The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-21
REPUBI- CAN CONVENTION
Gatherin of the Clans in Raleigh
Hop I'll of Success on Ac-
count the Third Party.

The Ra Ugh correspondent OF the
Charlotte )bser0er gives the follow
ing brief a. count of the Republican
State Con, .ntion in Raleigh last week
RALEIGH, n. c., April 14;-At
1870 o'ClC ok Chairman Eaves called
the Repul can State convention tc
order. Tie seats for delegates were
about four ifths filled. There were
more white men present than at any
convention of the party in years
Eaves said ne party was now on the
edge of vic'ory. In the western part
OF the State the Democratic party wa
torn all to pieces. He believed the
white AllIa, Cemen, whom he eulOgised
would join with the Republicans in
procuring loCal-government. He be
lieved that if the Republicans stood
together this year they would get a
victory. lie said he agreed with
Butler, of the State Alliance, that
there was Il crisis in politics, and
called on all the the counties to har-
monte all interests and work together
as RepublCans-to stand to their
principles, and not give up plank in
their platform, national or State. The
Republicans must drop all such say
ings as " thi, county or that county
is run by niggers" He asked that
they drop the world "nigger" for five
years. He said he honestly believed
the Alliancc was earnest in its efforts
and if the democratic party did not
yield the Alllance would give it
trouble.
James II. Young (colored) was
made temp ,rary chairman.
The con rlIttee on credentials was
out many h us settling three county
contests. Inc Brady men got in
from Meek ,nburg and the Scurlock
men from & lmberland
While the ,0mmittcc was out speeches
were made y II. 7. Chcatham, Geo.
II. White, Oscar ]. Spears, Spencer
Blackburn, Ohm {. Dancy and John
H. William III. The latter used some
strong lar age and exposed some
plans. II observed that all the
speakers had eulogizcd Harrison
at the Conl ntion were Office holders.
The Conver ion had, it seemed, as
Semhled to mark out 4 policy. He
did not at rst know this but thought
it was only allied to nominate dele
gates. He declared that there was
IN progress : great conflict between
the Alllanl men and the Democrats
and that t right thing to do was 10
give these > opportunity to divide.
There Al t a Tow, growing out oil
Williamson remark as to Harrison
champions eng office holders There
was tlst-sh king and hard words
There soon developed great bitterness
between thc Eaves and Mott factions
This was sometimes suppressed, bat
was really c key note of the whole
convention Every time Harrison
name or tn Mckinley bill were men
sloned Their were cheers.
Y. S. Lu , of Buncombc, was made
permanent hartman.
There We a fight over an attempt
to elect the chairman Of the committee
before elec.;1g delegates to the nomi-
mating con.,ntlon. At O'Clock 'hl
delegates w"re clcCted-H. p. Cheat
ham, by reclamation, T. \. White
J. G. Prit, hard and ]. G. Dancy
After more disputes electors at large
were choscl: Spencer Blackburn, o
Ashe, and =. NJ. Bernard, of Green
willie.
Then the great fight OF the da,
began over me election OF the chair
man Of the State committee. |. &
Eaves and j. S LuSk were nominated
There was i scene of wild confusion
Mott dehed the convention and charged
that in Rutl ,rford county Eaves haC
cut Charlie Prices name from the
ticket and cared Eaves to deny it
Eaves did Let speak, but one of his
men said If &c had never voted the
Republican ticket unless he did 50 at
the last ele ton. As a result of the
vote, Fave got I67 votes and Lusk
50. Mr.. SIX declared the election
OF EaveS Unanimous and the conven-
ton baCkeC i'm.
1t was re :atedly said by the speak
ers that tht convention was the most
dssorderly ever known in North Care.
lima. Thee is great bitterness o
feeling. ere was much talk of tbs
Third part, and the Alliance, anC
Mott threa ened to put a State ticke,
IN the field
Always m v,,r bo,,o da,1ar.