The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30
[,1IRD DISTRICT CONVENTION.

,,-o,,.s Brother Catches the Loge
harris Fever Of Boiling Conven-
,tops-Regular Convention Held
uarmonious Meeting-The Referee
crowd Was Greatly in the Min
ority.
This naper is in receipt OF the fol-
my report OF the Third District
r.neblican Convention, and while
- account OF the Convention was
..,hrished in the last issue of this
arar and while the facts in each
a,,irIe are the same, still this arti-
-. charges on some points mention
u in the other article and will be
lad with interest. The article fol-
lows
editor Caucasian:-The Congress
=foDal Republican Convention of the
third District of North Carolina was
hold At the courthouse In this city.
Thursday, May 16. The Convention
g-as called TO order by the Chairman,
ur G.. NJ. Faircloth, of Sampson
gountv. who stated that the call of
tho convention was for the purpose
ri electing two delegates and two
aIrtenates to the National Convention
~ be held in Chicago and for the
Transaction of such other and furth-
or business as should properly come
before the Convention, he then called
ex-Judge w. S. O'Robinson TO pre-
side over the Convention as tenn
norarv chairman. Mr.. J. T. Kennedy,
NJ Sampson, acted as temporary secre-
tarv. rOll-call of the Convention
showed that all the counties were
reprcsented and that there were con-
testing delegations from Carteret and
WAYNE. Upon motion, a Credential
committee was appointed, one from
each county appointed by the county
delegates. During the deliberations
OF this committee there were calls for
Major George L. Butler, Judge W. 5.
OBJ. Robinson, DR.. J. E. Person, ].
: Basnight, L. n. Grant and others,
all Of whom responded in short
speeches that were enthusiastically
received. When the Credential Com
mittee was ready TO report the chair
recognized its spokesman; the report
Of this committee recommended the
seating of the regular delegation
from Carteret headed by DR.. Davis.
The report also favored the regular
delegation from Wayne which had
been elected at the County Conven-
ton on May 4th and from the action
of which Convention no appeal had
been taken to the State Convention.
Upon vote the recommendation of the
committee as to Carteret was unani-
mously approved.
AT this point the contesting Car
teret delegations, headed by Mr.. julie
Duncan. brother of Mr.. E. c. Dun
can, bolted the Convention, the two
self-appointed contesting delegates
from Wayne going out with them.
After the boilers had withdrawn from
the courthouse the report of the Gre
Dental Committee as to the regular
delegation from Wayne was unanl-
mously adopted. The boiling delega-
ton from Carteret and the two dele
gates from Wayne who bolted with
them. held a convention all by them
selves so it is rumored elected dele
gates and alternates" to the National
Convention. After the boilers had re-
tired the temporary organization was
made permanent and nominations
for delegates and alternates to the
National Convention declared in or
der, whereupon ex-senator Marion
Butler and Hon. W. S. O.'Robinson
were elected as delegates, and Dr.
George Davis and Mr.. Don W. Bas-
night elected alternates. Their cleo
ton was made by accalamation. Reso-
buttons we're then introduced and car
ried, instructing the delegates to vote
for Roosevelt for the Presidential
nomination
The convention was very har-
monious with the exception of the
contest from Carteret = and from
Wayne. The Wayne contest was friv-
ious and absolutely without merit
and the action of this convention as
to the Carteret delegation was il
support and uniform with the actor
Of the Credential Committee which
passed on this matter at the State
Convention. A DELEGATE"