The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-25

A number of prominent Democrats,
including Governor Carr, Elk Governor
Jarvis, Mr.. Sam A Ash, Chas NJ. Cooke,
Judge MacCrae and others went in the
library last night for the purpose of con
ference. The result Of the meeting was
the appointment of a committee to con
slider the resolutions discussed yesterday
afternoon.
DR.. J. j. Mott, the Iron Duke, came
in from Statesville early yesterday morn
ing and registered at the Marlborough.
II am in favor of passing a resolution
pledging ourselves to work for the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at IS to
/, independent Of any country or any
party" said the DJctOr, land that's
where propose to stand"
DR.. Kirby, superintendent. and Mr.. r.
E. Crawford, steward, of the Asylum
for the Insane, were in the lobby last
night One silver man remarked IN the
lobby why, they must take us for
lunatics Another said: No, but if
goldbug would happen to show up,
Crawford would jump him in a minute
''Is he hot enough to sizz if you should
spit on him n asked one man Of another
last night, touching the attitude of q Ger
tain man on silver. IF not, read him
out, We want nobody here who is not
so hot for free silver that he will sacre-
fee horses and LANDS, father and mother,
party and church, for il.
The Charlotte Observer had, last Sun
day, what purported to be report of the
Silver Convention, which piece of enter
prise, a gentleman remarked last night,
seemed to render unnecessary the pre-
sence here now of its accomplished re
porter, Mr. Banks.
Editor Conner, of the Patron and
Cleaner, who is here to attend the Silver
Convention, has recently enlarged his
paper, and is making it one Of the hest
papers in the State He says North
ampton is for silver at the ratio Of Is to
1.
Ex-Gov. jarvis, il his remarks at the
Metropolitan Hall yesterday afternoon,
said that the question of silver rose
above party. Mr. Butler said he cared
nothing Tor the name Of the party so
that the joint movement was for silver
CIaudius Dockery and Sheriff Smith,
of Richmond county are here. They
are not delegates, only looking on to
keep the Populists in line to pull the
chestnuts out of the fire for the Radi-
Gals in 1896 as they didin 1894
A rumor went wild last night that a
prominent P0pulist had bcasted that to-
day the town would be full of Populists
from Wake and other counties who would
pledge the convention to the support Of
Populist free silver candidates.
Loga and his fifty negroes were not
in evidence Loge himself was in eyi
dence, and was a member Of the Repub-
licau wing Of me three cornered com
mittee which mey at Judge Whit aker's
Office after supper
Mr. Spier Whitaker is on the Com
mitteo of Nine, composed of three com
mittees, one PopuIisf, oCe Republican,
one Democratic Nr. Whitaker is on
the Populist committee Now who's got
| the thlmblel"
! There was another meeting, it was said,
| in Mr.. Spier Wbitaker's office last night
at which views were invited as to the
resolutions to be submitted this morning
at the meeting preliminary to the con
vention.
Mr.. B F. Keith, Vice President of the
Memphis Convention, who is here, does
not accept the theory that the cities are
for gold. At any rate, he says Whining
ton is for the white metal by big ma
jorlty.
Senator Fowler, Of Sampson, was a
conspicuous figure in the lobby. He said
mine tenths of my people are not
caring a d-n for party lines-the thing
they want is the dollar of our daddies".