Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-06-14
MET IN THE OPERA HOUSE tn
THIS CITY TO-DAY AT
1880 O'CLOCK.
For the Purpose OF Selecting Delegates
to the State, Judicial and Congress
Sional ConventionS---The Con.
vention Unanimously In
StruCtS For Hon. Geo.
E. Hood for Congress
who Responded in
Ringing Speech

12:30 O'Clock, pursuant to call.
The convention was called to order
! by County Chairman Mr.. f. A.
Daniels, with MIR. Ii. B. Parker, Jr.,
lSecretary, at his post, and on motion
the temporary organization was
made permanent. The Democratic
members Of the press were requested
to act as assistant secretaries.
The chairman then stated the OBJ
Iject of the meeting and the conven-
ton proceeded to business.
On motion it was unanimously
agreed that the various townships
should retire and select their dele
gates in the usual manner, which
| they proceeded to do. On returning
the delegates were read before the
convention by the chairmen of the
different townships. The following is
a list of the delegates by townships :
FORK.
State-G. L. Beeton. Judicial
Ben Sasser and j. w. Rose. Con
observation-disclosures Edwards and j.
M. Mitchell.
GRANrHAM.
State-J. B. Kennedy. Judicial
Julius Ivey, L. l.. Hudson and l.. r ,
Whitfield. Congressional i. Sut
ton, Joel T. Rose and s. ID. Thornton.
INDIAN SPRISGS
State-J. G. Broadhurst. Judicial
Nv. F. Patrick. Congres5ional-W.
F. Smith and w. P. Tally.
NEW HOPE.
State-W. w. Moye. Alternate j.
M. Wood. Congressionai-E. y.
| Wood, B. f. Mozingo and w. 2.
Whitley. Judicial-A. Il. Jzzel],
Alex Casey and N. II. Grady.
sAULsToN.
State-J b Roberts. Alternate, Jos
Smith. Judicial-B A Parks, Alter.
mate Walter Gardner. COngressiOna.
J. B. Smith, alternate J r Parks.
| GREAT SWAMP.
) State-Barnes Ayceck, alternate c
! Williams. Judicial-Larry Aycock
Albert M Dickinson, alternate Chas
Aycock. CongressiOnal-Barnes Ay
icock, Alternate w A Copeland.
/ BUCK SWAMP.
: State-E l. Peele, alternate N T
Berger. Congressional-M Milford Ay
cock, g F Peele. Judicial-Alex Ay
cock, Thad Howell.
: PIKEVILLE.
Stack B Smith. Judicial-Johl
: Smith. Congressional-W B Fort.
sTONEY CREEK.
State-I W Hall. Congressional
10 l. Edgerton. Judicial
Howell.
BROGDEN.
i State T r Mintz and NJ Edge1
ton, alterEates B Bowden and r
: ! Woouen. JudiciaI-J d Langston,
10 NGozingo, s Roberts, Urial
Moore, Geo " Parker and B S Bow
den. Congre8aional-J A Westbrook
ITO Mozjngo, S Roberts, NJ Ed
tgerton, Il bowden and Elijah Ed
lwards.
State j L Hooks, S I EdmundsO
ialternateS NJ 7 johnson and T.
Exuln. Congressional &C @ league
lJ 0 Davis, NJ Z Johnson, w A Mar
tin and r d S Becton. Judicial.
10 Davis, e L Pippin, s ] Martin,
F Jones.
GOLDsBORo.
State-CB Aycock, DJ Broadhurst
l. M Micheaux, N O'Berry, alter
< mates g A Norwood, Jr., u Borden
f I Il Holmes and w D Creech.
JudiciaI-R P Foster, w @ Munroe
f Dortch, L Barham, M I Dick
inson, A G Davis, g E Hood, III
Parker, Jr., J T Dortch and ]
Mayerburg.
Congressional F Dortch,
: Dewey, III Hill, Jr., g O Royal
lJos E Robinson, J L Barham, e
+, EdmundSon, Lionel We'll, g O Kol
. Inegay, DR. w H III Cobb, U M Gill
: kin, g j Griswold, A O Davis, r !
Creech.
4 ! The following resolution was intro
, duced by Mr.. /. F. Dortch an
: unanimously adopted by the Conver
!. ton:
d "Resolved, That the delegates
t the Congressional Convention, froI
Wayne County be, and they are herr
Il by Instructed to cast the vote of sal
y county for Goe. E. Hood"
The name of Hood brought forth
: round of applause, and there wei
! wild cries for Hood. Mi. Hood r
! spending to the call, ascended tt
rostrum, and in short but ringin
a speech, thanked the delegation ft
e their manifestation of coDfidenc
J, love and esteem, and paid a persons
!; compliment to his good friend Mr..
: F. Dortch, who, said Mr.. Hoo
"has been father to me and has il
: spired me to greater aspirations ar
IF nobler purposes
! His speech was well received al