The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-23
MEETING OF THE
STATE COMMITTEE.
A Complete Record Of Its Proceed
ipgs and Work - Actions
Which Make State His
tory
PRINCIPLE VS.. "SP0ILS."

] III NOlI Ill NO' Oh Olbo,
Ihe Proposition Of The Republican Com
nIttos Proposition of The Popuiist1
Large Number of Peopio IN Attendance
Twenty four Speeches of Views and
Opinions.
Responding to a call by the chair
man tho State executive committee
of the Peoples party met at the
Park Hotel in this city on Thurs
day, April 10th at o'clock. The
aunounce mont of the meeting ere
ated unusual interest in the State
qmone the members OF all political
plrties and attracted so great n
number Of people as TO make it the
most largely attended political com
mltcc meeting over held in North
C#rollna.
The members OF the committee
... mt wereg
Marion Butler. chairman; Hal
Aypr, secretary; Col. Harry Skinner,
N.. w. A. Guthrie, DR.. Cyrus
thompson, Capt. a. S. Peace, Capt.
w. H.. Kitchin, Theo. White, J. II.
Parker, Il. B. Kinsey, s. Otho Will
..u, A. G.. Green, ~. o. Stratford,
Angus Shaw, J. y. Hamrick repre-
s.rtiug the 9th District but not q
member of committee. j. +. Click,
rruNy for j. II. Sheriff..
Among the large number OF peo-
pIr who were present as Interested
mumbers of the party were noted
,.o following:
i. Mckay Byrd, d. Gill, JAS. Amis,
ID. T. Meacham, u. T. Garrett, G.
La kestlor, j. A. Sims, j. 7. West
morelaud, L. w. Babb, j. Il. Green,
i. f. Housa, w. II. Jenkins, s. A.
Edmond, j. T. Paschall, j. j. Jenk-
lus, Il. B. Lineberry, J. +. Bryan,
f.. w. Flake, j. j. Rogers, w. 5.
Haruos, S. a, Lourance, VS.. Bailey,
W. Ii. Worth, w. B. Gibson, A. j.
ua.by, w. NJ. Brown, +. a. Moye
rroL. John Graham, S. G.. Satter-
white, Sheriff Smith, of Vance, V
y. Soawell, j. G. Wilkerson, n. B
Jones, d. Averitt, V. V. Carter
W. S Bowers, j. 7. B. Hoover, DR.
!. T.. Person, w. f. Fountain, Con
sressmen A. G.. Shuford and w. F
Srowd, j. w. Denmark, J. l.. Ram
sry, Cyrus Murphy, l.. l.. Nash, Il
NJ. l.. Jeffreys, and quite number
ot others whose names were no
acted down in the busy moving t
and fro incident upon the meeting
This assembly of people constr
tuted a splendid looking body of mel
nigh above average intelligence ant
ability, and the sincere interest the.
felt in the matters to be consld
cred stamped them as body Of me
of patriotic and honest conviction
aud determination.
At / o'clock p. m. the committe
met in the large assembly hall of tn
Park Hotel and was called to orde
10y the chairman. Visiting member
of the party were cordially we
coined and seated.
Capt. Peace, of the committee
moved that an invitation be extend
ed TO the party members present
q, press their views upon the ma
ter of "co operation which woul
come before the committee, and o
any other matter with which the
might desire the committee to dea
This motion was adopted, and tn
chairman requested that those pre-!
eut would express their views full
and without reservation. 1t wa
agreed that the Congressional dis
tricts should be called in numerics
oyaer and that parties from each di
trct should be heard in such orde
Under this arrangement all th
districts were heard from except tt
ninth. Twenty-four speeches wei
made extending over period
three hours, during which the view
and opinions of every section wei
freely expressed.
At seven o'clock, the chairma
expressed the thanks of the con
mittee to the members of the part
tor their attendance and expression
yf opinion, aId then tie committt
adjourned to meet at $3.50 O'Clock
executive session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The committee met at $50, and b
ing advised that conference com mi
tee from the State committee of Il
Republican party desired consult
tion on the question of cooperate
this matter was taken up for discu
sion. The question was earnest
and deliberately discussed for near
six hours. Frequent reference W
made TO tho opinions and views G
pressed in the speeches in the Sc
eral conference meeting In the aft
noon, and 81 tremendous stack
letters. from every county and fr'
various sections in many count
with the views of the people llvi
therein, stood in evidence before
committee and constituted a pol
cal compass for directing the cou
of the committee. The best of fe
ing prevailed throughout this 10
discussion. At . o'clock a. N. a L
tion was made to appoint a conf
enee committee of five includi
Senator Butler to meet and con
with the Republican committee. !
! motion was unanimously adop
aad the following conference &C
mittee constituted:
Marion Butler, chairman; A.
Peace. S. Otho Wilson, j. Y. Hs
REX, J. NJ. Cutchin.
The full committee then adop
proposition which the confere
sommittee was instructed to pres
to the Republican committee.
The committee then adjourned
10 o'clock Friday morning.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
( The committee met at 10 O'clc
Information was received from
Republican committee that t
would be ready Tor conference a
o'clock.
The State committee then effet
the GLOWING business:
That delegates to the matte
convention ha annointel by