The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-16
Goodwin Will Abide by Committees
Report.

Report.
| Wrightsville Beach, Aug. 15.-The
Sixth district harmony committee
completed it's work in the way of ex-
amining witnesses Saturday and
Judge Avery left for his home Sat
urday evening.
Nothing definite Will be known in
regard to the action Of the committee
until the report is made to the state
executive committee, but the general
| impression prevailed here that the
committee was experiencing difficulty
in deciding whether the convention
organized. Ii is believed that the
members of the committee regard the
action of the convention after the
chairman was elected regular, but the
question is, did the delegates pur-
sue the proper course in organizing?
The committee is said to be unani-
nous in the opinion that the ruling of
George II. Bellamy, of Brunswick
county, who made the ruling that
caused the trouble, was entirely
wrong The Goodwin convention, it
is not believed, is being considered
as seriously as the first convention
in view of the fact that delegates
were seated who did not come up
contesting the action of the county
conventions, but were arbitrarily seat
ed from New Hanover and Cumber-
land and also the ruling out of these
counties.
The impression is gaining ground
that the committee will hold that
technicalities prevent Clark or God
win from being the regular nominee
and that either a primary will be call
ed or another convention recommend
ed 1t is pointed out that in case the
committee takes the position that no
properly organized convention has
been held that it will leave the dele
gates already chosen in the differ
ent counties in the position of having
had no opportunity to express them
selves and that no course could be
followed other than to hold another
convention with the same delegates.
There has been wonderful change
in public sentiment during the last
few days and this applies especially
to the friends of Congressman God
win. Formerly many of his most ar
dent supporters have declared thai
!. they would stand by him at all haz
ard and that they would vote for him
regardless of what the executive com
mittee did. Duringg the last few days
o different ones have come out and stat
; ed positively that they would abide
y by the action of the committee.
i Mr.J. G. Clifford, the campaign man
It ager of Congressman Goodwin, told the
J. committee he would abide by theil
= decison and Mr.. George B. Bellamay
t. id not hesitate to say he would stant
t. by the acton to say he wut,-b-vet
by the acton of the committee. Sat
urday congressman Goodwin changed
front and went before the committee
and declared that he would abide b.
>. whatever it did. Only Friday after
noon he declared most positively tina
he would not say what he would un
til after he learned what the commit
. tee recommended.
There is still talk of a primary an
there are many who are of the opiI
u ion that the committee will recon
mend that primary be held. If thi
+. course is resorted to it will brin
s. about one of the most bitter factor
d. al fights ever waged in eastern Care
10 lima. Many of the wisest party leat
n ers in the district declared that
1T primary would do almost as muc
harm as both candidates remainin
- in the field. The situation has bee
~ cleared to the extent that if the con
- 1mittee would take the position ths
80 Mr.. Clark is nominee there would b
no other candidate in the field, M
- Goodwin removing the doubt that ha
no existed by declaring he will be go
n erned by the committee.
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On Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-A
a. cording to statement given out t