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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
JOHNSTON COUNTY PoPuLIsTs.
Meet in Convention and Arrange for
Fusion With Republicans.

Smithfeld. n. c., Aug. 3.-(SpeciaD
The Populists held their county con
vention here to-day. The attendance
was about as it was two or four years
ago. Delegates were chosen to the
various conventions, and only men
were chosen who were known to be
against fusion with Democrats. Sena-
tor Butler was defed and it was de
termined to fuse with the Republicans
whether Butler favors it or not
p. Il. Massey was chosen chairman
of the county executive committee, dis
placing W. r. Creech. The political
predictions of Massey have always
been Republican, while Creech's were
Democratic They agreed to fuse on
John Saunders, Republican, for the
Senate. He is an open, outspoken adj
vocate Of the gold standard and a
tariff. BY special invitation,
John w. Snipes, a prominent Republi-
can, addressed the convention. He de-
nounced Democrats, but from first to
last not a word was said to offend the
most sensitive Republican.
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Morganton, n. c., August 3.
HE ROBBED HIS OWN STAGE.

Perry, Okla, Aug. 3.--Mail carrier
Hempmeyer, whose stage was repre-
scented as robbed by stage robbers be-
tween Okenee and Lacey several days
ago, has confessed to the robbery.
Hempmeyer is only 10 years old. Since
the robbery he has been acting sus-
piciously and spending money freely.
He was arrested yesterday on suspi-
cion and has made a confession. He
had charged the robbery to "Bill'
Doolin and Dynamite Dick" outlaws
who recently escaped from the Guthrie
jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
STATE NEWS.

Republican Elector-at-large Gudger
is iii and has cancelled his appoint
ments.
At Cabarrus Superior court, Frank
Howard was sentenced to be hung Au-
gust 28th for arson.
The Goldsboro Argus announces that
Hon. C. B. Watson will speak at
Goldsboro next Saturday.
The grand encampment, I. o. O. f..
Will meet in annual session in the
city of Newbern ON Wednesday, the
9Th inst.
The Davidson county Populists en-
dorsed Bryan and Watson, Butler,
Pritchard, Shuford and Z. V. Walser
and pronounced in favor of fusion
with the Republicans.
After big wTangle, 10 of the %
delegates to the Populist State con
vention favorable to Republican flu
sion were elected. Capt. S. w. Noble
who organized the party in New Han
over. will contest in the State conven-
ton. The boss of the meeting was
Jno. r. Melton, chief of police, an office
given to him by Russell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
TUESDAY,,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

For President. WILLIAM j. BRYAN
of Nebraska.
For Vice-President, ARTHUR SEW
ALL, of Maine.
For Governor. CYRUS B. WATSON,
of Forsyth.
For Lieutenant Governor, THOMAS
W. MASON, of Northampton.
For Secretary of State, CHARLES
NJ. COOKE, of Franklin.
For State Treasurer, B. T. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For State Auditor, r. NJ. FURMAN,
of Buncombe.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, JOHN c. SCARBOROUGH,
of Johnston.
For Attorney General, T. /.
OSBORNE, of Meckenburg.
For Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court. A. C. AVERY, of Burke,
and GEORGE I'll. BROWN, of Beaufort.
For Judge of the Superior court of
MING, of Durham.
For Electors at Large-LOCKE
CRAIG. of Buncombe, and w. G.
DOUGLASS, of Moore.
FOR CONGRESS.
Second District. A. WOODARD,
of Wilson
Fourth District-EDWARD w. POU,
OF Johnston.
Fifth District-W. w. KITCHIN. of
Person.
Sixth District-JAMES A. LOCK
HART, of Arson.
Ninth District. S. ADAMS, or
Buncombe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
LET Us HAVE A TRUTHFUL CAM
PAIGN

The Nebraska bolt ng Democrats and
the Republicans are 50 enraged at
Bryam's popularity that they are be-
side themselves. Senator Thurston, in
a moment of impotent fury, charged
that he had been employed 10y the
silver bonanza combine to make
speeches. Senator Stewart comes for
ward promptly and says:
1T is lie. / know it to be false,
and l believe that Senator Thurs
ton knew it was false when he ut
tered it. He must produce the
proof Coming from such authori-
ty the Islander must be answered"
Mr.. Mckinley and MIR. Bryan have
started the campaign upon an honor
able and dignifed plane. The Ne
braska kclers may as well keep their
temper. Let us have truthful cam
paign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
THE PARSONS PROPAGANDA.

| 1t is the shame of the Northern
Methodist church that it has a Bishop
who thinks more of the success of the
Republican party than the salvation
Of immortal souls. The New York
Sun prints the following statement
said to have been made by Bishop
John F. Newman:
SIN the conferences committed
to my charge there are something
over 1000 ministers. ! shall call
their attention to what ! believe is
the plain duty Of the clergy, and
shall urge upon them the impor-
lance of using all the influence
they possess, in the pulpit and out,
against the danger which threatens
our country against the possible
triumph of Bryan and Sewall and
the election of a Congress that is
pledged to pass a free silver coin
age measure"
This is on par with the news that
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville
and Nashville railroads will try to
induce" all employees to vote for Me
Kinley. 1t is bad enough when rich
corporations, avowedly organized for
making money. try to coerce its en-
ployees. 1t is scandalous when a
Bishop, having power without appeal,
to remove preachers, proclaims that
he will order'th "in the pulpit and
and out" to leave their sacred calling
and work for Mckinley. 1t is true
that Mr.. Mckinley is a Methodist, and
if elected would attend a Methodist
church, whereas Mr.. Bryan would go
to Il Presbyterian church. The Bishop
has betrayed a sectarian narrowness
as well as a partisan prejudice, that
cannot be too severely rebuked. Worse
than trying to make the church
political machine, if anything can be
worse, is the pretence that the object
is to further the cause of "sound
mony." Better admit, Bishop, your
sectarian bigotry and party zeal.
The Springfield Republican calls the
attention of Mr.. Hanna to the Bishops
proposed movement through his "thou-
sand parsons" because it does mot
want the fight for gold Burchardized
by any indiscreet prelate." 1t says
that such an act as the Bishop pro-
poses would be the acme of stupidity
and laundering"
The Washington Post makes an apt
illustration of the danger, as well as
the evil, of the Bishops policy:
There is much stronger opposi-
ton to clerical dictation in politics
in the United States than in Can
ada, but a pertinent illustration
is drawn by the Republican from
the other side of the boundary line.
1t states that the Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy of Quebec tried
Bishop Newman tactics in the
recent Canadian Parliamentary
campaign. and with what woeful
results. The Catholic prelates, the
Republican says, advised the Ro-
man Catholic voters of Canada to
prevent the election of the Liberal
candidates; they deliberately
thrust the great Roman Catholic
Church, with its immense ecclesi-
acstical prestige and influence, into
the political combat; but when the
polls were closed it was found that
even in Catholic Quebec the party
that the church had denounced
had been overwhelmingly success
full and that clericalism in politics
had received singing rebuke."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
CHICAGo's RECEPTION TO BRYAN.

Chicago, H., Aug. "a general
meeting of the Democrats, Populists
and silver people friendly to Bryan's
election, was held to make arrange
ments for the reception of the Presi-
denItiaI nominee on his arrival in Chi
cago next Saturday night Represen-
tatives from a number of trades
unions were present, as well as both
wings of the local Populists, and it was
decided to have a procession to escort
Mr.. Bryan from the depot to his
hotel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

The Sound money" Democrats Of
Texas held a meeting with closed
doors on Saturday. Afterwards they
held a conference with the chairman
of the Republican State Executive
committee looking to fusion ON cleo
tors. That's the usual procedure of
the boilers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

The News and Observer learns that
Judges Graham and Undertake both
affirmed the judgment of ex-Judge
Whitaker that all persons in court, no
matter how hot the weather, should
wear their coats. While, possibly,
more proper these three judges are
not as humane as Judge Green. We
stand with the Watauga judge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
CONVENTION DATES.

Democratic Congressional Conven-
zion 9th Observation-Disclosures, August
18th.
Democratic Congressional conven-
ton Eighth District-Raleigh June
s5th, and Wilkesboro, July goth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

Senator Hill ought to hurry up and
get on the band wagon. Tammany
has crawled in. Hills utbteramce, Il am
indignant at the rapacity of the gold
monometaIlists, so reckless of both
science and of public opinion" entities
him to a seat if he will wipe out his
later speeches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
STATE AID CONDEMNED.

Winston. n. c., Aug. ESPECIAL. y
Pilot Mountain Baptist Association, in
session at GemantOn, passed resolu-
tions condemning State aid to higher
education.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
SIXTEEN TO ONE.
No Swapping of Sixteen Silver Votes
for One Gold Vote.

TO the Editor: The ques-
our party policy is to be shaped to suit
those who are on or. or
the platform. We must not
be buIldOzed by people VINO
can doctrine is right for the poor com
pensation - few votes. Let them
take back seats or go out of the syna-
gogue. We must not swap sixteen
silver voters for one ..alf-hearted gold
bug.
SILVER GRAY.
Morganton, n. c., August 3.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

Two members of the Berkeley (Cal.)
Athletic Club have decided to crawl on
their hands and knees from San Fran
cisco, Cal, to New York. The fools are
not all dead vet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

Application for receivers for T. X.
Muller, bicycle manufacturer. of
Brooklyn, has been made; liabilities
$4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bit
Iousness, indigestion, headache.
Easy 70 take, easy 70 operate. csc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the
blood, overcomes that tired feeling,
creates an appetite, and gives refresh
ing sleep.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

If the silver men are anarchists, the
gold men are monarchists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Henry George is in favor of Bryan,
and saws he will vote for him with
greater satisfaction and firmer conf
dence than he has voted for a Presi-
Dental candidate since Abraham Lin
coin.
You may say said Senator Pritch-
ard to the Salisbury World, that the
Mckinley electors will positively not
be taken down They are in to stay
and l am confident they will sweep the
State"
A prominent Augusta merchant
SAYS: ''When gold was at $50 premium
/ made bushels of money in my bust
ness. The threat Of gold leaving the
country and going to a premium has no
terror for me. Let her go."-Atlanta
Chronicle.
The chairman of the Populist exc
cutive committee in the State of New
York says that rs per cent of the Re
publicans of Orleans county have join
ed the free silver movement. In Catta-
ragus and Genesee counties the farm
ers are out for free silver.
Enquirer: Republican editors who
are hard pushed for campaign mater
ial say that Mr.. Bryan was chosen by
only 145 majority the last time he ran
for Congress. Go to! The last time
Mr.. Mckinley ran for Congress he
wasn't chosen at all"
The Asheyille Citizen, concluding Il
report of a speech by Locke Craig, Esq,
in Polk county, says 1T was estimated
that ten Republicans would vote for
the party which is true to silver where
one Democrat will vote against the
party. In one crowd nine Republicans
announced their intention to vote the
Bryan ticket. Polk county may be put
down in the Democratic column this
year"
There is a rumor that the Populists
of Cleveland county have named j. 4
Hamricll for the Legislature, and that
he favors Pritchard's reelection. II
viii be remembered that some months
aro Prtchard and Holton said they
would get the Populist vote whether
Butler and the executive committed
fused or not. They are now busy
working up county fusion wherever
they can. 80
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

You may say" said Senator Pritch-
ard to the Salisbury World, that the
Mckinley electors will positively not
be taken down. They are in to stay
and l am confident they will sweep the
State"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04

Henry George is in favor of Bryan,
and says he will vote for him with
greater satisfaction and firmer conf
dence than he has voted for a Presi-
Dental candidate since Abraham Lin
coin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-04
WILSON TosACco MARKET.

OPEN d yesterday WITH Large bTeaKs
- EsS~arehouses.
Wilson, SssAss ugust 3.-(SpeciaD-
The tobacco sea a. opened this morn
ing. All four rehouses had good
breaks. The class Of tobacco sold was
bright, but short and full of sand.
Prices were high for the grade of to-
tacco. Farmers, as rule, are very
II pleased with return 5.
The present indications are that Will
son viii double last years sales. The
total amount sold to-day was $4,000
pounds.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19

yielding in their demand Tor honest
money. We are unalterably opposed to
any scheme that will give to this coun-
try a deprecated or debased currency.
We favor the use of silver as currency
but to the extent only and under such
restrictions that its parity with gold
may be maintained.
H. c. Adams presented resolutions as
follows:
Resolved. That the Republicans of
Wisconsin recognize in Hon. William
Mckinley of Ohio, the most distin-
guished champion of the Republican
policy of protection and reciprocity;
that we honor him as q type of the best
American citizenship. in both public
and private life; and we hereby express
to the delegates elected to the St Louis
convention our Judgment that they use
all reasonable effort to secure his NOM
ination for the presidency"
The resolutions were greeted with
long applause and adopted unanimous
~. The convention decided that in
making nominations the congressional
districts be called in numerical order
and that each of the four delegates at
large be elected separately. The dele
gates at large are ex-senator Philetus
Sawyer, Ex-Governor Hoard, F. s. Ell
lott and J. H. Stout.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19
THE RING.
National Sporting Club Never Of
fercd n Purse, as Charged.

National. Sporting Club Never Of
fercd n Purse, as Charged.
LONDON, March 1S.-The Associated
Press has received a communication
which officially sets at rest the claim
that the National Sporting club has
offered a purse for fight between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons. The fact
of such claim having been advanced
was first brought to public attention
here by the news cahled from the Uni
ted States that Corbstt had signed the
articles of agreement for contest be-
fore the National Sporting club.
When it was first denied that any
offer had been made for sucm contest
and the report of the denial was cabled
TO the Associated Press, the claim of
authority for arranging for such a con-
hest was reiterated by the representa-
tives of we'll known sporting papers
here and in the United States. The
following communication speaks for
itself:
National Sporting Club, CoVent Gar
den, March Is, 1896.
ITO the Associated Press-With ref
erence to Curbaat- Fitzsimmons, L beg
to state | never offered purse, nor
authorized amy other person to do so
for a contest between the above box
ers
IF the time should come when the
men are matched and unconditional
apologies are rendered, this club shall
be prepared to make an offer, but not
until then. All other statements con-
trary to this are absolutely false.
j. FLEMING,
Secretary and Manager"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19
GARCIA. AT WORK.
HE AND HIS BAND ON THE STEAM
Err BERMUDA.
Some Clever Work Was Done by
the Cuban General and His Eel
low misunderstanding United
States Officials.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., March 49,
Custom House Inspector F. A. Higbee
learned this afternoon that Garcia and
band of Cuban patriots left Somers
Point harbor early this morning on the
steamer Bermuda. He has notified the
secretary of war
From facts learned it appears that
General Garcia secured the steamer
Atlantic City, which has been for sew
eral months lying at Tuckohoe. out of
commission, and transferred his men
and arms to the steamer Bermuda,
which arrived here Tuesday night. The
filibusterers, it is said. journeyed
from Philadelphia to Tuckohoe by the
Jersey railroad. thence by the steamer
Atlantic City to Somers Point harbor,
meeting the Bermuda and there eff
fected the transfer. Last Monday the
owners of the Atlantic City took out
of the custom house a set of inspection
papers. ostensibly for giving the
steamer a trial trip for the benefit of
parties who had an option upon it for
purchase. When she steamed into the
harbor Tuesday no special attention
however, that a number of strangefs
were lettering about the wharf, and
their mysterious actions created sus-
picion. Today local captains noticed
the Atlantic City suddenly steam to-
ward Egg Harbor bay, and thence
oceanward. Later in the day she re-
turned and went to Tuckohoe. 1t has
since been learned that the local
steamer met the Bermuda, which came
from New York and that Garcia and
his party were taken aboard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S-Rev. c.
.. Brown met his congregation tonight
and the report of the council which tried
the pastor of the First Congregational
church was read and received. Judge Adj
rocate Woodlands OF the council led the
meeting in prayer and a resolution
thanking the council for its labors was
adopted. DR.. Brown also thanked the
council, but denied that it had the right
10 pass on his conduct in the case of the
young lady who charged him with in
timidation. He said that the alleged in
timidation occurred ten days after the
council had been called. The smoothness
OF the meeting was SUDDENLY married when
A member of the church named James
offered a significant resolution as fol-
lows.
THAT the interests of this church and
congregation will be best served by a
pastor whose name anS reputation have
Eever been called into question:
Immediately there was a buzz of eX-
element and the noise became so great
that an attempt was made to clear the
room OF strangers. DR.. Browns friends
rallied to his side and the resolution was
tabled indefinitely. The meeting then adj
-journed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-19
NEW YORK.
Representatives of the G. o. p. Have
n Gay Old Time

NEW YORK, March 1S.-In all the
congressional districts of this CITY.
with the exception of the Sixteenth,
the Republicans tonight held conven-
tons for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention.
Two delegates and two alternates
We're chosen by the representatives of
the various assembly districts. COM
prising the several congressional dis
tricts. Turbulence and confusion were
the chief characteristics of the Twelfth
and Fifteenth districts.
wild scene of riot and disorder
marked the opening proceedings of the
Fifteenth congressional district con
vention at Renwick hall. Over 1000
excited men cheered, hOoted and yelled
at each other. while Police Inspector
! Cartwright, Captain Dean, four po-
lice sergeants and one hundred rounds
men and patrolmen vainly endeavored
to restore something like a semblance
of order. The fight was between the
Piatt and Brookfeld factions. The can
didaites for national delegates on the
Platt side were Excise Commissioners
Joseph Murphy and David Friedsall
The BroOkfield faction had for candi-
dates General c. H Coils and Robert
j. Wright. The BrOokfield faction got
possession of the convention at first
and E. c. Stink was chairman. Then
Isaac H Newman, Plat partisan.
who had been delegated by the state
committee to call the convention to
order. named James Degnan as tenn
porary chairman. The result was two
conventions presided over from the
same platform at the same time. The
vote for delegates was by ballot and
1T is not likely the result will be known
tonight.
At tie Murray Hill Lycaum, where tha
Twelfth district convention was held
it frequently looked as if the presence
of d squad of policemen was the only
thing that prevented scene of per-
sonal encounter between the opposing
factions favoring Morton and McKin-
ley as presidential candidates. There
will be a contest for the national as
sembly.
The Platt men controlled the con-
vention Howard Carroll and Thurlow
Weed Barnes were named as delegates
to the national convention. The anti
Platt men gathered in the gallery Of
the convention hall and elected as
delegates Cornelius n. Bliss and
Colonel S. H. r. Cruger-
There was also a split in the Thir-
teenth district, two sets of delegates
being elected. Morton delegates were
elected in all of the other districts as
follows:
Eighth-Lucius L. Van Allen and
Lispand Stewart.
Ninth-Charles H. Murray and John
J. Collins.
Tenth-F'red S. Gibbs and John B.
Windolph.
Eleventh-Jacob NJ. Patterson and
George billiard.
Fourteenth-L. E. Quigg and Abra-
ham Gruber.
In the Thirteenth district the PIatt
faction elected John Reisenweber and
Alexander T. Mason as delegates and
the Brookfeld people elected Arson c.
McCOok and William Brookield.