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

Hands Tied, the Election of a state
Chairman Would Have Been Post
poned-AI Other State Matters
Deferred TO the Next State Con-
dOrsed-The Convention as Soon
as Free OF Instruction Backs But
Ter I'm His Fight Against Machine
Rule.
Greensboro, n. c., May 1.-The
Republican State Convention, to ap-
point delegates to the Republican
National Convention, assembled in
the Grand Opera House at noon on
yesterday. There were over 1 900
delegates present On the floor of the
Convention Hall, and the galleries
were packed with visitors. Chair
man Adams made a lengthy speech,
in the course of which he criticised
the Legislature for it's extravaganza
and its hostility to the laboring man
and the business interests, and did
not forget to pay his respects to the
railroad rate legislation. Speaking
OF the trust question, Judge Adams
said the Republican party is the only
party that has ever done anything
toward breaking up the trusts. He
spoke of the efforts of the Roose-
welt administration for the enforce
ment of the laws against the re-
straint of trade.
A. II. Price, of Salisbury, was
named as temporary chairman. w.
A. Hildebrand, editor of The Indus
trial News, was appointed temporary
secretary, with John l.. Rendleman,
of Salisbury, as assistant.
After the Appointment of the cre-
dentials committee, the convention
adjourned until o'clock, but it was
4:30 before the committee was ready
to report and Temporary Chairman
Price called the body to order.
The time was spent in hearing
speeches from prominent men, the
following responding to calls:
HolbroOk, of Wilkes; Toms, of
Henderson; Meekins, of Pasquotank; !;
"
Caldwell.
The report of the committee on
credentials was, however, adopted
without a contest.
Temporary Chairman Price ap-
pointed the following committee on
permanent organization: V. S. Lusk,
G. F. Toms, Wheeler Martin, ]. B.
Norris, j. A. Pritchett. The COM
mittee recommended J. J. Britt, of
Asheville, for permanent chairman,
and John l.. Rendleman, of Sails
bury, for permanent secretary, the
recommendation being adopted by a
unanimous vote. In accepting the
chair Mr.. Britt spoke extensively of
the glory of the Republican party,
and the opportunity it has in North
Carolina.
SINNERS Gag Rule.
When Mr.. Britt concluded both
District Attorney Skinner and Thom-
ds Settle arose. Settle claimed he
was first, but the chairman recog-
nized Skinner, who offered a type
written resolution providing that all
resolution be referred to the resolu-
| ton committee without debate.
Settles Resolution.
Settle at once offered as substi-
tute a series of resolutions condemn
| ing the Democratic party for de-
stroying the principle of local self
government and local option by call
ing for a State prohibition election
and for it's record in railroad 1egis
lation. -
| The resolution was as folloH 8
Whereas, The Democratic party
now in full control of the govern
ment of this State, stands commit
ted, by platform and practice, to the
principle of local option; and,
| Whereas, that party's alliance
with the saloon, North and South, il
a historical fact AMPLY attested b.
the humorous as we'll as the serious
literature of American politics; and
Whereas, in paniek-stricken sub
servience to moral impulse which
lit had aroused by antagonism, tina
party has recently surrendered th
local option or local self-governmen
principle to the demand for Stat'
prohibition; and,
Whereas, by this sudden chang
of front those towns and countie
which have already voted prohibition
are put in the position of imposin
their will upon those towns and coun
ties which have not so voted, an
the latter, on the other hand, ar
deprived of the privilege guarantee
them by the Democrats of decidin
: that question for themselves; there
, fore,
Resolved, That We denodnce tn
cowardice of this time-serving SUI
: render of long-vaunted principl
as of a piece with the insincerit
with which that principle was fol
| merly professed.
!, Second, We call the attention. {
the people of North Carolina to tn
? method and the results of receI
: democratic legislation in this Sta'
concerning public carriers. I'll