The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-11
TIFF. CONVENTION REPORT.

leading and the Editor Of The
Robesonian Claims That Mr..
Fisher Fails to Make Good Ills
Claim.
20 the Editor of The Robesoniar:
Your report Of the proceedings
If the Democratic convention
held in the court house in Lum-
horton on the End inst. is mis-
leading. You say: ''All went
smoothly until Pembroke was
reached. (Correct). Here the
curious return was made, God
win 81, or in other words, nearly
unanimous VOTE Same forAllen.
Mai. Geo. Hall, Of Red Springs,
announced that he hau ali affida-
Wit from j A. Mccormick, of Penn
broke, to the effect that there
were ten men at the Pembroke
primary who wanted to vote for
McKinnon, giving the names of
the men; also there were men
lcorrect who wanted to vote for
Manning. Chairman Mcleod rul-
ed that since the strength of the
candidates was not demanded
these ten votes could not be
counted" 1nis part x ,our re.
port is correct. Following this
you leave out a whole paragraph,
as follows: On a roll-call vote by
townships the returns fromPem-
broke were adopted, whereupon
\ Maj. Hall moved that the five
votes claimed for Manning from
B Pembroke be counted for him,
which was carried, and the votes
counted for Manning, when |,
being Goodwin supporter, imme'
dlately made a motion to recon-
b slider the vote by which the Penn
broke returns were adopted and
give McKinnon the ten votes
claimed for him (which | under
stood to be carried). Further,
you in your report make it ap-
pear that the vote on allowing
the McKinnon votes was taken
before that on Enchanting ques-
ton, which is a mistake. fail
to see where, or how, or when,
the Goodwin forces digged pit.
| submit that the McKinnon
forces dug it, and the Goodwin
men walked into it, trusting in
the honesty Of the Mcklnnor
managers.
Now, Mr.Editor, writethiswith'
out malice for any man, simply
to correct a mistake, to the enc
that there may be no injustice
done any one. | am a man VIII,
believes in justice and right
While | have been supporter o.
Mr.. Goodwin all the while, if Mr.
McKinnon or any one of the 9th
er candidates receives the nomi
nation | shall support him q
faithfully and earnestly as
would Mr.. Goodwin. They are al
good men, and Democrats an
their supporters are Democrats
| believe in the rule of the pee
pie and not of a few politicians
Respectfully,
Geo. G. Fisher.
Alfordsville, NC, July 5,l91(
In a note accompanying tn
above communication Mr.. Fishe
says: You have incorrectly re
ported or left out the paragrap
| allude to, which makes your al
ticle misleading and liable to b
misunderstood" If any one Wi
take the trouble to look up an
read again the report of the COZ
vention in The Robesonian Ct tt
4th inst. in connection with NJ
Fishers statement he will St
that Mr.. Fisher does not poil
out single essential item
which The Robesonian's reps
was incorrect. That report sta
ed that when the vote was tai
en- by townships to decide Whet
er or not to let the votes be coun
ed for McKinnon it was decide
IN the negative 1866 to 38. 3
Then the Manning vote was tai
en- up and 1t was decided at on
70 allow Manning the vot
claimed for him." Mr.. Fish
says we left out a whole par
graph, as follows: ION a roll-c;
vote bV tOwnShjns the retllr
from Pembroke were adopt
(which meant that McKinnon
not allowed the votes claimed f
nlm,Just as we stated; same thiI
stated differently, "whereup
MAJ. Hall moved that the Fl
votes claimed for M a n n i +
from Pembroke be counted
MIN, which was carried a