The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-14
ARE NOT FOR FUSION
-...o,,+ LT77~riad TO
An Adjournment Hurried TO
Prevent Action.
ENGLISH FOR CONGRESS
A Member of Populist State
Executive Committee.
IS TIA BLOW AT Mr.. STROUD?
The Dockeryites Carried Every Con-
tested Seat and Jim Young Was
Kicked Out Without
Ceremony.

The chief incident in the otherwise
tame convention of the Fourth Con-
orassional convention yesterday was
the refusal to adopt a resolution favor
Bile to a continuation of fusion. N. IL.
Hicks (col.), of Vance, introduced the
following resolution:
eResolved that we, the Republicans
Of the Fourth Congressional district,
hereby renew our faith and allegiance
to the cooperative agreement between
the Republicans and Populists on the
same line as in 1894, and hereby agree
to support no candidate who is not
working to that end.
n. I'll. HICKS,
II. H. LEWIS"
This fell like a boiab in the camp, and
The delegates Immediately hurried up
an adjournment to prevent action, and
the resolution lies on the table without
action.
At 1925 f. A. johnson (col.), called
the convention to order, and made
speech upon the glories of the Republic
can marty. He said he dreamed about
the convention last night, and had
vision seeing Republican banners pass
ing by, indicating a big Republican
victory. There is nothing sophisti-
Gated about Mckinley" was one of the
speakers remarks that created APP
plause.
doe" Sorren was appointed secre-
tarv. When Rev. r. II. w. Leak entered
he was given great cheer by the del
egates and the audience, and ''the little
Niger preacher" smiled his acknowl-
edgments.
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed: j. NJ. Milliken, of
Randolph: G. i. Spicer (col.), OF Nash;
+. It. jones tool. }, of Chatham.
The chairman was called before the
committee on credentials, and he called
out, ssMr. Sharp, of Nash, viii please
take the chair The gentleman from
Nash. a wheel horse Republican who
has represented his county in the Leg
islature, stepped up and presided dur
ing the interim. Mr.. Sharp is one Of
the most original and reliable of the
Republican leaders from this district.
He is the author of the remarkable say
ing, Fellow citizens If you viii send
me to Raleigh TO sit on them -per-cush-
ION cheers, I'll promise not to put no
stock law ON the people.
Mr.. Murnard (meaning the Hon.
Claudio Bernardo, of pItt) is in the
house, and we want to hear from
him." announced the chairman.
The negroes called out, ''Murnard,
Murnard,' 2 and the Hon. Claudio came
forward with alacrity. BY way of tell
ing who he was, Claudio said he was
the man the Democrats tried to swim
die out of the Office of Solicitor. He
gave a long RIGA -na-role. The
election law does not make
YOU safe. You will never be
safe as long as a Democrat Is left.
They are the smartest politicians in the
world. He advocated continued fusion.
Zebulon Y. Walser, with broad
smile expressive of his expectations of
being nominated for Attorney General,
was called upon. II never miss an OPP
portunity to gouge a Democrat He
predicted that after next November
the Democratic party viii never be
heard of again.
II am sort of a Populist We want
them with us if we can. In Davidson,
they are going with US. In the Seventh
district we told the Populists that if
they would help to give US the Legisla-
ture we VIII send your man to Con-
gress. Cooperation paid in "a. We don't
want any cooperation on the national
ticket-it is all one way. was against
it in 1894, but / turned mighty quick,
and am for it again. As young man,
1t is to my interest there he had the At
torney Generalship in his eye). be-
lieve the Popu1ists will join hands with
us again. and we will sweep almost eve
~ county of the State, and all the
,..-r.as,v% NFsee.see s,,x.s
John G. Dancy (col.) in a long speech
said that if the Republicans had stood
alone in 1894, they would have carried
North Carolina just as the Republicans
carried Maryland. Those men who for
sock principles in 1894, mean to do the
same thing again. When he mentioned
the name ''Doclery," the convention
went wild. Russell's name didn't get
many cheers.
Reading Clerk Blackburn made a
plea for the nomination for Secretary
of State, and began by saying, II do
not know that ] can add anything to
what my friend Dancy has said" His
praise of fhe negro was most fulsome
He knows the negroes viii control the
nomination, and that is why he talked
so fine. He said NE wanted fusion
again (provided he gets the office OF
Secretary of State on the fusion ticket.
The committee on credentials,
through Spicer (col.), reported the fol-
lowing delegates:
Franklin county-John III. William
son and James A. Moore.
Chatham +. ID. Jones, J.. III. Lutterloh
Richard Ramsey and DIR. Chaplin.
.Johnston-.P. T.. Massey, G. j. Wad-
dell, i. J. ID. Boykin, III. j. Smith.
n Il II s,1.lc G Ea..fo
Randolph. NJ. Milliken, l.. ID. Bull
al, G. i. Mendelhall, Jordan Schere.
yance-P. III. Reeves, w. III. Hicks.
Wake-Henry Christmas, NJ. 7. Jones,
J. J Reynolds, w. IL. Martin, L. n.
White, e. A. johnson.
eff you kick us out, said Jim Young,
eve viii appeal TO the people"
"Jeems' T. Moore, of Franklin, said
lie had never missed Republican con-