The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-25

tive Committee.
The senatorial convention was held
IN this city yesterday. having met
IN the county court room, and the result
was the adopting of resolutions rela-
tive to the agreement or understanding
which has existed in the past as to the
counties Of New Hanover and Bruins
VICE alternating in the naming Of the
candidate for the senate. After this
was done the convention adjourned
without nominating any one for the
senate. h move of the New Hanover
delegation was unlocked for, it being
the general opinion that they wOuld
put before the convention some man
other than Mr.. Bellamy. After the
convention had adjourned the Bruins
WICK county delegates met and decIar-
ed George II. BeIlamy the nominee
Later the chairman of the executive
committee proclaimed from the court
mousse dor that George II. BelIamv
was nc nominee of the democratic
party for the senate.
Ihe convention met a few minutes
after l. o'clock with most of the dele
gates fro-l both counties present. Upon
noticn of Captain r. w. Price. Mr..
w j. Davis was made chairman and
upon motion Of Mr.. NJ. S. Willard the
representatives of the press were re-
eUeSted to act as secretaries of the
convention
-Mr. (. ". Worth then read certain
resolutions but at the conclusion Mr.
George l.. Morton made the point that
h convention was not ready to pro-
coed to business as it had not been as
crtained if both counties were repre-
scented and he moved that a committee
on credentials be appointed. Upon
motion of Mr.. VI. S. Willard a commit
tee On credentials vas appointed COM
posed OF one delegates from New Han
over and n ION Brunswick. Dele
gates named IN the credential commit
tee were !. Dilard BeIlamy, of Bruins
wick, and Captain w. p. Oldham. of
New Hanover. In a very few minutes
they returned to the court room and
announced that each county was repre-
scented. The convention then proceed
ed to business and Mr.. Worth again
read his resolutions and moved their
adoption. which motion was econd-
ed by Mr.. NJ. S. Willard. The resOlu-
tons offered by Mr.. Worth were as fol-
lows:
Whereas the county convention of
New Hanover county, the highest DO
htical authority of the democratic par
ty in the county, duly constituted and
assembled, and called for the purpose
OF appointing delegates to the several
conventions, state, judicial,
slOnal and senatorial, by unanimous
vote decided that such appointed dele
gates should go to such conventions
without instructions, and whereas the
democratic executive committee in it's
cal for a primary election for New
county der the primary law
did not call for a submission to the
said primary of the choice for a state
senator for this district, (of which
this county is only a part), and whereas
the said committee was called together
during the absence of the chairman.
and after advertisements of the first
call, and decided to submit the ques-
ton of q senatorial choice to the peo-
pie of New Hanover at the primaries
and whereas no such primary was held
in Brunswick county. Now be it re-
solved, that the vote of the primaries
constitutes instructions and that we, as
delegates appointed under the unani-
nous vote OF the county convention to
attend this convention without insruc-
,uOn, can not square our duty to the
county convention and to the wish of
b people as expressed at the prima-
ries, and we do therefor consider our
selves relieved of our responsibility, and
We also hereby wis hto declare. as rep
reSentatives Of New Hanover county,
that in the future we will not consider
New Hanover county bound to observe
n tacitly understood arrangement
whereby the two counties alternate in
h choice of a candidate to the state
senate"
The resolutions were then before the
convention for discussion. Mr.. George
l.. Peschau, of Brunswick, began
10 address the convention and before
he had gone far mentioned Mr.. George
II. Bellamy as being the choice Of
Ia lOI Clc SLdIc SSudIO hlT.
Willard rose to a point of order, stat
ing that it looked to him like Mr.. Pes
chau was making a nominating speech
and no action had been taken on the
motion to adopt the resolutions offered
by Mr.. Worth. He said Mr.. Peschau
Should confine his remarks to the hes
buttons.
Mr.. Peschau then proceeded and in