The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-23
A RACY MEETING.
IredelI Republicans Abuse Senator But
Ter Without Stint.

The Statesyille Landmark gives an
interesting account of the Republican
convention from which we condense
the following:
The convention was called to order
by Mr.. j. w. G. Long, chairman OF the
executive committee. Mr.. Long char
acterized the Republican party as the
greatest. gsrandest and wisest party
that ever existed and then, with re-
freshing candor, said that he was a
Republican from prejudice. This
wasn't Slip of the tongue for Mr..
Long said it twice } Mr.. Long said
he stood with his party on the money
question and his party was for sound
money, and in closing his brief adj
dress referred with an ill-c0ncealed
sheer, to DIR. Motifs silver party.
A negro was secretary, and Capt. A.
ID. Coyyles was called on for a speech.
He is a gold-bug. Among other things
he said the two leading daily neWspa-
pers of the State-the Charlotte OBJ
server and the Raleigh News and OBJ
server, were contributing daily to Re-
publican success. The Charlotte OBJ
server, he said, by it's position on the
money question, was making Repub-
lican votes, while the Raleigh News
and Observer, by its position on the
money question, was making Populist
votes. AS there are only two sides TO
the money question and, according to
the Captain, one the Republican side
and the other the Populist side, it
would be interesting to know where
the Democrats are to come in. But
this the Captain didn't tell us.
f. j. AXIey was endorsed for State
Auditor. 1T was a Holton-Settle-
Dockery concern, and the delegates
win vote for Dockery
Then as a fitting conclusion TO the
whole matter DR.. s. Angle, of Eagle
Mills, the Bull of the Woods" was
called on for a speech and he re-
sponded promptly. The Doctor said
ne had been coming 10 Republican
conventions for twenty years and that
was as far as he ever got; that he was
allowed to come to the conventions
every two years and make a speech
and then so home. They talk about
gold-bugs and silyer-bugs, he said,
while / am at home looking after bed
bugs, potato-bugs and the like. Then
the Doctor turned his attention to
Marion Butler. and the dressing he
gave the Senator made Mr. Cal Kim
ball. Populist. 50 mad that ne could
hardly contain himself "Marion But
Ter calls me a gold-bug," said the Doc
tor. Il call him a tumble-bug. He's
tumbled from everything he ever pro
fessed to be or promised" Paying a
compliment to the sons Of Ham, as he
called the colored contingent, he said
i would rather have your skin than
TO have Marion Buffers. Where woule
Marion Butler be to-day but for fusion
and the Republicans p he shouted as
he waved his arms. down i'm Samp
son county pulling a line over a mules
back" The Doctor ia his speech made
the only reference that was made to
the last legislature in all the coayen.
tion, and that was neither praise nor
blame. Referring to Buffers charge
that the Republicans got 100000
more in offices out of the last fusion
deal than the Pops, he said: We
mustn't be too hard On the last legis
lature. 1t honored me. Tt made me :
justice of the peace Up to The present
my fees have been 50 cent rs cents in
cash and rs cents in dried fruit Now
/ would like TO exchange offices Will
Butler awhile, draw his salary and lei
him draw mine.