The Robesonian., 1908-06-29
w. w. KITCHIN NOMINATED.

Democratic Convention Sat~r-
day Afternoon on the Sixty
First Ballot-Hardest Fought
and Most Bitterly Waged Cor
test EverRecorded in the Fo!it-
icaI Annals of North Caro-
lina-CoI. Ashley Horne With
draws from Race-Love Feast
Follows Final Ballct-W. {. |
Newland for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
Charlotte Observer. 18th.
Mr.. William Walton Kitchin,
now representing the fifth dis
trict in Congress, was yesterday
evening at TO O'clock, nOminat-
ed for Governor on the sixty
first ballot by the State Demo
cratic convention in session here.
Col. Ashley Horne, who had the
smallest primary vote OF the
three candidates in the race, with
drew after the sixtieth ballot
and the fight was closed by Mr..
Locke Craig, of Asheville, and
Mr.. Kitchin, the result of the
last ballot being 1889 for Kitch-
| in and 381.72 for Craig. After
the contest was over a love feast,
| in which the friends of the can
didates took part, followed.
Among others who spoke were:
Former Governor Aycock, who
supported Mr.. Craig; Mr.. Kitch-
in and Mr.. Craig.
The closing scenes Of the great
contest, which had continued for
four days, were most animated.
More than 5000 people, men and
women, filled the Auditorium.
Demonstration after demonstra-
ton was made, 50 much 50 that
the chairman had a task to pre-
serve order.
The victory won by Mr.. Kitch-
. in is ranked as one of the great
est in the history of the State,
He was opposed by Senator Sim
mons, the recognized leader OF
North Carolina Democracy; For
: mer Governor Aycook, and othel
7 well-known Tar Heel leaders
He made a fight on the Southern
Railway and the American To
, bacco Company, which concern!
l he said were opposing him. HI
2 came to the convention with
a approximately 374 votes. Crail
= had 1886 and Horne 148. Tn
first ballot came at II o'clocl
Wednesday night. From tha
time until the hour of the nomi
: nation the contest was spirite,
and at times bitter. The dele
gates were noisy and enthusiast
all the while. Craig was SUP
ported by the mountain countie
of western North Carolina. Hi
n mountaineers were loyal to tn
: last and went down after a gam
e fight. Kitchin not only had
n plurality of the instructed vot
but he could count more delegate
q in final show down. He an
e his friends believed that h
): would be nominated on the thir
d or fourth ballot, but a maste
hand was against him, and, {
u a result, the battle was prolon&
TO ed and royal.
to MIR. Simmons friends clail
is that he fought in self-defense
E. Two years ago three men out {
a. four would have conceded tn
ot nomination to Kitchin this yea
o. 1t was said that Mr.. Kitchi
r would go from the Governor
r mansion at Raleigh to the Unite
n- States Senate to succee
As Simmons, whose second ter
or is out in 1914. ~r. Kitchi
s. and his friends designated NJ
er Simmons and his political assoc
tn ates as the ring" Therefor
s the nomination of Mr.. Kitchin
eel looked upon as defeat for I'll
ne powers that were" A new r
ty gime has been ushered in.
I'M The convention adjourned
ed 1886 O'Clock this morning aft
us an hour of rioting over the cue
~ ton: Shall we send Simmo
lis to Denver as a delegate-at-larI
or notW The widest scene ev
IN witnessed in a North Carolil
ne State convention followed the
he PRODUCTION of the name of t
ect senior Senator as a delegat
lite Senator Overman and Govern
rt- Glenn had been elected delegate
at at-large by acclamation when N
rty Simmons name was presente
Try There were cries of mo" a
erss yes" the latter predominant
OIL A friend of Mr.. Simmons tried
ay withdraw his name but the C
ventiOn would not hear to it. 7
lay row was on in earnest. ST
ord mons supporters demanded a I
'nd call of the counties so that all W
OF opposed him might go on reco
lca After this pandemonium reigr
'ty- and the coming of Sumo
brought a motion to adjou
: There came near being seve
fisticuffs. The motion to ado,
're- carried and the Simmons mat
went over until Monday.
fight on Simmons was based
d. the facts:that he opposes instr
for tons to the Denver convent
was and that he opposed Kitchi
his nomination for Governor. S
will mons would have won by a g
, Of majority this morning had a V
been taken. His friends say t
lent he must win Monday or it viii
- said that his nartv refactad