The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07

\ sample Roll Call.
Some OF notes taken dur
ing the balloting are interesting.
The townships had been ont some
time when Chairman Brooks hegt1
the roll-call.
"Bentonsvilie.'-a voice from the
distance. III be thar"
"Ingrams, "-'She's a-gitting here
all the time"
A chairman calls out: NOVEL;
1-25, burlington. , 24-25. and Sanders
g." Another chairman hands II hi
return on a slip OF paper covered with
figures, Wiping his brow and remark
ing as he does SO, you can
figure it out; / done the best / could
With it,
Time went on: is Wilders ready -"
brings a prolonged cry Of agony from
some fgure-tangIed delegate. "No-""!
Pleasant Grove puts in its return,
,prcfacing it with the statement:
ISLANDERS sixteen tWenty-oncs.'
Wilson'S Mills gave NOVEL; , Il,
Huntington 3-100- sanders 47-l0o."
1T had been seen that NOVEL; was
near his goal. Clayton, Cleveland and
IS%mithfield were still in the throes Of
percentages: Hurry up" cried =
voice. there are three men sweating
in this crowd"
one of the rellers. seeking a con
lllbil utI1pliIllldtoi - Inc
cast exhibited as the result a -four mil
lionth 319,700th part Of a vote.
clayton. however. at his point cast
8 33-1O0 votes for Novel; and one 81
his partisans exclaimed truly and with
relief: Done and nominated
DIR. r. J. Noble nominated for
clerk Mr.. W. $. stevens, the present
incumbent. They were about TO nom
innate Mr.. stevens by acclamation
when j. l.. Woodall sprang NJ 10 make
Ia speech. nominating Mr.. y. #. ftyals.
beginning by shouting this Is not the
dav Of Kings and Emperors, not the
time OF Loui 18th. NO" He ended
amid th> confusion which oratory In
'vaiiably provoked.
Mr.. j. K. Williams. in ~secondinG
Mr. stevens nomination referred 10
him as the poor mans lawyer.
The ballot for clerk resulted
stevens 81 IL. Ryal 10 IL.
For register Of deeds. DIR. Geo. WICK
nominated l.. y. Debnam and Mr. 6
w. Horne presented the name q MF.
: NJ. Honeycutt.
MIR. Holmes Hard Road.
a young man Mr.. Holmes com
menced TO make a speech which was
interrupted by prolonged cries IF
"Honeycutt." Publ office" ne cried.
is a public"-great shouts or Hon
eycutt, Name him Sit down
You're going to hear me- shouted
the sneaker Publ office IL 4 pub
lie trust But the shouting continued.
during which at intervals the voice of
the speaker could be heard decIaiming
struggling through adversely. com
ing up from the people"
1t was Mr.. J.. +. Canady ne was
nominating and Of hin he declared
that he was as eloquent "a Clay ana
that he had the iron Will Of Jack
thar with malice toward none
and charity TO all'-at which point
the cheering and the tumuit con
ducred the orator.
Mr.. Jim Booker was calm ana de-
termined to say what he had 10 say.
.if stand here till tomorrow morn
ing" He nominated Mr.. Wills sand
ers.
Mr.. Lonnie Barber also had trouble
nominating Mr.. Canadat- "Shn.#
your man." shouted q voice. J. +
Canadv," Cries Of "We're going -
nominate H~oneycutt." More cries 81
no you amt"
The ballot resulted. however. Hon
eycutt -. Canady %. IL.
Sanders. a fraction.
For treasurer the nominees "efe -
A. Hood and A. ". Wigs. Dr Hn"i
winning BY IS whole votes to MF
Wigs e.
T. r. Fulgum. for surveyor. ana
LeMay. for coroner. were rehon-
mated b. ~acclanation-
Fo- Senator Mr.. Wilson was noml-
mated by reclamation as was uncle
Joserbus Johnson. q lovable looking |
old gentleman with white curIs anu
the smile Of a world-embracing
charity.
The Legislative Ticket. ,
The second nomination for the
House came in a peculiar way. There