The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-06-12

1t is very probable that those who
are anxious to know who are going to
be appointed as delegates to the con-
gressional convention will have to wait
for at least a month for it is not likely
that they will be appointed before the
committee meets to call the convention
and it is learned that the committee
Will not meet until after the state con-
vention. The matter of when the COM
mlttee is to meet depends on Mr.. Geo.
l.. Morton, chairman OF the committee.
and he stated yesterday that it was
the concensus of opinion among the
members of the committee that it
would be best to wait until after the
state convention, which is on the 3rd
or July. Considerable interest attaches
to the congressional convention for
there are several in the race and it
looks very much like two or three of
them are going to start off about neck
and neck when the voting starts up.
1t seems to be the general opinion at
the present time that Patterson and
Brown are in the lead and the friends
OF each are declaring that their man is
as good as nominated. There are some
who predict that none Of those who are
in the race will get the nomination
but that a dark horse will win. No
predictions are being made as to who
the dark horse will be. So far Will
mington has no candidate, or at least
II there is one he is keeping extremely
quiet and hoping to be the dark horse.
Leaving out purely local politics
there will be no interest nantes ed in
anything but congressman. 1t looks
like there will be fight in regard to
the senatorial race in this district but
that is local matter. Unless the ex-
ecutiVe committee decides to put in the
call for primary a provision to vote
on delegates to the senatorial cOnven-
tiOn the committee named by Mr..
BOney to assist him in the selecting of
delegates can name whoever they wish
and it is the general impression that
Brunswick will not name the man.
Whether a Wilmington or Brunswick
man will be named can not be learned
but there seems TO be no doubt about
the fact that whoever he is the delega-
ton from this county VIII name him.
The judicial convention in this dis
trict will meet at Warsaw on the goth
of this month and up to very few
days ago it looked like the convention
would be of considerable interest local
ly, for Mr.. L. V. Grady was a candidate
for solicitor against the present incum-
bent, Mr.. Rodolph Duffy, but he has
from the race This leaves
the field to Solicitor Duffy, and Oliver
H. Allen has had no opposition from
the start. Such being the case the
convention holds out no possibilities of
excitement
Mr.. G. J. Boney, who was chosen
chairman of the recent county conven-
ton and delegated with power to select
an advisory committee to assist him
in naming the delegates to the various
state, congressional, judi
cial and senatorial, on yesterday made
known the delegates to the judicial
They are as follows:
Messrs. B. G. Empie, c. F. McRae S.
NJ. Empie, R. G. Grady, L. V. Grady, J.
o. Carr, Geo. Rountree, A. NJ. Waddeil,
A J. Marshall, W. B. McKoy, J. H.
Schulz, J. F. Sellers, Junius Davis,
Woodus Kellum, E. K. Bryan, H. Nc
Clammy, w P Gafford, w. J. Bellamy,
NJ. Bellamy, Jr., Jno. D. Bellamy, Jr.,
E. S. Martin, Iredell Meares, Robert
RUark, Graham Kenan, Rob't W. Her.
hing, G. D. Weeks.
Alternates-C. G. Rice, James W.
Price, o. M. Fillyaw, T. E. Lupo, J. C.
Jno. S. Armstrong. G. w.
Yates, Jno. D. Bellamy, Thos. W. Davis,
NJ. Bellamy, Jas. G. McRae, Jr., w. NJ.
Bellamy, VIM. Calder, J. A. Walker, J.
D. Littleton. J. O. Brown, Roger Gore,
D. J. Fergus, R. P. McClammy, Benz.
Bell, Jr., W. H. Bernard. W. B. Canady,
Geo. H. Howell, T. E. Brown, George
Harriss and r. R. Stone.