The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-19

HihAH1A, may lo.-lSpeClal l-Cleve-
land and anti-Cleveland forces were
astir at an early hour this morning
and as belated delegations arrived in
the city they were promptly approached
by emissaries OF the rival factions and
every argument exerted to win their
allegiance and active support. Anti
Cleveland delegates met during the
forenoon and selected James NJ. Smith,
of Ogelthorpe; j. NJ. Dupree, of Bibb;
Eva z. Howell, of Fulton and Patrick
Walsh, of Richmond, as their candidates
for delegates at large to tho national
convention.
The Cleveland candidates were Din.
pont Query, of Bibb; +. II. Richardson.
of Fulton; +. G. Dubignan, O. Chatham,
and James M. Smith, OF Ogelthorpe.
1t will BIO observed Smith was on both
states, and both factions claimed him as
true to their cause. Smith is a promi
nent Farmers Alliance man, and until
now has been considered a strong Hill
man. Tho Cleveland people claim now
that no has deserted Livingston and his
crowd and come over to them; but this
is strongly denied by the anti. Cleveland
people. Smith in the meantime pre-
serves discreet silence.
Chairman Atchison, of the State CEN
trail committee, called tho convention
to order promptly at IL o'clock and
urged the delegates to be harmonious.
The test fight of tho day took place
over the election of temporary chair
man of the convention. r. d. Reudcr.
on behalf of the anti-Clcveland faction,
nominated Hon. John W. Robertson,
and George a. Clements, on behalf of
the Cleveland delegates, nomina ted
Pope Barrow. The nomination of each
OF those men was seconded by half n
dozen speeches, and it was a long timc
before ballot was reached.
When Editor Clark Howell. of the
Atlanta Constitution, arose to move tina
the interminablc nominating speeches
| DO cut of, member of the rival con-
testing Fulton county delegation made
the point of order that Howell was not
delegate. The chair ruled that until
the com mlttee on credentials should re-
port any man claiming to be a delegate
was entitled to participate in the pro.
ceedings and that Howell was, there.
fore, entitled to recognition, as was
equally SO any member of the county
contesting delegation from Fulton
county. Howell's motion closed tho
speeches. and the roll was ordered to be
called.
Counties having contested DELEGATE
we're passed,as no committee on creden-
tials had yet been appointed TO decide
those controversies. From the very be-
ginning the Cleveland candidate began
to forge ahead and before the roll was
half over was leading his opponent bv
over twenty votes. Over half an hour
was consumed in tho roll call, which
finally resulted in victory for tho
Cleveland men by the election of Pope
Barrow as temporary chairman by n
majority of over fifty votes. Ere the call
was completed the anil Cleveland men
courteously moved TO make Barrow's
election unanimous and this was done
amid great applause. Chairman Barrow
was introduced by his recent com petitor.
Robinson, who said that he was a better
presiding officer than himself, but not a
better Democrat.
After the applause had subsidized Bar
row made brief speech declaring tho
great issue of tariff reform to be the
leading issue of the hour and extolling
ex' President Cleveland. w. A. Harris
and Mack Hardin were chosen secre
taries by reclamation. and the Glove
land forces followed up their victory by
moving that the temporary chairman,
Barrow, be declared the permanent
chairman. This was done by accama-
ton, the anti-Cleveland people not de.
handing roll call.
inc CHAIRMAN was authorized to ap-
point committees on credentials and
resolutions and after those committees
were announced tho convention took
recess.
NORTH CAKOIISa DE,Iot.,,aTS