The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-17
Butler Wanted skinner.

the ticket, but II hls name were again
put up he would support all. The con-
ditions were being magnitied. There
would be no republican State ticket.
There would be no necessity to take
down the third party State ticket. A
delegate shouted: eve want to know
what sort of man we have"
Long Has Word.
Col. I. B. Long said: I'VE have been
fooled andwe nave richly deserved it.
have always urged that farmer be
put up and third party man. He
asked permission to withdraw his second
of SINNERS nomination. One delegate
shouted skinner is largely responsible
for the state of affairs today. Let us
down him" To this came the response
''put him down, "sit on him." &C. Some
delegate asked the convention to adjourn
until So'clock so as to cool off. Mr.. Nat
Macon asked the convention to listen to
him for minute. He said the conven-
ton had not looked at the situation
Skinner, he said, had covered the ground
If he thought that Skinner would sur
render this convention he would cut his
throat with his old jack knife. One old
man begged the convention to ad diourn;
that nothing could be done At this
stage of the proceedings Mr.. Elias Carr
and Mr.. F. M. Simmons were in the gal
lery, smiling at scene unprecedented
IN the history of conventions in North
Carolina. One farmer protested against
adjournment and said he favored max
ing "Brother Worth" the next Governor
of North Carolina. At this there was
applause. The motion to adjourn until
8 o'clock was put and lost by vica uoce
vote. The accuracy of the vote was lie
MED and there was roll call While
this was being taken Col. Skinner, the
cause of the convention, sat in an easy
chair in one of the dressing rooms
LOge Harris Secret Work.
J.C.L. Harris, the republican promoter
meanwhile prepared a resolution which
he gave to Col. T. B. Long, pledging
Skinner to abide by the directions of the
convention, the convention to take the
consequences. Then Long and two or
three others went here and there among
| the delegates to sound them as to their
views as to this new movement One Of
them returned and reported that his del
egation did not favor the resolution
The result of the roll call was ayes 269.
noes SO. So the convention adjourned
until 8 o'clock. Chairman Butler an
nounced that an immediate meeting of
the State executive committee would be
held.
The Negroes.
In the same row of seats with the Ca
barrus delegation sat four black negroes
from Vance county, headed by Allen ?
Eaton who persisted until he succeeded
in secOuding the nomination of Skinner
although Chairman Marion Butler tried
to cut him off by asking him i
he had nomination to make, saying tina
only nominations were in order. AnC
there were other negro delegates beside
those from Vance.
The Evening Session.
At 8.15 the convention resumed it
session. The ball. floor and gallery alike
we're packed with people, attracted b
the days sensations. DR.. A. j. Dalb
on behalf of the State executive commit
tee said it had had consultation an,
asked the convention to start with tn
nomination of Secretary of State an
that thus everything would be set righ
and no more mistakes ''like Skinner
:, nomination. would be made. A delegat
moved that each candidate come befor
the convention before the nominatio
, and definitely state his position. Thi
was adopted unanimously, as was also
J motion that the speeches of nominatio
be limited to five minutes and speeche
+ in seconding nominations to two mir
, utes.
Tried to Work the ssSecret,' Racke
I A delegate then made motto
0 that all people save delegates be excl'
+ ded from the floor. Another delega
J. said he opposed this. Col. Hall raise
" laugh saying that all ought to stay an
7 that ''any amount of mourners We
n ready for the bench" The motion e
Guiding spectators from the floor W;
T then put and voted down, only tv
l. votes being cast for it. The conventio
If got in quite good humor. A Meckle
d burg delegate made some remarl
r saying he wished all the nom
te nees to take off all their O
" political clothes and burn the bridges b
er hind them (applause). The conventi'
,e of State Mr. r. A. Capt, of Burk
r placed in nomination Dr. L. N Durhal
y of Cleveland, saying he was for t
Ocala, St. Louis and Omaha platform
ne Butler Would Rather Not.
" There were calls for Durham, and VIII
r. it was stated he was not in the hal
lg delegate yelled "Then put up anott
n man" Marion Butler was placed
:" nomination. He said he hoped that I
at ticket would be made up without CALI
O. on him. He was in this fight and rea
ed to fight to a finish. He talked ag'
m about his ''change of heart" saying tt
he if he accepted Office the partisan pr
he would say that the change was for
% purpose of getting Office. He said Il
t's it was his purpose to get all the Allan
en- men in the third party, and that
Ter could not do so much for this work if
ty- were candidate. He added that la
th numbers of people have not made
le their minds how they shall vote, but
8 thirty days they will be on one side
re- the other. 1t was important that
he first fight of the peoples party be wa!
I'd, in such a way as to catch the great
OF number of reformers. ''And we '
RS catch them, too" added he. He s
lad hundreds of the delegates had heard
the say he did not want Office, sc. W. H.
'ol. lone, of Buncombe, pleaded with
of convention to stand to DR.. Durh