The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-08-04
IT IS MOREHEAD
County After County Swings
Into Line for Fifth District
Man for State
Chairman.


Aismanee. Person, Orange, surry.
Granville, Durham. and Forsyth
Stand by Their Leader-Union and
Haywood in Other Districts In
struct for Him-Wake Primaries
Indicate Selection of a Progress
sive Republican" Plan and More
head Delegation - MeckIenburg
Gives Him Big Majority.
Last Saturday. July 30th. was an
other field day for the militant and
aggressive hosts OF progressive Re-
publicans who have selected John
Motley Morehead as their choice for
State chairman and whose battle cry
is Republican Growth and Victory"
Practically every county, and all OF
the big ones, that is those who cast
large Republican votes and many of
which are strongly Republican, en-
dorsed the Fifth District Conrgess-
man Dy tneir actions.
Alamance, in the district which
he redeemed two years ago, calls
upon him now to lead the State
forces to victory, as he did his dis
trict. Orange, in enthusiastic terms,
makes the same demand. Surry, one
OF the banner Republican counties of
the State, which gave him a magnifi-
cent majority two years ago, also
! calls to him to lead the party, be-
cause they know by past experience
what he can do. Watauga, another
Republican County, passed strong
resolutions and instructed her dele
gates to vote for him in the State
convention. Granville selected a
Morehead delegation, the report from
there saying there was 'but one Dun
can man" in the convention. Hert-
ford, one of the eastern counties re-
! lied upon to back up the machine.
comes out for progressive Republi-
canism and John M. Morehead and
/ instructs her delegates to stand by
him. Craven, one of the old-time
reliances of the now broken-down
machine, was in the hands of the
true friends of the party, and the
machine boss, little boss" made a
pitiful speech and admitted he was
down and out"
Duplin, in an enthusiastic conven-
tion endorses Morehead and instructs
her delegates for him.
Tn nrir,, ri hold Dnrb ~,
went for her old favorite, Morehead,
-Morehead, despite some opposition by
few old-time "pie counter" men
and at the county convention to be
held next Saturday a solid Morehead
delegation to the State convention
will be chosen.
On Monday, the county conventions
of Union, Person and Haywood in
structed their delegates to vote for
Morehead for State chairman, while
Mecklenburg, filled with Office hold
ers who worked "tooth and toe nail
for Duncan, give ten of her fourteen
delegates to the Fifth District man.
The stronghold of the machine, -
Wake County, wherein are located
the big internal revenue Office, the
large number of postoffice employees,
the marshals office, all of which COM
bined to defeat the will of the people,
was swept by the militant Republi-
cans who favor Morehead. Desper-
ate efforts were made to defeat Les
ter F. Butler in his home ward; the
representative of the "big boss,
though living in another ward, went
out and made speeches and worked
night and day. The vote in Raleigh,
despite the large number of office
holders was strongly for Morehead.
The county convention on Saturday
will elect Morehead delegation to
the State Convention. In the United
States Marshaps ward he was de-
feated for delegate by vote OF
IA to 4.
AS we go to press, we received
word that Morehead City, in the
home county of National Committee
man Duncan, and only few miles
from his home town of Beaufort.
went solid for Morehead In the pri-
maries.
Orange for Morehead by Big Ma
jority.
Hillsboro, N. c.. July 30-Prompt-
ly at 1 o'clock p. N. to-day in the
courthouse at Hillsboro, w. e. Ham,
/ the Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican party OF
Orange County, called the County
Convention to order. Upon the roll
call it appeared that every township
in the county was represented.
Resolutions endorsing the national
administration and the course OF
Congressman John NJ. Morehead were
adopted by a large mapority. the
delegates to the State Convention
were instructed to cast the vote OF
the county for Morehead for Chair
man.