The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-14

Confusion and Collision In the Two Old ParesThe Wondrous
Spectates They Present To The People in Their Con-
ventions And Committee Meetings
LOOK ON THAT.
THEN

We are indebted also 10 the Char
lotte Observer for an account al the
proceedings OF the meeting Of the
State Democratic executive commit
tee. There does not appear 10 be
any knocking" and "draggirg' in
the programme, but there was as
much confusion, which resulted in
nothing. The account is a. follows:
1.-The Democratic State executive
committee met in Raleigh on the
night of Thursday, the 9th of April.
On the afternoon of that day there
was held in the Office of Mr.. Smith a
preliminary caucus of the free silver
members of the committee. This
caucus was originated by the ex-
tremi-tg and nearly all of the con
servative silver men were drawn in
- it. A proxy was secured for ex-
Judge MacRae and it is reported
that he presided over the caucus.
1t adopted resolutions which were
substantially those of the State sill
YER convention of September 18th,
1895, and which by suggestion rather
than definite expression favored the
formation of silver party. 1t was
agreed to have two State conven-
tions-one on the Goth of May to
elect delegates to Chicago and to re-
organize and take charge of the
State committee with view to pos
sible fusion with the Populists later.
A third proposition was to pa;
through the committee, that night,
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A SUE
COMMITTEE OF THREE TO MAKE TERMS
WITH BUTLER. At this junc;ure the
conservatives present came to the
rescue. Great confusion arose and
the meeting finally adjourned with
cut having come to vote on this
resolution.
In the committee meeting that
night the proposition for two con
ventions was defeated. The propo
sition for special committee te
confer with Butler was not intro
duced. Mr.. Smiths silver resolu
tions were introduced by r. R. Cot
ton and Mr.. Sol. C. Weill proposed
as an amendment pledge to sup
port the nominees of the Democracy
national, State and local This wa.
very embarrassing. Mr.. Smith Of
fered a substitute reaf1irming the
resolutions of the committee on tn,
Goth of May last. Mr.. WE'LL Offered
an amendment to this calling upor
silver men to support the Democrat
ic ticket, national, State and local
This did not help the situation of th'
extremists. The vote must be take1
on the amendment first. Mr.. Franl
D. Winston called for the yeas ant
nays and Col. Paul B. Means an
nounced that he would publish owe
his own signature the names of thos
who voted against the amendment
To vote against it was to put one
self out the Democratic party; :
, vote for it was to violate the caucu
agreement of the afternoon and in
, terfere with fusion with Butle,
Capt. R. B. Davis and E. J. Hale
realizing the situstion, said: "W
are whipped; let US get out of thi
trouble now the best way" Chain
man Pou was appealed to for advic
aud said that everything before th
. meeting could be withdrawn b
: unanimous consent. This was give
) and the resolutions, substitute an
amendments were all withdraw
| Thus the conservative silver me
= again saved the day. There is L
+ pretense that the sound money me
y could have done so alone, as the
q were outnumbered about two
one."
elieve that either OF these orgapiz
do7 Are they worthy of the suppo
~ and principle at hearth Read abo
S for Yourself.