The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-17
THIRD PARTYITES MEET
AND ELECT DELEGATES 10 OMAHA.
rhs uody Composed Of Distinguished Re-
publieans and Demoorsts-Demeeraic
Majority in the District.

eArfsncKY, n. c.. June i6.--iSpecial 1.-The
Third Party Congressional District Conven-
tion for this. the Seventh district, met here
to-day ia the courthouse About thirty-fve
ssleeates from the counties of Cabarrus.
Rowan. Irodell. Catawba. Davidson and Lin
coin were In attendance. The counties Of
stanley. Montgomery. Davic and Yadkin were
not represented. Nearly the whole conven-
lion was composed Of disgruntled and disap-
pointed political aspirants from both the
Democratic and Republican parties. Colonel
II. A. Fornsy, Of Catawba, was made chair
man and &c. Bearnhardt, of Rowan, secretary.
The dis9runtled Republican in the person
of Ped Thomas. of Davidson, gave the ho-
nublicans an excoriation and the Democrats
Suffered at the hands OF several soreheaos.
Colonel II. A. Forney of Cstawba, CAPTAIN
j. NJ Parks OF Iredel, Ped. g. Thomas OF
Davidson and II. NJ. Leaser of Rowan were
elected delegates 70 the Omaha Conysn'leo1n
with J. w. Robertson OF Catawoa. ". n
AdderhoIt Of Iredell II. J. Leonard OF DAVID
son and Charles Mcdonald Of Caoarrus As
aiternasaa After a conference OF the dele
vates bv counties il was decided not 70 make
any nomination for Congress or electoT Ior
this dietrict to-day, but 70 postpone tneih
until August 10th. 30 as 20 have larger at
cratic Chicago Convention. ,...;oD
IL was openly limited that the nomination
OF Cleveland or any gold-buR Democrht' as
thoy call the ex-President would cause I9ein
70 make q nomination for President; ana u
thew did nominate IL would very likely be no
other than James q. Blaine, and that the
whole country would support him; Though
the httandanoe WAS small II was clearly seen
chat they we're determined. and enough 80 70
give both old parties more or less trouoIe.
This county has a safe two thousana De n
cratic majority and the district sale three
thousand Democratic majority and II is not
thought the Third party Will DO any ha,m.
ave possibly ia the State election, as they
say they will not support Ellas Carr unless
he comes out squarely in favor OF the Oh
Iouis platform.
EIGHTH DISTRICT THIRD PARTYITKS'
LEMON. N. c., June 16.-lSpecial. IA
small Third Party Convention for the Eignth
congressional district met here to-day, hYe
ont of twelve counties being represented. II.
i, Patten. of Burke, Independent. was in
doraed for Congress. W. w. league, of Alex
apder. was selected presidential eiector. IL:
N Durham of Cleveland, A. g. Thompson OK
CASTOR. w. w league of Alexander and H.
A. Cobb of Burke were elected delegates 70
Omaha.
MEETINGS IN OTHER DIsTRIcTs
RALE1aH. n. c., June ESPECIAL This
was the day set Dy the Ieoplob party VI tHo
State 10 hold congressional conventions In
bach district to elect delegates 10 the Ma
tional Third Party Convention at Omaha and
70 nominate candidates for Congress II
deemed advisable
The convention of this district met here
to-day at IL O'Clock. and was called to order
by Z. Ohio Wilson. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee. All counties were repre-
sented numbering about seventy-fye dele
gates, two OF whom were negroes The two
leading spirits IN the convention we're noto--
fious Republican of this county and Federal
Office-holder Of Chatham county. III was
determined 10 postpone the nomination OF
candidate for Congress till July 18th. when
another convention will be held A resolution
was adopted declaring it to be the sense OF
this meeting that State ticket and county
tickets should also be placed in nomination
by the Third party. Speeches were mace
openly denounclng the Democratic state
ticket and declaring against all nominees VINO
did not indo-se the st. Louis demands
The following delegates and alternates
we're elected to Omaha: Delegates. q. W.
Smith of Nash. j. T. Bell of Franklin.
Eli Goodwin of Johnston and w. A. White OF
Randolph. Alternates, q. II. Marshburn OF
Nash. j. w. Atwater Of Chatham, W. IL.
Reanis Of Vance, J. W. Denmark of Wake.
In the Fifth congressional district at Dur
ham Hon. A. II. A. Williams, OF oxford, the
present Democratic representative IN Con-
Rress, was candidate for Congress. lie was
defeated by w. h. Lindsay. of Rockingham.
by . vote Of &c 80 "a.