Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-26
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
rHE STRENGTH OF TIRE ORDER III
NORTH CAROLINA.
preparations for the Meeting OF the State
Democratic Cenvep tioR-found Guilty
Of Murder.
lsrecial .elesram . the plspsteh.l

RALEIGH, y. c., May 25.-State' secretary
FOX. Of the the Farmers Alliance, reports
fhat Yesterday no fewer than i0rly'eight sub
alliances were organized, and that it Is now
Main that the order will have membership
o. a hundred thousand 10y the end OF the
wear. There are now nearly eight hundred
and fity sub-a'lianceS
The trial oi William Houston (coloredl
st Winston for the murder OF Kate Cosby
lcolored) results In his conviction ana SEN
fence 20 death. lie committed the crime by
shooting Kate Cosby through TIC hear. with
D revolver.
Preparations for The .Sncctinc OF the state
Democratic Convention ia this city next
Wednesday are extensive ard elaborate, and
are hy far the most complete ever known
here. As special compliment 10 The con-
Venion The Young Mcu's Democratic Club
Of this city today arranged for parade
demonstration and grand iluNipalion We'd
pesday night The Democrats here arc lu-
bilant at the success, OF their party al refers
burg yesterday and hope 1t IS the last Of Ma
hone.
At Lenoir ycstcrdg the Democratic Con-
ycntiOn Of the Eighth district was held. II
was arcc and very enthusiastic. W. II. II.
Cowles was reuomlnated by reclamation Tor
his third term IN Congress. George W. +.
Tarper. q Lenoir, and Il. W. Slndiier, oi
Dallas, were elected delegates 10 the National
Convention, J. :. Graves and ". II. ilardn
being allernaies. Resolutions endorsing
Cleveland were unanimously adopted, 90
were others endorsing COwles's advocacy oi
The Mills bin and declaring for the repeal OF
the iuiernal-Tcvcuue system. Thomas NJ
Vance was chosen elccior.
The scs,ioI OF Inc Republican state Con-
Vcntion, 50 long and ncaIisOmc, ended At
O'Clock tins morning. The last eight hours
were marked by bad temper ana diSlfuSl
which showed how poorly The iacliousl irou'
bic, have been beg .cd. The election ol delc'
gaze, at large brought this out. The Mot.
Uarris-Cauadav combination, which worked
siX months TO make the state solid for Sher-
man. is fun Of grief. The movement by
winch Thomas keogh and his friends took
the convention in charge and made n yell
for Blaine was so sudden and complete and
sUeh a surprise To the Sherm1n men thai th"
laticr we're hacked from the start. Sherman
friends went into the convention expecting
10 .c4t their chairman (Russ0i) without
oue.tioa. but before they could realize wha,
Va~ going on James Boyd was elected chnlr-
man and began shaping WORK. heogh j.
special ffieua Of T. &. Plat, and 1t Is eN'
pecled that that wiley New Yorker isnot -
norani OF what has happened to sherman IN
North Carolina.
last night after the convention had elected
four delegate, At lsrgc-E. \. White, F. VI.
Coooer. j. {. Dancy. ard }. II. Harris, lil
Bl.inc meu-ii Ghost as ali'rnates George
a ~uafbcrs. Elw00d Coz, W. {. smith.
and j. +. REYNOLDS. on the delegates and
alternate bali are white ana half coiored.
Tie division was demanded by The negro
element oi the convention. Not few ne
froc- wished ono Of .heir race to have
place on the state ticket, and some were dis
appoinied because none we're chosen.
. thomas Cooper say, hC is q Blaine man, but
at heart he is for sherman.
A resolution 10 support Blaine was intro
duced and unanimously adopted by the con-
yculion.
1t Is said that Sherman has spent many
Thousands Of dollars IN North Carolina, and
this was blow 10 him. The resolution Is
that the delegates be instructed to vote Tor
Blaine As long as his name is before the con-
vcntion.
John Nichols. the RepuDicar.Independent
candidate for Congress IN this district. is
alarmed at the turn affairs are taking. lie
figured IN the state Convention aud pulled
some wires. But matters have not worked
10 bis advantage and he cannot he said to be
confident OF reelection Is be was three weeks
ago.
The body OF John A. Wooten, who fell
into Tar river some days ago, has been
found at Washington, having iloated many
miles.
The publication OF the Charlotte Observer
is to he resumed 10y G.. K. Jonesaud ). Is. +.
Neathery. Il will he an afternoon paper
Mr.. Walker, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, says be intends 10 make
thorough canvass Of North Carolina. The
..,,t.. l.. -,.tty.I F.v som NfnqlI eDonk
in the canvass at all the principal places.
Tomorrow at Durham there viii be
mass-meeting fer the purpose Of organizing
the tobacco exposition association, ana
making arrangements for railway jubilee
on a Grand scale. Durham is very much IN
earnest about this matter.
The prohibition campaign al SiaiesviilelS
getting quite lively. There are MANY work
or, and speakers. The campaign at Monroe
i equally lively. Here II IS verg dull.
Major l.. G. Latham. IN card, announces
that he will not be Il candidate for Congress
IN the First district.
Federal Internationally will be observed
publicly at Salisbury and NeNberne. For
some years there Ia, been no public observ-
ancc here.
The directors Of the cOlored insane asylum
atGold~bOro' met Yesterday. There are about
lou NAklrut@ III INC nHe iAAif WhANh - 'A+Ahi4e'
bly, managed
The next meeting OF the Episcopal Con.
vention OF the Diocese Of East Carolina is 70
be- held at 81. Johns church, Wilmington.
This morning just before IT, adjournment
the Republican State Convention elected the
following TO compose the state Executive
Committee: W. f. Henderson, Robert
Douglas. J. W. Hardin, George T. Wassom,
). ". Gordon.
Joshua Robinson. a wcll-knOwn citizen OF
northampton county. while seated in his
buggy Gay OF two ago In conversation, died
In an instant Of heari.disease.
The subscription neces >ary Tor the cotton
factory at TarbOro' has been made. The
amount l. $4,000.
a revival in the Methodist church at Tar
boco' has entered on It's 9TH week. There
are many conversions.