The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-31

commended the president as leader OF
the republican party; cited the passage
OF the laws by the last congress which
have benefited all sections and re-
ferred 10 the bill regulating railroad
rates in interstate commerce, pure
food bill, new naturalization for for
eigners. meat inspection regulations,
improved consular service and course
Of administration in regard TO the con-
struction Of the Panama canal:
pledged themselves as ravoring Amer
lean method OF protection and such
adjustment of duties on foreign goods
as will continue 10 increase the mar
kets for farm products and manufac-
turerS.
Among the different speakers 10 ad-
dress the convention was Squire Pin
ner. Of Southport. who spoke on all oc-
casions. There is always some dele
gate in every convention that keeps
every one laughing and Squire Primer
had the honor Of being this parsonage
Yesterday. He made all manner Of
motions and at one time brought down
the house BY moving to do away with
all amendments TO a motion and vote
on the original motion. He is a little
man and reminds one very much of
a game bantOm rooster, ready 10 jump
I'D and crow any minute. He furnish
ed the convention plenty Of amuse-
ment.
The convention might have been
larger but still there was a fairly good
attendance considering the showing
the republicans have made in the east
during the past few years. There was
not a negro in the hall and several OF
the speakers declared that they thank
ed Heaven the negro vas ont OF the
republican party forever.
It is understood hat Mr.. Schulken
will challenge Mr.. Goodwin for a joint
canvass. The democrats wear a smile
when the republicans talk about MAX
ing it hot for Goodwin in this election.
When the chairman stated that nom
nations were in order. Mr.. A. l.. NC
Caskel1, Of Cumberland, was quickly
upon his feet and began TO address
the convention. He said in this IFS
trict that there was a democratic ma
iority Of between 5000 and 5000 and
if there was any hope Of carrying the
district some $500 or 5000 voters
would have to go over to the republic
can party. If the people would vote
as they really believe, he declared, the
state would already be republican, but
so many do not vote as they really
believe.
The speaker said in his county was
a man of wealth, of influence and large
family connection who would run as
an independent. In the sixth distric-
he said, there were many who wanted
some excuse to VOte against the man
nominated in Fayetteville by the dem
ocrats and in his opinion he firmly
believed if this convention endorsed
the man he had reference to from
Cumberland that Goodwin could be
defeated.
He said E. r. McKeithen stated that
if the republican convention endorsed
him he would have his announcement
on the following day in every news
paper published in the district, and
that he would challenge Goodwin for
a Joint canvass. He moved that E.
R. McKeithen be endorsed.
Mr.. w. T. Primer, of Brunswick, de
clared that if it behOOved the republl-
can party to endorse Mr.. McKeithen.
then let them support him. He said
| the democrats were sneaks and scOun-
drels and he would do anything to de-
feat them. He declared in closing that
he thought McKeithen should be en-
dOrsed.
Mr.. S. A. Edmond, of Robson. said
no one man should attempt to say TO
the republicans what they should Go;
that the republican party was larger
than any n man. Time and again
he said, he had had men to promise
him they would run if endorsed by the
republicans but when put on the ticket
they would come down. He declared
that he would not endorse any man
| who would 0 come out and declare
himself to be with the republican
party. In referring to the democrats
he saiG they had done as we'll as they
knew how to do; hat they were not
capable of running this great govern
ment. The negro is out Of the re-
publican party" he said, and thank
God he will never be in it again
Mr.. J. McKoy Byrd. of Harnett, said
up his way the republican party was
growing rapidly and plenty of republs-
cans were being made out of democrats.
He declared that if a clean, straight,
upright man was nominated that he
could carry Harnett county even if
Goodwin does live in Harnett.
The speaker paid an elegant tribute
to Chairman Spencer B. Adams.
Mr.. White, of Bladen, said he could
not let the opportunity pass without
saying something and that he could not
go on record as resorting 10 any
methods to defeat the democrats. This
remark caused Mr.. w. T. Primer to
take exception and Mr.. White asked
him to explain his meaning. Mr.. Pin
ner said he only meant honorable
methods and when he said resort 70
any methods and did not mean it lit
orally.
Mr.. White then asked why the re-
publicans should want to vote for a
democratic candidate who would go
TO Washington and vote for the same
measures that The democratic nomi-