The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-17
STEVENSON IN RALEIGH.
NORTH CAROLINA WELCOHES
THE NENT VICE-PR
The Celebration, Speeches, Music, All
"A Red Letter Day For Demo-
cracy. Yesterday.

Gus with the tread of the mounted
democracy as it filed into the city from
the adjacent country, prepared to do
honor to North Cardinals distinguished
quests-Hon Adlai E Stevenson and
party. The incoming trains on every
road brought numbers of people to the
city, and by 10 80 a. IN. it was estima
ted, and not incorrectly, that five thous-
and visitors were here, among them
large number of ladies' At few min
utes after seven o'clock the Stevenson
Ewing special train pulled up at Union
station, and the members of the Raleigh
reception committee, who had
escorted the party from Asheville,
alighted amid cheers, long and loud,
from the hundreds of people at the sta
tion-all anxious and waiting to catch a
glimpse of him, grand son of North
Carolina, who will after November hold
the second highest Office in the gift of
American democracy. The demonstra-
tion was veritably great, and when at
few minutes past o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevenson stepped upon the platform,
the air was rent with applause, and the
enthusiasm was intensified rs the band
struck up, In Dixie's Land beneath
| floating streamers and national colors.
The procession headed by the Governors
Guard moved up Park avenue, up Fay
etteville to the Yarboro House where
breakfast awaited the party, several in
vited guests participating in the spread.
In the meanwhile, people, young and old,
began to assemble at Stronach's audito
rum on Wilmington street, and by 10 a m.
the seating capacity of the hall was well
occupied, club badges flying from the
lapel of nearly every coat. At 1915
the president of the State association of
democratic clubs, Col. Julian S. Carr,
appeared, together with Secretary Beck
with, Judge Murphy, of Iowa; Senator
Ransom, Mr. Bradshaw, of Randolph
President Stronach, Col. Thos. s.
Tienan, Messrs Elias Carr, Ed
/ hambers Smith, and other distin-
Suished gentlemen and stepped upon the
: S>platform amid enthusiastic applause. The
convention was called to order by the
president, and DR.. T. E. Skinner offered
prayer. After this Col. Carr congratu
lated the unterrifed democracy of North
Carolinaupon the demonstration and de-
clared that though some had bowed tC
false gods, the great rank and file of the
association of democratic clubs in
North Carolina were yet loyal
loyal to the State and to the great
party of the people He hoped that the
members of the clubs throughout the
State would remember that the ''price OF
liberty is eternal vigilance" and con
tinue to do their part well, as they had
in the past, and declared he, "a tida
wave will sweep over North Caro-
lima and democratic success will
be assured He called upon Senator
Ransom to act as temporary chairman
At this juncture one loud burst of ap
plause broke upon the echo of his voic
, and the Senator stood before the audi
r ence fully minute before he was per
! mitted to say word With "a penetra
ting, but pathetic voice, the Senate
thanked his friends for the kin,
feeling aud expressed SINGER
and profound gratitude for the conf
dence and esteem so earnestly demon
: strated He considered it an honor t
be called to preside over so important
| body as the Association of Democrat
Clubs in North Carolina, and on this oC
casion, too, when the grandson of tn
State, the distinguished Mr.. Ste
venson, was within the gates {
the city, making it, indeed, a
l. event ever memorable in the annals {
;. American history. Here is assembled,
/, said he, 'from every portion Of Mort
}. Carolina her noble and patriotic sons
Q see and consult with her great grand SO
= from Illinois," to see and come in tOuC
@ with such mana prophetic trut
IS wherein this year we are prcdestned I
II rc-establish tie principles of democrat
q in North Carolina. A prophet
's truth that the second on the democrat
IS National ticket, grand son of our con
D monwealth, is to reunite and bind t
= gether the liberty loving people of th
= great State Darkness has passed al
Is light again is breaking upon the peopl
"a The Senator spoke briefly but with gre
a power and emphasis. He called upc
- !, Mr.. Bradshaw, Of Randolph to act
temporary secretary.
10 In the necessary absence of Gov Tho
I NJ. Holt, caused by atilcton in the dea
of Mrs. lIolt's sister, the address of we
- - come, prepared and to have been deli
e. cred by the governor, was read by &C
m Thos, ; Kcnan, as follows
NJ ~ The Address of Welcome.
n Gentlemen Of the North Carolina Associ
ton Of Democratic Clubs.
1t is with feelings of deep sensibili
that accept at your hands the honor
the temporary craftsmanship of this ass
citation. Assembled from every secti
Of our grand old commonwealth, seeki
no personal ends but devoted to the u
in building of the unadulterated faith
democracy, you are worthy of a mC
N eloquent (though not a more heartfe
greeting than my feeble tongue can gi'
Yet his heart must be cold a
his courage faint, indeed, W
does not feel his pulses th1
} at this gathering of the Representative
of democracy. There are no delega
DE here whose purpose it is to betray
by party they profess to follow; we hear
sinister predictions of defeat; we v
see no cowardly desertion of the cow
tion to which they are accredit
Thank God the democrats of North G
nd olina now have the courage to nail tn
nj colors to the mast, and to meet the &C
mon enemy with undaunted front, whe
er he be clothed in the black garme
of republicanism or masqueraded in
Ter spotted clowns garb of the peoples PAL
No Especially am l glad to see and
Fad welcome the young democrats of
rural districts, the true representative
the great agricultural interests. upon
; prosperity of which our state depen
Emissares of mischief have gone abr,
e'rG orI to the remotest corners of the State
preached in secret conclave their doctr
Of discomfort. They have slande
State officers and maligned every I
ma whom the party in the past has honor
: Above all they have attempted to
mirch the character and the purpos
- that great American who so grandly l
Sc resents the cardinal principles of de
ick cracy, the champion of tariff reform,
Al' defender of the rights of the States,
iHIo- i1o patriot who has never lost faith
-S' | cnnraua ho novt Dra,iInpf Of Tho m