Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09
CHICAGO DELEGATES



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Closing Exsrsisss assAs Colleges
rCosrsspondsncs Of ne Richmond D'spasch.I
RAInaH, N. O., June &-Many in
quiriss have been made - to the dele
gates and sltsrnates who will represent
North Carolina at the National Demo
cratic Convention 81 Chicago. The fol.
lowing is an official List furnished your
correspondent to-day, and gives also the
post-ofice addresses At Larga-Dele-
gates, J. P. Caldwell, Charlotte; E. Q.
Smith, Raleigh; ]. d. Bellamy. JE.
Wilmington, and W. J. Green. Fsystte-
vile; Alternates, j. II. Merrimon, Ashe-
vile; E. B. Jones, Winston; Z. w.
Strange, Wilmington, and P. B. Means,
Concord. First District-Delegates. W.
p. Roberts, Gatesville. and w. q. Lamb,
williamson AlternAtes, T. G. Skinner,
Hartford. and j. ]. Laughinehouse'
Gresnville. Second District--Deiegates,
F. W. Barnes, Wilson, and =. b. Halo
way, Enfield; Alternates, George W.
Lindsay. Snow Hill, and s. A. Woodland,
Wilson. Third District-Delegstes, w.
8. Cook, Fayetteville. and L. j. Moore,
Newborn Alternates, G. @. Lyon, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, and B. +. Williams, Dunn.
Fourth District-Delegates. f. ID. Bus
bee, Raleigh, and J. Fl. Pom, Smith
field; Alternates, A. Fl. Merritt,
Pittsboro', and H. NJ. Worth. Worth
vile. Fifth District-Delegates, J. W..
Graham, Hillsboro', and j. l.. King,
Greensboro /; Alternates, Z. Fulp. Wal
nut Cove, and r. B. Boone, Durham.
Sixth District-Delegates, J. I: Lee
Grand, Rockingham, and L. 8. Latlmer,
Wilmington Alternates, T. G: Leak.
Rockingham, and T. X. Robertson,
Charlotte. Seventh District-Delegates,
W. H. Williams. Newton. and III. n.
Pinnix, Lexington Alternates, a. ~.
Watts, Statesville, and j. @. Cobb, Lin
colnton. Eighth District-Delegatess,
G. Is. Watson. Winston. and ". w.
Scott, Lenoir /; Alternates. s. P. Graves
Mt Airy, and w. L. Damron. Shelby.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures, Kope Elias,
Franklin, and r. NJ. Furman, Asheville ;
Alternates, w. L. Moore, Webster, and
NJ. II. Justice, Rutherfordton.
TINE OF DEPARTURE.
The North Carolina delegation will
leave Greensboro the night OF the Ith
for Washington, and all the delegates
will leave that city for Chicago on the
afternoon of the 18th. Headquarters
will be at the Palmer House. On the
way the delegates will have conference
at Washington at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
CAROLINA CROPS.
The weather crop report says: The
May drought was broken Sunday. Alter.
nate rain and sunshine have prevailed
with the most beneficial effect Only q
few places report excessive rains. More
sunshine is now needed. The trans
planting of tobacco is nearly completed.
Small grain is in excellent condition,
particularly wheat. Oats are being har'
vested here and there. Cotton and corn
have made excellent progress. Crops
are generally clean and farmers are bet
ter up with their work than is usual at
this time of year.
Members OF Colonel l.. l.. Folks
family have gone to Washington city to
be with him in bis illness which, it is
stated, is s,vere, and may take critical
turn.
RADICAL TICKET.
Republicans in the revenue Office
here to-day made no concealment OF the
fact that they will in July put a full
State ticket in the field, but they also
say that ex-Justice w. p. Bynum. OF
Charlotte has consented to head the
ticket. He is their strongest man.
A very large excursion party, com
posed OF the teachers and pupils OF
Edenton-Street Methodist Episcopal
church, left here this morning for
Clarksyi,l,, Va, and spent the day
there.
Chairman E. C. Smith, of the Demo
cratic State Committee, laughs very
much at an alleged interview with him
telegraphed last week from Washington
He has not been there in quite time,
and last week was at the State Universe
| ty commencement.
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTs.
| At Wake-Forest College this morning
Hon. j. W. Bailey, a young and talented
member OF Congress from Texas, was to
have delivered the address to the Phi
and De societies, but was unable to
attend, owing to sickness. This evening
Rev. Carter Helm Jones, OF Knoxville,
Tenn, preached the baccalaureate ser
mon.
At Davidson College this morning the
annual address before the graduating
class was delivered by Hon. J. J. Oar,
gan. Of South Carolina, and the alumni
Grafton by Hon. j. ID. McIver. The
Junior oratorical contest was held, three
representatives from each of the Phi
and En- societies participating. The
graduates this year are l.. h. Boston,
II. A. Brown, j. S. Caldwell, u. d.
Cornelson, H. w. Glasgow. q. l.. Grey.
l.. G. Henderson, W. l.. LiDgle, j. Il.
Wilson, l.. A. McLaurin, W. II. Mills,
W. Il. Minter. W. W. Morris, G. NJ.
Richards, w. L. Walker, j. b. Whany,
and II. l.. Wharton.
At Trinity College to-day Bishop w,
ID. Duncan. of South Carolina. preached
the baccalaureate sermon, the alumni as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting, the
senior class-dsy exercises were held, and
b. B. Nicholson, Of Trinity college, de-
livered the alumni address
Governor Holt to-day ordered spe.
cial civil term Of the Superior Court in
Halifax county for two weeks, beginning
August 18th Judge Brown to preside.
Contracts were to-day signed for the