The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-24
THE NEW PARTY FORMED.
.rnr people, IN CONTENTION
A Long session Held in Sanger Hall-A rat
form Aaopted and Delegates Elected
TO tho National Convention.

ION bv tho state central committee TO call
lhe convention 20 order. After the call for
the convention had been read by Secretary
C. \. pierson, prayer was offered by Professor
Morton. of Blscksburg College.
On motion Of Mr. Pierson, Mr.. J. }. Silvey
was elected temporary secretary OF the con-
veutiOn.
The following committees were appointed:
Committee on Credentials 3. 3. Turner,
Carter Harrison. j. W. Barnett. Dabney
H0rdy. +. a. Watson.
Committee on Permanent Organization and
Order OF Business Colonel J. InOmas GOOde.
Mr.. Rolph. Or. L.. III. Sneod, J. NJ. Novel;.
T.. J. Edwards ,,.,.,--
While the committees were celebrating
among themselves brief addresses were maze
by Colonel Beverly. who was INTRODUCED As
the old war-horse of the party, ana bis son,
Mr.. j. b. Beverly of lauQuief. VINO lot solno
time has been one OF the lecturers "a 'No
Farmers Alliance IN this state
coanfrrrxEs REPORTS.
Tho report # the committee on credentials
was then adopted. which showed the presence
Of seventy-soyen delegates
A motion coming from that committee was
then adopted. providing tnat each county
represented be entitled % one vote. PROVIDED
that any delegates chosen IN district conyen-
ton represent the whole district or as many
counties as participated in bis election.
Tho committee on permanent organization
and order OF business recommended General
james g.. Field as permanent chairman and
j. J. Silvev as permanent secretary. The
committee also recommended that each dis
trct delegation nominate a temporary dis
tuct chairman. district eectOr and district
delegates TO Omaha. They also recommended
that Cushings Manual govern the parlia-
mentaTy procedure OF the convention.
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
L IL IL
who then took the chair. made a lengthy adj
dress wherein he endeav0red TO show thSt
oh properties are entitled 20 equal rights aE1
should not be subjected 10 favoritism. lie
spoke Of the difficulty IF separating and giving
up old party affiliations. which, however. be-
came necessary occasionally. He thought that
the handwriting OF the people was upon the
wall. that the two great political parties
had been weighed and found wanting. lie
designated the ticket nominated et Minneapo-
lis rs Republican ticket No. !, headed by
BENJAMIN Harrison. and that nominated at
Chicago rs the Republican ticket No 2,
headed by Grover Cleveland. The conven-
ton at Omaha on July 4th was going 70 give
II Democratic ticket which would De elected
II It's followers would stand together il unity.
He admOnished his hearers not 10 waste their
powder in firing blank cartridges but 10 only
ussit with shot ia front of it. He thought
the time of political hypocrisy should come TO
an end. The Republican party and the So
called Democratic party were nothing but
organized hypocrisy.
Colonel j. Thomas Goode member Of the
House Of Delegates from Meckenburg
county was next called for. who briefly as
sured the delegates that he would be always
true 20 his cause.
STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Pierson committee on
State organization was appointed. consisting
OF Messrs q. u. PiersOn. ". i. Jackson, i.
J Arnold, T. A. Epps, Il. S. Jones, K L.
Bland.
Tie following committee on platform and
resolutions was next appointed: >. ii. Hob
son II. \. Allen, j. Ii. Robertson, y. Il.
Vaughan, John c. Herndon and w. I.
Morton.
The committee on State organization, after
little while. submitted its report recon-
NEEDING that a State central committee OF
twenty be elected. each congressional district
o. nominate two. and said committee 20 elect
is chairman and secretary; also an executive
committee OF five, the latter body to be en-
powered with authority 10 conduct cam
paigns
Nir. Turner next offered q resolution pro-
viding that instead or sending four delegates
from each district only one be sent 10 Omaha,
and that bis expenses De paid by the district
organization. Colonel Beverly offered a sub
stitnte providing that four delegates from
each district be sent, and that the district
secretaries be instructed TO solicit cOntribu-
tons 20 defray the expenses. The resolution
as we'll as the substitute was defeated.
TIKI DELEGATES.
The following delegates 20 the Omaha Con-
TentiOn electors, ETC.. were elected:
First Observation-Disclosures. q. II. Person, r.
r. Bland, j. NJ. Stubbs, Robert Beverly.
Elector j. II. c., Beverly. District Chair
man r. II. Bland. Central Committee: j.
W. Pitts and G. II. Pierson.
gaooud district lleIeuqfoq. A ID Raunn
4. Barnes, b. !. Baker, n. G.. Collier. Flee
tor: Dr. =. +. J. Miller Central Committee:
A. Todd. Dr. =. i. d. Miller, j. NJ. Savage
Third District Delegates W. F.. Grant,
Elector: X. III. Nelson. Central Committee:
Julian 81. Rufin ID. Adolph Muller. Dis
trict Chairman. H. Adolph Muller.
Fourth District Delegates. J. Thomas
GOode, Il. III. H0Dson, }. ID. Owens, W. r.
Jackson w. H. Warwick. j. G. Allen. Elec-
tor: Carter II. Harrison Central Committees
4. a. Lpes j. X Morton. District Chairman:
j. III. Hobson.
FIFTH Distr.ct-Delegates Randolph Dick
iuson. +. i. Spangler w A. j. Finney. d. A.
Cooper Hector O.. w. b. Hale. District
Chairman: John A. Bernard, of Rocky Mount.
District Secretary; James Sutherlin, OF Union
Hail.
Sixth District-DeIegates: j. W. Bornett,
Dr. Evans, W. b. Watkins W. f. Willard,
LectOr Thomas l.. C0bbs. Central Com
mittee: c. f. Blunt Judge A. J.. Van Ness.
District Chairman. Thomas O.. Cobbs.
seventh District-Delegates: ri. J.. p.
Reed. Dr. j. A. Brumback. W. A. Hill. r. II.
Rawlings Alternates: j. w. Porter, j. j.
Siivey. Mac Printy and John Lewis. Flee
tor: r. II. Rawlings District Chairman
Dr. !. A. Brumback.
Eighth District-Delegates: b. b. Turner,
Albert Chamblin, Frank Hume, Frank Cow
herd. Elector Il. o. Halsey. Central
Committee; II. A. Smith, j. Nj. Rawlings.
District Chairman b. Is. Turner.
Ninth District Delegates. L. Green. F..F.
Repass w. H. BACKYARD, Sam New Berry.
Hector l.. Gum. Central COMMITTEES +.
Copenhauer William Farrar. District Chair
man +. i. Repass. District Secretary: l.. A.
Ireanor
Tenth Observation-Disclosures: S. II. Robert
son. q. A. Watson Simon Wood, j. Nj. Nor
veil. Electors Langdon G. Mosely. District
Chairman. DR.. ID. Mott Robertson. Central
Committees Lewis +. Wood. c. b. Bloston
Delegates az large: General James q. Field
Colonel j. Thomas Goode. Captain Il. r.
Cooke, Jr.. Brad Beverley j. Haskins Hob
pom }. j. Slyey. G.. W. COwan. Electors at
large. Colonel Robert Beverly, Robert
bnayeley.
TIE PLATFORM
Inc committee on platform and resOlu-
lions presented the foilovCino,