The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-12
BUFFERS OWN CALL
FUSIONISTS ISSUE A SUMMONS
TO THE APPROACHING SILL
YER CONVENTION.
]. C. LOGAN HARRIS SCHEME.

AhteHds 10 rack the Convention with
Fifty Negroes aud Offer Resolution
Starting "a Free Silver party--S. Ohio
Wilson has not Heard, From Either
Democrats or Populists, OF the Ru-
mOred FusiOna- Mr.. Smith Says That
Harris Scheme Will not Succeed.
Senator Batter and the fusion leaders
| were not asked to sign the can for the
silver convention Yesterday they sprung
a distinct surprise by issuing a couple of
calls themselves. These calls see the
light for the first time in the eau
casian" to day.
First that paper prints the call signed
! by Mr. Ed Chambers Smith and ether
leading silver Democrats.
Then follows these two c.rds:
WHEREAS, A number Of citizens have
! sign!tied their desire tC Lave g uar-par-
tisan Free Silver State CONVENTION, to
be composed Of persons Of all parties
who believe that the unit Of value which
existed prior to 1873 should be promptly
restored, and all who believe in the i'm
mediate, free ard unlimited coinage of
| silver and gold at the ratio of Is 70 ],
| irrespective of the policy oil any other ma
| ton; we hereby express our approval of
| such convention, and call upon those
who believe in the above step toward
proper financial system to meet in Raj
! eigh on the 25th inst, for the purpose
of consultation. W. II. Worth, J. J.
Mott, Harry Skinner, J. NJ Moody, A.
Q. Shuford, Y. s. Lusk, W. +. Strowd."
"a call having been made for a non
partisan State Free Silver Convention,
inviting all persons Of all political par
ties, who favor the free, Independent and
unlimited coinage Of silver and gold into
full, legal tender dollars at the ratio of
Is to 1, to meet in Raleigh Oh September
25th, and inasmuch as such convention
will be on the lineof the work started by
the Memphis Silver Convention, and will
tend to get all true friends of silver to
gether under one banrer to fight the for
eign gold trust and its American Tory
allies; therefore, we hereby favor the
holding OF such a non partisan silver
convention, and call upon the ''honest
money free silver clubs" Of the State and
all other persons who favor the objects
of said clubs to attend. Marion Butler,
the Memphis Convention for N. O. r z.
Keith, Vice-President, Memphis Conven-
ton for North Carolina"
1t is said that this was decided upon
night before last, though toe calls are
said to have been signed day o. two be-
fore.
Senator Butler went to Sampson coun-
ty yesterday afternoon. S. Ohio Wilson
met him at the depot, VIII, re they talked
earnestly, Wilson hanging 10 the car
steps as the train moved off
Mr.. Wilson said later that he would
attend the convention Asked about the
fusion rumor, he said: Il have never
heard from any Populist or any free sill
yer Democrat the suggestion Of fusion
of the two parties" "Will there be a
non partisan silver movement 2" asked
That depends upon the parties nation
ally, he answered, lit is a national issue,
and N 1st be q rational movement. |
expect vote for a free silver man, and
If the Popu,ists d. not n III tie such q
man, Will not voc the Populist ticket.
Representative J. d. Cheek, the Re-
publican leader of Orange county, is
here. Referring to the Convention, he
said; Speaking for those in my county,
We do not expect TO recognize any Re
publican vino has anything 10 do with
it. And yeu may say that no man can
get the support Of the Fifth District who
will not support the National Republican
ticket"
State Senator Westmoreland said yes
terday: "There are too many people |
thinking the same way in North Carolina
to be kept apart y
J. O Logan Har is says he will take |
fifty negroes to tire convention on the !
25th and will introduce this resolution: |
That a committee of Is be a pointed !
by this CONVEX ton, which shall issue an
address to the voters of the nation who |
are in favor Of RECOMMENDATION of silver'at |
the ratio Of 10 to ], urging them to meet |
at some convenient point for the purpose
of ffecting an organization, the AOle |
mission Of which shall be the remoneti /
zati0n Of silver at 16 to /, and that when |
this great object has BEEN attained each |
individual who has contributed thereto |
shall be at liberty to return to the party |
organization with which he has acted, it |
not being intended to disrupt or impair
any political organization further than |
to attain the object herein set forth"
Mr.. Ed. Chambers smith said last
night; 1t appears that Mr.. Harris is not
honest in his movement, and only those
who gre honestly in favor of free silver !
will be- admitted to the convention. |