The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-20
THE STATE CONVENTION.
THE DELEGATES ARRIVING
FROM ALL SECTIONS.

FROM ALI. SECTIONS.
rhrrc Will BE Gathering of Strong
aud Representative Democrats in the
convention To-Day.
This is n great day for the Democracy
Of North Carolina, and the delegates be-
can to arrive yesterday in good nun
b,rs. They are representative men who
lind their highest pleasure in patriotical-
~ advancing the interests of the great
Democratic party. They have come up
from their farms, from their work shops,
from their offices, and from their stores
/, confer together and to adopt meas
u.os that will secure the success of the
party.
Among the earliest arrivals were MR.
ELIAS CARR, o. Edgecombe, President of
the State Alliance, who stopped over
on his return from Asheville at the
meetlg of the State Alliance, as did
also Mr. ". ] ROGERS, of Northamp-
ton, whose friends are talking about
dominating him for Congress in the
> IN,
of Beaufort county, whose business con-
neCti)us and services as a NJ mber of
The Board Of Agriculture make him a
familiar figure in Raleigh, was an early
arrival, and had time to shake hands
with his friends before the clans gather.
He is from lucky county-Beaufort-
which now boasts OF having as
citizens the Governor and his pri-
yute secretary, JUSTICE SHEPHERD,
JUDGE Brown, and the Lowly
nominated candidate for Congress, Mr..
~. A. B. BRANCH, who is as good a
Democrat as he is an Allianceman,
Among the other arrivals were GEN.
". K. Cox, who says that his fine crops
in Edgecombe bring more pleasure and
ucals than political honors; Hon. A.
,,EAZNR, of Iredell, Speaker of the House
Il dyed-i the wool Democrat of the
t.ue kind) who, though defeated after a
hot contest for the Congressional nomi
nation, is happy that he has new boy
nd home, and Hon. q. M. Cooke, ol
l1uisburg, who looks like he is loaded
with speech in favor of VANCE that
olll bring tears to the eyes of the dele
rates as his speech in Durham did; PITT
county is represented by Hon THOMAS
T. JARVIS, wise, conservative and wear
rag the dignity becoming an ex- Minister
20 Brazil; State Senator W. X. WILLIAM
Who is said to be the only life member o
that body, and Col. HARRY SKINNER
hose advanced position upon economic
luestious has given him strong hoi(
ipon the Alliancemen.
THos. H. SUTTON, ESQ, and Mr.. }. T
,STEADMAN are here from the good count.
Of Cumberland, and Mr.. SUTTON, who's
friends already call him "SPEAKER SUIT
TON" seems gratified at the high com
piment his people gave him in thir'
denomination Sampson sends two OF It
best lmen in the persons of ID.
NICHOLSON, ESQ, (member State Execr
tive Committec) and HENRY E. FAIsOn
ESQ who got big vote for Congress
the Third district, though he was not
candidate; 1--WE are requested to stat
that they did not bring any Sampso
blues with them; Carteret county
well represented in the persons Of ID
NJ. f. ARENDELL, JAMES G. DAVIS and ID
ENNErT; from Warren comes DIR. GEoRC
a. FooTE (who says he is not cand
date for anything) and DIR. L. b. WI
LIAMs, who are something OF pol
ticiaus as we'll as physician
col PAUL b. MEANS, who is IL
senior member of the State Executl'
Committee, comes from Cabarrus; Z.
PfhRsALL. ESQ, director of the Atlant
aud North Carolina Railroad, and e
member of the Legislature, represen
Jones county; Wilson is represented
the person of Messrs. E. M. NADAL, 5. +.
MAKELY, who represented hyde In u
last Legislature Che was an excelle1
member) brings fine crop. repol
from his county; Mr.. W. e. LAMB, {
veteran chairman of the Democrat
Executive Committee Of the First u
irict, represents Martin county; M
3. +. NUM- comes up from Lent
hurrahing for CLARK; COLONEL u.
CowAN, an ex Senator, is here from U
umbus; MIR. A. D. WARD comes from
county of Dupln and lie says that
nomination of B. f. GRADY for Congr'
i very gratifying to the true blue DE
oerats Of that county; CAPT. A. M. \
BLE. the veteran and popular door -keel
Of the Senate, and Sheriff ELLINGT
iiust been re-nominated) and Mr.. DO
are here from Johnston and others
arrive in the morning.
Wayne county sends up its eloqu'
s)n. @. b. AYCoCK, ESQ.,, who, though
missed the nomination for Congress b
small VOTE is one of those working De
ocrAts who can't be kept down; and y
MATTHEW j. HAM, who efficiently rep
sented the county in the last House
Representativ> $, and Mr.. SAM Q. SMr
g. l.. PErriGREw, ESQ.,, who is as
ented as any of his celebrated family
here from Plymouth; JUDGE wills
the oldest inhabitant and one of
leading citizens of Winston, represe
Forsyth; Mr. N. NEwBY, the talen
editor of the Tuckaseigee Democ
OF Bryson City, is here from Sw'
Mr.. j. Il. Young brings cheering ii
from Jackson county; SHERIFF l. j..
LIsoS and W. r. MILLS, OF lredell,
that Iredell will come up with big
iority in November; Col. ". ID
BURawYN, CAPT. Q. W.. IA
and Mr.. +. J. HARRIS are here +
Vance county and they are the stro
est VANCE men the CHRONICLE mas s.
III. l. STATION, ESQ of Edgecombe, lt
happy because Edgecombe's cotton
promises big things; New Ham
is represented in the person or Coi
r MOORE and others will arrive