VOL. XXI.
WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1890.
NO. 28.
THECOUNTY CONVENTION.
THE COMPROMISE RATIFI
ED AND CANDIDATES
NOMINATED.
A FRIENDLY DISCUSSION AND NO BAD
FEKMNCIS ENGENDERED.
Pursuant to the cull of its chairman
the County Democratic convention met at
Halifax, Thursday, and was called to or
der by Mr. W. E. Daniel, chairman.
Mr. Daniel read the request for tho call
made by the Executive committee and
the call made in compliance with the re
quest, and stated that it was for the con
vention itself to say whether it should
proceed with the transaction of business
or defer it until the Cth of October, the
time to which it had adjourned. lie
ordered the secretaries to call the roll of
townships. Every township was found
f to be represented.
On motion of W. A Dunn the call
was ratified and the convention proceeded
to business.
The chairman of the Executive com
mittce, I. E. Green, submitted the fol
lowing report:
"At a meeting of the Democratic com
mittee held at Halifax on August 21st
a committee on the part of the Farmers'
Alliance submitted a proposition to which
it asked your committee's assent, namely:
That the naming of the Legislative can
didates be given to the County Alliance,
and that tho salaried offices of the county
be divided between the two respective
parties.
After a full and free discussion the
proposition was acceded to and I. E.
r Green, II. W. Brown and J. Cohen were
authorized to act in tho premises should
tho Republican committee also accept the
proposition.
The Republican committee having sig
nified its acceptance, on the 5th of Sep
tember the committee of throe named
above met a similar committee represent
ing the Republican couuty Executive
committee in conference, present at which
was J. -A. Collins representing tho Far
mers' Alliance, and the following under
standing was reached, to wit:
That the Farmers' Alliance of Halifax
county name the three candidates for the
Legislature.
That the Democratic party party nom
inate the sheriff and treasurer,
i That the Republican party nominate
clerk of the Superior court, Register of
Deeds, Coroner and Surveyor.
That nominations be made by either
party except such as are accorded it by
thii agreement."
J. A. Collins moved the adoption of
the report and the motion was seconded
by E. A. Thome.
R. H. Smith, Jr., asked that a report
be made of the whole matter from its in
ception. Dr. Collins, not having a written re
port, made a verbal statement of the en
tire action of those who favored the com
promise. By request the report made to the
Farmers' Alliance by its committee was
read. It has already been printed in
these columns and is therefore omitted
-"now.
Mr. Smith then read the following res
olutions passed by a meeting of the citi
zens of Scotland Nock :
Whereas, The Democratic Executive
committee of the county did, on the 5th
day of September, 1890, in conjunction
. with tho Republican Executive Commit
tee agree to submit, subject to the appro
val aud ratification of their respective
parties, the following resolutions:
"1st. That the uauie of the legislative
ticket shall be left to the Halifax County
Farmers' Alliance, without respect to po
litical party, and that it recommends its
- selection to either or both political con
ventions, fur Domination;
y 2nd. That the salaried offices of the
county bo divided between the Republi
can and Democratic parties, as follows:
Clerk of the Superior Court, Register uf
Deeds, Surveyor and Corutirr to the Re
publican party, and Sheriff and Treasurer
to the Democratic party;
3rd. That each political pajty in its
convention shall nominate only to those
offices which have been assigned to it by
this agreement, and that no nomination
shall be made by either party to those
offices which havo been assigned to the
other political party;"
Resolved, That we, constituting u por
tion of the Democratic party of Halifax
County, in public meeting assembled, do
earnestly appeal to tho Democratic con
vention to vote against the approval of the
above resolutions, because the adoption
thereof, in our opinion, would tend to
the disintegration of the Democratic
party and to the formation of a third
party; because the adoption thereof would
weaken the Democratic party and
strengthen the Republican party; because
the adoption thereof would be undemo
cratic and opposed to the policy of the
party in the State; because we believe it
will be the means of promoting discord
in our own ranks and of destroying that
unity and oneness of purpose on the part
of white people which is so much desired
by the best thhkers of the age and which
is essential to good government in the
South; because similar plans have failed
wherever they have been tried and have
been fruitful sources of disunion and dis
organization and strife among our own
people; because we believe that the wisest
and best way to select nominees to the
different offices is in open convention by
the whole of the delegates whom the
voters have chosen in their primaries;
because we believe that the great majori
ty of the voters of the Democratic party
in the county are opposed to tho plan;
and because we believe it unwise and im
politic to adopt such a plan where the
people havo had no opportunity to dis
cuss the matter, the subject having been
made public only a short time before the
convention was to convene and since tho
election of delegates in the primaries.
2nd. Resolved, That for these rea
sons and many others we earnestly appeal
to the convention, as men having the
same interest, the same desire for tho
success of the party, the same welfare
of the county and State at heart and the
best interests of the whole people in view
to vote against the proposed compromise
and let us all stand shoulder to shoulder
with solid front to the enemy as we have
done for twenty five years, and we be
lieve that time will show the wisdom of
this course."
Mr. Smith then in a speech of some
length opposed the adoption of the com
promise on the ground that it was estab
lishing a dangerous precedent, and appeal
ed to the convention not to adopt it.
His speech was a conservative one but
strongly opposed to the compromise.
Capt. E. A. Thome replied to Mr.
Smith in a speech which was conservative
in tone yet equally as strong in favor of
the compromise.
Mr. W. A. Dunn then addressed the
convention in opposition to the compro
mise. He pictured tho terrible state of
affairs which existed here under radical
rule and the contrast which now present
ed itself. He appealed to the convention
to make a straight Democrats ticket.
A vote on the motion to adopt the
compromise which resulted in favor of it
by a vote of 68 to 41, was as follows:
Township. For. Against.
Brinkleyvillo, 4 3
Butterwood, 4
Conoconara, 4
Enfield, 13
Faucetts, 8
Halifax, 7
Littleton, 8
Palmyra, 13
lloseueath, G 1
Scotland Neck, 3 11
Weldon, 12 2
Totals, 58 41
After the vote was announced speeches
were made by Messrs. Emry, Smith and
Dunn pledging their hearty support to
the nominees, and by W. W. Hall prom
ising that no unkind feelings would be
eutertaiued toward those who had opposed
tho conprnmisii bciuso they wjre actu
ated by a desire to do the test for the
party.
Mr. L. T. Whitaker said that although
he had been a candidate for Register of
Deeds he was heartily in favor of tho
compromise as in the best interests of
the whole people of tho county.
Nominations for sheriff being in order
T. L. Emry nominated B. I. Alsobrook
and A. F. Sheaiin nominated W. C.
Thorne.
Mr. Thome's numo was withdrawn
and Mr. Alsobrook was made the nomi
nee by acclamation.
Mr. E. T. Branch nominated for
treasurer W. F. Parker. Mr. J. A. Nor
flcet nominated E. C. Biggs.
Mr. Parker was nominated on the first
ballot by the following vote :
PARKER. BIGCJS.
Brinkleyvillo, 7
Butterwood, 4
Conoconara, 4
Enfield, 13
Faucetts, C 2
Halifax, 7
Littleton, 7 1
Palmyra, 7 6
Roseneath, 7
Scotland Neck, 14
Weldon.
13
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Totals, 64 35
Mr. Parker's nomination was on mo
tion made unanimous.
Dr. Collins, on the part of the Farmers'
Alliance, submitted the names of the
gentlemen selected by it for the Legisla
ture and asked that the convention en
dorse them which was done. The can
didates are, for the Senate, W. E. Bow
ers; for the House of Representatives,
A. B. Hill and W. W. Hall.
On motion of Dr. W. 0. McDowell
tho convention adjourned to meet at the
call of the chairman.
CAROLINA CULLINGS.
AS CULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Asheville is to have a new town hall
to cost $21,000.
The town of Marion has voted 110,000
for street improvements.
The knitting mills at Oxford have just
been completed and will begin operation
at once.
The Cannon Manufacturing Co., of
Concord, have been shipping shirting to
California.
The Western North Carolina railroad
carried during the month of August 44,
000 passengers.
Col. I. A. Sugg, of Greenville, offers
$5.00 for the best pound of tobacco grown
in Pitt county.
E C. Davidson, of Mecklenburg, an
nounces himself a prohibition candidate
aganist S. B. Alexander.
The High Point Development Compa
ny has been organized at High Poin,
with a capital stock of $30,000.
The Republican convention of the 8th
district failed to make a nomination. It
is supposed they will all unite on Thom
as. The report made to the Governor by
the Board of Directors of tho Peniten
tiary shows that it is a self-sustaining
institution.
Governor Fowle has issued a letter
appealing for money to mark the graves
of the Confederate dead of North Caroli
na at Fredericksburg.
A writer in the Charlotte Chronicle
comes out in a stroog communication in
favor of establishing schools in this State
where the art of cooking may be
taught.
Evangelist Fife's meeting at Morgan
ton was a great success. One thousand
people have made professions of religion
and the people raised him uiue hundred
dollars in cash.
"Just as Good,"
Say some dealers who try to sell a sub
stitute preparation when a customer calls
for Hood's Sarsaparilla. Do not allow
any such false statements as this induce
you to buy what you do not want. Re
member that the only reason for mnkina
it is that a few cents more f " fit will t
made on the substitute. Insist upon
haio the beat medui c Hood's Sar
gapurilla. It is Peculiar to Itsjlf.
CAPT. "BUCK" KITCHIN.
THE HALIFAX WARHORSE BREATHES
DEMOCRACY.
At the Raleigh celebration Wednesday
the Hon. W. II. Kitchin made a speech
the report of which we reprint from the
Chronicle :
lie said: "Some of you may havo
kept closely up with the work of Senator
Vanco in your behalf. Some of you
havo not. I have. I have watched him
closely. I have known him to Btand be
tween us and oppression ever since he
entered Congress. There has never been
an effort on the part of Radicalism to
inundate us with shame, humiliation or
oppression that the body of "Zeb."
Vance has not opposed between it and
us, and that his voice, was not heard in
earnest and solemn protest against the
advance of that wave upon us.
Mr. Kitchin expressed his contempt
for the white men who refused to vote
for that party which made the country
tolerable for all men of every color. He
had heard that in Wake county that
there were white men who professed to
be Democrats, who had declared that
they were going to vote for some man
who was running for office as a Radical
Is that that so? Oh! My countrymen,
is that so? If it be so, and you will send
one of those men up here and he will
kneel by this musical instrument (organ)
I will offer a prayer in his behalf. If I
fail to convert him, I will call on the U.
S. Senator to plead for him. If the Sen
ator fails to reclaim him, then I will call
on a committee to bring in a parson to
plead with him. If that should fail to
redeem that straying soul, then I would
cast him into outer darkness where there
should be wailing and gnashing of teeth
and let him go to the dogs where he be
longs."
Mr. Kitchin spoke for some time and
showed up the infamy and villainy of
the tariff tax. He appealed that men
should correct this oppressive evil. The
man who wouldn't try to correct it was
either a fit subject for the lunatic asylum
or was only tit for the degredation of
slavery.
He appealed for the fullest and most
cordial harmony and said that it must
come. He said that whenever a man
went into a Democratic convention and
measured strength with others, and was
defeated and run over in the matter of
choice for a candidate, he was a scabby
miserable man if he kicked against the
result and went out and tried to stir up
strife aud dissension simply because his
choice was not the choice of the conven
tion. Why friends, don't you know that
all of us can't have office? Why I've
been wauting office for twenty years so
bad that I could taste it, and I've never
got it yet. The people iu my county
have always found somebody who they
thought would make a better sheriff, a
better register, a better constable, a better
coroner even a better member of the
Legislature than I would. They have
nominated men down there whom I de
spised. Yea, I despised the very ground
i hey walked on, and but fur the restrain
ing power of the Holy Ghost, I would
have waylaid them and murdered them.
But they were nominated by Democracy
aud represeulcd Deiiiuel aliu riuciples;
and while the men made me sick, I would
put a little camphor on my handkerchife;
aud if that wasn't strong enough, I'd
take chloroform; aud if that wasn't strong
enough, I'd take something that deprived
me of my senses, and have myself drag
ged to the polls where I voted. And
unless you are that kind of a Democrat,
yuu are no Democrat at all, and you've
"ot no business in this hall.
o
Mr. Kitchin made a thrilling, earnest
and telling appeal for white men to look
to themselves. He said if you want to
live aud be happy and go to heaven when
yuu die, why conn' in join the ranks of
that party which is worthy of the respect
and confidence of whito men and true
men and all men.
Shiloh's Cure will immediately relievo
Croup, Wh Hijiing vJuugh and Bronchitis.
For salo oy W. M. Cohen.
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I have just received from the man
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