The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-21
The Last Of Them Held Yester-
day.
ALL FOR FREE COINAGE
Walter Clark Favored for Vice.
President.
WHO WILL BE NEXT GOVERNOR
Wilson County will Present Judge Con-
nor for the Supreme Court
GuiItord Speaks Plainly
About Russell

The last of the county conventions,
except one or two that VIII be held
Monday, were held yesterday. The
indications are that there will be a
large gathering in Raleigh on Thurs
day to the State convention.
MACRAE FOR GOVERNOR.
Fayetteville, y. c., June 20.-(Spe-
cial. THE Cumberland county Demo
cratic convention. in session here this
afternoon. elected delegates to the
State and Congressional conventions.
Resolution offered by Col. Wharton j.
Green, advocating the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio
OF l6 to 1, the adoption OF the ma
jorSy rule at the Chicago convention
and tariff for revenue only, were
unanimously adopted.
4 resolution endorsing Judge James
c. MacRae for Governor was unani-
mously adopted. 1t is as follows:
"Resolved, That we, the Democrats
of Cumberland county, in convention
assembled, recognizing the fact that
the supreme issues of the coming cam
paign are the financial question and
a good, capable and pure administra-
ton of our State affairs, point with
pride to the party's services in North
Carolina in the past; and to the end
that the people of the State may know
in advance that it is the sincere pur-
pose of our party in this State to have
and enjoy the best and purest govern
ment and to aid in the restoration OF
the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to /, in the United States, with
out regard to the action of foreign
countries, we suggest to our State con
vention the propriety of nomination
for the office of Governor, ,Cumberland's
able, pure and patriotic son, James G..
MacRae, whom we do hereby endorse
for said Office"
Col Wharton j. Green was recon-
mended unanimously for delegate-at-
large to the Chicago convention. Mr..
j. Fl. Currie was recommended as dele
gate from the Third Congressional dis
trict.
At a meeting Of the county executive
committee Capt. j. ID. McNeil was
unanimously reelected as chairman.
The meeting was addressed by Judge
James c. MacRae and Col. Wharton j.
Green.
This county is almost unanimously
n favor of free silver. \ large number
of Republicans and Populists were
present and seemed to manifest con
siderable interest in the proceedings.
GRANVILLE ENDORSES WALTER
CLARK FOR VICE-PRESIDENT-
w. w. KITCHIN FOR CONGRESS
j. S. MANNING FOR JUDGE.
Oxford, n. c., June 2O-(Special) -
The Democratic convention of Gran
Vile county met to-day. Itwas large
and enthusiastic body. Strong reso-
lutions for free coinage at 16 to / were
adopted.
The following were endorsed: Wal
ter Clark, for Nice-President; j. s..
Carr, for Governor; w w. Kitchin, for
Congress; j. S. Manning, for judge of
Fifth district; n. b. Cannady, for dele
gate to National convention.
The convention did not nominate a
county or Legislative ticket, but adj
iourned to await the action of the
National and State conventions. Our
people and their delegates are strong
for silver.
WILSON ENDORSES JUDGE CON
NOR FOR SUPREME COURT JUS
TICE-WOODARD FOR CONGRESS
j. S. CARR FOR GOVERNOR.
Wilson, n. c.. June 20.-(Special) -
The Democratic convention of this
county to-day unanimously endorsed
Hon. f. A. Woodland for Congress, and
Hon. II. G. Connor for Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court.
| Resolutions were adopted pledging
10 ant
to vote for a free silver platform and
none but free silver candidates.
| Col j. S. Carr was endorsed for
! Governor. The convention was large
and enthusiastic.
FOR WATSON AND FREE SILVER.
| Winston, N. c., June 20-(Special)-
Forsyth Democratic county convention
was held here this afternoon, and dele
gates were elected to State, Congress
sional, judicial and Senatorial oOnven-
tions All of them are for silver.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention almost
unanimously, there being only two dis
senting votes:
Under existing conditions great
combinations of capital known as
trusts, have increased 10 an alarming
extent, both in number and in power
until they control the price OF almost
every article OF prime necessity. The
control OF the worlds supply of money
by the great financial centres Of this
land other countries has paralyzed in
dustries and reduced values until the
great agricultural sections OF the Unit
ed States have altogether ceased tC
prosper. The products of the farm
have generally fallen below the cost o
production, and all communities de
lpendent upon agriculture and agricuul
tural prosperity as well as the farmers
themselves. feel the necessity of 4
change, therefore,
Resolved, by the Democracy OF For
syth county in convention assembled
81 That we are in favor of stringen
laws, both State and National, looking
to suppression of trusts, and, If founC
necessary, we favor such constitutions
provision as will empower Congress
of the United States to enact such leg
islation as will render these combina
tons impossible.
-. We are in favor of free and un