Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-13
REPUBLICAN ROW.
xosrH STATE CONVENTION AND ANTI
CONVENTION FACTIONS.
Passing Compliments Democratic Con-
grsssiOnal observation-disclosures
s,rsams-Yiilea with Hoe
Fatal Kerosene.
,src,sl Telegram to the psm'ce.l


be issued 70 the people calling mass
convention hare September the 22i.
The party is evidently on its last legs,
and its own qusrrels and fault-fndinss
are aiding IN topping it TO its fall.
There are only three Republican pa
pers Of any influence in the State.
All Of these sntsgouize the action OF the
committee. Those are the Greensboro
North STATE, ElizAseih City North
CdroliSion, and Winston Republican.
The former. in It's issue received to-day,
has q leading editorial evidently written
by 7. Il. Kcogh, whs Is on TIE Execu-
tive Committee, bat Is . determined
kicker against Dr. Mott and his methods.
In this editorial the following plain talk
is used "The only natter tha. now
remains for consideration Is what course
the Republicans OF the State, under the
circumstances, ough, to take. We
know full well that no considerable
number Of Republicans in North Caro-
lima will sustain the committee
in its action in refusing TO call
convention ard TO choose a
new chairman, which, Of course,
results virtually in the disruption Of
the State organization OF the party.
More than this The Republicans Of the
State have grown heartily tired OF the
arbitrary conduct Of those who have
been entrusted with the management Of
party details, and there is restless
ness which will most assuredly show
itself in open revolt against any effort
10 exercise unlawful powers" The
cell for q convention WAS to-day seen
by your correspondent. 1t is a Bit
ter arrAignment Of the committees
seton. To-day your correspondent
was given an insight into the proceed
ings Of the Republican Executive
Committee at It's meeting here Tues
d.y. Chairman Mott said the com
.nittee would hold over. The ques-
ton was asked by a Republican
present why this was done. To this
Colonel Humphrey, Of the committee,
said it was q case Of necessity; that
the committee had the same right as an
executive officer 10 hold over. The
Republican thsn said that no man or
men have the night TO create necessity
and then take advantage Of it. Hum
phrey ilen took the ground that the
committee were trustees. To this the
Republican replied that the committee
were trustees and we're speculsting
with the tust-fund. This came near
causing q fight. One Of the earnest
workers in The matter Of opposing the
committees action is J. c. L. Harris,
who up 10 two years ago had always
been secretary Of the committee. keogh
is another Of the signers to the call for a
nass.conyention. Or. Motifs address is
looked for in few days.
DEMOCRATIC SOMISATION.
The telegrapb-wire between Warsaw
and Clinton is down, and hence no news
was received from the Third District
Democratic Congressional Convention
at Clinton until today. The COnyen-
ton met at o'clock yesterday after
noon and Was 10 continuous session
unti. : O'Clock this morning. In thst
nineteen hours II took 337 ballots and
Major ChsIlss ". BcClAmmy, Of Pen
der county, secured the prize Of nomi-
nation. W. T. D0rtch, Of Wayne. WAS
withdrawn on the two hundredth bal
lot, bot Wharton J. Green, present
incumbent, held his ground until the
three hundred and thirtieth. D.
II. Mclean and d. B. Nicholson were
placed in nomination on the first bal
lot, but we're not prominent. McClam-
my, the nominee, Is Tn admirable
gentleman. lie IS farmer snd
enjoys a popularity which will give
him q heavy vote. lie is q man Of tine
mind, and is well informed. DOrtch |
and Green so autsrOnizsd each other |
that it became evident early in the fight |
that third man would be the victor. |
Ore OF the most Influential men In the /
State remarked to-day that the strug- /
giles for congressional nominations, /
Which sTe ia the South now almost |
equivalent TO elections, Will in the ia
ture be severe. such plane is worth
making every cH0r, 10 reach. Times /
were y ben II was Ike forlorn hope
for a Democrat 10 20 into the fight, ana
be had few or no promises
to make OF to carry on.
in the interest Of his party
friends. Now this is allreyersed. Not
only is the nominee sure OF place, but
be has s thousand and one men % pla-
ca.t and please b. promise Of Office.
lie cannot please ali. or even one tenth, |
md at The pe4t contention OF goes his
head. In this State Cox and Green have
bus been slaughtered. Some people.
Nbo ave buer against President
Cleveland. clsim that CoX's defeat
i a. & direct slap AZ that gentlemen and
he President. Oi c1urfe there arceX-
Some papers "a be Sale are
-aisipg . cry or Joy al whst they term
De Democratic sttscs on Cleveland and /
l- IDEAS. S,urlw'ck's phrase. "PIb. /
be ,fce suut.lc trust. hrt the trustees
nus bs Democrats, not Republicans"
Is being caught and reechoei even by /
zen 81 whose districts there is no. one
0Ec-h1.lsr.
PROHIBITION.
The authorities e Marion have taken
/ rtw s.rp n the prohibition fight !
lfcs l7'e passed "a ordinance that s1y
ht iclsn Who gave prescription 70 a
p .-store for Rtrkcg otherwise than
% cases If sctlN css-ity would be
rs. 32J The druggists were c4l-
loasa 90 sell goo ioto&csting spirits eI-
eit on prescription from physician.
lr oYceat county negro boy uauea (
William a. knocked 0a the bead an
SLED by 7egr1 WOMAN. They were
D The field az work. The woman be.
GRO angry, to.lea hoe, ao3 struck
be laa such tloE ss speedily caused
cath.
1hs lsres streams ere Yet high, by
,ason % The floods. Some damage
a. botn done bridges. mA8ly by Fues-
ay nights rzla. kno river al Hills
orc was six inches higher Yesterday
hen Haa