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

doing Sc said he might have a peculiar
mode of expressing himself while Dis
cuSsing the adoption Of the resolutions
bu he did not think he should be
ruled out of order before being heard.
He stated that 1t was his privilege to
represent Brunswick county, a cOun-
~ not as large numerically as NeT
Hanover and therefore with less power
but hat in the past when New Han
over needed assistance she found it n
Brunswick and should not desert G
now. He spoke of the wonderful IN
crease in business in this city during
the past eight years and declared that
the district had been changed from
giving abnormal republican majority 10
an abnormaIlly democratic majority,
want 10 enter a protest on behalf
Of Brunswick, he said. against the res
buttons presented. 1t has been a Gus
tom since the district was formed To
alternate and tbs yea Brunswick
should name the candidate to run for
state a in this ulstr.c, On he
democratic ticker.
MI. Peschau said h protested earn
estly against not Tatify.ng the choice
of the primary. He said Brunswick
county would support George r. Bel
fanny.
Mr.. VI. S. Willard moved that all
speeches be limited % two min ttes
This was carried. hr. willard the-
moved the previous question be put be-
fore the convention.
The vote on adoption Of the Olu-
tiOns stood, New Hanover % for ESQ
luton. Brunswick 13 against adoption
Of the same. In casting the vo e OF
Brunswick Mr.. Peschau said he de5Ir-
ed to explain the vote Of Brunswick.
that Brunswick believed the effort on
part Of New Hanover TO be n t
shirk a plain duty imposed upon 1t;
that the convention was called for p'r-
pose Of determining choice Of Bruins
wick county; that Brunswick had It's
choice and hat New Hanover in duty
bound should ratify the choice. | fur
thermOre protest, he said. on the
ground that resolutions intimate unfair
ness or irregularity on part OF Bruins
wick in selecting candidates.
Mr.. Willard said after hearing the
remarks of Mr.. Peschau that he felt
less like ratifying the action OF tho
primary than before and that ne did
not think there was anythink to eX-
plain in New HanOver's vote.
After the discussion was over the
chairman declared the resolutions
adopted by a vote Of rs to Is.
Mr.. Willard then made a motion to
adjurn which motion was quickly sec
onded. Mr.. Peschau arose and asked
to be heard but Mr.. Willard insisted
-, 1i1 r,>ti1p and nc q motion tn adj
jurn Is not debatable it was put and
carried by a vote of &c to Is.
Mr.. Willard acted as, spokesman for
the New Hanover delegation.
After the New Hanover delegation
had left the hall the Brunswick del
egatss met and Mr.. Howard Curtis was
called to the chair, and Mr.. j. e.
Douglass asked to act as secretary.
The Brunswick delegates then cast
vote for George H. Bellamy as
from this district.
A very few minutes after the con-
vention met the chairman of the execu-
tive committee proclaimed Mr.. Bellamy
the nominee of the party. The execu-
tive committee was in session at me
same time the convention was and
when the nomination of Mr.. Bellamy
was proclaimed 50 was the nomination
Of all the other candidates.
Among the Brunswick Ge'egation
were: Mr.. Howard Curtis, of South
port: Messrs. Joe Ellington, Dav@
Mercer, John Ne'son, Isaac Skipp2f.
Will Nelson, John E. Douglass, Preston
McKeithan and billiard Bellamy, Of
Town Creek, and Mr.. ]. D. Robbins. of
Northwest.