The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
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BRYAN AND BulES NAVE SUPPORTERS
The Nebraska Man Is Perhaps the
General Fayorite-Thc State Plat
form Delights Repub-
! iicans VIII Endeavor to Bring
Abont Fusion With Popuiists.

Ahont Fusion with Populists.
Raleigh. N. c.. June 27.--(speciaD-
Ex-senator Jarvis. who is to be the
chairman of the North Carolina dclcEa-
ton to the National Democratic Con
vention, was asked to-day what he
thought of the Presidential preferences
OF the delegation. He replied: The
Z, North Carolina delegates will go to Chi
cago without any personal preferences.
their sole object being To make a plat
form Tor the coinage of gold and silver
at l6 TO l. that cannot by the ingenuity
OF man be misunderstood. and to nomi-
nate for President the ablest man that
can be found whose sincere convictions
ars IN harmony with that platform"
1t Is no secret that many of the dele
gates favor Bryan: in fact. he is perhaps
the general favoritc. Boics has some
warm supporters. The fact is the dele
gaton wishes to look over the ground
after its arrival at Chicago and not
10 commit itself TO any man until after
a careful review
The North Carolina delegates will 60
to Chicago via Asheville Knoxville and
Cincinnati and their special sleeping
car will leave Greensboro July 4, via the
Southern railway. at S:35 n. M. arriving
at Chicago at 800 the afternoon OF the
bth The Palmer House will be head
Quarters.
The Populist State Committee is call
ed to meet here July 3D., to call State
Convention.
Judge James C. MacRae said this
morning. OF the new State ticket: II
think Watson and Mason as strong "A
ticket as could have been nomina ted
and they shall have my heartiest sup
port
state Chairman Pou would have been
reelected yesterday for the two years
term by the State Executive Commit
tee. but for his desire that before such
action was taken the full committee and
the candidates should meet and confer.
Inc Democrats are delighted with the
State platform. Ii is no secret that
most OF it was drawn by Maj. IL. j
Hale. the very able chairman of that
committee.
1t is a belief of many of the Republi-
cans that their party will now make the
most extreme efforts to induce the Pop
uilsts to again fuse with them.
IL now seems that North Carolina will
be represented by nine companies of
troops at Richmond. The Governors
Guard of Raleigh goes with sixty-four
escorting Junius Daniel Camp, c. v,
which carries forty-two.
There are those who contend that the
negro vote is of peculiar interest in this
campaign. Negroes OF prominence saw
their race holds the balance of power.
ana add that they earnestly hope the
color line" will not be drawn in this
campaign.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is
making plans for the farmers insti-
tutes, which are to be held in such num-
Ders this summer and autumn They
Will be on a larger scale than ever he
Tore. The Agricultural Department. Ia
determined to extend Its sphere of work
and put itself face to face with the
farmers The hardest task of all is in
ducing the latter to attend meetings.
An earnest effort will also be made to
double the number of students at the
AGRICULTURAL and Mechanical College
here.
Last wear "a larre nd bapaeo,,oo ,,,,,.
was added to the institution for colored
deaf-mutes and blind here and this
year similar one will be built
The Congressional Conventional
(DemocratiO of the Third District is
called to be held at Jacksonville August
12th 1''
While some fear is expressed that DR.
George i. Winston may accept the office
OF the presidency of the University of
Texas, yet your correspondent is assur-
ed to-day that he will not accept but
VIII remain at the head of the Univer-
S,tN or North Carolina, for which he
mas done such grand work.
Col. A. NJ. Waddill will place I'm nomi-
nation for the Vice Presidency at Chi
cago Convention the name OF Walter
clark. The North Carolina delegates
VIII do earnest work In Clark's interest
Raleigh. N. c., June 29.-(SpeciaD-
The State weekly crop bulletin. issued
to-day. says: 1.-The reports of CORE
snondents indicate that the past week
nus peSi quite laNOFaDIe Tor the growth
or CROPS The temperature was above
the normal from . 10 6 degrees per day.
rains were frequent and only excessive
in rev counties and there was more
sunShine than last week Cotton is
blooming quite freely and this indicates
an advanced condition of th!g crop
which promises a fine yield Corn con-
tlnues excellent. The curfnl. 0! tobacco
mas begun on small sczie On the
whole. except in those counties where
damaged by excessive rains. thas gene
raj crop outlook Is very favorable ~
cent with regard fruit. In II. easrsrr
district the week on the wnol. was ye--,r
favorable. except in few localities ana
all orops made rapid growth. The torn
nerature was high with rain o.. an ~
cent two days of the week bv. v,i:p
more sunshine than last week. II va
100 wet in Wayne county, Greene and
FIT and the ground continues sosEaa
IN Gates and Northampton. Cotton rss
improved is blooming freely. and lie.
are disappearing 10 some extent. CON-
fine. nearly all laid by except in north
Tobacco curing has been commenced
by come afrmers. Sweet potatoes con
tine very fine, vines nearly covering
the ground. Some report OF graz
rotting: watermelons ripening and com
ing in to market
Senator Marion Butler IS devotirg
himself now. it seems, to fighting Demo-
Gratis. He opened the Populist earn
naiRn at Wilmington by three-hours
speech. in which he constantly arrairn-
ed the Democratic party, denounced
Democratic NO