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

Returns From Primaries and {
Elect Delegates to Congress
ional, judicial and State Con-
yentions Over Protests of
McKinnon Supporters. God
whites Select all Delegates to
Congressional Convention -
Much Kissing and Hooting and
Liquor in Evidence Mcleod
Reelected Chairman.
Of Robeson's 60 votes in the
congressional convention, Con-
gresham H. L. Goodwin will get
1886. A. J. McKinnon of Robe
son will get 1910, OIL. Clark Of
Bladen, will get "a, H. L.Cook of
Cumberland will get II; =. A.
Sinclair will get the entire vote
of the county for solicitor; of |
the 20 votes in the State conven-
ton, w. R. Allen will get 1917 |
and J. S. Manning will get 9.23
for the place on Supreme Court
now held by the latter; and for
Corporation Commissioners the
40 delegates who go to the State
convention will vote as to them
seemeth wise at the time and
place.
This, in brief, is the result of
the county Democratic conven-
tion held in the court house in
.Lumberton Saturday. Geo. B.
Mcleod called the convention to
order at 11.45 o'clock and the
tenn porarv organization was
made permanent. Prior to the
calling together of the conven-
tion the county Democratic exec
utive committee met and re-elect-
ed Mcleod chairman. The cleo
tion of chairman has heretofore
been postponed, it is understood,
until after the convention.
The morning session lasted
out little more than an hour. At
ter the roll of townships was
called, JE. Carlyle, D. ". Gallo
way, r. E. Lewis, A. A.R.McEachern
and w. =. Leggett were appoint
ed committee on resolutions and
the convention adjourned to re-
assemble at 1.30 pm.
Thus ended the first chapter.
The first business taken up in
the afternoon was adjusting the
votes to be given the newly Gre
ated townships Orrum and Penn
broke by the townships from
which they were created. The
matter was soon settled by the
townships concerned, Britts and
Sterlings giving l each toOrrum
Burnt Swamp and Back Swamp
giving l each to Pembroke. The
roll-call of townships then began,
the secretary giving as he called
the various townships the votes
cast in the primary for the vari
Gus candidates. All went smooth
n ly until Pembroke was reached
Il Here the curious return wa:
made, Goodwin, 81, or, in othel
\ words, nearly unanimous vote.
Same for Allen. Major Geo
Il Hall, of Red Springs, announced
n that he had an affidavit from VI
n A. Mccormick, of Pembroke, t
n the effect that there were tel
n men at the Pembroke primar,
who wanted to vote for McKin
non, giving the names of IT,
~ men ;also that there were severa
n men there who wanted to vot
" for Manning. Chairman McLeo
ruled that since the strength o
An the candidates was not demand
# ed at the primary these ten vote
# could not be counted.
"a And then the liveiiest fight c
the convention was on. Mr.. v
N J. Prevatt, of the Lumberton de
egation, was on his feet immt
8 diately, and protested in he
M speech against unfairness; an
1l when an effort was made to his
him down he denounced the hi
sers as towards and called {
them to get up and show the
faces. But ''nary"a man got u
Ex-Congressman G.B.Patterso1
of Maxton, next got the floor al
with great earnestness and for
plead for cool. calm, fair al
'dlspassionate decision of tn
matter. Orren Locklear subm
ted remarks to the effect tn
the Mckinnon men were 80 fe
at the Pembroke primary tn
they did not make themselv
known, and he was cheered
~ the echo, and when the vote W
ME4e fokon hu fnu,nnL:a. IL :