The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-15
NORTH CAROLINA
FOR ROOSEVELT
Delegates to Chicago Will Be
Under 1ronclad In
structions.
STATE CONVENTION TO-DAY
New State Chairman and Ma
tional Committeeman Prob
ably Will Be Named.

Raleigh. y. c.. May lion tho eve
of the North Carolina State Republic
can CONVENTION 1t is conceded Tonight
that Roosevelt Will get the solid del
eEation to the Chicago convention and
that the delegates viii lie under IRON
clad instructions 10 vote for him as
long as his name is before tn. con-
vention. The Fourth congressional
District convention took this action to-
day here as 10 the delegates ii sends
t. Chicago,
state Chairman Mcrehcad, who is an
avowed Taft supporter, admitted to-
night that there is no hope TO snatch
any consolation for TAFT in the North
Carolina convention. All that is left
to fight over in the convention to-mor-
row is the question OF state chairman
ship and national committeeman, in
rolving the long and bitter MCreh sad-
Duncan fight. that has stirred the party
so deeply. II VIII be optional with the
convention whether il takes up this
question. but sentiment seems to b
pretty strong tonight for taking 1t up
and clccting u new State chairman and
new national committeeman. The state
chairmanship lies between Chairman
Motchead and Deb. Vance Walser.
State manager for the Roosevelt cam
paign. and the national committeeman
ship seems to BE- between former Con
gresham Richmond Pearson and for
mer Senator Marion Butler. with
chances decidedly in favor of Pearson,
Il Roosevelt man.
National Committeeman +. c. Duncan
Is understood TO be not at ali AYERS
10 retiring from the committccman-
shin, but his friends are insisting that
Morehcal, as chairman, should also go.
und ii looks as II this viii be the out
come OF tho convention, If it takes up
these matters al all.
Large numbers Of the delegates. even
those from the extreme western sec
tion Of the state, are already here, and
tho campaigning for engineering vari-
Gus matters in the convention to-mor-
row is fast and furious.
Fourth District Convention.
The Republican convention FOR the
l'oUrth Congressional District This az
tcruoon selected delegates to the ma
t!onal convention, unanimously in
structcd to vote for Theodore It7oSc-
Welt for the presidential nomination
as long as his name is before the con-
vention. The convention also unani-
nously indorsei the administration of
John NJ. Morchead as state chairman
and urged his re- election. nominated
II. II. DIXON, Of Chatham county, for
Congress, and w. :. Bailey, of Nash
county, as presidential clector. There
were contrasting Duncan delegations
from Wake, Vance aud lranklln coun-
ties. the Morchead delegations from
each being seated. The rejected Dun
can delegations. with soma OF those
dissatisfied with the action OF the Gre
dontials committee. bolted, named an
executive committee, and adjourned.
subject 10 the call OF Chairman i. {. 1.
Harris. Their purpose is to await the
s.ffrgluN q tho contest that Will
the State convention.
The regular convention made J. j.
Jenkins, Of Chatham county, chairman.
As delegates u thu national convention,
j. u. Parker, Johnston county, and c.
VI. Bernard, Of Wake. were elected and
Lester f. Butler, OF Wake. and W. s
Bailey of Nash, alteruatas.