The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-05


man who would achieve to high hon
| ors. Since then, said Judge Graham
| he had been thrown with Mr.
| Guion in business, in the Legislature
and socially and he had found that
! his inward convictions concerning his
career and his worth had been more
than sustained. He was a coming
man, said he, who had come to stay.
1t was with the greatest pleasure, said
Judge Graham, that he cordially
| seconded Mr.. Guion's nomination.
Mr.. Mitchell, Of BERTHE, then moved
| that Mr.. Guion's nomination be made
by acclamatiOn and Mr.. Winborne in
putting the motion, expressed his
pleasure in having the opportunity Of
doing SO.
Hackctt, Principal Clerk.
mated for principal clerk Of the
House, Mr., Frank d. Hackett, Of
Wilkes, referring to his service in
that position and paying a tribute to
his worth and ability and his capacity
for the position.
Mr.. F. r. McNinch, of Charlotte.
nominated Mr.. Tom Alexander, and
paid a glowing tribute to the banner
county of Mecklenbury ana it's SER
vices in the cause of democracy.
which he adduced as an additional
nize the county in the nomination of
Mr.. Alexander, who was in every way
fitted for the position by natural
ability and by experience as an as
sistant clerk i'll the House. Mr.. Nc
Ninch. who is an orator. who speaks
perhaps with a slightly too conscious
care in his use of the beauty of
words, was so taken up with the stride
Of his diction that he raised a laugh
when he stated that Mecklenburg had
rolled up Democratic majority OF
5000 in the effort to make certain
the election of the district Congress
man. He proved, too, that he Will
be there with the goods on debate,
for he was undeterred by the laugh
that broke into his speech, saying
quickly that he meant $500, but that
the $4,000 would have been forth
coming If the votes had been needed.
Messrs. w. G.. Feimster, of Catawba,
Bigs, of Durham, and Woodland of
Wilson, having seconded Mr.. Hack
ett's nomination, the caucus proceed
ed to ballot for the position, Mr.. Las
sitter, who assisted the secretary, call
ing the names of the members, who
came forward and deposited their
ballots.
When the name Of Mr.. Walter
Jones, of Hyde, was reached, the
clerk got "balled up" in his reading
Swan Quarter" to the great amuse-
ment Of the caucus.
Soon after this incident. it becoming
apparent that Mr.. Hackett would re-
ceive the majority of the votes cast, |
Mr. McNinch withdrew the name Of
Mr.. Alexander as candidate and
moved to make MIR. Hacketts nOmi- |
nation unanimous, which. was done
by aCclamation
E'aIl1 Arendell Reading Clerk.
The genial Falk Arendell, who had
suffered the unique experience in his
career of having been put out of a
Democratic gathering by the Murphy
resolution, got a revenge that admit |
ted him to the hall by unanimous |
nomination for reading clerk Mr.. MorI
phew, of Mcdowell, having withdrawn |
the name of his county's candidate
and moved that Mr.. Arendells nomi- !
nation be made unanimous.
Mr.. Arendell was nominated by
Mr. Sentelle, OF Wake and he re-
ceived Il cordial secoud from Col |
John S. Cunningham, of Person.
After having been nominated, hay
ing ceased to be a candidate MIR. !
Arendell returned TO the House where
he was an interested spectator of the |
jounrned
hitSIanC, E1ISfOSSIilsS 0lcFk-
For engrossing clerk, Mr.. Stewart, |
OF Harnett, nominated Mr.. j. II. |
FonvieIle, who held the position att
the last session, commenting HIM as
an efficient clerk, who had given per- |
feet service and displayed uniform
courtesy towards all who had come !
into business relations with the ONCE |
lnder his administration. Mr.. Fon-
vielle's nomination was seconded by /
sNfI II l.
Mr.. r.. NJ. c. Davidson, of Iredell, |
placed in nomination Mr.. NJ. D. Kins- |
land, of Haywood, whose nomination !
was seconded by Messrs. Sentelle, Of
Wake; Joe S. Davis, of Haywood, and |
d. e. Murphey, Of Buncombe. Mr..
E'onv,elle's nomination was seconded |
by Mr.. H. D. Williams, of Duplin.
The discussion in the nominating |
speeches of the two candidates for
engrossing clerk took the old line of
what were the relative claims of East
and West.
In his secondlng speech, Mr.. Muir
phey, of Buncombe, declared that Mr.. |
Kinsland had the unmitigated conf |
dence of all the people OF the Tenth |!
District.
The caucus, which was naturally |
looking for an election with but two
candidates in the field came upon a |
remarkable disappointment when the |
votes We're counted, and it was found
that there had been no nomination by
reason Of the fact that some one had |
voted for Mr.. Arendell, who had al !
ready been nominated for readingI
clerk. The vote stood: Kiusland ~ /
Fonvelle as, Arendell /, and there
was no election. On the next balIoi, /
however Kinsland was seen to be
gaining and he was finally nominated
by vote of 81 to As.
Captain kerr Again oor-Keeper.
For door-keeper, Colonel Wood i
nominated Captain Lineberry, OF
Randolph and Mr.. Sledge, of Casweil |
nominated Capt. John p. Kerr, who
he said was the only one-legged Con-
federate veteran in his county NJ
Turner, OF LenOir, nominated Mr.
George l.. Fitzpatrick, of Lenoir. Sec.
onds were Judge Graham, who sec
onded the nomination of Captain |
Kerr; Colonel Cunningham, who sec.
onded Captain kerrs nomination, and
Mr.. Biggs, of Durham, who also
seconded the Kerr / animation.
Captain Kerr was ominated on the |
first ballot, as follow Kerr SO, Line
berry 50, Fitzpatrick I.