The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-17
ANOTHERREPUBLICAN CONFAB

The Meeting OF the Executive Commit.
tee Yesteiiay--.Boas Mott Puts
Through Curious ResOlution.-The
West Downs the East.
The Republican State Executive Com
mittee met here yesterday. Fifteen out
of the sixteen members were present.
"Reliable' Eaves was early on hand as
were the brother colored members who
form large proportion of the commit
tee.
BOSS" J. J. Mott is not member of
the committee, but he was here all the
same. lie seemed TO divine that the
ching" couldn't go unless he were here,
and if he thought so be was right; for
the committee called him in before they
ended their session
LOge Harris SheIved and Mott Slightly
DOWned.
The committee met in room in the
Yarboro House. About the first thing
done was to 60 into the election of a Sec
retary. Loge Harris has been the secre-
tary, but the late Republican convention
passed resolution which did away with
the requirement that the secretary live
in Raleigh.
The committee therefore had right
to elect from anywhere.
When the business came up Marshall
| L. Mott, son of 'Boss" Mott, noml-
mated Revenuer Lehman.
Somebody from another section nomi-
mated F. I. Walser, of Madison county
Members of the committee say that
hot 10
East and the West, but. there is a faint
suspicion that it was a kind of an Eaves-
Mott tilt.
If it was the latter, Mott was keeled
over, for his candidate was defeated,
and Walser is the secretary.
Loge Harris, who has been the secre-
| tary for some time, was not even men
toned for the place. He was simply
shelyed by the committee.
Another "Not Afraid ofthe DeviI' Res
Olution.
The committee spent some time in dis
cussing various matters, but finally deci
ded that they needed something they
didn't have, and they sent out for Boss
j. j Mott, who was perambulating about
the hotel.
| He went in, and while there he offered
the following resolution, which the com
| mittee swallowed whole:
"Resolved, That a subcommittee O.
three members of the executive
committee be appointed, who shall
appoint one of their number sec
retary, to receive and take evi
dence concerning the registration of vo
ters in the State, and to promote and en-
courage registration in all the precincts
publican ticket in each county in tn
State, or for the purpose Of securing
full and free vote, and affording evidence
to the National Congress of the necessit,
or not, as the case may be, for the enact
ment Of a national election law
Resolved further, That the State Exec
utlve Committee furnish money, so ia
AS 1T can, to pay canvaSser in eacl
township in the State to secure registra
ton, and furnish evidence of obstrut
ton"
Reporters came very near missing thi
resolution.
Committeeman Holtou had it in hi
pocket and was at the depot waiting
take the western train, which was du
in five minutes. While the Reporter
were talking to other members of th
committee about the proceedings, Nj
Holton came up, and at some referenc
to the resolution, took it out of b
pocket and handed it to Reporter. q
quick as thought one Reporter was reaC
ing the resolution to another Reporte
who was writing it down like lightnin;
BOSS" Mott saw this, and remarke
that he didn't think the matter ought I
be given to the press; but member
the committee said: They've alread
got it now.'
/. The train rolled in while it was beir
read and copied, but the committeema
waited till the Reporters got in the
little work