The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-04

IOUWiu crown saw now Lney HdQ
walked blindly into pit of their
own digging and the same crowd
that cneered the Indian Locklear
and voted not to allow McKinnon
his votes, turned tail, backpedal-
ed, and voted to give McKinnon
the votes claimed for him.
The next fight occurred when
a motion was made for each pre-
cinct to select its delegates to the
congressional convention from
the friends and supporters of the
candidates. In vain McKinnon
men contended that this was un-
usual and unfair, that it was i'm
possible to select delegates in
that way as 50 many fractions
would be involved, and that the
county is the unit for selection of
delegates. Mr.. S. B. Mclean, Of
Maxton, Mr.. Mchinnon's mana
ger, asked the chairman for a
ruling on the point as to whether
each candidates delegates should
be selected from the friends of
the candidate by his friends
The chair ruled that the
law governing tn at point
expressly states that the dele
gates shall be selected from the
friends OF the candidates. God
win men were in the majority
ard pleadings for the friends of
each candidate to select his dele
gates were in vain, and Mr..
Mclean filed his protest
against this action. This method
of selecting meant obviously
that all delegates, except the del
egates from Mazton township,
the only one in which Mckinnon
men were in the maj jority, should
be selected by Goodwin men, that
Goodwin men snould decide who
were the friends Of their own
candidate and also the friends Of
; Mckinnon. Mr.S.B. Mclean FL
ed another protest to the effect
that Mckinnon's friends were
not allowed to select his dele
gates and that in many instances
! McKinnon delegates were not Sc
iected from Mckinnon's friends.
In the selection of delegates
from Lunberton township fight
came near beng precipitated, Nc
! Kinnon's friends claiming thai
the delegates selected We're no
the ones his friends wanted, ano
a protest was filed and the mi
;. nority appointed Frank Cough
= and W j. Prevatt as delegates tt
represent the minority.
The committee on resolution:
= introduced a resolution declaring
L that the convention, recognizing
T the Importance of agriculture
: education and schooling in do
- mestic science and good roads
y desired to go on record as favor
y ing all that would promote thes
. things. -
J. 1t was stormy convention
:. and the minority received scan
= courtesy or consideration. In al
,, most every instance when a Nc
! Kinnon man gained the floor t
\. =. speak upon any point he wa
% % Missed at and hooted at. At on
), =, time when Mr.. Patterson wa
urging some point Mr.. J. E. Cal
.; lvle charged that Er. Patterso
~ came there to raise a howl, an
>. then for a full minute manyGoc
70 win supporters became a how
IL III ing, Kissing mob. When tn
y howling ceased Mr.. Patterso
Il calmly remarked that if it wer
= his purpose to raise a howl h
a. a. had certainly succeeded.
Of Yesterdays Wilmington Sta
d. estimites that Goodwin will go il
es to the convention with a total {
1855 votes, 1926 being necessal
of to choice.
" The managers of both Judg'
ell Allen and Manning claim tn
le- their candidate will be nomina
ot ed, and Judge Aliens manag,
nd still seems to have the best
iss the claim.
On ~ MIR. Mcintyre Not Candidate f
cir Senate.
up. To the Editor of The Robesonian:
III, / desire to say through 70
uu ,,opor to tho oiti1opo Of pohoe