The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-18
THE CONFERENCE.
THE NEWS CLEANED ABOUT THE
SECRET MEETING.

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SECRET MEETING.
The st. Louis Platform Said TO Have
Been Adopted.
Yesterday morning at ii O'Clock
the conference known as "Bntler,s
conference" met at the Lipscomb &
Faison warehouse, Mr.. Marion But.
Ter presiding and Mr.. W. S. Barnes
being secretary, these taking their DO.
sitions as officers of the State alliance
The place of meeting is the third floor
of the big building. One of the open
events of the meeting was an address
by president i. L. Polk of the national
alliance. This was 'nll Of glittering
generallties, AMI the delegates were
urged to stand up for their principles.
There was much applause, not only
from the delegates representing 80
counties but from some 200 other ALI
men who were present as spectators.
Ihe conference was secret and only
those having the password were ad-
mltted, that is only alliancemen. Many
people walked by and had look at
the building. The applause could be
heard plainly, particularly that when
president Polk spoke. Nothing of
any Importance was done until after
recess which began at l o'clock and
ended at 3. 1t was hard to get news,
but this filtered out in one way and
another. 1t had to be taken for what
1t was worth. 1t was stated that the
first business taken up was resolution
in regard to the St. Louis platform,
and that by vote of 65 to 20 this was
adopted. Before it passed president
Polk was sent for, and made another
speech. In fact he was the only person
not delegate who was allowed to
speak. 1t is said he stated that he
was in favor of putting the third
party regularly in the field and igno-
ring the democratic convention. Out
OF this there grew rumors that there
had been a spat between national
president Polk and State president
Butler, the. latter favoring going into
the convention. The resolution as
adopted to be presented to the conven-
tlon to-day it is said made no threats,
but read between the lines meant that if
the St. Louis platform was not adopted
a regular third party ticket would be
put out. There was opposition to this
by the straight democrats, bitter and
earnest, it is said. One of the specta-
tors was SO wrought up that he would
have given any sum Of money
for the privilege of replying
to president Butler. It is said that
the resolution and the third party plans
were discussed also by delegates from
BERTHE, Pitt, Clay, New Hanover and
Buncombe. A Catawba delegate who
claimed that he represented three
fourths OF the alliancemen in his county
said if the St. Louis platform was not
adopted action would promptly be
taken. The conference adjourned
about O'Clock and it was 8 before it
resumed its session, which continued
until nearly midnight. At this even
ing session there was steady buzz OF
voices in the big building.
Inquiry was made of many persons
as to what was done about the State
ticket and it was positively asserted
by several that it had not been dis
cussed. There were rumors of the
withdrawal of some Of the democratic
delegates after the St. Louis platform
was put through, and it was said that
the conference was difficult thing to
manage. One man who came out
nearly at midnight was asked by re-
porter very politely what had beon de-
clded on. He replied, in quite a gruff
way, We ewill vote the radical ticket" 3"
After the regular conference adjourned
last night there was a meeting of those
members who are delegates to the
State convention to look after
committee work and that sort of
thing, The most intense interest
was manifested by the hosts of demo-
Gratis who were at the hotels and on
the streets in all that could be gathered
as to the conference. On all sides was
heard the remark that the conference
had immensely strengthened and solid
flied the democrats.
1t was midnight when a rumor got
abroad that the conference would reg
ularly organize the third party. This
Travelled very quickly. 1t was denied
by an allianceman, who stated, how
ever, that the conference would resume
its session this morning. The same
allianceman said the conference leaned
toward Mr.. Julian S. Carr as a candi,
date for Governor.
ANoted Outlaw Killed.
By Telegraph to the State Chronicle
BRISTOL, Tenn, May 17.-Word
comes from Norton, Va, that Ira
Mullins, a desperate of the Talton
Hall stripe, who lived near the border
was shot from ambush and killed Sat.
urdav nirht while crossinu Round Con