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RALEIGH. \. C., Aug. >th.-Ihr
Democratic State convention Was
called 70 order at noon to-day by
Chairman Simmons. aon. ). {
Buxton, of Winston, was made
chairman. When the roll
Of counties was called exactly %
counties failed to respond.
When the committee on platform
was announced, Bob Furman moved
that all resolutions and suggestions
about platform be referred to the
committee without debate. Col.
Paul Means opposed this saying that
II was 9d9 IuIt " sum- ilN' ~
SION of opinion, but the motion was
passed over his head.
Hon. X. A. Doughton was made
permanent chairman.
According to the report of the
committee on credentials, II coun-
ties were not represented. But sew
eral reported as present were only
represented by proxies in the pockets
of kope Elias and other politicians.
VERY SLIM ATTENDANCE.
Your correspondent visited all the
hotels and leading boarding houses
and found that barely $50 persons
had registered at all of them since
yesterday morning from North Car
DINA. This includes not onl dele
gates and visitors at the convention,
but every man who happened to be
in the city on any business. In
short this is the entire crowd at the
convention outside of Wake county,
and a large number of them are u.
s. marshals, revenue officers and 9th
er office holders. Raleigh and Wake
appointed a very large number OF
delegates but with them all, the
crowd did not fill the floor of Metro
politan Hall. There was marked
contrast in the numbers and person
mel of this convention and the Peo-
pies party convention here last
week. Chairman Buxton read a
speech denouncing the Peoples par
ty, but he was very mild on the Re
publicans. He said "we must en-
dorse Cleveland"
Gov. Carr with the assistance of
his mustache, and Walter Henry as
sisted 10y his coat tail, both made
brief speeches. Others were called
for, but excused themselves. Later
on Coke and Cy Watson made talks
LOGE HARRIS 4 JOHN WILLIAMSON
J. c.. /. Harris was seated on the
stage and was in frequent converse,
ton with prominent Democrats
John Williamson was III the hall anC
several Democrats were noticed shak
ing hands with him. This created
some comment.
The only semblance of enthusiasm
that the convention was able to ge
up was over the doubtful and faint
ed news from Alabama. Otherwis,
the convention was rather funera
like.
NOMINATIONS AND PLATFORM.
The present Judges of the Su
preme Court and Treasurer Tat
were renominated by acclamation
Many politicians we've heard in con
versatiou to speak bitterly agains
Clark, and they would have NJ
doubt dropped him if they ha'
dared. One man was heard to de
nounce him as ''a d-n Populist."
The platform adopted endorse
the Chicago doubled-faced platform
as whole and commends Cleveland
for his stand in favor of tai if reform
and the repeal of the Fed eral Eie tic
laws &c. 1t specifically declares foI
free coinage of silver at the ratio O
16 to l and favors free whisky. fire.
tobacco, repeal of the 10 per cen
TAX on State Banks, an income ia,
and tariff reform. Nothing wa
done about the Ransom and Jarvi
fight. The Peoples party State con
vention is an easy winner over tn
convention to-day.
NOTICE.