The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-14

CONVENTION ECHOES.
After-Notes of the Great Gathering IN
Chicago's Coliseum.


All the North Carolina delegates
have returned home from CHICAGO
Most Of them came back yesterday by
way of Hartman, Tenn, and Ashe-
vile.
Mr.. George S. Powell, of Asheville,
and MIR. +. NJ. Pearsall,of Newbern, are
the North Carolina members OF tue
committee to notify the nominees TOT
President and Nace-PreSldent. All
Democrats look forward with peculiar
interest to this event for which prepar-
adions are even now making. Inc no
tification is to take place IN that vast
amphitheatre of Madison Square Gar-
den. New York, and will probably be
set for an early day IN August. me
opening broadside of the campaign
will be fired in the very stronghold Oh
Goldbugtlom. I'VE must carry the
war into Africa is the cry OF the va
liant young leader, and mis- view is
shared by his running mate. inns no
tification promises to be one OF the
most notable events in the pohtlcal
history of the time.
with Tammany support the tfck-
et?' i asked Mr.. b. W. Barlow oecFe-
tarv of the Everlasting Democracy OF
Gotham. My young friend" he sane
.1rammany last Saturday, the fourtn
of July, celebrated its 120th birthday.
In adj that time it has never bolted
ticket. and it is not time TO talk OF
bolting now. Tammany will stand by
the party.
1t is not unlikely that Tammany Will
take a hand in this notltcauon ana
ratification in Madison Square Garden.
1--WE New Workers enjoyed more than
| can tell YOU the Witty take-oh OF
YOUR chairman on Gov. Flower, SAID
a New York delegate; lit was one OF
the brightest things Of the conven-
ton
Ex-senator Jarvis says the Chicago
ticket will sweep North Carolina from
one end to the other.
1t was generally conceded that
Col. KIuttz's speech seconding Bryan
nomination and Mr.. Currie's speech
nominating Judge Clark measured up
to the high-water mark of the conven-
tion speeches.
THE ticket is the best that could
have been named said Mr.. y. Ii. Can
nady; and DIR. E. T. White thoroughly
concurred in this opinion.
In the grand stampede for Bryan
Mr.. E. b. Bryan, of Winston, the tall
man of the delegation, carried the
beautiful blue ''guidon" OF North Car
DINA. This ''guidons' We're the guide
posts that marked the State delega-
lions.
[ have brought home the big nag
with Bl-yan's portrait that the two lii
tie girls in pink carried at the head OF
the procession in the Bryan stampede.
These little girls Were Jessie and Hazel
Black, and they live on La Sale ave-
nue., Chicago.
Mai. Hale added these words to the
labor plank in the platform: and as
labor creates the wealth of the coun-
try we demand the passage OF sueh
laws as may be necessary to protect 1T
in all its rights. Bryan seconded
uhis amendment in committee.
Mr.. b. r.. Lacy, State Commissioner
of Labor Statistics, called on the Vice
Presidential nominee, Mr.. Arthur
Sewau. and found him broad
minded. thorough going Democrat of
the free silver variety. Mr. Lacy had
injured his vocal organs cheering Tor
the successful nominee, and when he
was introduced to Mrs. Bryan, she
turned to him and said: You needn't
tell me you re a 1fltnu Vi MI LII aA ?.
/ know that by the condition of your
throat AT Greensboro Mr.. Lacy for
the first time tried TO work that Chi
nese enigma, the Get Off the Earth"
puzzle. He was so intent on this
problem that the Raleigh train moved
off yesterday morning and left him.
DR.. FuIp and Mr.. j. W. Granger, {.
F. Warren, Esq, Judge BIB. Winborne,
Col. John r. Webster, Sheriff Page,
Col. Kluttz, Maj. Hale, Editor Dowd,
Editor Kerr, Howard j. Herrick, Esq,
young Mr.. Tate, Mr.. James Wilson,
Jr., Z. B. Jones, Esq, all returned on
the same train. 1t was Bryan love-
feast all the way through Illinois and
Indiana and Kentucky and Tennessee,
clear home.
Capt. r. B. PEBBLES, who was one OF
the leaders of 'the Bryan demonstra-
ton, and Maj. T. L. Emry, the most
enthusiastic and spontaneous Bryan
and silver shouter in the delegation,
came on day ahead of the other dele
gates.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels remained over
a day to attend the meeting of the
new Democratic National Executive
Committee. He will arrive this morn
ing.
JOHN WILDER JENKINS.