, Oxford; w. H.
Bernard, Wilmington; j. B. Under
wood, Fayetteville; o. L. Clark, Clark
ton; d. E. McIver, Sanford; r. n.
Hackett, Wilkesboro; L. E. Heilig,
Salisbury; ]. r. Lewellyn, Dobson; r.
R. Ray, McAdensville; w. E. Moore.
Webster: J. 9. Mills. Rutherfordtoni
E. H. HOUSE. Marion.
The following held proxies: F. B.
Arendell. T. B. Womack, j. H. Pou. J.
S. Carr. P. NJ. Pearsall.
w. G.. Lamb nominated F. NJ. SIM
mons for chairman and he was re-elect>
ed by reclamation. He was heartily APP
pIauGed and was called on to speak.
His speech was a review of his f1Ve
campaigns as chairman. He compli-
nented Chairmen James II. Pou and
Clement Manly as chairmen in 1894 and
1896, and said no living men could nave
conducted those campaigns more ably.
adrOitly and energetically- The men
ton of The names of Pou and Manly
brought liberal applause.
On motion of j. K. Young. Chairman
Simmons was given leave to select a
secretary OF the committee.
A resolution was adopted allowing
each Congressional district TO choose
four members of central committee, and
Chairman simmons to choose five MEM
bers. as the advisory committee.
The following were named by dis
tricts:
Ffrst-E. F. Lamb, B. B. Winborne.
s. c. Bragaw, r r. Gotten.
Second-T. w. Mason, 1. z. Green, H.
A. Gillian, J.. w. Granger.
Third-C. E. Foy. F. w. Hargett, T.
c. Whitaker, Nathan O'Berry.
Fourth-F. s. Spruill. H. a. London.
B. H. Bunn. E. c. Be~ddingfield.
Fifth. :. Carr. A. H. Ellsr, A w.
Haywood, A.. M. Scales.
Sixth-E. j. Hale. c. g. LyOn A. w.
Mclean, H l. Goodwin.
Seventh-N. Il. John, George War
burton. r. l. Stevens, William Ham
mond.
Eighth. T. McLelland, Paul 3.
Means, r. A. Doughton, Edmund Jones.
Ninth-R. j. Bower, j. H. Wedding
ton, II. F. Schenck. /. I. Avery.
Tenth-M. L. Shipman, solomon Cal
Iert, w. T. Crawford, Marcus Erwin.
Duncan McIver called for a speech
by Robert B. Glenn, who was present
by special request for a conference with
the committee. Glenn was applauded
most heartily. He spoke very briefly,
saying that he was present to hear thu
committee devise ways and means for
carrying the state and aiding in carry
ing the nation. He said he intended to
make a thorough campaign. to speak
in every county once. and twice if nee
eSsary. He had just returned from the
north and in conversations with both
Democrats and Republicans found there
was great enthusiasm at the Demo
cratic prospect in national politics. H.
said the party was united as never be-
fore. He pledged his most Jealous ef-
forts, and called on the party to carry
the state by a majority and aid in put
ting it in the fore front of this great
union. He pledged his great efforts for
the states best moral, industrial and ed
ucational interests.
T. B. Womack offered a resolution
which vas adopted, that it is the sense
OF the committee that there should be
general joint discussion by the state
candidates of both parties, and instruct
ing Chairman to correspond
with the Republican chairman regard
ing such general discussions.
H. A. Grady called on Francis D
Winston, nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor to speak. Winston did so and
said Isaac NJ. Meekins, Republican fol
that office, a challenged him to 8
joint discussion, but that he had refer
er this matter to the committee.
J. II. Pou offered a resolution en-
couraging the formation of campaign
clubs and putting them under the su-
peryision and direction OF the state
committee, as vas done in 1898.