The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
Two thousand Delegates
to County Convention.
THE ELUSIVE FRACTION


y a.. August by q
county convention In which AZ leas,
two thousand Delegates participated
Johnston county today nominated j
Senator for the seventeenth District.
i"o members ~ The House Of Rep
fehtatives ana county officers.
The greatest enthusiasm Vas mani
Tested and the ticket put forth i such
as 10 command the respect ana sup
port OF the best people. n pro-
~eeedings were marked with entire
harmony.
The nominees of the convention were
as follows.
For Senator-C. NJ. Wilson.
For House Of Representatives-Jo-
sephus Johnson, George /. Jones.
For sheriff Willard Novel;.
For Clerk OF Superior Court-W. ).
Stevens.
For Register Of Deeds-s. T. Honey
cut.
For Treasurer-Dr. G.. a. Hood.
For Surveyor. K. Fulsum.
For Coroner-Zoe IeMay.
FOR county Commissioners-W. G.
Wrenn, w L. Bailey. y. w. smith. \.
Is. smith, Eli :. burlington.
a resolution was passed inStructing
the representatives in the Legislature
10 vote for uch laws as would pre-
serve 10 the people of the county the
right to make and sell cider and wine
from fruits grown upon their own
lands. and to effect the repeal OF all
prohibition laws passed with relation
TO Johnston county specifically, the eff
feet being to place the county again
under the operation of the Watts and
Ward bills.
a resolution was also offered by
Congressman +. w. Pou declaring
mat it was the sense of the conven-
ton that freight and passenger rates
are too nigh. ana i~nstructing the rep
leSentatlVeS TO vote for Such measures
as will materially reduce the same.
a resolution offered by Mr.. :. $.
Hot, TO substitute salaries for fees for
county officers was voted down in favor
Of a substitute resolution by which the
Legislative nominees are instructed to
reduce the fees now obtaining on an
average Of twenty-five per cent.
A resolution to provide for the pas
sage of an act calling for an election
on the question of prohibition or dis
pensary was tabled.
There was some little feeling mani
Tested in the early morning on the
matter Of the law passed by the last
Legislature taking away the right OF
the me to make and Sell their own
cider and wine. but this was entirely
allayed by the passage Of Mr.. Ahell'4
resolution in putting the county again
"iid1i ht olHi 'io VI TIE AUS act.
The day was marked by the vOlun-
tary retirement from office Of Sheriff
j. T.. Ellington and Register of Deeds
w. \. Edgerton. who have made most
capable officers. Sheriff Ellington has
held the position for - years, and was
today stronger with his people han
ever before. He declined to stand for
REORGANIZATION against the earnest
wishes of hundreds of his friends
VINO We're in attendance on the con
ventiOn.
Sheriff Ellington's successor Is a
Wake county boy, q son of ~ex-Sheriff
Bob" NOVEL;. who as a Democrat. was
elected in Wake when the county was
under Republican rule. He has been
IN Johnston not more than five or six
years, but has already shown himself
In business to possess marked ability
and has attained the widest popularity.
,. L. H~Oneycutt, who succeeds Mr.. Ell
llngton, has for some years been chief
deputy in the Register of Deeds office.
IS thoroughly fitted for his duties and
Is one of the most popular men in the
entire county and section.
enatOr Wilson and representative
Jones and johnson are Of the best
type to be found anywhere. and
their nominations came to them with
clT solicitation or previous candi-