The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-29
A Harmonious Convention.

A Harmonious Convention.
A caucus was held in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms at II O'Clock, at
which party matters were discussed
and a line of action agreed upon.
The convention was called to order
in the auditorium at 1890 by Chair
man Lester Butler and he called upon
Messrs. F. y. Gattis and ]. J. Basden
to act as secretaries The roll of the
precincts were called and the large
majority of them were found to be
represented. After the roll of town
ships was called the temporary or
ganization was made permanent and
the convention then proceeded to
elect twenty-siX delegates and TWEEN
ty alternates to attend the State
Convention at Charlotte next We'd
nesday. 1t was then decided to post
pone the question of a county ticket
until after the State Convention. The
following resolution offered by Mr..
E. T. Banks was unanimously
adopted:
BE it resolved, that we the legal
ly' accredited delegates to the Wake
County Republican Convention, elect
ed in the June primary, denounce
the methods employed by Col. J. G.
L. Harris, S. Y. Hudson and some of
their followers in the June legalized'
primary in urging ignorant negroes
to participate in said primary when
they will have no right to vote in the
general election. q
I'VE do not endorse the methods
used by these men in securing votes
in the primary, and take this means
of showing to the public that we will
not condone the action Of such men
in our party"
Mr. Banks then gained the floor
and stated that he knew well that
Lester Butler had been elected chair
man by the legally accredited dele
gates at the former convention and
moved that this convention reaffirm
his election and renew their <alleg
lance to him as chairman. This mo-
ton was carried unanimously. A
motion to adjourn to meet again at
the call of the chairman and COM
mittee was carried.
Messrs Harris, Andrews and
Briggs did not attend the conven-
ton Saturday, as they knew they
were outnumbered and they could
not have brought up any contests or
had any cause whatever for boiling
as the delegates to the convention
had been elected in the June legal
lied" primary and the name Of all
the legally elected delegates were on
file. There were seventy-four votes
represented in Saturdays convention
out of possible 1913 and the Harris
element could have had only forty
nine votes to cast, even if they had
attended Saturdays convention and
could have had all their precincts
represented, so on this occasion they
decided to bolt ahead of time.
The following is list of delegates
and altarnates chosen to attend the
State Convention:
Delegates: F. n. Gattis, J. w.
Harden, Geo. NJ. Glenn, B. B. Carter,
John Scarborough, L. F. Butler, A.
V. Dockery, H. T. Jones, A. J. Wat
kins, Jas. S. Mangum, c. NJ. Bernard,
R. L. Sorrell, j. H. Arnold, o. G. AL
len, A. D. Baker, W. B. Howard, A.
D. Upchurch, P. A. Sorrell, Chas. E.
Mcnamara, Everett T. Banks, G. H.
Collins, Amos Young, John Honey
cult, F. Eugene Hester. James Smith,
A. Hunnicutt.
Alternates: Jas. I. Moore, G.. P.
Snuggs, M. M. Glosson, c. V. Bats,
S. H. Scarborough, Horace Greason,
R. l.. Powell, J. w. Lassiter, H. B.
Thomas, M. w. Chappel1, L. P. Ken
nedy, w. r. Smith, w. A. Brogden,
w. A. King, Jr., J. J. Reynolds, c. F.
Terrell, Siney Maroon, HI. L. Boil
ton, J. P. Bridgers, T. NJ. Franks,