The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20

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favor Of adjournment. Mr. C.ld-
we'll who was IN the chair, requested
all who were in favor OF al iourn-
mebt 10 raise their hands. Nearly
thousand hands were shown.
When tho negative wss put. not g
hand went MP.
The convention was declared sd-
, journsd I'LL s c'cloek.
NIGHT SESSION.
II va, 80 before the convention
va. called IL order. Chairman skim
ner announced that the roll Of coun-
ties would be called for the nomina-
: ton of Lieutenant Governor.
When Alexander was called ". ".
league who was in the gallery said he
was Instructed 10 cast his firs< vote for
. Guthrie for Governor and after that 10
; work for cooperation. He was here
10 nominate II man who would down
Democratic machinery. He nominal
ed oliver II. Dockery. The cheers
were vociferous and powerful. As
. the roll call proceeded Solicitor SEES
well spoke for Arson and seconded
Dockery.
g. Ed. kestler of Cabarrus opposed
/ Dock ry. But delegate Sims OF the
Of Dockery in a rafting speech which
, caused the convention to go wild
again. Davidson, Duplin, Gates, Gull
ford. Iredeli, Haywood, Jackson,
Mecklenburg and Northampton all
: seconded Dockery to enthusiastic ac-
compartment.
Rev. Il. ". Eabb spoke for Perquim
, ans and nominated DR.. Pat Exum of
Wayne.
Pitt was called and Col. Harry Skin
ner came forward again and renewed
his opposition and attack.
lie trusted that this convention had
no environments surrounding it that
, would prevent it from rendering
5 verdict of happiness and contentment
1 TO the people. It seems there is pre-
concerted plan to fus" with the Dock
| cry wing OF the Republican party, to
instigate the division Of the Republi-
cans IN order that the Democrats may
; be landed safely into power, and they
) have named Oliver IL. Dockery, man
8 above all others that meant Republi-
q cansm in North Carolina. (There
Q were whistles and hisses.D "Ive got
Q the right to command the attention of
4 this conyention,' he exclaimed, with a
q curl OF his lip. Il voted for Weaver
;, when Major Guthrie voted for Cleve-
land" This was, he declared, an at
tempt to divide the Republicans and
> give the Democrats the victory. The
|. delegates were following the party
bugs. "You are following the leader
who is trying to deliver you to the
Democrats. DO you want to cooperate
u with the Democrats: f'Cries of IN ~
v NO" "No") "If you do, do it in a
f manly way. Why should we vote for
J. Oliver II. Dockery? Is there a man
J. who will speak for Doekery and say
4 that he will support Bryan and Wat
n son?
MR.. MORTON REPLIES.
is 81 WILL" said Mr.. y. c. Morton, OF
n Richmond.
d "Then do it, said Skinner, land dc
"a it now"
= Mr.. Morton said Mr.. Dockery hat
told him in vt. Louis that he wOulC
IL not support Mckinley, and afterwards
p told him that he would support Bryan
and Watson. (Cheers.)
g. Col. Skinner proceeded. Who is au
2 thorized to speak for Dockery?
e.. B. f. McGregOr, of Richmond, sale
"a Richmond could speak for him.
40 "Can you give as a guarantee? L
~ you can guarantee DOckery, III 60 fo
10 him: if not, I'll fight him. ("Time
SO time!') l don't care for time. M.
rs services to the party are such that
te demand time" Senator Butler has NJ
at right to dictate a ticket to this con
a. vention. What are you going to max
an by fusing with Dockery? How man.
h votes can he deliver? He was defeated
at his own convention. Let US name
o. man like Mewborne, or Cy. Thompson
or Joshua Skinner, not the tail end o
at the Republican party.
'e. "He presented the name of J. NJ
al Mewborne, of LenOir. "If you wan
ng to vote for POpulist you will supper
Mewborne: if you want to support
ne Republican, nominate Dockery."
~ Robson pledged 1900 votes 70
10 Dockery. Then came Union; the
TX Garrett, of Vance.
III Mr.. Garrett said he was the first Pop
Us ulist in North Carolina; he had bee
cursed out and kicked down stairs, bu
1t he stood up like a tin soldier. Their
IS, were a few good Democrats, bu
be mighty few-and he didn't want man
of theH-nor many of the Republican
NO either. He agreed with Skinner, h
II didn't want any more promises abou
what other people were in ether PAL
'e- ties. He thought that three ticket
meant Democratic success; if thel
'e each man be pledged to vote again!
o. Mckinley. Let's see the letter
so Voice Are they Bob Genn's letter
IN that he got from Grover Cleveland?'
- Garrett: Not as good as his; b
N showed his" Gaughter) "if DOcl
'oo' cry proved as fatal to us as the Dem'
zoe cratic judges, he will go down in tt
he ditch but you can never destroy tt
de- Populist party; it has got as mar
we lives as yellow cat. (Cries of 'tim'
eft. time.") "Stop hollering time. l.
}s people have their time like freeme
~, Let's settle this matter. If YOU thir
-. Dockery means fusion satisfactory
,h' the Republicans, then say SO, and I
'"S second his nomination.
te- Mr. Garrett seconded the nominate
nd. of Mr.. MeWborne.
ere Wake, through Mr.. Ohio Wilso
her seconded Dcckery, who had been
tv9 public life for thirty years, and t
touched.
ihe Watauga for Dockery.
the DR.. Person, of Wayne, said that Bu
the Ter on Wednesday night had spoken
,et. the Democrats stealing the POpuli
We candidate, and now we wanted to ste
Hot a Republican for our candidate.
, Of would support and second Senat
en- NEW oofhe.
on of Wo,na B.
,me and noint;no 70 him sad ha would =
7ass low the man who had never betrav
ask- the Populist party. He seconded
z to nomination of Dockery.
Us DR.. Freeman said there was son
, to thing behind the insinuations ma
against Senator Butler. '"There
,oor somebody's pocket behind it,"
'o0n seconded Dockery.
men Mr.. Wood, of BERTHE, seconded Me
was borne. The roll call was now order
ear Secretary announced the vote as
the lows:
him Dockery, '793 TO
anvil MowhOruo 2S5 3-1n