The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-14

great cheer burst from the convention,
a hundred fans were flying in the air
and the floor shook with the applause.
! One county after another second
| ed the nomination of Guthrie
| Ex-senator Atwater came forward to
/ speak for Chatham. He said if the
| convention would go to Chatham and
ask every man, woman and child in the
| county eUy one would say: Il am for
| Bill Guthrie" They would say, evil
| liam A. Guthrie is the man to govern
| North Carolina" There were cheers
and cries Of "Hurrah for Chatham"
j. NJ. Gambler, of jackson, said the
counties west of the Blue Ridge sent
greeting to the East for Guthrie.
When Jones county was called, Mr..
| Brown nominated DIR. Cy. Thompson,
for Governor.
John Springs Davidson, of Mecklen-
burg, said Guthrie would sweep the
Stae and win victory equal to 1876.
Burton Sewall, of Moore, said he had
nothing against DR.. Thompson, but
Williams A. Guthrie was needed, and
the party must have him. (Cheers).
| He said his people asked and emanded
| the nomination ofGuthrie.
Nash seconded Guthrie amid cheers.
WHITAKER NAMES THOMPSON.
Judge Spier Whitaker came to the
platform. He said he had the honor
and privilege of speaking for Onslow.
Since 1776, when the expressions OF
| England became unbearable or the
| later days of 1861, there has never been
such a band of noble patriots as under
the leadership of Weaver and Polk
went to battle against corporations
and trusts and the money power. 1t
was no easy thing to join the Populist
party then. It's easy now. It's almost
impossible to keep out of it. (Baugh-
ter and cheers). The rotten eggs have
passed away, aud they now give us
richly cooked omelets with two par
ties to serve them to us" He said he
nominated a man who had no connec-
tion with corporations. ''He, like you,
| is a plain farmer. A man who feels
as you do, has suffered as YOU have,
who belongs TO nobody on earth eX-
cept himself and his wife. Everybody
| likes a fighting man. We want man
who will stand mp and face the enemy,
The standard-bearer of the Democratic
party is an able debater, the most pop
ular man in his district, and we need
to meet Cy. Watson that other Cy., Cy.
Thompson. the ablest debater in North
Carolina. The State Of North Carolina
wants Thompson to help us. When
YOU had a chance to send him to Con-
gress, why didn't you do it? CA voice:
''They count 4 him Out.") Why did
you let them count him cut? If you
nominate this plain man you have the
people with you, because he is one OF
them. C'"Time, time" was called).
e 4
about running me for Office, but / have
not been with you long enough for YOU
to run me for office. CThree cheers from
the delegates). If you put Dr. Thomp
son at the head lots of Democrats and
Republicans will call Time" before he
is through the campaign DR.. Thomp-
son was present at the birth of the
party, and he has had much to do with
bringing it to its present state of
development"
Here the Thompgonites tried to start
u demonstration, but failed.
PamlfcO seconded Guthrie.
T. w. Babb, of Perquimans, seconded
the nomination of Thompson, saying
he believed he was the only man to
lead the party against the common foe.
IF by bad generalship the victorious
column of 1894 is allowed to see its
banner trail in the dust, l know no
man / would rather follow to death
than Cy. Thompson"
PIGS SQUEAL FOR THOMPSON.
Here some twenty pigs in the mar
ket house beneath broke out in cho-
rus of loud squeals that almost drown
ed his voice. The Thompson people
seemed to think that this was pre-con-
ceiyed, and that some Guthrie parti-
sans We're twisting the tails of the
porkeTs.
The pigs were about the only APP
plause that Babb received.
A hundred delegates called "Time"
as soon as there was a lull.
Give us Thompson, if we are to have
any" he ended.
DR.. Merritt, of Person, seconded the
nomination of Guthrie, in a lively
speech that brought down the house.
Moye, of Pitt, said Pitt was still for
fusion. ''And the only man in my
opinion who can unite this assembly
is Cy. Watson" There was great
laugh, as he explained that he meant
Cy. Thompson. Moye climbed to the
platform. ''That other Cyrus ! wouldn't