The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01
THE CONGRESSIONAL CON-
VENTION.
J. c. Clifford, Manager, Says
That Hon. II. L. Goodwin was
Nominated by the Regular
Democratic Convention and is
Now the True Nominee of his
Party.
re Editor of The Robesonian:

LlLlSu w niIOW OH CiiC 1dIlS Ill |
connection with the recent dem
ocratic congressional convention
held at Wrightsville Beach, as
Mr.. Godwin's manager, | beg to
make the following statement:
WHAT CAUSED THE DIVISION.
1t was known to all-in the dis
trict, after the primaries held on
the 18th of June, that Hon. H.
L. Goodwin was the choice of a
majority of the voters of the dis
trict that the vote in the pri-
maries gave him a sufficient num-
Der of votes in the congressional
convention to nominate him by a
safe majority on the first ballot :;
it was equally clear that there
was a determination on the part
of over Jealous friends of other
candidates to suppress his
s rength in two counties. On
the night of June 25th, the date
of the primaries, despatch was
sent out from Fayetteville to the
State press, containing this sig
nifcant statement:
Hon. H. L. Goodwin, presen,
congressman from this district,
developed unexpected strength
in the country districts where
his friends forced a vote. H. l .
Cook, however, will go into the
congressional convention, it is
predicted, with Cumberland solid
for him.
This unexpected strength"
represented from six to ten con-
gressional convention votes. In
stead of this strength being as
certained in the county conven-
ton as demanded. and as clearly
allowed by the plan of organiza-
ton of our party, it was sup
pressed by the passage of reso-
luton authorizing the chairman
after the adjournment of the
convention, to appoint delegates
to the congressional convention.
In New Hanover county
twenty-three delegates were
present at the county convention
who favored the nomination of
Mr.. Goodwin and demanded that
his strength be ascertained: in
the face of this demand a similar
resolution was passed in this
convention. Immediately after
the permanent organization a
delegate arose, addressed the
chair, placed Mr.. Goodwin in
nomination, and demanded his
strength. While he was on the
floor another delegate arose. and
was recognized by the chairman,
who introduced a resolution au-
thorizing the chairman to ap-
point the delegates. Immedi.
ately thereafter a motion was
made and declared carried, ad
journing the convention sine die
the time consumed from perma
nent organization to final ad
journment being about three ano
OHe-ndll minutes.
Accordingly, when the conven
ton assembled at Wrightsvill'
there was intense feeling on tn
one side that the will of the PEG
pie should be maintained, an,
on the other, that these tw
counties should be allowed t
cast their vote for their favor
lite sons, irrespective of the pri
mary vote or the strength o
other candidates in the court
convention.
The BATTLE BEGINS.
Hon. Geo. H. Bellamy, chain
man of the congressional excel
tive committee, as Temporal
chairman under the plan of OF
graization, called the conventio
to order T. A. Lyon, secretar
OF the executive committee
acting as temporary secretary {
the convention. The roll of coul
ties was called and all responde
to the roll call, whereupon | mac
the point of order that two {
the counties, according to tt
returns in the hands of the Sc
rotary, were without represe
tation in the convention, the
returns showing that the del
gates from these two counti
had not been elected by the co
vention, as clearly required
section A of the plan of organ
cation, making the point tn
they had been appointed
another plan for the purpose
Ssuppressing the strength of He
II. l.. Goodwin. | attempted, a
am satisfied that | made it Gle;
mat my objection was net tee