The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-26
SPARKS ON THE RESULT

J. D Carr: Don't want to talk for
publication; am silver man always"
I F. Hill; 81 am sort'er like Mr..
Carr, don't want to talk for publication"
Geo. E. Hunt: 81 think the work of
the convention will result in great good. !"
G. NJ. Peterson: at lays the founda-
ton for clean cut victory for silver in
1896"
Sheriff Leonard, Lexington: Think it
was just what was wanted by the silver
people"
There seemed to be a scarcity of
Populist sentiment against National
BANS.
professor" Banks, correspondent Of
the Charlotte Observer: II think it was
a farce"
TO CAPT. COOKE.
''The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but him had fed"
His Excellency, Gov Elias Carr, sat
well back in the hail. He was one of The
Signers.
John Nichols; cam running the State
Fair. Out of POLITICS until after the
25th October.
S. II. Williams, Rialto: ~ just merely
came up to ask your opinion; l haven't
found mine yet"
@. B. Marshburn, Marshall: II think
it went off all right. | think it accom-
plished what it met for"
John R. Webster got in on the early
afternoon train too late for the c0nven-
ton and LETT at o'clock.
Virgil s. Lusk: II think it is all
right. We had fusion last winter and
you see we are just carrying it out"
B. F. Keith: Accomplished just
what it was intended for; in the right
direction OF getting the silver forces to-
gether."
B. G. Beckwith: 81 think it means a
victory for the American people, and
especially for the poor people of North
Carolina.
W. E Fountain, Mayor of Tarboro:
The Convention has opened the way for
independent action on the part Of all
sncere silver Democrats.
Mr.. B. O. Beekwith said: eyes,
signed the call, and / am ready TO sign
another just like it, and when the con-
vention meets | am ready to stay with
it,"
Geo E. Butler (brother of the Senator
and a Democrat: 81 think it is the
only practical method Of getting the
silver forces together"
W. T. Dortch, Jr.: THE most superb
management ever saw. They have got
Ed Chambers boxed up now and will
exhibit him at pleasure"
0. F. Herring: "Think it will result in
the election of a silver ticket in North
Carolina and in all probability in the
election Of a national ticket, if the other
states take hold Of it.
Senator Fowler: Think everything
ran on all right Think it is what every
silver man should desire, and think it
will carry the State for silver as a re
suit of the days work. a."
N. B Broughton: u think it was
very conservative body. Whether it was
conspicuous for the presence of Office
seekers, am not able to say, but it Ger
tainly was conspicuous for the absence of
office holders. ! heartily endorse the
sentiment Of the resolutions"
CAPT A. II. Stokes, a prominent far
mer, property owner and manufac
turer of Durham, and withal a Demo
crat, SAID, just as he took the train for
home: Il don't think it amounts to any
thing. If there was anybody pulled
away from their old party ties, | don't
know it,"
W. J. Peele, who, like Maj Guthrie,
has tasted of all parties, said; THE
gold bug is whipped, but the party bug
still f)urishes. " "Do you favor the or
ganization ola new party 2" he was asked.
~ don't favor that at this time" was
the reply. 81 want to get silver through
some one of the parties now existing"
When Mr.. r. H. Cowan, editor of the
Durham Globe, offered set of resolu-
tions to the effect that the Democratic
party was the real silver party Butler
got on his feet with great rapidity to
prevent the reading of the resolutions,
and silver-tongue Harry was prompt to
make sine die adjournment.
Rev. Baylus Cade seconded Mr.. Cookies
/ amendment TO the resolution, and while