The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-25
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vigorously at first and then fee
bly,, but he was as poWerless to
restore order as it was impossl-
BILE to hear above the tumult the
roaring of the restless waves just
outside the convention pavilion.
Patterson requested that the mo-
ton to make him chairman be
withdrawn, which was done. Del
egates surG j to the front and
conservative m en- gat h er d
around the chair and plead with
him to reconsider his ruling-such
men as Jno. D. BeIlamv, Jno. D.
Shaw, Colin. A. McLean-but the
chair remained firm. A SEM
blance of order was finally re-
stored and Bellamy again stated
his ruling as before. Appeals from
the ruling of the chair had been
repeatedly made but the ques-
ton had rot been submitted, and
one old veteran of many conven-
tons mounted the press table
and declared that he had never
seen so unfair a thing as the
chairman refusing to put mo-
ton to overrule his decision.
At 100 o'clock, amid pandemo-
mum. molten to adjourn was
made and put to the house and
.Bellamy declared it carried and
marched from the hall.
At $50 o'clock the convention
was called to order again by
Chairman Bellamy and then the
surprise of the convention was
sprung. Secretary Terry Lyon
mounted the chairman's table,
gained the ear of the con-
vention. and announced that
at meeting of the exc
cutive committee held during
the recess Bellamy had been de-
posed and WE. Springer, of Will
mington, had been elected chair
man, reading the formal call for
the meeting and it's proceedings.
Then confusion worse confound-
ed-disorder - pandemonium-
bedlam-chaos hell what you
will-if anything worse than at
the morning session, broke loose
again. And the widest con-
fusion Springer mounted the
chairman's table with Secretary
Lyon and called for order. Bel.
lamy refused to surrender, pound.
ed the table futilely, waved his
arms frantically and shouted
time and again that he would be
heard. But it skilled nothing.
AS we'll might he have gone tt
the nearby waves and shouted
that he would be heard. During
all this confusion Lyon called The
counties, delegates from all bu
Robson, Harnett and Brunswick
responded, and the convention ad
.journed until 6 Is for the creden
tials committee to meet.
During the recessSpringer an,
Lyon kept their seats upon tn
table, Bellamy kept his seat bacI
of the table, and men continue
to surge about the chairman. /
fight was started between tn
press table and the chairman
stand, but the participants wer
quickly pared, no special damag
having been done.
At 615 the convention reas
sembled, but the credentials con
,mitted was not ready to reportan
the convention adjourned for
minutes.
At 7.45 the convention mt
again and another surprisin
thing happened. A half-doze
policemen had been sent dow
from Wilmington. Elk May
Ricaud, of Wilmington, made
strong speech in the interest
harmony and asked the chair
appoint enough men with tt
policemen to eject any who we
disorderly from the hall. Chat
man Springer announced tn
any who raised a disturban
would be put out, policemen SCI
tered through the hall, and in
surpli singly short time profou1
quiet reigned, in striking CO
trast to the wild scenes that h
characterized the conve n t {
from the start. 1t seemed
most incredible and was tribu
to the firmness of Charm
Springer.
The credentials commit
made its report, deciding
Harnett vote to be as follow
Goodwin; 25.7O, McKinnon, 81
Cook, 1.2O; Clark, 80; Met lamn
.O5; J. A. Brown, 10. The co
mittee recommended that E.
Britt and j. A. McDougald, \
KinnOn delegates from Lumb
ton township, Robson, pe /,
seated. G.. 3. Patterson was