Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-05-27
WORK or THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
A Large Gathering, Officers Ratified and
Number of Resolution Passed.

proceeded with the business be-
fore it. the following being a brief
summary of same.
Chairman Walter Fl. Woodson,
after making an appropriate ad
dress, took the chair and presided.
To complete the orgap'zatlon Il.
c. Gregary and r G. jones were
made secretaries. Following this
Stable Linn. Esq made an -ad'
dress and Iffered the following
resolutions which were unanlm-
ously passed.
Whereas, the convention system
of nominating candidates for the
Democratic party, who fail O.
nomination in the primary, has
proven unsatisfactory and in large
measure defeats the will of the
people in selecting their candl-
dates for Office and,
Whereas. it is the sense OF this
convention that there shall he
hereafter held in Rowan County,
a second primary, for tho purpose
of nominating these candidates
for office Who fail of nomination
in the first primary,
Therefore, be it Resolved, that
this Convention does declare it
self opposed to the system Of nom.
mating candidates in a conven.
tio2 ard declares rtself in favor
Of q second primary, to be held
not later than one week following
the first primary, for the purpose
Of nominating those Democrats
candidates for Office who fail of
nomination in the first primary.
il such secoed primary the two
cand dates receiving the highest
votes for the office for which no
nomination is made, shall be vot-
ed for, except as TO the candidates
for County Commissioner, as TO
which nomination there shall be
twice the number Of candidates
voted for as there are vacancies
untitled in the drst primary.
Be it further Resolved, that
the Democratic Executive Com
mistee Of Rowan County be direct.
ed by this convention to cary
into effect tie provision in all
primaries hereafter 60 be held In
Rowan county, until and unless
this resolution shall be revoked
by a subsequent convention or Ivy
she establishment of a legalized
primary.
Among ether resolutions passed
were the following:
Resolved: That the delegates
from Rosan county to the State
convention be, and they are. here.
by instructed 70 vote for Hon. Lee
5. Oyernan for United States
Senate.
That the delegates from Rowan
county to the Judicial convention
be, and they are, hereby instruct
ed to vote for Hon Hayden Gle
mept for Solicitor for she Fiji.
tenth Judicial district,
That the delegates from Rowan
county to the State convention be,
and they are, hereby instructed to
vote for How. E. l.. Travis FOR
Corporation Commissioner.
That the delegates from r wan
comfy to the Congresslousl CON-
ventlol be, and they are, hereby
instructed to vote for Hon. R. L.
Doughton for Congress for the
oigh.h Congressional district,
After these resolutions were
passed n2minatlons for the vari.
Gus county offices were taken up
and, the nomination eff those who
received sufficient votes ID the
primary were ratified witho1t fur.
ther opposition. A. l.. Smoos
made q abort address and moved
that the nomination of J. Frank
MeCubbins for clerk, be by accla-
nation. This was done. The
anne curse was followed in re.
gard 70 J G. Kasler, for county
treasurer; G, M. G. Barger, for
township tax collector and Jas
II. Krider, for sheriff, his oppon,
ents, Mr.. Miller making the mo-
ton and Mr.. Hall seconded it.
The Interesting contests before
the convention were those for
register of de.ds End county com.
missioners. On the first ballot
for register of dends each candl'
date, M7ssrs. Deaton, Wetmore,
Neave, Rideoutse, and Blackmer,
YER gi~en their full strength as
received in the primary, which
failed to nominate any one. Be.
fore completing the roll call on
the second Lallo5 it was seen d
number of ballots had
changed to Deaton e. nominate, he
receiving 70 ELECTORAL votes. Then
following the nominations for
county commissioners, the ballot
ing for which continued while the
chairman Of the township commit.
tees got together and reelected
Waiter II. Woodson, chairman OF
the county executive committee
and E G. Gregory, secretary.
All Democrats who will attend
were named as delegates to the
State convention at Raleigh on
jane 55h, the Judicial convention
in Salisbury on May % aud the
CONVENTION in Sal.