Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-17
DEMOCRATS CONFER,
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA LEADERS.
Cancellation Urged Between the Party and
the Ailiance-An Address 60 Be IS
sued-Northern Residents.
Especial telegram to tho Dlspatch.l

R,LEIGH. T.. C., October I6.--Last nights
conference of tho Democrats. held IN the
hall OF the House of Commons. WAS q me-
morable one. Mr. T.. c. Smith. chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, pre-
sided. During the speaking no called
Senator King, os Guilford. To the char.
Speeches were mal8 by y. VI. Robins.
Congressman B. +. GRADY. Ex-Governor
Jarvis, Colonel HarrySkinnor. Mr.. Iitorne.
IN Alliance lecturer: G. B. Watson; ,sS OK
FORSYTH Secretary -of-State Coke. ana W.
H. Kitchen. OF Halifax.
Cancellation was urged by all these
speakers.
AFANlLY orAIREr.
II was declared that the issues between
the Democratic party and the Alliance
wore in the nature Of "a iamiiy quarrel,
MIR. Grady said plainly that too much had
been said by the press. Iae attendance
ar tae meeting was very large. 10 was
notable gathering OF leading Democrats.
II was nelrly midnight wncn the speeches
ended, aud the Executive ComMittec met.
rovEK5 OWEN.
Chairman Smith was given power to ap-
polnt a committee ot five to select com
mittee OF ten % issue an address 10 the
Democratic voters in the interest of tAe
Democratic party The committee OF hye
is I. J.. Emrv. =. +. Eaison W. X COX, r..
G. Beidlngfeld. Harry skinner. and the
committee of ten CHOSEN IL "a follows
+. {. Smith. +. }. Jarvis, >. B. Alexander,
Elias Carr, G. b. Watson, T.. \. Moye, a.
LeaLar.
NogTHRRN-poRN CITIZENS.
! This evening the northcrn-born resi-
, dents Of Raleigh held Il meeting to pre-
| pare for the state meeting OF northern
born citizens at the Exposition on the 2lst
instant Colonel 4. X. Mcclure, who speaks
| here on the 2Oth, will also be present that
| day. Next Monlav. Tuesday. and We'd
nesday are Georgia days and next Thurs
\ day, Friday. and Saturday are tlorlda
| DAYS. The Governor Ct the latter Sts'e
will be present. IL is not believed that
President Harrison will come to the Expo
sitlon.
! PREMIUMS AWARDED.
To-day the premiums at the State Fan
were awarded. Wake county won the hrst
| prize for bright tobacco and cotton
| Alamance county won the first prlZs Tor
| fruit.
| AUDITOR sASDERLIs FOR GoVERSoR.
| Quite lively incident occurred at the
| Capitol Sauare to-day. The students from
Nake-t crest College caught state Auditor
Sanderiin. lifted hun. and placed hlm IN
side the railing of the Washington statue
He was then called on for q speech. and
then tho students gave three cheers iol
George ". Sanderln, our next Governor
YOUNG HOEsr-THrEF.
To-day William Harris. a white youth
aged nineteen, was JAILED here for horse
thieyiug. He confessed his crime anc
saws that owing to family troubles h'
wished to leave tins section. lie WAS ar
rested at Koxboro', Person county. Hli
home is i'll New-Lght township. thu
| county.
MUST HAVE An EXHIBIT.
In the course OF an interview with th'
| commissioners from this State to TN
| Worlds Fair your correspondent Learned
that the sentiment in favor OF an exhlbl
by North Carolina is SO strong that step
to secure it Will certainly be taken mex
Thursday, when the Board Of Contro
meets.
}. A. Egerton, Jr.. of Warrenton, tool
charge to-day as manager OF the Westeil
Union telegraph ice here race Brown, re
signed.