The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-23
WAKE COUNTY NEWS.
WAKE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION


Legislative and County Ticket Nomi.
nated-The Caucasian Was Endorsef n
County Organ.
The Republicans Of Wake County
held their nominating Convention
in the courthouse at Raleigh Satur-
day and nominated strong Legisla
tive and County ticket. The County
was we'll represented and there were
many new faces in the convention
which shows that the party Is grow.
ing In the County.
The following ticket was nomi
mated:
For State Senate-W. +. Up
church, OF White Oak township.
For the House-R. III. Scarbor.
ough, Of Mitchell's Mill John w.
Parker, Of st. Mary's, and w. IL
Hester, of Marks Creek.
For Sheriff-John w. Harden, oil
Raleigh.
For Clerk of Court-James M.
Ferrell, of Marks Creek.
For Register Of Deeds. w.
Lassiter, of Wake Forest.
For Treasurer NJ. Green, OF
Raleigh.
For Coroner-Dr. II. III. Marsh-
burn, of st. Matthews.
For Surveyor-C. Ii. B. Leonard
Of Raleigh.
For County Commissioners-W.
w. Wynne, of Raleigh E. A. Holt,
of Buckhorn r. L. SOrrell, OF
Houses Creek J. J. Powell, OF
New Light; Charles Sugg, of Mid
die Creek.
The Committee On Platform and
Resolutions, composed Of Messrs
w. G. Briggs, V. @. Terry, d. D.
Lashlee, J. s. Mangum and W. H
Hester, held a meeting and decided
on the following platform, which
was adopted by the convention.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
"The Republicans Of Wake Count
in convention assembled, express
their qualification at the prosperity
of our people under successive Re
publican national administrations
We urge all our citizens, whose agri
culture interests are furnishing anC
industrial enterprises prOspering, tt
unite in according to the admins
tration of President Roosevelt theil
hearty support.
ave endorse the platform adopted
by our party at Greensboro, and WI
highly commend the nomination o.
Judge Robert M. Douglass, states
men and jurist,-a man whose whole
life has been battle for the people
against corporate injustices and spe-
cial privileges, for membership OF
on the North Carolina Corporation
Commission.
"The Republicans, in appealing
to our felloW.eitizens for their suf
frage, make the following declara
tion of principles regarding Wax
County affairs:
81. Every qualified elector SHOULD
have the privilege Of casting. with
out interference, secret ballot, an
to this end we favor the enactmen
of fair election law on the order G
the Australian ballot system.
sag. The present iniquitous Demo
cratic road law, which imposes
double burden by both taxing on
citizens and requiring them to wor
the roads, shall be repealed and per
sonal service abolished.
1.-THE County officers shall receis
fair salaries and the fees they no.
receive turned into the Count
treasury.
u4. The School Board of Wax
County shall be elected by the pc
pie. the terms of one member g.
piring every two years.
SIS. There shall be no furth
County bond issues without submit
ting the same to vote Of the peOpl
sc. The law shall be amended
that the people OF Raleigh shall n
be denied the right to vote on pr
hibition when the required numb
of voters petition for such an els
ton"
Mr.. James M. Terrell, who "
nominated for Clerk of Court, d
elared that the party must have
organ to carry it to success in tt
County. Mr.. Ferrell fiayed t
Democratic papers for misrepresel
ing the Republican party and show
the need of a Republican paper
refuse their charges and to show
the iucompetency Of the Democra
machine. At this juncture Mr..
L. B. Penny moved that The O.
CAsIAN be adopted as the organ
the party in this County. T
CAUCASIAN was adopted by
unanimous vote, and The Daily
dustrial News was endorsed as
State organ. 1t was decided by
Convention that Campaign Co
mittee of FIVE members should
selected by the Chairman to as
the Executive Committee in Il
work.
AS stated before, there were M
new faces in the Convention.
member Of the Carpenters Unto
this city, who had been hfe-l
Democrat, stated that he should
UiIh the Rauuhlicap partxy in