The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-06-07

Congressman Simmons Makes an Z 0ie
. Speech.

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Tho Convention IF tie Second tongfeS q
eiouaI Distinct was called 10 nfaet " ~ = !:
oath inst, ut this place, y ~ rtsoc,,-
ieebIes chairman If The D1stfiet ~ ~
80 rnf.nitfee who explained the Oh ieet
- - 10 convention To he the appolntiheht %
Iiiwtrict FIcctor the election 81 lnp uel-
c,,,+es and two alfcrnatc5 To TIE D''."
rratic National Convention am. ~"
f.rraujZatiun Of the District
>.t,i =, a. Id Johf E. Woodard Of Wl@on'
To the chair temporarily and fttl..ts.," y
". Hall to act as temporary tSi0t - Grst I
Mr. Woodland announced tliat t a'le ni ~
business in order WAS srt me "pl'''"''-'
,,,tvea that the chaif
annnii,t a committee of one from ~ ~
county a. a committee o.. cTeaehllaia' re
motion was carried and the I"llo t. ~ Cen
an1,ninted: BERTHE, i. A. llarrel CT9FTii
and Ienoir, c. Manly; EdgecomNe' Il. II - :
R,,,rne Green. -; Halifax, NJ. H.
C t'Ip.s' ZONES, ! e. Banks; Northampton.
d. j. Zollicofler; Vance, Il IL. l., ii!"'
Warren +. Il. PEBBLES; "ll'oi''
On 0U' motion Of T. L. Emry the chairman
annoi,itcd T. W. Mason, ;. ,. Al>op s tI,a
Alex. Green a committee Ia Wait upo4' Ia
Hon. F. VI. Simmons and fcqAe9' ''Ao
The committee 'on credentials repofte"
that every county in the district was fepte-
snnte,f except Green, either by delegates
or proxies. =, po,,loo tho re-
port was adopted. 49,. e .l,o cOn-
yentioI being next in order the temporary
organization was made pernaneh5 Oh '''-
ton of II G. BouSne, OF EdGecohioF' ann,
Mr., II. G. Bourne moved that q cow
,,iffae If one from each county he APP |
pointed to recommend names Oh eIeo ,..a
, Gelegates and alternates. The MOTION WAS
carried, and the chair appoln,eno D. o1 "a
farrell, BERTHE G. Manly, Craven aH no
, inrnfr II &. Bourne, Edgecomhe j. !, Il
Gooch. Halifax, j. b. Banks, JOINS l.
2 " Mason. Northampton l. L. EinlA'
vance; X. g. PEBBLES, Warren AieA-
Green, Wilson. o.,,o info fine
hall and vas greeted with applause, any
he addressed the Convention in spIeiaIu
S speech which awakened the ehtnust;n2a,'
aud riperpd tile hopes Of the convention.
, He said that tie information ne .n"e and
n the Second district foretolo success 81. ~
Il that.the prospects were better here t14il
j. in any other portion OF The STATE s. uo
hoped troubles i'll other parts OF the 9 na9
&c would be cured by the convention az MO 10
, eieh next week. He believed th4C ~. .;lf
e eleven counties composing this dlstrice
|. would in the next campaign hoid inc !atc
of North Caroline in their hands ana tI:9
IS part of the Old North State looked W. w;
heretofore as q burden to the Democl"olo
II nartv will make victory certain this y ear
-, lie made no pledge i'll the campaign 81 lhoo
+ that he has not tried to carry out. ne li's
] tried to represent the whole people az"
that object would continue TO be MS n ,,nn
I, He said that he was as much Whlto me- t
r as any who sat before him. lie Wohlo no'
OF consent for col0red men to rule TINS cou 'l,
Ct try but he had all sympathy 1oT men q; - -
believed it. to be the duty OF every t ~';1 III
s. every relation Of Ire TO urea" aD a7r racnanjla
their rights ,(Applause) He belleFeH t.t nv
N success was gained two years ago 10y '1s
I aid of the better class OF colofed men t e,,,
- that they Wsuld again be 1onho SUP
FL thn Democratic nominee not beo.."2e
they were Democrats but because ny! ,
of were tired of being driven to do the VII
- of others against their wishes. IhtE o. ::
us thinking for themselves and want men II
he office who will give them good government
liz he did NOT believe that after twenty years
re- of emancipation they were SUI slaves.
He then alluded to the tariff lie ~
ed thc great question which was to-day agllHs
o, ing the minds Of Democrats was ine ' W., .,
I" It was receiving greater attention tllai
n ever before The question: IS now lal 4
reduce the tax on spirits and tobacco AM
nj, low tn take off from the tariff i ai
! entire internal revenue Is lPpealeu tHel
no can he notarff reduction if tariff reduction
,iIl is too great there can be no rcdhclloh D."
the internal revenue. he real interest |"
to North Carolina is for the tax on intefha
>, revenue not to be repeated Each elt,ii'h
81 that no one class should be relieved Will
!th others are not If the Mills bill becomes
law there will he no power on eaIth 4
prevent the election of Grover CieVelah'
for second time. (Applause). he pee
I'D pie have spoken all over the country am
- those protection Democrats who would no
m hear to reason were required to felife lIoI
the leadership of the party. 1t was SAD
NV see Samuel J. Randall at the peS'i,llIH
in Of this session of Congress, the ieader {
his party now unable to make his lnhuenc
nd felt as he once did. The sceptTe OF M
:. power in the National hall OF leglSiatio
lit. had departed from him and now he was Il
psOre than any other menlher-and all ID
cause he diSregarded the popular Will {
90 the people and said / am greater IMAM u
- Democratic party.
90 There was much applause at the close
90 Mr.. Simmons speech, OF which we nav
~ given but a poor synopsis.
~ Mr. Manly, for the committee on non
90 nation made report embodylng ltS0 ~
10 ton endorsing the administration OF "
- Cleveland which was receiYe9 WI Wi'n IL l',
of those selected for the several position
which was as follows: w..
100 Elector-Iohn E. Woodland, of Wilson
- Delegates to the National ConVenu2Yn
~ w. &. Bowen, of northampton y. Z. 10
~ licoffer, of Vance AitemateS, DaV
Otttincer. of Ienoir, and \. ". Wood.
Dc Mr.. +. A Woodland, Of Wilson, otfer'
rs the following resolution when W
- adopted r 1,
Re5olred, That We the Democrats Of t
Second district congressional convention
ia hereby heartily endorse the course o1 o
Representative, the Hon. F. II. Simmer
and commend him 10 the district as user
and able Representative.
mia The committee appointed to report +
cad pcutiye committee for the district report
,u., the following which was adopted
'"iiS Berthe. t. l.. Outlaw Craven, h. faV
= Fdrecoulhc j. l.. BridgerS Green, I-u
tbo+ Harper Halifax. Jonas Cohen jones
'i'l b. Banks Lenoir, j. W. Granger; N4il
OF ampton. s J. Calvert Vance, "; II.
ran Burgwyn; Warren, b. VI. Collins; " ilSe
+. y. WOoGard.
ON The committee on uniGcation OF the q
der trict, which was appointed two years a
-r. was continued.
il ny On motion the convention adjourned
has meet at the place and date to De deslgha'
, , lfy the chairman hereafter, for the purp'
~ of nominating candidate for Congress
,arIy The Executive committee then hel'
and meeting aud elected F. \. Nnodard,,
Wilson, INSTRUMENTATION Aei'S, /
"S 3l1.
ntd- ------=7
a Decoration Day
-, The years that have elapsed since
lliSH oI,-, ,f hn civil have served