The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1906-06-28
HALIFAX COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
FILL COUNTY AND LEGISLATIVE
TICKET NOMINATED.

Halifax county Democratic Conven-
ton was held IN Halifax Tuesday June
Goth. At - 20, Hon. E j. Travis,
chairman of the county Democratic
Executive Com mittee, called the con-
vention to order. He requested Mr..
ID. E. Sta]nback, editor of the Roanoke
News, and Mr.. Haithcock. editor OF
the LittIeton Times erald, to act IS
emporary secretaries, and E. 4. ILL
lard to act as temporary chairman.
Bv motion of Hon. w. e. Daniel
the temporary organization was made
permanent and Messrs. Stainback and
Haitbcock were permanent secretaries
and E. f. Hilliard was permanent
chairman.
The chairman at once announced
the convention ready for business.
Mr.. Travis presented a list OF the
preclnts with votes to which each pre-
cinct was entitled in the convention
as follows: Brinklyville 70; Butter
| wood 4; Conoconora 3; East Enfield
| 6: West Enfield 8 Faucets 6 ; Halifax
| 9: Llttleton 6, Kehukee 4 Palmyra l !;
Roseneath s. Roanoke Rapids 10 4; East
Scotland Neck s; West Scott and Neck
s: Weldon 8, making total of lOl tor
the county.
The roll call of townships showed
| that there were no contests as to the
delegates.
| NOMINATIONS MADE.
| The chairman announced that the
| next business In order was nominations
for county officers.
Mr.. r. G. Dunn nominated Mr.. S.
NJ. Gary tor Clerk of the Superior
Court. By motion of Hon. w. E.
Daniel Mr.. Gary's nomination was
made by reclamation.
Hon. f. l.. Travis nominated Mr..
John r. Patterson for Sheriff.
By motion of Mr.. A. Mcdowell Mr..
Patterson's nomination was made by
reclamation.
Mr.. George Green nominated Mr..
t. w. Fenner tor Register OF Deeds.
By motion Mr.. Fenner's nomination
was made by reclamation.
The first contest In the convention
came in the nomination for Treasurer
Mr.. r. G. Dunn nominated Mr.. w, I
Clement and Hon. E. l.. Travis nomi
I mated Mr.. F. P. Shields. The roll
call OF townships showed the vote te
be: For Clement 1878 and for Shields
1922. Mr.. Clement made motion
that Mr.. Shields nomination be made
unanimous The motion was carried
and Mr.. Shields was declared the nom
nee tor Treasurer.
, Mr.. r. 3. Hunter was nominated
for Surveyor and by motion his noml
nation was made by reclamation.
DR.. Hoyt, of Roanoke Rapids wa
named for Coroner and by motion hi
nomination was made by acclarnatlon
The following we're named for Coun
" Com ralssioncrs N. l.. Stedman
H. G. Atkinson. W. T. Eure, j. L
Patterson, 3. A. Pope, I. G. Williams
5. T. Thorne, w. r. Harvey, 5. 1
Johnston and DR.. R. NJ. Johnson. Th
names Of st. ThOrne and DR.. r. M
! Johnson we're withdrawn and the vot
by townships resulted as follows
Stedman 70, Atkinson 49,. Eure 4s
Patterson ~, Pope 694, Williams II
+ Harvey 81, Johnston 725. The tiy'
T names receiving the highest vote ant
! sufficient TO nominate were n. l.. oted
man, B. A. Pope, T. G. Williams, W
R. Harvey and S. P. Johnston an
. these were declared the nominees.
/ This completed the list of count
E officers and the next business was tn
nomination CT Senator and two Rel
4 resentatives for the House.
r Mr.. Alton Dunn nominated Hol
# w. E. Daniel for the Senate. By MI
q ton of Mir. S. II. Smith Mr.. Daniel
nomination was made by acclamatlol
For the House Mr.. J. H. Darde
nominated Major J. B. Neal, Mr.. P. =
5tainback nominated Capt. W. T. Jel
kins, Hon. w. Z. Daniel nominate
q MIR. A. P. Kitchin, and Mr.. S. II. Smit
q nominated Mr.. W. E. Nicholson.
IT The vote showed the following n
o suit Neal 81 666, jenkins 81, Kitci
: in Is, Nicholson 80. Those receivin
Is the highest vote were Major j. B. Ne
d and Mr.. A. P. Kitchin, and they WEI
r. declared tie nominees.
h By motion OF Hon. E. l.. Travl
!. Hon. Claude Kitchin, member {
N Congress from this the Second distric
" was endorsed as a true and faithful ar
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