The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-10
RALEIGH No'rEs.
Marion Butler Issues IA Card to the
Members OF HIS Purity.

Raleigh. n. c., June 8 (SpeciaD.-
State Populist Chairman Marion Butler
to-day issued card to- the members of
his party. In this he says that at the
last meeting OF the St9te Committee
1t was decided not to be advantageous
TO hold q convention until after tine
National Convention. The question of
holding convention for the purpose of
electing delegates 10 the National Con-
vention was also discussed. and II was
decided that as Il large part of the dele
gates were to be elected by their dis
trict conventions, Il Stall convention.
merely to select tine few delegates at
large. would be too great Ia sacrifice of
time and money. 1t was therefore
recommended that the State Executive
Committee select the delegates at large
and that the Congressional Committee
select the others. There Sw!n be one
delegate from the county. land Chair
man Butler Says the peopS can trust
the county chairman to ml(lke known
their wishes and represent hem in the
meeting. making each Congressional
committee as representing al convention
for selecting delegates as dny district
can desire or possibly secure. lie de-
clares II 10 be absurd to have ten dele
gates from each county to go to a Con-
gressional Convention to elect only one
delegate. and so urges that Ithe county
to be delegates. He recommends that
state and county matters be- not acted
on until after the National Convention.
He calls attention 20 the fact that In
Oregon the Populists beat both the old
parties.
The trustees of the State institution
FOR the Blind were in session. until very
late last night, and elected f, X. Place,
or Illinois. principal at Sl.S00 annually
w. j. Young was made vice principal at
81 900 salary. The vote on this matter
oil retiring Young as superintendent was
to 3, Chairman Montague. Proctor.
Herring and Mesome vo,inI ave and
Briggs, Williams and Masot no. For
wars plans had been made to GUST
Young. The pressure of his friends was
SO strong that it seems the idea of maxi
ing him vice principal was decided on
Yesterday. 1t was done To cut off a
storm of adverse criticism. Young ac-
e C, the position. Al the old teachers
were reelected and their salaries. which
last year were cut down, were RESTORED
to the old figure hi'.
1t is decided that the teinperand,. fight
shall be pushed in North Ca. DINA. The
nomination of j. II. Southgate on the ma :
t!onal ticket and the recent action of the
w. c. Il. L. are the chief factors in this
plan.
Senior class day" at Wake Forest
College Is abolished by the faculty. il A.
said because some of the speakers be-
come 200 free In their jokes and remarks.
1t Is learned that the Fayetteville In
aependent Light Infantry will go to
richmond as the guest of the Rich
mond Infantry Blues.
There is some talk about giving all
Democrats who will vote the State tick
ct the largest liberty as regards the ma
tional ticket
The Populis:s appear 10 almost re
sent the idea Of the Democrats holding
.neir own State Convention and nomi-
mating a straight ticket. 4 Populist
said to-day the Democrats would he
fools to do such a thing
RMS morning there was a meeting of
.ne Alumni az the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, a, which AR Ma
theWs. OF Morganton, delivered the ad-
dress This afternoon there was an ex-
hibition drill. This evening President
-. Mciver delivered at the Academy
Oh Music the annual address before the
graduates.