Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-04-28
HALIFAX COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Held In Halifax Saturday. Delegate,
Elected to State Convention. Con
test From Brinkleyville Decid.
ed by Executive Committee

ed the Democratic Convention O1
Halifax County to order and re
Quested Hon. W. E. Daniel t.
preside as temporary chairman
and all members of the Demo
cratic press present to act al
temporary secretaries.
On motion Of Mr.. w. T. Glenn
ent. the temporary organization
was made permanent and Chair.
man Daniel briefly outlined the
object Of the convention. stating
that Halifax County was entitled
to sixteen delegates to the STATE
Convention. and that unless
another method Of procedure
should be adopted the convention
would proceed as customary. by
allowing each Of the twelve
townships to name one delegate
and each Of the four largest
townships Of Enfield. Scotland
Neck, Roanoke Rapids and Wei.
don to name an additional dele.
gate at large.
The following were elected
delegates on the roll call Of the
townships:
Brinkleyville, Ben Fishel, al
ternate G. L. Knight.
Butterwood, N. G. Pitts, alter
nate A. E. Carter.
Conocannara, M. E. Riddick,
alternate N. Fitzpatrick.
Enfield, W. B. Clements, S. B.
holloway, alternates A. S. Harri-
son, J. D. Dickens.
Faucets, G. C. Neville, alter
ate H. NJ. Sledge.
Halifax, S. M. Gary, N. L.
,,tedman, alternate.
Littleton, W. R. Harvey, al.
ternate Whit A. johnson.
Palmyra, W. P. White. alter.
nate H. P. Moore,
Roanoke Rapids, W. L. Long,
A. L. Clark, alternates Dr.. T. W.
M. Long, W. F. Horner.
Roseneath, M. S. Strickland.
alternate l.. H. Lucas.
Scotland Neck. J. <. Shields,
IS. A. Dunn, alternates A. L.
burlington. J. E. Bowers.
Weldon, Geo. c. Green, W. L.
Knight alternates PIG. Sheffield.
A. H. Green.
The convention voted that In
the event a Congressional Con-
vendon should be held any demo
crat from Halifax county desir.
ing to attend would be recognis.
ed as q delegate.
A resolution offered by Geo.
c. Green that Halifax and Edge.
comb counties each nominate and
elect one Senator was unani.
mously adopted.
The county democratic execu.
tive committee Ia az follows;
Brinkleyville. w. G. Vinson
Butterwood, W. H. Thorne
Conocannara, N. Fitzpatrick
Enfield. W. 7. Clement
Faucets, w. H. Hux
Halifax. DR.. H. B. Furgerson
Kehukee. W. L. Leggett
Littleton. Whit A. Johnston
Palmyra. c. H. Robertson
Roanoke Rapids, W. F. Horner
Roseneath. L. H. Lucas
Scotland Neck. J. E. Shields
Weldon. E. Clark.
Immediately after the adjourn.
ment Of the convention the exc.
cutivs committee met and re.
elected Mr.. Chas. D. House, of
Thelma, chairman without oppo.
sition.
The committee then went into
the matter Of contest from
Brinkleyvills township between
W. G. Vinson and D. S. Moss.
both Of whom claimed to be the
sole and only legally elected chair
man of Brinkleyville's demo-
cratic executive committee. After
a lengthy session of vitupera-
ton and mutual recrimination
between the parties affected, in
which charges of gag rule and
steam roller methods were met
by counter charges of republican
ism and various other high crimes
and misdemeanors, the committee
;o.t q, t ) three n favor Of
the clailns ofW. &. Vinson.