The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-21

the leadership OF that grand man and su
perb statesman, Zcb Vance Continued
applause. Since that time my frierds
North Carolina has peen safely housed
within the haven Of Democracy. Peace
and prosperity las GENE within her
borders, sud from Vance to Fowle, no
man can say but what every citizen Of
North Carolina has not been protected
uader wise laws justly administered
surely our memories aro not so snort or
so treacherous that We can forget these
things, and remembering them surely
we viii net b. guilty of dividing the
party upon whose councils and whose
administration the prosperity Of North
Caroilua depends.
My friends. | see that the committee
OF permanent organization is ready to
report, ali will not detain you longer,
sill agaiu thanking you FOR the call you
have made, and for the privilege of look
Ing you again in the face [Applausa.l
Report OF the Committee on Penn.
Organization.
The committee on permanent organi-
zatlon submitted the following report:
For permanent Chairman Il. A. Gud
ger, Of Buncombe.
Vice. PRESIDENTS.
1st District-W. L. Arendell, Car
teret
End District E. A. Thorne, OF Hall
fax
3rd District-D. B. Nicholson, of
Sampson.
4th District. A Long, Of Ala
nance.
9Th District C. ". Hinshaw, of For
syth.
9th District-P B Means, of Ca
barrus.
9TH D:strict-T. J. Allison, of Irelell.
Sth Dlstrict--R. Wakefield, of CaId-
well.
9th District-C. D. Blanton, of Bun
combe.
! Secretaries IS. A. Ashe and Josephus
Daniels; with members of the Demo.
| cratic press as assistant secretaries.
| The report was adopted.
| spicy Debate on a Resolution.
Mr.. j. t. LeGrand offered the follow
ing resolutions:
RESOLVED, That it be rule Of thi;
State Democratic Convention that al
resolutions be referred to the committee
! on resolutions without being read.
Col. Harry Skinner opposed the adop
ton of the resolution. He declared tha
il was undemocratic to stifie Whateve
should colne before 1t. He declare,
that the main principle Of the democrats
party was q full hearing on everything
and not process similar to that OF Ion
Reed and his mlniOns IN Congress, wis
had, by sitting speech and discussion
foisted the most arbitrary and disgrace
full legislation on this country. He op
posed everything that would cut off fre
speech and full debate.
Mr. LeGrand. What part of the res
olutlon DO you object to !!
Mr.. Skinner I object to the Who'll
of it. | want nothing done here tha
bears The semblance Of an effort to d
: anything without the fullest hearing an
discussion There is a great mass Q
thinkers outside the walls Of this cor
| vention. 1t is conceded to be q mona
lance, non political convention, and
DO not want anything done here tbs
: will offer anybody the least excuse f(
5 saying that effort had been made I
t stifle debate.
5 An amendment was then offered nal
! Jag the last line Of the resolution reat
5 referred to the committee on resol1
l tons without debate'
5 The discussion took a wide range pa
Q ticipated in by Mr.. f. Il. Busbee, Go
q Jarvis aud others Mr. Busbee favort
e the adoption Of the resolution as amen
f ed.
: Col. Paul B. Means said that Il
e ameuGme making the resolution res
g without debate" had not been a
r carted, that the last term Of the resol
o ton still read, "referred to the COZ
: mittee without being read" He favor
Il the passage Of the resolution as ori!
If naiy Introduced He referred to t
| fact that it had been introduced by t
II sixth district-a district which had il
l. nominated one Of the leading Alliane
J. men for Congress-, and that it had be
20 introduced for the purpose Of savi
1t time for the convention. Col. Mea
e. also referred to the fact that the pl
le ceeding suggested by the resolution "
i precisely that adopted by the Den
5, cratic Legislature, viz. that all bi
n and resolutions were referred to co
le mittees before being read.
b. Mr.. LeGrand, of Richmond, offer
s. an amendment making the last words
It. the resolution ''githout debate" lnste
til of "without being read" The amer
e ment was adopted, and as amended
Id resolution was adopted.
as Report of Committee on Credentia
=! The committee on credentials repC
OF ed that seventy one counties were
\ presented The report as submitted
7o adopted.
lo' Proceeding to Business.
10 Mr.. F. 81. Whitaker moved to proct
he to the regular work OF the convent
~ with reference to nominations for
- various Offices to be filled. Adopted.
Il Five Minute Speeches.
I'D Mr.. E. NJ. Furman moved that no
at mating speeches be confined to the n
f.n ton Of the names of the candidates.
tic Col. Harry Skinner declared be fay
ICE ed free speech, and insisted that
nd gentleman who desired to present 9 {
Ter didate, have his own time for maxim
cir speech in his behalf.
M a half dozen amendments We're
ats fered, variously suggesting speeches
oc- fifteen minutes, thirty minutes,
ip- minutes, one minute, &C., and an anne
EN- ment was finally adopted limiting nc
mating speeches to five minutes.
re- Chief Justice Merrimon Nominated
are AccldhiatloH'
,er The first nominating work was