The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-26
FOURTEEN BALLOTS.
INSTRUMENTATION.
North Carolina Democrats
Vote in Vain to Select
Governor.
GAIN FOR KlTCHIN,
BUT NOT ENOUGH
Both He and Horne Show Slight
Advances, but No Material
Change in Result-Dele-
gates Are Restless.
Stormy Scenes in &
Meeting.
CAAnI0TwrE O. v,,u. c0-AFtnr
CHARLOTTE, N. G., June :0.-After
having taken fourteen ballots without
material change, the Democratic State
Convention adjourned mt O'Clock this
morning to meet again mt 10 O'Clock.
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Convention is no nearer a con-
ciusion on the gubernatorial contest
at midnight than when 1t convened
Wednesday at noon.
Congressman w. w. Kitchin, who
came to the convention with lead of
thirty-three votes over Locke Craig,
of Buncombe. has increased his lead
to forty-six votes, while Colonel ASH
ley sHorne.of Johnson county has gain
ed some strength and Is stubbornly
holding his own.
Fourteen ballots had been taken at
midnight. with no prospects of break
In the deadlock. An effort to intro
tduce dark horse early in the night
was quickly squelched. The delegates
are becoming weary. but are receiving
encouraging messages from home urg-
ing them to stick to their respective
candidates all summer IL necessary.
The session tonight, thus far. has
been somewhat less turbulent. though
there have been several violent DEM
onstratlons for the leading candidates
The balloting has been going along
smoother. and quicker but with no
material change. save for the gain OF
few votes by Kitchin.
Tumultuous Convention.
+ Never has the State witnessed a more
tumultuous political convention than
the assemblage now holding forth in
the auditorium. The gathering was
quiet and orderly enough Wednesday
from the time 1t was called to order
until the nominating speeches began.
and then the disorder ommenced. The
speech Of former. Governor Aycock,
nominating Craig. "wednesday night,
was the signal for the flrst demonstra-
tion. which lasted forty-fiye minutes
XII Night long the chairman and Sec
retaries battied with the confusion,
and the work OF calling the roll Of
counties for the ballot.ng was tedious
and difficult. Frequently the chairman
had to threaten to clear the galleries.
Several times there We're PERSONAL
encounters. and once. in the early
morning hours to-day. matters looked
squally indeed, when half dozen
sturdy mountaineers, Craig supporters,
fprang upon a Kitchin frame bearing
az cloth banner which his supporters
were trying to hoist upon the stage.
and tore it to shreds. This stormy
turmoil continued throughout the
morning, with the result that only four
ballots were taken, with no material
change. and at o'clock the delegates,
worn out, agreed to adjourn.
More ballots Without Result.
Again at noon they reasSembled, and
bailoting was resumed. Five more
ballots were taken with only slight
changes. and at 4:40 o'clock another
recess was taken until s o'clock to-
night, and the balloting was again re-
suned.
The, situation has been interesting
lin the extreme. Horne.s followers are
standing as solid asathe rock of Gibral-
tar, and there was not the slightest
detection in his vote. It was agreed
that he was probably-the only one of
the three tina t could control his delega-
tion. while the two Mading candidates
were afraid to move either way, be-
cause they could not control their del-
egauons. There were overturcs with
out number from Craig to Horne and
from Horne to Craig, but without ma
terlal result. and thus the convention
was kept In a deadlock. Horne had the
key to the situation. d
- The platform will not be made public
until 1t is submitted to the convention,
but 1t is understood that it carries an
Endorsement of Bryan. When the
nomination of other State officers will
be reached. no one knows