The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-20
WAKE REPUBLICAN CONVEX.
TON.
GOOD County Ticket Named--Deae-
gates Elected TO State ana Con-
gressional Conventions.

sfood County Ticket kamed--Deae.
gates Elected To state ana Con.
gressional Conventions.
The Wake County Republican
Convention was held In the court.
house In Raleigh Saturday. at which
time a county ticket was named and
delegates selected TO attend the State
and Congressional Conventions. I,
was the largest and most repressu.
tative convention the Republican,
have held in Wake County in many
years. The Caraleigh Band was or
hand and furnished good music fol
the occasion. After the COMMITTEES
On Platform and for the selection Oh
delegates had been named. Judgs
Adams was brought into the hall and
addressed the convention on some OF
the issues.
The Committee On Platform thsr
made their report as follows:
The Republican party OF Wake
County invites all electors. dIssatis
fed with present conditions, to sup
port our nominees, who stand
pledged to the following, to-wit:
I'D Retrenchment and reform
| must be inaugurated In both county
and city government Stop wastefu
expenditures, abolish Offices created
simply for party henchmen. and
adopt reform in administration, elss
bankruptcy will settle upon tn.
county.
"(2) The principle of local self
government should be maintained
The management of highways ant
schools, the selection of magistrate
and the direction of local affair."
must rest directly with the people.
"(3) Pay the officers of Wax,
County fair salaries and turn tn
fees they now receive into the count.
treasury The Democratic party ha
three times refused to give this re
form demanded by the people.
"(4) The present highway com
mission, a piece of vicious Demo
cratic partisan legislation, must b
abolished.
"(5) We demand a fair election
law, which will permit an elector t
cast ballot privately without inter
ference or dictation.
For the accomplishment of thes
righteous measures we appeal to a.
good citizens to join u.s."
The above platform was adopte
by the convention. The list of dele
gates and alternates to State CONVEX
ton is as follows:
Delegates: w. T. Barrow, Clau6
ius Dockery, Charles Mcnamara, .
u. Reynolds, Jack Harden, w. {
Briggs, William Watts, Charles I
Wildes, G. B. Afford, w. A. King.
Alternates: I. L. B. Penny, Sal
Rowland, E. T. Banks, J. r. Medlil
Nathan Holleman, V. G. Terry, o. v
Lynn, Paschal Griffith, o. G. Ellel
A. Hunnicutt.
The following are the delegates
the Congressional Convention:
A. B. Mashburn, J. B. Goodwi
| v
: y. Andrews, Luther White, II.
Bagwell, T. J. Stephenson, James F.
quay, Hill E. King, and s. ]. Weatl
' ers.
Alternates: J. ]. Penny, Jim Fe
4 rail-, M. c. Sorrell, c. H. Collins,
,'lC. Council, J. c. Butler, G.
Franks, II. w. House, w. H. Heste
J. S. Mangum, and r. l.. Sorreli.
Names were then placed in non
Z nation for the county officers.
Col. John Nichols placed the mar
of Mr.. w. c. Johnson, busine
5. man of Apex, in nomination
s. sheriff, and on motion, the nomin
d ton was made unanimous.
Col. Nichols placed the name Of N
William J. Andrews in nominate
q. for County Treasurer, and Mr.. j.
<. Harris placed Mr.. L. N. White
s. nomination for the same position.
roll-call vote, Mr.. Andrews receiV
,rl273 votes and Mr.. White Ii votes.
= On motion of Marshal Claudl
.i-tDockery, the nomination OF Mr.. A
n drews was then made unanimous.
Mr.. Thomas H. Franks, OF SW
Greek Township, was nominated
OF Register Of Deeds.
n The County Commissioners mol
ne mated were: For four years, j.
Chamberlain, of Raleigh, and ].
Mangum, of New Light; for
wears, D. T. Bryant, of st. Mary
wv. C. Bright, of New Hill, and M.
~ Sorrell.
Nc Mr.. Hill E. King nominated
vi Powhatan Matthews, of Raleigh,
~ member of the House of Represer
'e tiyes, and he was nominated by
clamation.
'" The nomination for the Sens
other two members Of the Hol
coroner and surveyor were left
the County Executive Committee
al. select.
ID Mr.. H. E. King introduced a II
Nc luton endorsing DR.. Cyrus Tho
,ov son for Governor. Postmaster w
o. Briggs objected to instructing
low delegates. DR.. Thompson was
70 dorsed by the convention, but
delegates were not instructed to
for any special candidate.
A resolution was introduced pr
ising support to Judge Adams.
way lection was made to the resoiut
he as it was an act of inconsistency
was 49, ro.o1uf;oD had baen passes