The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-31
GOODWIN, A SON Of
HARNETT, IS THE
NOMINEE
The Final Vote Stood:
Goodwin, 100, Patterson
"a Brown a.
A PATTERSON WAVE


H.. pocoro .nc Nomination II Rose in
'
,I.n,min~. Roariuo Rush OF Enthu5-
iasn, That Threatened to Sweep the
Convention OF its Fect-Thcn Came
the Check. h Sudden Rccoll, the
tpieap OF the 'ouAih fi'oo' o"'-
~ Alton co,n-
merging >'uh'S H '
~ canca ~ ,bo convention
HvR /. GRAY.
4m" = r,,,, - At
'l'o'''o 80
shortly after ten CLOCK inns morning.
the sixth District Convention nominal
roara. 10, IT codvvin
80" - 49,.
81 Dunn, 10 succeed Hon u D.
aerson.
.li, .iar-- a, &c tho 20
"0 "oU"'ii '~'''' ""' O."
suit of a conference OF the brown
forces Who threw their strength to
tho Harnott countv candidate on the
~
]"tln ballOb WHlcH Sloou ny CouilIN9
as follows:
BIadcn, Brown /, Goodwin 16, lat
terson >.
Brunswick, Goodwin IS.
Columbus. Goodwin 81.
pa I InI . ' gu HI'N" " -
Harnett. Goodwin II.
New Hanover, Goodwin "a, PattcT-
son
Robson. Goodwin 49,.
Totals: Goodwin 100. Patterson "a,
Brown 4.
R0bcsOn county, which had all
along bcen supporting Patterson loyal
w with the bulk of her votes, cast
her strcurt to G9dWio ONLY after the
latter had become the nominee of the
convention. Amid great enthusiasm
Mr.. Goodwin was escorted to the hall
and accented the nomination in Il
grateful specch in which he disclaim-
ed anv bitterness arising from the
long contest.
~X-COngrcSsman Patterson and
Hon. ]. 4. Brown. of Columbus, also
addressed the convention, pledging
their Support to the nominee. as did
Hon. w. A. StcNart. of Harnett, in
RESPONSE to rcpe2ted calls for recOgni
tion of the great fight which he led
for Mr. Goodwin
The final result came u~neXpectedly
and under dramatic circumstances.
The convention had met at a little
after nine o'clock pursuant to a recess
taken at six in the morning.. At that
hour the name of Cook had been
Withdrawn and Cumberland county
had on several ballots cast 26 and a
fraction votes for Patterson.
patterson Iidt AT ilood.
When the convention met after
breakfast, the Patterson enthusiasm
was contagious. The Cumberland
delegation, after numerous ~caucuses,
was prepared to cast % of it's Sd votes
for the present Congressman. Bruins
wick county, which had several times
during the long night given signs of
wavering, was supposed to be on the
verge OF leaving Goodwin for patterson.
The moment Seemed ripe for q Pat
terson victory. Sleepless as they were
and worn With the almost constant
strain of sixteen hours in the con-
vention. the Patterson men com
menced a demonstration which bade
talr to carry everything before 1t by
Ihelr GhChl'SldSll' AS me lldli
Iappeu LOT oIoer, tle oulnoeltd1u anu
ltoDeSoh deleSallolS mounled o."
chalrs ana commenced a Voclfefouz
ACCLAIM OF patterson.
For minute after minute mats CIR
cled IN the alf and men shouted them-
seIVes hoarse. me contaGlon OF the
moment spread L" the BfunSWlck ana
part OF the f1arhett ~ele2A'ol VINO
yea WIN tufnpefland ana ftooeson,
The w latter, across the hall, shout
ed ana Deckoned to one anOthef Whlle
they chanted the name of Patterson.
The Columbus, Bladen and New
, HanoVer delegations sat silent amid
the uoroar. Neither the name OF
Goodwin nor that of Brown wa heard.
1t was realized that Brown a at
tanned his strength. The was
electric for Patterson. Hon. John q.
SHAW was recognized at length and
made an imprisoned speech tor Pat
terSon IN winch he Exclaimed IN the
neat OF his appeal, that his defeat by
treaCherY."
Stewart, of Harnett. at once took
the floor after the uprOar hat fol-
lowed ShaW's words had subsidized.
here are Others he exclaimed in
opening, but the Patterson tide broke
out in fresh Volleys Of sound. so that
the chair had to appeal to the con-
Ventlon before he could be heard.
GOdWin's Wave Rises
Up to the moment that the secre-
tary started to call the roll of cOun-