The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-10

flic Sense OF the CONFERENCE.-The
ate, Instructed for Adams.
There IS dissatisfaction in the ranks
of Ihe republican party in this city, two
different factions having held cOnyen-
tions, each n appointing delegates
and altcrnatcS tO the state convention
at Greensboro and each convention i'll
structing its delegates to vote for Ex-
Judge Spencer Adams for chairman
The contest 0 Waging will probably
be carried TO the state convention aud
will be likely fought out before the
credentials committee.
1t will be recalled that there was Il
meeting held last Monday night pre-
sided over by F. B. Rice at which
Messrs. T. E. Wallace and S. NJ. King
were named as delegates to the state
convention and they were instructed to
VOt" for Adams. The meeting was
described that night as very harmon
iOuS and enthusiastic, but later it de-
VelOped that there was some diSSatiS-
faction, which was given voice in y
statement published in two of the city
papers, calling for a convention to be
held last Monday 1t was also stated
ulaIitieS connected with the call and
conduct Of the republican primaries
held last Monday 1t was alec stated
in the call that delegates to the state
convention would be selected who
place the good Of the party above pri-
vate greed and who will fittingly rep
resent the important commercial inter
ests If the community" The cali was
rot signed.
In response to this notice there as
SembIed last night in Germania Lodge
hall on South Front street, delegates
who claim that they were regularly
elected by the precinct primaries, to the
county convention. There were only
II persons present, including One re-
porter. Mr.. B. F. Keith called the
meeting to order at 8 o'clock and nomi-
mated Louis Goodman, Esq, for chair
man. He was elected. Mr.. Goodman
in taking the chair explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting as being TO hold
the regular county convention TO elect
delegates to the state convention. The
call for the convention, he said, was
regular and notice was given in the
papers according to the plan of organ
izatiOD.
Mr.. J.. ". Winders was placed in
nomination by Mr.. FOrshee for secre-
tary and seconded by Mr.. Keith. He
was elected.
Mr.. Keith then suggested names Of
Jhe precinct committees of the various
townships and wards and with n Of
two changes, were adopted as suggest
ed by Mr.. Keith.
Mr.. r. z. LOSSOn, who was appointed
as a committeeman from the 18th ward,
who was present, objected TO doing
anything that would break up the eff
fects of the meeting held Monday night
and while declining the appointment
he walked towards the door and retired
from the hall.
Nominations were then called for by
the chairman. for delegates and alter
mates to republican state convention
to be held next week in Greensboro.
Mr.. T. L. Vines nominated Messrs. r.
". Herring and J. NJ. FOrshee as dele
gates and Louis Goodman, Esq, and
b. F.. Keith as alternates, and these
were elected.
In calling for the nomination Of a
chairman of the county executive COM
mittee, Mr.. Keith said for eight years
there has been no chairman-that the
party was disrupted during the riot
and that a hOld-Over, Mr.. T. E. Wallace
has been acting chairman, who has
been using the Office for his W pur-
poses and has pretty we'll established
1T = +s~1@ - ln SC il
<'fOr people who are not interested in
Office to come TO the rescue, men who
come t the party for the principles
enunciated by it."
Mr.. J. w. Brooks was nominated rs
county chairman, and elected without
opposition.
Some one suggested a speech a this
juncture from Mr.. J. ". West and he
by saying he didn't know what
he came for, but had been invited II
understood hat it was to be Il sort
of union meeting. He then entered
into a severe denunciation Of Grover
Cleveland and the "damnable" congress
was with him; referred 10 Bryan
as the biggest fool he ever saw, a fool
for opposing Mskinley and a bigger
fool for running against Roosevelt He
said two new parties were needed IN
the state-that neither Of the present
parties were decent.
1t is a matter of record that not \
single sentiment of Mr.. Vests vas
applauded or brought forth any signs
Of approval.
Mr.. Forshee then introduced the res
o1utiOns. that follow, and after their
reading and on being seconded by MIR.
they were adopted as expressing
the sense Of the meeting. !
The protest that has been prepared