Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-23
a THIRD-PARTY CALL
Observation-Disclosures PEOPLES
PARTY CONVENTION.
Especial telegram 70 he Dispasch,

RALEroB, n. c.. April IA great sensa-
ton 10 cansed by the publication TO-DAY
by A. l.. Swinson. who II secretary OF the
Farmers Alliance of WAYNE county. of an
address In which he attacks President
Butler, of the State Alliance, and calls tor
q mass-meeting of the people OF Wayne
who favor the Third-party demands at
Goldsboro' May 18th. He says. I've will
organize for this county Peoples party,
gs'ns in a sdvaacs that no BusT ion
of our purpose and principles. All
persons who favor the formation Of o
Peoples party on the ST. Louis platform
aud are willing 20 stand by principle rather
than policy and intrigue in obtaining ~,
and repudiate the idea of capturing any
other party machine as means TO gain
their ends, are invited TO come. The ques-
tons OF color or previous political affilia-
tions are waived in this fight for rural and
urban labor upon the merit of principle"
THIS is an attack on Rutlefs semi-avow-
ed purpose TO capture the Democratic
State Convention.
Swanson favors straightout Third
party convention.
BUTLER's PLANS EXPOSED.
Perry Cox, strnightout Third party
man, has to-day revealed secret which
throws much light on the work and plans
of Folk, Butler, and other Alliance leaders.
he says that last Sunday conference was
held here, at which Polk Butler. State
Business-Agent W. Ii. Warth. and others
were present.
Polk declared for o straightout Third
party ticket. and Cox and some others
took the same view; but Butler said that
this plan was wrong: that the true
plan was to capture the State Democratic
Convention by means of bis so-called
Alliance convention, which is to be held
here May nth, the day before the State
convention. He said: Wewill previously
send our full Third party forces to all the
county primaries and conventions, there
10y securing the delegates at the start un,
der the guise of Democracy. and instead
Of sending delegates to the Chicago ma
tional convention we will send them to
the Omaha Third-Party Convention. He
further said: We can do this, for we will
have the machine.
sEvERE STORM.
The severest electric-storm known here
in April occurred this morning. The ram
| fall was excessive. and much hail fell. The
electric discharges were very numerous.
The storm centred here. The electric
street-cars were stopped for three hours.
Ihe plant, as well IS tnat OF tue uIe-aiai III
telegraph and telephone, escaped damage.
The Adjutant- General announces to-day
that all four regiments Of the State Guard
will encamp at the new camp-grounds at
| Wrightsville, two regiments gong there
| July 2lst. and two August 4th.
RXERcIsE-DAY.
The annual field-day exercises at Wake
Forest College were he'd to-day. Among
the winners were: Hundred-yard dash, r..
| X. Tull, 10 seconds; one-mile walk. j. A.
Mason, minutes 81 seconds; one-mile
run, j. E. Yates, minutes 8S seconds;
running high jump, II. L. Major, 8 feet 81
| inches; standing high Jump. j. D.. Young,
4 feet inches. The rain made the track
heavy. Most of the records beat the
State collegiate records.
GOOD JUDGE.
Mr.. Samuel b. Nelson, of Richmond, has
| Just paid q visit to the stock-breeding
| farms of Captain B. p. Williamson and MIR.
| w. p. Bachelor here and inspected them
carefully. Mr.. Bachelor took him to ride
behind Pamlico, the famous trotting stall.
| hon. Raleigh is coming to the front IN
| the matter Of breeding trotters. There are
mares from Maine to Georgia on Batche-
| lor's farm.