Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-24
THlRD-PARTY CALL.
THE RESULTS OF BUFFERS SECRET
CONFERENCE MADE PUBLIC.
First omcisi Declaration of Their Plans
ana rurposes-Deiegates Mt Large to
Omaha-rolk for President
Especial telegram to the Dispatch


RukIsu, n. c., May 23--To.day the news Ia
made public as TO tho secret conference OF the
Third party here last Tuesday. known as Buffers
conference. Ninciy-nve counties we're repre-
sontcd by Official delegates, this being all save
Mitchell Ninety adopted the ST. Louis platform
and Ave the ocaIa platform.
To-day the following call IL issued 10y the Third
party. II IL Of great importance, as being the
open and official declaration OF that party
"Thcro win be an executive committee OF thrce
members In each county. known a. the Executive
Committee OF the Peoples party, and these CON-
miitccs viii appoint subcommittee OF I'VE IN
each township. The Chairmen Of the county
committees shall compose the District Executive
Committee. At the first authorized convention
the people may elect new committees.
DELEGATES TO OMAHA.
The chairman oi each .congrosscnal dlstric;
committee shall call a district convention ON or
before June 10th for the purpose OF elecuns
four delegates and altornates 90 ropros mt the
Peoples party In the Omaha convention, when
meets July "a, and TO nominate a candidate ior
Congress whore desirable The chairman OF
each county committee shall call q msss-meet-
ing Of his county TO be held June llth, ana 70
elect delegates 10 the congressional convention
IN case there is no committee appointed ior any
county the friends OF reform may call said mass
meeting. ksch county mass-mocting IL expected
60 determine for itself whether y wiz pIt a
ticket in the Geld. Tho congressional district
Fist District, Elizabeth City; socond ROXY
Mount: Third, Fayetteville; Fourth, Raleigh {;
PIN, Durham; sixth, Rockingham seventh
Salisbury; Eighth, Lenoir; Ninth, Asneyiile'
TIE CRIRsgS.
Tho following ere appointed chairmen OF the
several congressional committees: First DIS
trict, VI. q. Gregory Second, A. Is. Noble; lnltd'
Rev J. 4. Edwards: Fourth. ;. ONO wilson ,
liith, j. b. smith; sixth, NJ n. Mchihhoh ;
Elghth, T.. H. Rich; Ninth. J. G. Brown
The following have been elected delegates
from the state at large 20 the Omaha cJh'en-
tlon: Harry skinner. Of Pat county who heads
the delccation): A. {. Shuford. 4. Il. Long "a
lifelong Republican,. ID. II. GIN. ;. Otno WILSON,
Dr. A. ). Dslby, George +. Hunt, nnd '. y. sea
well. The following are the altcrhates' l. IL
Massey, J. NJ. Batemsn. II. Scars, G. \. Jeryis'
Daniel Worth. II. II. NickOis, Or. ). T. fcisoh'
and A. l.. swinson.
Tho call and these orders are signed by W.
r. Lindsay, OF Rockingham county, as ehnii-
man OF the state Executive Committee OF the
Peoples party. The action oi Colonel SKINNER
In thus leaving the Democratic party Is an the
more remarkable after his address made 70 'ho
Democratic State Convention last thursday, ia
which he declared he was u Democrat
80 ACTION As TO STATE AFFAIRS.
To-iay's issue of Polks paper, the Progrcssv.
FarineT, the 1hirl-pariy organ, was waWhc "a
for eagerly. IL notes the formal Organization OF
the new party. which was done last "Wednesday,
while the Democratic convention was also III
session. ". Il. Lindsay preridcd and G. \. Jar,
VS. of Marshall, Madison county. was elected
secretary The Pr0gysssv farmer says: " No
notion was taken ia regard 20 State matters, rs
the action Of the Democratic state convention,
then in srssOn, could not be fOretOld. Inc
chairman OF the Executive Committee was hl-
thorized T. take immediate steps TO have each
congressional district represented at Omaha
July sih.
sTLTFSsAS POLE.
The following resolution was introduced dis
cus-ed, ana unanimously adopted:
"Rss0ired, That this being the first regularly
organized Peoples Party convention OF tne Ssa,o
~ Nortu Carolina, we cannot let the occas on
rass without saving 20 the people Of the United
states that In the perron OF l. L. PO!k We nave
the patriot. the Statesman. tho Christian gem
ilcman, IN whom We have every confidence. Ills
ability, integrity, and purity fully q1a!uy nm
for any UosIii0n IN the gift OF the American poo
pie. and AT Omaha. Neb. m July we propose to
Ircse Z our valued citizen rs a candidate iof the
Yre.idency.'
T. {. Neal. who was elected a member OF the
democratic Executive Committee Tor this Vhc
F0nr.nj district has sent Chairman Smith his
resignation, Ing he Is a 1hiri-pariy man nnd
can no longer affiliate with the Democratic party
SEIF-DENlAL FCSD.
The Third-party men all over the country are
csiei upon by j. f.. Weaver 20 set apart the
week from July 10Th 10 lOih a. " week ol self
denial during which the members axe 10 deny
themselves some luxury which they pay Tor. and
al tue end - The week estimate the mount mus
saved ana send II 20 the treasure Of the Peo-
H. use hall OF il for ne state Committee aud
scud tne otuer rali 10 the treasurer vi ths Ma
u0na. Committee.