Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-12

invitations of Governors Fishback and
Mckinney and for the purpose OF co.
operating in the movement. Ihe con-
vention could certainly do no harm and
might result in great good. st any
rate. it could not fail to prove a most
pleasant occasion.
GOVERNOR CARR, OFNoRTH CAROLINA.
Governor Carr. Mr.. John Robinson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, and Pro-
fessor Joseph 4. Holmes, State Geolo-
gist, of North Carolina, are also at Muir
phys, having arrived on the evening
train from Raleigh. Mr.. John L. Patrick,
ex-Commissioner Of Immigration of
North Carolina, is also in the city and
is registered OF the Exchange.
Governor Carr has a strong, not to say
rugged. face, with heavy gray moustache
and beard. AS regards suggestions TO
the convention Governor Carr was In the
same category as were Governors Brown
and Stone. lie said he had no plan to
lav before the body. He bad come here
for orconsnltation. North Carolina desired
exactly what Virginia desired in the way
of immigratiOn- settlers that either
mad money or were skilled il
some one OF the manufacturing arts.
Professor Holmes concurTed in this con-
clusion and inclined to the opinion that
the South should look principally to the
North and the West for settlers. lie
thought that if the convention aid no
thing else it would set the leading men OF
the South to thinking on the subject OF
immigration, and that would be 6 point
gained.
MISREPRESENTATION.
Mr.. Patrick. who has had vest deal
of experience in efforts to induce immi-
grants TO settle in North Carolina, SAID
the first thing to be done was TO con-
vince the man seeking new home that
the South was not swamp The next
thing was To convince him that he would
not be shot as soon as lie came here.
instrumentation of the South not only
obtained in the North, but in Europe as
well.
The consensus OF opinion as gathered
from all the delegates 70 the convention
that the DIsPATCH representative con-
yersed with was that the South did not
desire such immigrants as constitute the
masses that are dumped at Castle Gar
den. The classes desired are small farm
ers. skilled mechanics. and capitalists.
II also developed from the drilt OF con-
versatjon that more was hoped Tor from
work at Chicago than from any effort TO
advertise the advantages of the South
abroad. Ina general way the sugges-
ton was thrown ont that II would DE
best 20 discountenance the immigration
OF labor to the South.
TIE LETTER TO Mr.. CLEVELAND.
Though Governor Pishback would
not give to the press the letter to Mr.
Cleveland he has drawn up and will IN
troduce in the convention, IT Is undor-
stood that it petitions Mr.. Cleveland TO
appoin. consuls who will properly pre-
sent abroad the conditions existing III
the South. One of Governor Fishback s
principal contentious is that the South
has been misreprosen!ed by the consuis
appointed duder Republican admlnistra-
tlonS
Personal FONTS.
Tientenant. Governor j. Hoge Tyler
and State.Senator Mcdonald, OF Lynch
burg. reached the city last night. The
former is at the Exchange and the latter
at Murphv's. II Is expected that tne
observation-disclosures viii represent the
Southwest in the convention.
Governor Foster, OF Louisiana, and
party of five Governor Iillman, OF
south Carolina Governor Jones, ot
Alabama. and wife and two members o.
his. staff, and Governor Mcoorkie, OIL
West Virginia, are expected this morn
ing. =,
Governor Jones and wife will be the
guests OF DIR. Willis.
The Governors OF Georgia. Texas,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and
Florida will not be able to attend the
convention.
The committees in charge OF the re.
ception 70 be rendered the visitors at
the Westmoreland Club Thursday night
we're busy yesterday perfecsiDg their
arrangements for the entertainment. IL
will be one Of the most brilliant affairs
that have ever taken place, even in that
lospitable clubhouse.
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Royal Arcann,n.