Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-17
BUTLER BADLY BEAT.
HE. PLANS TO CAPTURE THE WAKE
CONVENTION DEFEATED.
Arrival Of Ailisncs and Democratic Dole
gates 20 the Confsrsucs end Oonvsn-
tiou--Polk's Ominous Presence.


tcorrcspordcncc Of the Richmond DIspatch.l
RALEIGH, N. G., May 1G.--The st. Louis plat
form people. who are commonly termed Third
party people. captured tho conventions in
Franklin and Sampson counties. In the FIRST
named county they placed ia the hands Of tho
chairman Of the convention the right 70 appoint
all delegates to the State convention. He then
mnde tho sppoin tments and did an outrageous
thing IN entirely ignoring the towns and taking
AL the delegates from the country. The NJ.
Louis platform people in this wake county had
planned the same game under the personal
supervision Of Marion Butler, the president
Of the State Alliance. Il Is stated that
they had arranged 10 mako N. b. Broughton,
OF Raleigh, IN ardent advocate OF the 81.
Louis platform, the chairman. But the Demo-
cratic straighsouts did not submit to that. They
had tho strength and elected strsishtont
Democrat chairman. When Butler walked INTO
the City Hall, expecting 70 soc Broughton IN the
chair and everything going bis way, he was ALB
solutsly astonished TO soc DR.. Landlord presiding
AND the ssrsseouts N entire control: ne TO 10
mako fight here In Wake, the metropolitan
county, which has the largest vote. Butler
wanted 70 show tie power Of his organization al
the capital. He has failed
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES.
the Alliance conference. which meets to-mor-
row. began to arrive. Some OF the delegates 10
the State Democratic Convention also began 70
arrive. The attendance, these hrst-comers say
will be great. The hall In which the Democratic
convention meets Is tobacco warehouse, ana
will seat about 1,800 persons, In 1t the conyon-
tion ct which Daniel q. Fowle was nominated
for Governor was held rs well as the famous
ball NJ his Inauguration.
Tho Alliance conference, or Buffers confer
ence, In which there are some Republican dele
gates, will he held In tobacco prize-house' a
very large building, In which there VIII De mucn
space for committee meetings There is no tell
ing what will be the result OF this conference.
POLK On THE GROUND.
/. I. Polk, the president OF the National Al
lance. arrived here yesterday. He viii attend
the conference and OF course be the moving
spirit. That alone gives strong Third-party
color TO the conference. PolS Is an out -and-out
Third-party man, and as such commands mrch
more respect than DO tboee who In the disguise
OF friends are trying to XIII the Dehocfanc
party.
SHOT AT CARR.
The Frogressipe Farmer, issued this afternoon,
has in display type this sentence: "Ine
American Tobacco Company and the Pisid
Trust will learn In day or two mat tney
can't run politics in North Carolina" ibis Is a
shot at Julian :. Carr and Governor Hoit'
THOUGH the Pr0gressive Farmer Is 10 savage I'D
its attacks on Governor Holt, your correspondent
believes he will receive the nomination. Some
OF the Alliance men say that DR.. u. W. SANDER
| lin will be the nominee.
At Washington n Christian church was dedi-
Gated yesterday. Rev. DR.. Harper, OF kinston
| preaching the dcdicatory sermon. This week
series VI services begin In this church, CONDUCT
ed by Rev. L. A. Cutler. Of Richmond.
THE OUTLOOK.
A leading Democratic editor said: Z" 1t will de-
| eide upon what man 1t wants for Governor
| then the st. Louis platform men will go INFO the
| State convention and insist upon that TICKET
m in n az
| Louis platform mon will demand that the 81
Louis platform be adopted. IL this Is not done
they will retire from the convention, endorse the
st. Louis platform, and elect delegates TO Omaha
| The Democratic straightouts will elect delegates
to Chicago, and In all probability adopt the
| platform OF $780,"