The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-18
SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION.
OPENING OF The INTERSTATE
CONVENTION.
Large Delegations Present-Addresses by
Governor Fowle. Senator Vance, anu
MIR. Jane. Lvons-Hon. NJ. t. Bryant
Chosen President.

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city has been crowded with delegates, an'
all the hotels and many private residences
are filed with delegates and their friends
The heaviest Snow storm seen here ID
many years has been prevailing for TIVE
days, but the inclement weather has in M
way chilled the interest Of the delegates
nor the cordial hospitality Of the citizens o
| Asheyille. Colonel III. c. Burgwyn called
the North Carolina delegation together a
| 10 o'clock, 10 receive communication iron
the Governor Of North Carolina. Hon. W
;. Primrose then. in behalf Of Governor
FOwle, delivered an address, earnestly urg
| ing that North Carolina be properly repre-
sented at the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
The following delegates from Virginia
have reported up to this time: Il. W. Is
Hale, Rocky Mount; 4. 4. stickley, Wood
stock; w. NJ. McCallister, Warm Springs;
L. e. Morton, Shenandoah; W. Is. titzhugh,
Cape Charles CITY; G.. l.. Dull, Middletown;
George +. Dennis, Rocky Mount; Henry
Fairfax. Loudoun county; b. L. Eggleston,
Charlotte county; II. A. Berry, Glasgow
j. NJ. Long, Stevens City; James ii
McGayOck, Max Meadows: J. Z. NJ.
Sanders, Wythe county; James NJ. Byers,
Glade Springs; +. NJ. CLARK, Norfolk; james
| II. Barton and James Lyons, Richmond
A. II. Tardy, Salem; +. IL. Barclay, Lex
ington; q. ID. Letcher, Lexington; {. T.
Sears, Edwin Barbour, w. 5. Palmer, and
W. L. Harris, from Big Stone Gap; J. c,
Greer, Rocky Mount; L. V. Leech, Front
Royal; T.. b. Moon, Cornwall; +. I.
Peachins, Roanoke; Edwin Saunders,
Rocky Mount X. b. Walters. Danyille; j.
Is. +. Mills, Wise county; Z. l.. PoindeXter,
Norfolk city; W. ). Franklin, Norfolk city
Z. ii. Conrad, Danyille; l.. ID. Iarrell. Roa-
nOke; c. 4. Finch, Washington county; ID. l..
Holt, Wayerly; j. ;. AppersOn, Marion; j.
p. runkhOuser, Harrisonburg.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. 5. j. L. johnson, OF Texas. Rev. DIR. j.
l.. Carroll offered a feryent and eloquent
prayer for the Divine blessing on the con-
yentiOn and its labOrs. General Il. Is.
Vance, of North CarOlia, was made
temporary chairman, and delivered
an enthusiastic address OF cordial
greeting to the convention. Captain
Atkinson, Of Asheyille, then welcolmed
the delegates in behalf Of the citizens VI
Asheyille in an interesting speech. Cover
nor Fowle was then introduced, and made
stirring speech, in which he
toe North Carolina with patriotic
burst Of devotion to the grandest Republic
the world has ever known, the United
States, which thrilled the convention and
excited enthusiastic applause. His well
come Of the delegates 70 North Carolina
was worthy of the courteous hospitality OF
the Old North State, which be as Governor
cordially and gracefully extended.
Dir. James Lyons, Of Richmond, responded
TO the Governors address Of welcome,
heartily thanking the Governor aud tue cit
izens OF North Carolina for their cordial re-
ceptiOn of the convention, and warmly re-
ciprocating the sentiments so eloquently
expressed by Governor Fowle.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The Committees on Credentials and on
Permanent Organization then made their
report, and the following were duly elected
the permanent officers Of the convention:
President, Hon. NJ. 4. Bryant, of Tennes-
see; secretary, ID. IL. Elliot, Of Florida;
Assistant Secretaries, 5. ). WilcOxson, OF
Georgia; J. C.. Darlington, Of South Caro-
lima; Sergeant-at-arms, Captain Waddell,
OF Asheyille, \. c.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following are the committees Of the
convention: Committee on Credentials
Alabama. ;. &. Felter; Arkansas, W. G..
Fletchert; Florida, j. NJ. BarcO; Georgia,
James Goldsmith; Kentucky, Edgar Craw-
ford; Louisiana, William b. Hilliard; Mis-
sissippi, 5. b. Brown; Maryland, Dr. X. L.
Mackall; North Carolina, Colonel Warton
j. Greene; South Carolina, +. a. Munerly
tennessee, j. w. ROgan; Texas, V. Wei
don; Virginia, l.. h. Stckleyi west Viz
gnia, G.. W. Hundley.
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Rules-Alabama, w. IL. Lewis; Arkansas,
W. W. Waters; Florida, w. A. Drake;
TGeOrgia, NJ. b. V. Langford; Kentucky. {.
r. Huhlein; Louisiana, L. W. Poole. MIS-
slssipp. DR.. W. IL. Hill; Maryland, George
j. Meekins, North Carolina, X. Elias; South
Carolina, W. Sullivan; Texas, j. +. Stone;
Tennessee, j. l.. Rogers; Virginia, James
Lyons; West Virginia, c. II. c. Spencer.
Permanent niZatiOn-Alabama, j. ii.
Mcguire; Arkansas, Thomas Essex
Florida, f. b. VanDoran; Georgia, II. ;.
WilcOxson; Kentucky, l.. c. Willis; Lou
isiana, T. W. Pool; Mississippi, W. Ii. Sill (;
Maryland, Henry +. Alyord; North Caro-
lima, T.. NJ. Wilson; South Carolina, Aaron
Cannsn; Texas, j. +. Stone; Tennessee,
-; \ irginia, L. Ii. Barclay; West Vir-
ginia, W. 7. Watson.
egislatiOn-Alabama John G. Cullman
Arkansas, j. o. Bakehey; Florida, h.
Hutchinson; Georgia, A. +. Moore; Ken
lucky, Lucien Adkins; louisiana, ii. Ii.
Hillyard; Mississippi, John Anderson
Maryland, n. L. Foard; North Carolina,
Hon. William Robbins; South Carolina,
William Tabor; Texas, j. +. Stone; Tennes-
see, c. j. b. Johnson; virginia, W. ii. Nc
Alister; West Virginia, Z. +. Moore.
ResOlutions-Alabama, }. 4. smith; AZ
kansas, l.. Minor; Florida, w. j. Borden ;
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John b. Taylor; Louisiana, NJ. ID. Hillyard
Mississippi, John Henderson; Maryland, IL.
E.AlyOrd: North Carolina, A.L.FairbrOther
South Carolina. III. n. Prince; Texas, X.
b. Eaton; Tennessee, ". ii. Cassetty; Nir-
ginia, George Il. Dennis; West Virginia,
=. NJ. Jackson.
Foreign and Domestic ImmigratiOn-Al.
ALBANIA, j. j. Cullman; Arkansas, V. Y
Cook; Florida, ID. Ii. Elliott; Georgia, j. T.
Cloud; Kentucky. Charles +. Hughlein;
Louisiana, T. w. Poole; Mississippi, ). b.
Brown; Maryland, &. q. Turner; North
Carolina, Donnel Gillian; South Carolina,
|. Dec Porcher; Texas. ;. j. I. johnson
Tennessee, X. l.. Cant; Virginia, james II
McGayock: West Virginia, T.. A. Crislip
Department OF Organization and its
Works-Alabama, 5. A. Pelter; Arkansas
l.. Minor; Florida, III. II. Spear; Georgia,
j. Is. James; Kentucky, Il. Polk johnson
Louisiana, T. W. Poole; Mississippi, ). b.
Brown; Maryland, Henry 4. Afford; North
Carolina, W. Il. Ashley; south Carolina,
j. n. Hone; Texas, ). j. I. johnson; Ten
nessee, q. Z. Cannon; Virginia, B. II. Eg-
gleston; West Virginia, q. w. Hundley.
MOI thsrn Exposition Alabama, j. III.
Maguire; Arkansas. John j. Sumpter; Flor
ida, o. NJ. Crosby; Georgia, Il. Ii. Millette;
Kentucky, l.. c. Willis: Louisiana, VI. b.
HiIlyard; Mississippi. DR.. W. IL. Hill;
Maryland, Henry b. Alvord; North Caro-
lima, w. A. Whitaker; South Carolina,
Z. l.. Breedon; Texas, w. III. Brookor; Ten.
nessee, G. II. Vanon; Virginia, W. ;.
Palmer; West Virginia, w. f. Watson.
Columbian ExpositiOn-W. ii. Lewis, V.
Y. Cook. j. w. Emerson, l.. Barrett, Col
enel W. II. Moore, NJ. B. Hillyard, John
Henderson, w. b. Mobley, w. 5. Primrose,
f. W. Dobbs. w. A. Evans, ii. NJ. Aikens.
Charles II. Conrad, T. NJ. Jackson.
Exhibit by Train OF Cars-Alabama, j. Y.
keith; Arkansas, T. b. Essex; Florida, E.
b. Van Doran; Georgia, A. j. West; Ken
tuck, Charles II. Hughlein; louisiana, NJ.
b. Hillyard; Mississippi. ;. Il. Brown
MARYLAND, -; North Carolina, V. f.
McBee; South Carolina. ID. w. Elliott; Tex.
as, r.. W. Andrews; Tennessee, A. III. An
derson; Virginia, T. NJ. Ciart; West Nir'
ginia, &. +. Moore.
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