The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12
CHARIOT II GETS
STATE CONVENTION
Democratic Executive Committee
Holds Meeting in
Raleigh.
ISSUES ADDRESS TO PEOPLE
Assails Republican Party and De
tends Record OF De-
mocracy.
ISSUES ADDRESS TO PEOPLE
rnocracy.

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Especial The Times Dispatch.l
Raleigh. N. c.. March LITTLE State
Democratic Executive Committee voted
to hold the State convention in Char
lotte July IA the vote being SO for
Charlotte and u for Greensboro. me
invitation from Greensboro was ex-
tended by G. \. Hines on behalf Of
the Democracy of the city and Guilford
county, and by w. G. Bradshaw In be-
E mar OF the city authorities and the
commercial organizations.
MI. Bradshaw, being a Republican,
was accorded the privileges OF the
floor while the question Of place for
the convention was being considered
e lie stirred mirth by exclaiming: Gull.
ford needs you. Since you left Green's
8boro and went to Charlotte some DEM
ocratic disasters have befallen Gull.
ford and the Fifth District. BY COM
Ing back you might mend some OF
these troubles
- nc invitation for Charlotte came through
STATE s'L senator n. s. Pharr and Representa-
i've NV, W. G. Dowd. Mr.. Dowd said the ver-s
plenty OF everything at Charlotte for that
great convention and then Senator Pharr
prompted pr y, Pr him to say that there was plenty
OF tho same left. and that he would NOT
undertake to cnumerate Just what cha
same included, but that anyway thnrn
would BIO plenty of the same" there.
= Following the talk by Dowd tho vote was
taken and Charlotte selected. Ri ma -
The executive committee went into az
revision Of tho plan Of q parry o niynIssa
Major r. j. Hale TO the chair. while he
took the floor as the only member Of tho
COMMITTEES on revision present, to present
and explain the proposed revision. Read ding
OF the plan proceeded by sections until
the twelfth section was reached without
changes other than few technical ones
Section ten was changed so that the State
Executive Committee can be called during
election years in Raleigh any time I'M
March,
this was happlly smoothed through a mo-
tion by ]. n. Blair This section. as the
committee reported It, provided that #"tho
manner Of ascertaining the cnolco of Demo-
candidates shall be ono of threol methods.
as follows: Precinct meetings, by primary
, elsetio !, or by county convention, 5sa.
offered during tho long debate, added, "Un-
less the executive committee adopts the
second or third plan, tho first Cor precinct
meeting plan) shall BIO followed"
Address to People OF state,
The committee adopted during tho CLOSING
moments OF the session at e "A, M. sto-day
State; ~ 49, ~ y - p'op's y SAo
,l{,.rhc Democratic Executive Committee a.
North Carolina, having under consdera ton
the state ofgpolitical conditions In tho coun-
try, deems It appropriate TO offer fore-
word 10 tho campaign of 1870 Hex S
81 Nrio national Republican party, attera on
Toying ~ long lease OF power, conferred
upon 81 by smohna Q Z we'll -orsanxcd special
interests. and after q notorious seryilitys3to
Ipuch Interests during all hcse years. finds
itself to- day confronted by an 4 awakened
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