The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-31

lana nominated JtttI y. Il iit-iIhi'At ~
Madison county. He compared Prltch-
ard to Andrew Johnson and pronounced
him the Mount Mitchell Of Republl-
cans in North Carolina"
Mr.. Adams, d., OF Moore, nominated !
ZEE s. OverInan. of Rowan, in BRET |
speech in which he referred in the
highest terms to Mr.. Overman's ability, |
uncompromsing democracy, and other
qualifications.
Pritchard's nomination was seconded
by Messrs. Carver (r) OF Cumberland,
Marshall (r) Of Surry. Gle said letter
Pritchard), Mewborne (p) OF Lenolr,
Moody (r) Of Haywood, Ammons (p)
of Madison, Starbuck (r.) OF Gullford,
Rice n.) of New Hanover, McCaskey
(p.) of Martin, and Hamrick (p.) of
Cleveland.
Mr.. Dowd d. of Mecklenburg In Sec
onding the nomination OF Overman,
threw down a gauntlet which the Pop
uists and Republicans were not slow to
take up. He waded into Incorporation"
and roasted the Populists for 40 far tor
saking their professed principles as to
vote for Republican hostile to fee
silver and low tariff for U. s. Senator.
Mr.. Mewborne, p, of Lenoir, drew
his sarcastic blade, and undertook to
defend the actions of POpullsts by
charging that the Democrats married
the Republicans on the financial ques-
ton in 1873. ard that Grover Cleveland
had now married John Sherman. lie
said that there had been wedding
between Populsts and the Republicans
in North Carolina
MI. Rice, r., of New Hanover, said that
the scriptural statement that God moves
in a most mysterious way his wonders
to perform" was applicable to this
occasion. He sailed into the Demo
cratic party in vigorous manner, call
ing it vicious oligarchy and other pet
names.
Mr.. Abel, d., of johnson, said that
in the present case the republican party
reminded HIM of an alligator sleeping
on the banks of tropical river, while
the popullsts, like flies, had lighted In
its mouth and were being snapped down
upon and swallowed forever. He made
some reference to the position Of the
populists on the tariff.
Mr.. Fowler, p, OF Sampson interrupt
ed MIR. Abel and said he could not
show where the Populists stood on the
tariff.
Mr.. Abel admitted that this might
be the case, as every Populist he met
had a different platform.
In reply to Mr.. Abel, Mr.. Fowler
jumped on the Democratic party with
both feet and got off his last falls cam
paign speech, in which he charged the
Democrats with failure to redeem their
pledges.
Mr. Dowd, d., of Mecklenburg,
thought Mr.. Rice had made an improp-
CT application of the scrlptural passage
quoted He did not think Providence
had anything to do with the election of
Butler and Pritchard as Senators.
Mr.. Hamrlck, p, of Cleveland, asked
Mr.. Dowd if Democrats had not pro-
posed to cooperate with Republicans
to elect a Democratic and Populist
Senator.
Mr.. Dowd replied that Republicans
mad made such propositions, but he said
no to them, preferring to 60 down in
defeat rather than make such COM
promise of principle.
Mr. Hamrick said he was informed
that Democrats had proposed to help
elect two Republican Senators.
Mr. Adams, d., of Moore denounced
the statement as false in every particu-
lar and demanded names of the Demo-
Gratis who made the proposition.
Mr.. Carver, T., of Cumberland, SAID
he had heard of no such proposition
coming from any Democratic member
of the Legislature, but that he had
heard some talk OF such a scheme
among. the laymen.
Mr.. Wicker, p, of Chatham said the
DoDnoor.ts mood not ha ~, o1-ipo co ,,,uoI,