The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-10-02
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 1890.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS In COUNSEL.

DEMOCRATIC CLUBS IN COUNSEL
The Convention of Democratic
Clubs OF the State in Raleigh lasl
Wednesday and Thursday showed the
Democracy of North Carolina to be
thoroughly alive and earnest and de.
termincd in their intentions and effort:
to perpetuate the supremacy of tina
party in power in thi, State. The
Convention was organized ny clecting
Hon. Duncan E. McIver, of Moore
permanent chairman, and permanent
secretary Mr.. Robert Haydn, editor o.
the Charlotte Chronicle and the rep
resentatives of the Democratic press
present. The following vice-presi-
dents, one from each district, were
elected: First district, w. B. Shaw
second, DR.. w. L. Cheatham third =,
Marion Butler fourth, E. w. Pou,
Jr.; fifth, ]. l.. King sixth, T.. r.
Roberts seventh, Hal. Nj. Worth
eighth, r. n Hackett; ninth, w. w.
Zachary.
The following clubs were represent
ed in the Convention Henderson,
Tarboro, Flat River, Rockingham
Township, of Rockingham county,
Millbrook, Fayetteville, Charlotte,
Rocky Mount, Wadesboro, Raleigh,
Oxford, Greensboro, Forsyth Demo-
cratic Club, Salisbury, Liberty, South
ern Pines, Goldsboro, Shelby, New
Berne, Lexington, Windsor, Newton,
Durham, Asheboro, Cary, Bryson
City.
Eloquent and patriotic speeches
were made by Col. J. S. Carr, presi-
dent of the Association of State Dem
ocratic Clubs, Hon. Duncan E. Nc
liver, Governor Fowle, r. n. Hackett,
ESQ.,, of Wilkes; c. B. Aycock, Esq,
of Goldsboro; E. w. Pou, Esq, of
Johnston N. B. Broughton, Esq, of
Raleigh; Senator Vance; Capt. w. H.
KitChin, of Halifax; f. G.. Bedding
field, Secretary State Farmers ALI
ance Theo. T. Kluttz, Esq, of Sal
isbury Hon. Geo. w. Sanderlin, State
Auditor; d. Preston Parr, Jr., Raj
eigh r. B. Glenn, Esq, of Winston;
w. R. Henry, Esq, Of Henderson
Hon. Wharton ]. Green, of Fayette-
vile; Marion Butler, Esq of Sampson,
and others.
Vance was honored by having one
OF her representatives, DR.. w. +.
Cheatham, elected vice-president,
while Mr.. Henry was one of the COM
mittee on organization. We have rot
space to reproduce or even make ex-
tracts from the speeches made but
will print the following reference to
the speech of our townsman, w. r.
Henry, Esq. The State Chronicle
says this of it
w. r. Henry, Esq, of Vance, was
the next speaker. He declared that
any man who was not interested in
politics was a shirker and urged every
man to do his duty. He begged
the people to remember that general
apathy was our danger. Organization
is necessary. We ought to have $4,000
Democratic majority. The value of
organization was illustrated by Napo-
Icons career, who by organization in
four or five days had been able to
bring together an army of 10000
men. He spoke earnestly and forcibly
and feelingly of the glorious career of
Vance, who is one of the greatest
statesmen the country has produced.
He is as pure as Calhoun, as profound
as Jefferson, as patriotic as Washing
ton. He has stood in the Senate
chamber until nature rebelled, and he
lost one of his eyes. He was tired of
hearing it suggested that the farmers
would take any part to defeat Vance.
The farmers are patriotic, and will not
allow him to be defeated ? The farm
ers have made grand record in every
war in which we have been engaged.
1t was the farmer in 10 who respond
ed to the clarion call of Vance as the
Scots rallied to the call of Wallace.
He made an urgent plea for har-
mony and made it apt by historical
illustrations.
From the News and Observer we
take the following:
Walter R. Henry, Esq, being called
on. paid a glowing tribute to the la
dies, of whom quite a number were