Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-26
CONFERENCE CLOSED
A TEMPERANCE. PAPER MADE ORGAN
or THE LOCAL PREACHERS.
Governor Holt at the wrightsvilie
Camps-Uttersncos from the Third
Party Organ-Negro-iiuieQ Question.
Correspondents Of the RIchmond Dispa.ch.l

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcb.l
RALrIoH, n. c., July 25.-Tho North
Carolina Local Preachers Conference
closed its annual session here yesterday.
All its sessions for a number Of years have
been held at Rutherford College. Yester-
day there was an open-air meeting OF
Rrookside Park. at which there were sew
raj short sermons. There was choir and
some excellent singing. The work OF the
session has been very satisfactory TO the
members. For the first time the con-
ference has an organ, having chosen the
Shirt Of he Age, the temperance paper
here, for that purpose. Rev. II. H.. Whit
eker is the editor OF this paper. aud he 10
elected secretary of the Eyangelistic Bu-
reau. The other officers of the conference
were nearly all reelected. and are as fol-
lows: Rev. Dr. X. l.. Abenethy. president;
Revs. J. X. Floyd. w. i. Williams, and
Alexander Walker. vice-presidents; Rev;
DIR. Levi Branson. OF Raleigh, financial
secretary: Rev. w. p. Ware. special imam
ciai agent. Members of the conference
yesterday preached at several OF the
churches.
GOVERNOR HOLT VISITS HIS SOLDIER BOYS.
Governor Holt and Military-Secretary
Teliair left this afternoon for Wrightsvilie.
The Governor is at the Island Beach Hotel
there and will remain until Friday. He
will spend most of his time at Camp Holt.
where the First aud Second Regiments OF
infantry are under canvas. The encafnp-
ment ia very successful and the reports TO
the Governor show that good work IS be-
ING done. The three regular officers pres
ent are working earnestly. There IS in-
struction in drill in extended formations,
skirmishlng with dummy targets, drill
with heavy guns and mortars, and great
deal of work on the rifle range. The troops
in this state are deficient mainly IN Two
particulars, guard duty and Workmanship,
and il ~ to instruction In these most lh-
portant of all that the officers are devotipg
themselves, There will be more men IN
the next encampment-that OF the lhlru
and Fourth Regiments-than are In TINS.
The reports say that $50 are now present.
The next encampment begins August 4th-
THIRD PARTY WEAK.
Rufus A. Doughton. tho Democratic
nominee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL mere
and has arranged tor an active canvass.
He SAYS that ia the northwestern counties
the Third party is weak, but that the re-
ports which come from the eastern sec
ton are in many cases very dlscouraging'
The revenue officials tell me that there
VIII Ue UlUTt corn MulNhtl 'La''
than heretofore by reason OF the TACT that
the corn crop is the largest ever grown.
A SENSATION.
The Thrd-party organ. the ProTesslce
Farmer, does not attempt TO deny the
statement made last week by DR.. J. NJ.
HAYS, of Washington, ID. c., that the late
Colonel Polk said in his last illness that he
did not favor the government ownership
of railways. DIR. Hays's statement mas
caused quite sensatlOnamongt the lnlrd-
party people all over the state.
In an editorial to-day the ProgreSs'ce
Farmer SAYS: -. Ohio Wilson informs us
tnat Elias Carr (the Democratic nominee
for Governor stated TO him last Saturday
that he would support Cleveland and Ste
yenson. We understand that ali the Demo
cratic nominees for State offices expect TO
support Cleveland. This makes q Peoples
party ticket imperative, TOR there IS no
sense in putting in vote against wan
street with one hand and vote for 1t with
the other" This statement shows that
Third party State ticket is certainty. III
has been planned for long time. Your
correspondent has tried TO show the various
phases of the scheme. Therefore IL I is ina.
the statements of the PROGRESSIVE Farmer
are of the greatest importance to all your
readers in North Carolina.
a DlblOhblNb EiLMINAs
That paper says to-day The question
of negro supremacy IL big one. WIN
few exceptions they have voted with the
Republican party and have been con-
slant disturbing element IN politics. Their
ignorance as q rule, units them for places
of trust at present. The Anglo-SaXons
must rule this country, and we believe all
honest, intelligent negroes know this. we
believe We see a division of the negro vote
&c. rtfflI hn
all then. North Carolina Is the only State
which has the negro-supremacy matter to
deal with. We publish III this issue card
from DIR. J. j. Mott. the recognized leader
OF the Republican party in this state.
He assures tine people of the Slate that he
and hundreds of the best men in the party
will oppose a State ticket by that party
aud leave the field to the Democratic and
Peoples parties, so the fight will be on the
merit of the men and TIE platforms. In
stead of on dead issues. We believe we
Gee a dim light of hope in the distance,
and trust that what DR.. Mott and Others
promise will be carried out"
MOTIFS LITTLE GAME.
Or. Mott says in his card Ny plan is
this: In all Democratic districts | would
vote for the Thlrd-party candidate for
Congress. with the general understanding
that the Third-party people throughout the
State would guarantee a far election in the
presidential box. OF course they will vote
Tor their own presidential candidate, and
they are able TO count his vote at every
box in North Carolina. They are strong
enough in numbers 10 do it, and they have
the sense and courage to do it. If It were
done the result might be the election of
Harrison electors. But what conscientious
Third-party man, his main interest being
the financial question, would prefer Cleve-
land 10 Harrlson?"