The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-06-02

To Head the Delegation to Omaha
Conventions to be Held and Candi-
dates Nominated For Congress-L.
l.. Polk Recommended for the
Presidency.
RALEIGH, N. c., May, 25.-Of
course the Third party conference
held here last Tuesday and Wednes~
| day refused to give to what terms
the partisan press" any informa-
tion regarding the secret work of
that confere nee. Today It appears
| in the Third party organ, the Pro-
gressive Farmer, as follows, under
this head: "The New Party -
"Last Wednesday, at 2 O'Clock,
Chairman w. R. Lindsay, of Rock
| ingham county, called meeting in
the conference hall in this city for
the purpose of taking preliminary
steps for the organization of the
Peoples party in this State. A bout
10 counties were represented by
| members of both old parties and as
G. n. Jarvis, of Marshall, Madison
county, was elected secretary. No
action was taken in regard to State
| matters, as they could not foretell
the result of the State convention,
then in session. The chairman of
the executive committee was author
lied to take immediate steps to have
| each congressional district represen-
ted in Omaha. July 4th. The follow
ing resolutions was introduced, dis
cussed and unanimously passed:
Resolved, That this beirg the
first regularly organized Peoples
party convention of the State of
North Carolina, we cannot let this
occasion pass without saying to the
people of the United States that in
the person of L. L. Polk we have the
patriot, statesman, the Christian
gentle, in whom we have every con-
fidence. His ability, integrity, and
purity, fully qualify him for any po-
sition in the gift of the American
people, and at Omaha, Nebraska, in
| July, we propose to present our val
ued citizen as candidate for the
Presidency"
The following is the text of the ad-
dress by the Peoples party State
| executive committee: ITO the citiz.
ems of the State: The following or
der of organization for the Peoples
party Tor permanent and effective
political action is hereby given to the
public. There shall be an executive
committee of three or more members
in each county in the State, known
as the executive committee of the
Peoples party. This committee shall
have power to appoint a sub COM
mittee OF five or more in each town
ship. The chairman of each county
committee shall constitute the
executive committee of the congress
sional district. The committee thus
appointed in townships, counties and
| districts are PROFESSIONALS: At the
first authorized conventions held the
people may elect new committees
which shall constitute a permanent
organization of the Peoples party.
Tie chairman of each congressional
district committee shall call a con-
ventioE of his district on or before
Thursday, June 10th, 1892, for the
purpose of electing four delegates
and alternates to represent the PeO-
pies in the Omaha convention to
meet Saturday, July End, 1892, and
to nominate a candidate for Congress
where desira ble. The chairman of
each county committee shall call a
mass meeting of OF his county to be
held on Saturday, June 11th. 1892,
to elect delegates to the cougression-
al convention. In case there is no
committee appointed for any county
the friends of reform may call said
meeting. Each county mass meet
ing is expected to determine for itself
whether it will put county ticket in
the field. The congressional district
convention for the several districts
shall be held at the following places:
1st district, Elizabeth City; 2nd
Dristrict, Rocky Mount; Sd District,
Fayetteville; 4th District, Raleigh;
9Th District. Durham; 9th District,
Rockingham; 7th District, Salisbury;
Sth District, Lenoir; 9th District,
Asheville.
The following persons were ap-
pointed as chairman of the several
congressional district committees:
1st, M. G.. Gregory; I'd, A. B. No
BILE; Sd, Rev. E. G.. Edwards; 4th, S.
O. Wilson; 5th, J. B. Smith; 9th, NJ.
K. McKinnon. sth, P. n. Rich; 9th,
J. C. Brown.
The following were elected dele
gates for the State at large: Harry
Skinner, A. C. Shuford, T. B. Long,
D. 81. Gill, S. O.. Wilson, DIR. A. J.
Dalby, Geo. E. Hunt V. n. Seawell;
Alternates-P. Fl. Massey, J. M.
Bateman, 81. Sears, G. N. Jarvis,
Daniel Worth, 81. FL. Nichols, DIR. j.
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