The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-07-21
PEOPLES PARTY CoNNES,
TIO> or THE THIRD CON.
Gkts~SIpNAL DISTRICT

We have received conflicting ~
ports OF the prossseSilngs OF the Con,
sresslonal Convention Of the reo-
pies Party ut Fayetteville last wceS.
We clip the following account from
tse Fayetteville Observer. The eil.
tor was present. If the following Il
not correct, our columns arc open tn
publish a correction;
Pursuant 20 adjournment the P.'o-
pies Party convention for the Thinl
Congressional district re-assemblei
in The Courthouse here Tuesday. T..
\. Roheson la the chair. I'm the an.
sence of the secretary, Mr.. Wilcox,
Moore, was requested 10 ast In that
capacity.
After stsne qulbhllng over the CON
mitiee on credentials, Mr.. ]. McI.uf.
fie, af Cumberland, moved that ell
resolutions ofthe st. Louis demands,
adopted at the first meeting, which
bind every member of the Alliance
aud Peoples Party &c vote for no
man for any ofhee--local, State ar
national-who will not swallow
every demand of the ST. louis plat
form, be stricken out, over which
prolonged discussion ensuod. The
vote by counties was demanded and
finally proceeded with, the vote
standing IL for TO again the roso-
luton. Al this juncture several Of
the delegates present, who were alb
sent from the first convention, gave
most emphatic notice that had they
been present when such resolutions
as embodied ln'sections and 8, above
referred To, were adopted, they would
never Lave voted for the ratification
Of any such proscriptivc methods,
and further, that IL such "gag" rule
be forced down their throats against
a strong and bitter protest, without
an opportunity TO participate In their
enactraent, they would Withdraw
from the convention, many OF tho
delegates putting OH their hats. Just
ere confusion reigned supreme and a
split was inevitable, when some Of
the delegates who had been Jealous
and enthusiastic In their support OF
the adoption Of sections aud 3,
moved. and IL was seconded, that
sections two be stricken out; aud
harmony was once more restored.
A motion first to adjourn 10 July
18th, and then TO August 23d, was
the next order Of buiness aud ELECTED
a general discussion, the latter date
being more acceptable TO the dele
gates the convention adjourned to
meet In this city on Tuesday, Aug.
23rd, 1892, for the transaction OF all
unfinished business Of the conven-
tion. The number OF delegates In
attendance was very little IL any
larger than before, some Of whom
made no conceal nent Of their doubts
as to the wisdom or cxpedIency Of
nominating candidate for Congress
from this district In this campaign,
arguing that the Democrats at Clin.
ton on July Goth, might nominate
such a man as they could endorse or
support.
LATER.
Subsequently nine of the white
delegates and two negroes boited the
action of the convention aaI nomi-
mated Frank Koonce, Of Onslow, for
Congress, and j. w. Perry, Of BllI
den, for Presidential electors.
Those delegates who carried the
motion to adjourn 10 August 23rd,
were open and emphatic In their re.
pudiation Of the ticket, and declared
publicly that they voiced the senti-
ments of their counties In the con-
vention and would therefore be sus-
taiued in the course they had pur-
sued.