The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-09-12

state Ticket. but Some OF the Adj
,i.cr~ Of Chairman Morehead Did
<of Favor Amy Concessions and
Preferred To Have Their Own Tick
= Even If IL Receives no Votes
Largest and Most Enthusiastic
crowd Attend Progressive Repub-
Hcan Convention
In the last issue OF The Caucasian
.,Deared q brief account of the two
Conventions held at Charlotte last
Wednesday afternoon and night. The
report stated that two separate State
CoDventiOns were held and that two
state tickets were named
4 few days before the State Con-
rention Hon. Richmond Pearson
zfred state Chairman Morehead ask
,ng If some arrangements could be
perfected whereby the supporters OF
Nr. Roosevelt and the supporters OF
Mr. Taft could get together on the
3,
80 there would be only one State
ticket in the field in opposition to the
Democrats. Mr.. Morehead replied
that he favored one State ticket and
vas willing to the arrangement as
proposed by Mr.. Pearson. 1t was
generally understood that the sup
porters of Mr.. Roosevelt would agree
on two electors and the supporters of
Mr. Taft would agree on two electors,
and then all would get together in the
auditorium and name a State ticket.
On Wednesday of the Convention Mr.
Pearson told the Roosevelt supporters
that certain Taft men had been med
ding and he was then informed that
the Roosevelt men would not be per-
mitted to go into the auditorium
even to help select a State ticket
This was the turning point, and it
necessitated two conventions.
The State Committee.
The State Committee met in the
assembly room of the Selwyn Hotel
Wednesday morning at o'clock and
gave all the counties an opportunity
to hand in credentials. Then the
committee retired to another room to
hold an executive session. The first
shot out of the box was a resolution
by DR.. J. ]. Mott declaring that no
persons except supporters of Mr.. Taft
should have right to voice or vote in
hn nor NIT y1ar
and Geo. E. Butler and others told
the other members OF the committee
what they considered the rights of
free American citizens, but after a
prolonged discussion, DR.. Motifs reso-
luton was adopted by vote of TO 8
Then Mr.. Thomas Settle introduced
resolution to deprive any delegate
of a seat unless he would first prom
Use not to vote for Mr.. Roosevelt
After the steam roller was we'll oiled
then the contrasting delegates were
permitted to go before the commit
tee hear the articles of bondage read
and if they were strong for Mr.. Taft
they were allowed to go ON the tenn
pOrary roll. Not a single delegate
from Harnett, Sampson, Chatham, OF
several other counties would accept
badge under such conditions, put
politely declined and left the room
1t was then evident there would be
two conventions.
Meeting of Progressive Republicans
The Progressive Republicans then
held a mass meeting in the court
house and several speeches were
made covering the situation.
The two Roosevelt electors at large
Messrs. J. F. Newell and Iredell
Meares, named at the Progressive
convention at Greensboro the pre-.
vious day were endorsed. The mass
weeting was then adjourned to meet
again at $50 that night. When Col
Lusk called the meeting to order af
ter supper one of the delegates moved
that the meeting organize by calling
roll of the counties and that each
county be given the same vote as in
former conventions. This was adopt.
ed. Another motion for each dis
trlct to get together and name two
men as an advisory or executive com.
mlttee was adopted. A recess of ter
minutes was taken so each district
could name it's two members. The
following compose the committee:
First District: G. A Connor, Bel
maven; T. J. Cheek, Old Travel.
Second District: W. L. Stallings
Tarboro.
Third District: Henry Faison, Fai
son, and George E. Butler, Clinton.
Fourth District: J. J. Jenkins, 81
Ier City; ]. D. Parker, Smithield.
fifth District: S. o. Mcclure, Ell
AIN; }. A. Groome, Greensboro.
sixth District: D. H. Senter, Har
nett; L. E. Tyner, Lumberton.
seventh District: Henry Reynolds
"Ikesboro; c. A. York, Asheboro.
Eighth District: R. V. Thorpe