The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-18
BROWN MEN WON
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Named Chairman Who is to
Name Delegates
WAS 4 GREAT SURPRISE
Supporters of Goodwin Thought
They Were in Majority
None of the Other Offices Played Any
Part-Ffght in the Convention as to
How the Delegates Should be Nam
ed-The Usual Course Followed.
Vote for Chairman Was Very Close
Brown Seemed to be Pitted Against
the Field but Won Out Easily.

the Field but Won Out Easily.
The democratic county convention
met yesterday for the purpose of nam
ing delegates to the state, congress
sional, judicial and senatorial cOnven-
tons. 1t was held in the court house
and was called to order by Mr.. c.. c..
COvingtOn, G. member Of the executive
committee. The chairman of the conf
mittee, Mr.. James H. Burriss, misun-
derstood the time that the convention
was to be held and consequently was
not present. He thought it was 20
meet at 3 instead of u o'clock.
There were quite a number who
were considerably surprised at the re-
suit of the convention and nOn more
so than the Supporters Of H. L. God
win, who is a candidate for congress.
Immediately after the ward meetings
it was geenrally thought that Goodwin
was in the lead and it looked very
much like he had a majority Of the
delegates. But politics is an uncer-
tain game and until the finish no Il
is ever able to say exactly how things
are going to turn out.
The Goodwin men wen into the con-
VentiOn feeling practically sure of vic
tory and from the result the general
opinion prevails that J. A. Brown, the
candidate from Columbus county, will
get the vote of New Hanover in The
convention and if not all of it, a great
portion of it. Seevra1 who were
thought to be for Goodwin, 1T develop
ed, were Brown men and this small
number was sufficient to name a
Brown man as chairman which set
the matters. The Brown men worked
with only one aim in view and that
was to get the chairman, and they
succeeded.
Mr.. Covington called the convention
to order and he was made temporary
chairman and the members of the
press secretaries.
The calling of the roll of h dele
gates named at the ward meetings
showed that only four delegates were
absent and they were: L.. Tate Bow
den, first ward; ]. VanB. Nets, Sec
ond ward; j. J. Bell, fifth ward; n
r. w. Bordeaux, Cape Fpar township,
but Alternate Reuben Grant was III
attendance from the first ward Il
Alternate William Gregerson from
Cape Fear township.
The other delegates were as fol-
lows:
First ward-J. A. Kari, J. F. Sell
lers, c.. L. Spencer, F. T. Skipper, W.
H Cox and John Barry.
Second wards. P. McNair, j. 9.
Springer, G.. J. Boney, R. A. Parsley,
James McDeugal, George Chestnut,
Thomas B. Carroll and Daniel H. Pen
ton
Third ward-J. A. Taylor, j. o.
Powers, D. c. Love, E. F Johnson, II.
C Bear, A. M. Greasy, H. G. Fenneii,
L. B. Rogers, E. A. Nets, H. E. Bon
itz and J. r. Handy.
Fourth ward-F. E. Hashagen, C..
F. MacRae, r. W. Price, c. w. WORTH,
]. H. Hardin, j. H. Walters, ]. w.
H. Fuchs, W. H. Bernard, c. C..
Brown and T. W. Davis.
Fifth ward-F. D. Jenkins, 0. H.
Kennedy, W. P. Gafford,, Woodus
Kellum, NJ. Marshburn, Fred Griffith,
J. o. Brown and K. W. Jewell.
Harnett Township-Gerritt Walker
and J. H. Sykes.
Masonboro Township-C. w. Bish-
OPP.
-eedral Point Township-John a.
BiLlle.
THE TEST OF POWER.
The Brown men had decided to
make their fight on the election OF a
chairman and it became Brown against
the field with a majority of the dlyid-
ed vote in favor of Goodwin. The God
win men thought when they went into
the convention that they had a ma
jority and the test Of the strength OF
both sides was soon made apparent
by the vote for permanent chairman.
Mr.. E. F. Johnson nominated Mr.. &.
J. Boney, New HanOver's present mem
Der of the general assembly, n Mr..
Thomas w. Davis nominated Mr.. Cam
r MacRae. The nomination of the
former was seconded by Mr.. NJ. Marsh
burn and the latter by Messrs. Woodus
Kellum and W. P. Ganord. The vote
resulted as follows:
For Boney-First ward, l; Second
ward, 9: Third ward, II; Fourth ward,
5. Fifth ward, /; MasOnboro town
ship, /. Total, %.
For MacRa~First ward, 6; Fourth
ward. 5; Fifth ward, s; Cape Fear
Township, /; Harnett Township, 2;
FeedTaI Point Township. l. Total, IS.
There were ffty-one delegates pres
ent and the number of votes received
by Mr.. Boney was two more than a
majority and was declared elected. Mr..
MacRae escorted him TO the chair.
A motion was made by Mr.. c. ".
Worth TO the eeffct that delegates go
to the convention uninstructed and
that no candidate be endorsed. This
motion received a number of seconds