The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-25
THE CONVENTION o. CLUBS.
ApRIIIIANT REPRESENTATI
Or ruE YOUNG DEMOCRACY
OF TIE STATE

State Association OF iem0cratlc |
Clubs.-A Splendid Body OF Brave
and Patriotic Men--Ringing and
Telling Resolutions Adopted--They
Cal! for " Zcb" ysEce--And Give
Him an Oyation--The senator Speaks
--Spceches by other Brilliant Ora
tors.
Tt vas not sach large gathering
when it was called to order, but
it was a brilliant and maguiicently rep
resentatya body OF young men aud old
men wl.4 assembled in metropolitan hall
yest.iday This gathering vas IN re-
sponse o "a cal made by Pr,sideat j )
Carr tor 4 5. ate convention Of the Asso
ciation t Democratic clubs of North
Carollna.
It was such a convention as delighted
and thrilled every patriotic man who
lookel upon it. lnere was nothing
ssspotted" about it. Evidences of ig
norAnce, b))jle, prejudice and selfish
ne were totally absent. The body wa7
not characterized by any taint of office
seeking procllvities. ii was body OF
iatelligence the incarnation OF unSelf-
ish and noble patriotism Most of the
delegates we're young men and all OF the
dele0ates were here tor tae purpose OF
doing everything possible to preserve the
good government and integrity OF the
state. and they were instigated to this
work by the pureSt patriotism and not
by the hope OF reward in the way of
winning votes or stepping into political
Offices.
WHAT A CONTRAST between this gath
erino aud the workings and howllngs
and rioting and selfshneSs of the last
two conventions which the CHRONICLE
showed up to its readers. Brave and in
telhgent young men, working with all
their might for the good of the whole
Stat, aad not simply and solely for per
sonal and selfish enolument.
On the stand were President J. S.
Carr. Gov. ID. G. Fowle, Lit Gov Holt,
T.. &. Smith, chairman Of the State
Democratic executive committee, Gen. W.
G. Lewis,W. r. Womble, Esq chairman
Wake county Democratic executive com
mittee, K H. Battle, Esq, W. W. Fuller,
ESQ Mr. Ct + Leach, ID. Preston Parr,
ESQ Mr. K n Hackett and representa-
tive5 OF the press.
a. II O'Clock Mr.. j 5 Carr, president
of the Association Of Democratic clubs,
called the convention to order.
President Carr said:
,Aher having taken this matter before
an, executive committee of this associa
tion, and having advised with the chair
man of the executive cOmmlttee
of the Democratic party III North
Carolina, | have deemed it advisable TO
call YOU together in convention The
,ight between the two parties in this
Statc has new begun. 1t has been said
"Old mnu for council and young men
for war We accept that faithful prov
erb. aud offer oar services, aud are
ready TO work for the cause OF our coun-
Thorough organization, gentlemen,
Is necessary for success, and our OBJ ct
in meeting Is for that purpose.
After Mr.. Carrs remarks, b. Q. b 5Ck
with. secretary Of the association, read
the official call for the convention.
Gov. Fowle's Address Of Welcome.
After the reading of the call, Presi-
dent Carr presented Gov. FoWle, who
delivered the address of welcome TO the
convention.
Gov. Fowle said:
Mn PRESIDENT AND REPRESENTATIVE
MENBERs OF THE YoUNG DEMOCRACY or
NoRrH CAROLINA: 1t is with great pleas
nre that | see so many of the districts o
my State represented here to-day; anc
in the name of North Carolina, fOl
North Carolina and Democracy Gas syno
nyms in this latitude), bid you, fellow
Democrats, welcome TO the city OF Raj
eigh. 1t is right and proper at this epocl
in our history that tbs campaign shoul(
be opened at rhiS spot No man can SCI
the sigl,s VI " no and read them cor
rectly without ..t lind going back t
the year just :, the war, when al
the horrors and . Titles of reconstruc
ton wer, upon 1t was here, MI
Presideu,, in these very streets, that tn
administration OF justice was inter
fered with by Federal bayonets
mt the behest and command {
the Republican party. 1t was her
that we found that the law was tramp
lei under foot in order that party crime
might be achieved by those who desire
to keep the helm from the control of th
old State that gave US birth, and tell yo
Democrats Of North Carolina that thl
very day the government of this cit
which has done so much to illnstrat
Democratic energy, Democratic econ'
my and Democratic honesty is due to tt
trumph of the Democratic party; an
when the Democratic party fails, tn
government of the city of Raleigh wi
be oyer.run. / call your attention
this fact, because in the next campaig
Che slogans of Democracy will be uncea
ing and undying in their opposition
every unconstitutional feature of the i
famous force bill which they are e
de rvoring opass in the preseLt Congress
and whicn Will in all probability be 10
ced through the next Congress. say
every one of you representing the giol
Gus Democracy of North Carolina, tn
North Carolina is prepared to resist
enforcement by all the constitution
means recogniz ed by the Constitution
the United States, and laws passed
accordance Herewith. Applausel
The triumph of Democracy is the t
nmph of economy and good governmer
Why, what is it, my friends, that Nor