The commonwealth., 1912-05-30
TIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Delegates Elected to The State C0nven.
lion. Resolutions Passed.

The Democratic County conven
ton was held at Halifax Saturday
Chairman E. L. Travis called tn
meeting to order and asked Judge
w. T. Clements, of Enfield, to th'
chair as temporary chairman ant
Messrs. d. f. Stainback and j. C
Hardy, representatives Of the demo
cratic press, were asked to act a.
secretaries. This organization wa
made permanent and the convention
was declared ready for business.
Mr.. r. C. Dunn made a motion
that one delegate and one alternate
from each township, and three dele
gates and three alternates at large
be elected to the State convention
The motion was garfield, then Mr.
Dunn offered the following names
the first in each township being the
delegate and thesecond name being
the alternate. The list by townships
isss follows:
Brinkleyville--F. M. Taylor, J. II
Norman.
Butterwood j. r. Lilies, r. W.
Brewer.
Conoconara-J. H. Darden, N
Fitzpatrick.
Enfeld-W. T. Clements, A. s.
Harrison.
Faucetts-W. C. Dickens, W. H.
Hux.
Halifax-N. L. Stedman, S. M.
Gary.
Littleton-Whit A. Johnston, w.
R. Harvey.
Palmyra-W. P. White. P. E.
Robertson.
Roseneath-W. C. Allsbrook, j. E.
Bowers.
Roanoke Rapids Hannibal Shearin
W. T. Horner.
Scotland Neck Mcdowell, G..
Hoffman.
Weldon-G. C. Green, w. T. Shaw.
Delegates at large. Claude Kitchin,
DR.. |. E. Green, R. c.. Dunn; alter
mates, Eugene Johnston. r. T.
Daniel, H. B. Ferguson.
DR.. H. l. Clark introduced the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved by the democrats of Hal
flax County in convention assemblies:
l. That this Convention hereby
heartily endorse Hon. Walter E.
Daniel for Lieutenant Governor and
Hon. E. L. Travis for Corporation
Commissioner for the short term,
and instructs all its delegates to the
State Convention to use every honor
able effort to secure their nomina-
ton.
2. That Halifax County, in ask
ing for these two positions, one Of
them being merely honorary, re-
minds the State that she has not had
a representative on the State ticket
in fifty years, although throughout
that period she has been one Of the
bulwarks Of Democratic strength,
and one of the party's mainstays in
every crisis that has arisen. She
now presents her two sons than
whom no two men in the State are
more eminently fitted for the posi-
tions they seek.
No delegates We're elected to the
congressional convention which
meets in Rocky Mount on Tuesday,
June 4th, but a motion was adopted
to make any good Democrat in the
county a delegate to that conven-
ton. Our present congressman and
county man, Hon. Claude Kitchin,
was enthusiastically endorsed for
the nomination
All State candidates having no
opposition were endorsed and the
delegates instructed to vote for
them.
The convention was we'll attended
and was very harmonious except for
the vote on Corporation Commits
sioner between Hon. f. L. Travis
and Mr.. S. G. Daniel for the short
term. After a discussion of the
matter the convention decided to al
low Mr.. Daniel his part of the vote
as certified from the townships.
Only Roanoke Rapids handed in a
certified vote and Mr.. Daniel was
given his strength as voted by the
people of that township.
The convention then adjourned.