The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-25
OLD NORTHD DEMOCRATS
They Are Pouring Into Raleigh and Seem
TO Scent Victory In The Air.
JUDGE CLARK WON'T RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Personal Reasons Render IL lmpos-
sibIc for Him to Nuke the Canvass
Free silver i. Strongly in the Ma
Jority Among Delegates. Though
There Was ut Least One Gold Nun.

Raleigh, \. c., June 24.-(SpeciaD-
Delegates 10 the State Democratic Con-
Vention poured in to-day and L large
attendanua Is assured. Tho class of
members is fine. They are in good .pir-
It's and seem shtisneu to give and take
and look for the best man. The condi-
ton of the party is moro satisfactory
than in two years past.
Hon. f. y. Woodland, who was renom-
mated FOR Congress- on the tiISt ballot
yesterday by the Second District Dem
ocrats is here and said to me: The at
tendance at our convention was unusu-
ally large 1t was said 80 be the best
II impressed everybody. The outlook rs
fine. "A better spirit is prevailing. I
feel sure Of carrying the district easily
feel very hopeful Of the State"
Mr. j. S. Adams. nominee Tor Con-
gress from the Ninth district IS also
bright in the Ninth. The Dem ocrats
there are determined and are working
together"
Paul Is. Means, of Cabarrus, who is
one of the few gold Democrats at the
convention. said: Il am here as Il gold
standard man OF the straitest sort
but am for the nominee, regardless of the
platform or personality. There will be
no wrangling in the convention. 1t will
be harmonious and united"
Minister Ransom passed through here
late yesterday afternoon on his way to
join his family at blowing Rock. He
chatted with MajorsJ. r.. Hale and some
other delegates who We're at the station.
Mr.. Ransom said that while he did not
think free coinage at IL 10 / wise. We.
the people Of No!1h Carolina favor IL
and he believes in bowling 10 the Will OF
the majority
The question whether there should be
one STATE convention or two was discuss
ed to-day. II came up in another shape
ut the district congressional convention
to-day. The Wake delegation and a few
from Nash favored postponing that con-
vention until after the Chicago c0nven-
ton Is held. The leaders, In this later
movement are the same as those who
primarily began the movement for two
State conventions.
State Chairman James II! Parr will
call the convention TO order Mt noon to-
morrow In the ACll my of Music. and
Theodore +. kluttz, OF Salisbury, will
be named by him as temporary chair
man.
The various asptc aylts for the guberna-
torial nomination arrived to-day r. A.
Doughton. Cy Watson, Il. F. Davidson.
etc. James c. McRae, another aspira nj
lives here. His boom developed last
night in fine style after Il conference of
his friends in the afternoon. Had j. $.
Carr been one OF the candidates Il IS said
Mr.. MacRa" would have declined to be
n candidate and would have to-day made
an announcement 10 that effect.
1t was said that Nj. Jarvis and other
two convention supporters gave II out
last night that If MacRae was agreed on
the two convention idea would be allow
ed 10 sink out of sight
Early this morning several "bgoms'
began There Was quite a lively one for
cy Watson ana another for w. II. Craw-
fora, eX-congressn!an from the Ninth
district
The talk to-day was that there was
no opposition 10 The denomination of
c. NJ. Cooke as Secretary of State, r.
NJ. Furman as Auditor. f.. I. Osborne as
Attorney General. There is also no op-
position to \. G. Avery for the Supreme
Court. While Dough ton Is being pressed
for Governor yet Il has TO: two or thre.
days been believed tina: he would be
renominated for Northumberland.
A large delegation from beyond the
Blue Ridge arrived this morning.
Serhtor Ruter's paper to- day pub
fishes a long letter from him. He saws
in one paragraph: The silver man who
VIII not only b. throwing away his
vote. but 1t viii be- in effect a half vote
for the Republican nominee for Presi-
derr." The fact is thai; Senator Butler
is trying to hold all the silver men I'm
the Populst party. He says that the
l'opuftst party would no more think Of
going into thu Republican party than
II would into the Denoc: attic
Senator Pr!tchards friends are We
hemanen:ly denying the statement that
at the ST. Louis Convention ne was on
the point Of boiling with Teller. and
| that he was overcome by emotion
The STATE Superintendent of Public
lnstitu!icn<i says the Ashsville session
of the Moth Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly, was the best it has had In years
The debt OF the assembly is now 81 900
state Labor Commissioner H. r. Lacy
says that his report this year win con-
| tain reports from every factory In the
State. Heretofore the reports have al
ways been incomplete.
a committee OF leading Democrats
called on Judge Walter Clark and re-
quested him L. allow his name To be
presented for Governor Your corr
spondent called at Justice Clark's resi-
dcnce and asked him what was his decl-
sion in this important matter. He re-
piled: 81 adhere 10 the statement which
have uniformly made for several
| months past, TO al enquiries, that per
sonal reasons make IT absolutely inn
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