The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-03
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
THE REPUBLICAS STATE TICKET.
The Probabilities Are that tho Convention
VIII Make n Complete List OF Nomi-
nations When 1t Meets ON the 18th.

WELDON. n c., Sept. 2.-lSpecial. mir.
J. C. Harris editor of tue Raleigh Signal.
which is bitterly opposed TO the nomination
of Republican State ticket. was In town
yesterday. lie was returning from visit
10 the Republican headquarters IN New
York, where he and others had been to dis
cuss the situation in North Carolina Mr..
Harris thinks the convention will nominate
a ticket on the It'll the national committee
having refused to interfere IN tho local
party fight now going on here. one factor III
this campaign in North Carolina Is the spit
in the Republican party. There Is no pos
sibllity of the two factions coming TO-
gether and the internal warfare WILL Dc
kep: up till election day and sfterward. as
il involves the Federal patronage when
falls 10 North Carolina Republicans. Inc
Democracy will be benefited by this divided
condition of the Republican party.
A Third party meeting held az hurensh
Springs this week was attended by only
eighteen Third party men. 1horne'
candidate for Congress, made a speech
in which he dwelt upon the neces-
sity of free silver and cheap money.
Bowers. candidate for tho Senate,
also spoke. He said he stood exactly where
ne stood two years ago. He was then the
candidate for the Senate on the Democratic
ticket and was elected. Goodwyne, an old
line white Republican. who has lately Joined
the Third party. also made speech, but
was not listened to. Many OF his audience.
especially the I. .rOes, were Disguised Win
him and left the meeting.
The Republican county convention met
at Halifax to-day. There was large secret
caucus before the convention met fOur
delegates were elected to the state conyen-
ton. which meets on the It'll. ali or them
being negroes and all in favor OF nomi-
mating q state ticket. 1t was reported that
the convention would indorse the Third
party county candidates. but no such action
was taken The convention adjourned
without making nominations, 10 meet again
at the call OF the chairman. IL IS now inc
general impression that RepuDhcan ticket
will be put the field Ia this county later
Marion Butler. Third partylte. and o. IS.
Aycock, Democratic candidate LOT eleotoI'
held Joint discussion at Mount Ollye to-
day. 4 large crowd was present. most OF
them mem bers of the Third party Report
saws that Butler was demolished by Aycock'
who is one OF the best political speakers III
the State.
At the Republican Convention IN BERTHE
county this week the negroes had entire con-
troll and drew the colOr-line strictly. Livery
iull-blooded negro. mulstto deiegates not
being recognized when they attempted TO
speak, and being ruled out OF order. Inc
white Republicans were dlsgusted with
these proceedings and will call Il convention,
to be composed entirely OF white delegates,
which will nominate Republican ticket IN
opposition 10 that named by the colored
convention. The Democrats have made
nominations and the Third party Will name
"a ticket on the eth, SO there will be tour
county and legislative tickets IN BERTHE
county. 800
The house in which Miss Potter was kill
ed by q stroke OF lightning III Brunswick
county last week. was again struck Wednes-
day and was entirely consumed. tortu-
nately no one was injured. Asthe family had
abandoned 1t.
Wednesday ended the cotton year of 1891
'92. During that period the recel pts Of cot
ton at the port Of Wilmington were 1890
bales, being 27,8l5 bales more than the pre-
ceding year. Last year the receipts were
the largest in the history of the city. The
exports of cotton were 1853 bales TO
foreign markets and 43.O57 bales TO domes-
tic markets At Raleigh the receipts show
falling of of II, 900 bales as compared with
last year. These include only the local re-
ceipts and not compressed cotton. OF which
there were some fifty thousand bales. The
Heath compress Mt Hamlet will doubtless
next season cut off a good deal Of cotton
which has heretofore gone to Raleigh.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. c. X. Biackiey.
a tobacco buyer of oxford. went down TO at
tend the opening of the warehouse and to-
bacco sale which was 10 occur at Green
vile Thursday. He was stricken with apo
plexy last night and died, and Thursday
morning his remains were returned home
to his wife and children, who are ali Il. in
bed.
Ii was very cold here this morning. The
temperature was low enough for genuine
fall weather