The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-16
AND STROUD WILL RUN.
THIRD PARTY CONGR ESSIONA
CONVENTION. 18th DISTRICT.
Small Delegation with Bu; LitGe
Enth hu>ta sm-A. 4. Green


AT $50 p. m, 5. Otho Wilson, chair
man of the executive committee of the
peoples party for the 4'h congressional
district, called the convention 10 order
in Metropolitan Hall. The call was read
and the temporary organization perfected I
by the election of S. o. Wilson. Wake.
temporary chairman and j. =. Spence. of |
Chatham, temporary secretary. The |
tired to the rear, and at this interval |
some delegate from Wake called for
a speech from Mr. A. c. Green. |
but Mr. Green was indisposed and re
spectfully declined. W. 5. Barnes Was
then called for, but he too would beg to
be excused. Mr.. Galloway, of Vance.
was called for but said nothing At this
juncture some delegate moved that
one member from each county
speak on the "outlook of the
prospect" The counties were called
in order. 0. d. Palmer, of Chatham,
said that that county was solid for the
third party by 200 majority. Franklin
county was called and Nat Macon, who
was identified with the liberals in 1882.
said, 1--WE are in the road to success and
by the eternal gods, etc." and closed.
The Johnston representative, Mr.. Creech,
said he could not give as encouraging re-
port as the man who succeeded" him,
but he anticipated no trouble and Johns
ton was in line Mr.. Belamy, of Nash,
said he was representative man and
that the county was alright. Vance
! ID 4
when he stepped to the front vociferous
applause greeted him from the
delegates all over the hall He
talked at random with a few stale
jokes and was applauded at every sen
tence. Said there was no difference in
the two old parties and that the peoples
party was the party in Vance AID would
carry the day, etc. Eaton is the third
party candidate for register of deeds in
his county. Mr.. Barnes said that the
people of Wake were in the ''middle of
the road" and that in the city of Raleigh
hundreds of votes would be cast for the
peoples party and that Wake was going
solid. Chairman Wilson confirmed it.
MIR. Dudley Pecd, who had the flo r
every ten minutes during the
first part of the convention, said
something about hearing from editor
Plumber, of Henderson. Yet, he wasn't
heard from. Here the committee
on permanent organization recommend
ed s. 0. Wilson for permanent chairman
aud J. w. Denmark, of Wake, perma-
nent secretary. Wilson declared the
convention ready for business. Mr..
Holiday, of Randolph, nominated w. F.
Stroud, of Chatham, for Congress. n.
H. Macon, of Franklin, was put in
nomination. James Amis. of Vance,
= was put in nomination. 1t was moved
n that the candidates come forward and
G state their positions on the tissues.
o Mr.. Amis said he stood on the St. Louis
! platform with both feet. Mr. Macon
g said ne never belonged to any party il
. his life-he had voted in both parties
r as an independent. He then reviewed
A his financial standing and said he Wa
. well educated and had beer
n success in everything he haC
, undertaken. He would be success
in the campaign if they would put tn
Congressional banner In his hands. Mr.
Stroud was not in the hall and could no
r. be found. In his absence, and it bein;
A the sense of the convention to hear from
him, some one moved that the nomina
70 tion of elector be proceeded with. MI
- A. G. Green was put in nomination b
~ Mr.. Reeves, OF Wake. Mr.. w. J. Pc,
81 was put in nomination by MIR. Arnold, {
80 Wake. Mr.. Green's name was will
;s drawn. The name of w. j. Peel WI
10 10 withdrawn. A. G. Green was again pr
= in nomination by Mr.. Barnes and wa
: elected by acclamation. Mr.. Gree
stepped to the front and spoke for twel
ty minutes. He said he had been taugh
never to desert" and he had stoo
ID by that counsel since the day
of '65. He would never desc
tv the peoples party, and would labor dill
III gently in the campaign. Mr.. Green W
as the democratic Senator from this count
~ in the last legislature. At this junctu
d. Mr.. Stroud appeared and stated that
% stood on the Omaha platform; that
-ot was "reformer;" that he believed tn
ire the democrats would put the force bill
nd effect as quick as the republicans woul
&c Balloting for congressman then commen
OF ed and Mr.. Stroud was elected o. the I'll
NJ ballot All counties voted for him e
MO cept the counties of Vance and Frankli
ara which voted for their respective cane
,en dates. On motion, the nomination
his Stroud was made unanimous. The Oma
at. platform, preamble and resolutions W.
Of adopted by acclamation. The cOnV'
10 ton then adjourned.
f There were certainly not over fifty
55. sixty congressional delegates in the h
ora though over two hundred were pr
INV ent, many of whom were democrats a
ms others third party men who are delega
nod to the State convention here today.
oes Among the delegates was noticed tn
ifnl negroes, one from Franklin and two fir
ono Vance.
trv Col. 7. B. Long, w. II. Worth 8
other of the State alliance officers W
noticed in the hall Secretary Bar
,o. was member of the Wake delegati
,f ,g;o Except at the speech of the negro Fl
,ris Vance and occasionally at Mr. Gree
tho speech of acceptance, there was but Ii
80 enthusiasm, and when the nominal
ono for Congress was announced not an
10? plause went up.
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