The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-01

The chairman sustained this
point of order and ruled that
upon the face of the returns
Cumberland county had not COM
piled with the plan of organi-
cation and had elected no dele
gates to this convention, and
that therefore the citizens from
said county were not entitled to
seats as delegates until the mat
ter was passed upon by the COM
mittee on credentials. An appeal
from the ruling of the chair was
taken from this. and pending a
discussion of the same upon mo-
ton Of Mr.. r. B. Branch, an
ardent supporter of Mr.. McKin-
non, the convention took a recess
Of two hours. The chairman had
then made no ruling as to New
Hanover.
At the expiration of this period
the convention re-assembled and
was called to order by chairman
Bellamy, whereupon Mr.. T. A.
Lyon, secretary Of the executive
commute, arose, addressed the
chair, and read the minutes of a
meeting of the executive COM
mitee which had been called by
the secretary and held during
the recess, in which all were
reported to be present except
Chairman Bellamv ard R. G..
Taylor. members from Brunswick
and Harnett respectively, by
which these members of the ex-
ecutive committee had under
taken to depose Mr.. Bellamy as
chairman of the executive COM
mittee and place Mr.. w. E..
Springer, of Wilmington, in his
stead. Immediately after the
reading of these minutes Mr..
Springer, without any action on
the part of the convention, was
escorted to the front and took
his seat on the table provided
for the newspaper reporters in
front of the chairman's seat, this
table being in front of the ros.
trum upon which the regular
chairman was seated. Of course
a storm of confusion followed
Mr.. Springer maintaing that by
virtue of the election of the ex
ecutive committee during the re
cess that he was chairman O.
the convention, and Mr.. Bellamy
on the other hand, stoutly main
tanning that he was chairman O
} the convention. had called it t,
order regularly, under the pla1
of organization, and that he coul'
not be unseated until the con
. vention by vote should cleo
! it's permanent chairman, or upo
! suspension of the rules he wa
unseated by a vote of the cor
vention, and refused to yield hi
; chair. This confusion continue
for perhaps one hour, the sloga
: on the one side being "Chairma
Bellamy," and on the othe
! chairman Springer"
The POLICE CONVENTION.
1t was soon ascertained WI
Mr.. Springer had been selected;f
: is chairman of the police con
: mission of the city of Wilmin!
: ton, and as such ordered a ba
S tallion of policeman Of Wilmin;
l. ton consisting of the chief and
!, large number of subordinate
l. Under Mr.. Springer's order tt
l. policemen soon coerced the e
d tire assembly into silence, an
under protection Of his polio
i men, he proceeded to hold VIII
.e he calls democratic conventio
e the forced rest Grafton of quiz
J. being followed Immediately
d the report of committees, whit
70 it afterwards developed, h;
TO been appointed during the peri
r. of pandemonium, and this
l. turn followed by the placing
IF all names before the conventi
~ save that of Goodwin, and resu
ing in the declaration of Hon.
L. Clark as the nominee of t
r. the convention. This ostensit
u nomination was effected by &C
ry wins instructed vote being c:
r. for Clark by minority leadt
IN from the counties Of Brunswit
ry Harnett, Robson and other col
e, ties.
of AS to whether the regu
n chairman of a democratic c.
ed vention can be deposed by
de outside meeting of the execut
of committee, it's creature, durl
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