The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-07

salnnsr 90 . Eorner red shirt ca
rule Democrat. and thea 09sred
sahsglsute for SINNERS resolution
and also settle's resolution. 20 the
effect that the business Ct this con-
ventioa De ooanned strictly tn ssad-
Ing delegates 10 Chicago and TO So
dorxing Taft. Tearing 10 the nsxt STATE
convention the election OF the chair
man and adoption ol platform
Tt.r suh~situae R~~olHtioa-
The substitute resolution offered
/ b. Butler vas as follows.
Whereas. Under the plan OF or
ganlxasion % the Republican party.
this convention should oonhne It's ac-
ton 10 the election Of delegates TO
the National Convention. and.
Whereas. Both according to the
plan of orga IMITATION and the interest
of party harmony. growth anu sue
cess. In Is wise and proper that al
important questions and actions Goa
corning the party poiiey and proceed
ure In this State should be consio-
cred. acted on and determined oy
the State Convention soon TO be held
for the purpose OF nominating can
didate for Governor and other state
officers. for writing the platform OF
the party, and organizing the cam
paIgn for party success. therefore,
Resolved. That the business OF
this convention shall be confined
strictly to the election OF delegates
, and alternates to the National Con-
vention to be held at Chicago on
June 9th, next. and 10 the express
J sion of the preference of the Con-
vention for candidates for President,
and the instruction of the delegates
accordingly; and said delegates
: when selected, shall be and are here
= by instructed for VIM. H. Taft for
. Presidential candidate"
, AS Butler was starting TO speak for
his resolution, Chairman Britt In
vited him to come to the rostrum
s but he declined the belated Invita-
Y ton and said that he felt more al
, home down on the floor with the
f, plain delegates. Butler proceeded II
= his speech to advise against consid
q ering Settles anti-prohibition and al
: other resolutions, on the ground tina
q this convention had not met to con
- slider and act upon State matters
and that it should not attempt tt
. bind the party In advance OF thu
d State convention, that was soon t
y be held to nominate State ticket
, write a platform and elect a Stat
Committee He said that this con
d vention should confine itself strictl,
e to the election of delegates to tn
5, National Convention, and then ad
o journ He said he regretted ex
ceedingly the unwise and unwarrant
. ed action of Adams in inserting i
&c the call for this convention the cleo
lie ton of a State Chairman at TIL
4 time. Continuing, he said that tn
= chief duties of State Chairman wa
or should be the election of the PAL
tvs candidates for State offices frOI
- Governor down, and that if the part
m was going to make any effort to cal
d ry the State, then clearly the CONVEX
IN ton that nominated the State ticke
and wrote the State platform, shout
III Sc lect the campaign manager to lea
t. the fight for victory.
t. These sentiments were LIBERAL
n applauded by the convention.
I'd A Great Opportunity to Garry til
State.
IN The former Senator then pausin
IN and looking the convention ovt
at said there is today a better oppo
tunity before us to carry the Sta
this fall to elect Republican Go
he ernor, a Republican United Stat
de Senator and number of Republica
IT. Congressmen than there was in 1Ss
, when we did carry the State. TT
only thing that stands in the way
&C. victory is the close corporation of
us selfish patronage machine. It b;
xt been frequently said that we wou
VT not have succeeded in 1894 if the
had been a patronage machine in tt
way then. Federal patronage b
IT, been the curse of the Republics
of party in the South, because it h
it, too often been used to prevent par
growth and success. This is all d.
to the wrong use made of the Fe
eral Offices by those at the head
the party. But the Federal ofic
can and should be used to strengt
en- and not weaken the party. tt
would be the result if only men WI
nc were competent, deserving for par
GU work were appointed to Office, Al
e they understood that they were G
GU pected to put forth greater effol
'" to build up the party in the future
H. If the next State Convention IA
ly represents the people, then it W
nominate a ticket fit to be elect
10 and one that will fight for victor
ne and then such a convention wi
ho after consulting the candidates, ele
'ar for State chairman a man who n
only has the character and capaci
ne to lead a. vigorous and SUGGEST
on campaign, but also a man who he
as estly wants to carry the State.
"a, 1t is so important that the nation
40 chairman should have the confiden
=. and be in thorough harmony wi
the national ticket, that the nation
~ Republican party leaves the select
- OF the national chairman to the ca
- didate for President after he is no
mated. Is not this course as W
' and necessary in the State as in t
- Nation? Besides, does any one wa
to elect a man chairman now W
could not be elected by the next CO
tyention