The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-20
CALL.
LoGE's FORMAL {
SOME or DOCKERYlTES SAY
THEY WON'T RECOGNIZE IT.

@lAASI Sfati~A
Behind Russells-Echoes of the Pow
Wow.
The following call was issued by ).
C. L. Harris yesteday:
A convention of the Republicans OF
the State of North Carolina is ordered
to be held in Raleigh ON the 18th day
of May, 1896, at Metropolitan Hall, at
- o'clock M, for the purpose of elect
inp four delegates and four alternates
to the National Republican convention
IN he held at st. Louis on the 10th OF
June next: to nominate State ticket
or such portion thereof as may be
agreed upon. and transact such other
business as the convention may deem
for the best interests of the party
The notice for the holding of the
several county conventions ana the
township primaries must be upon full
fifteen days' notice by the chairmen
and secretaries of county and town
ship committees.
Each county is entitled to twice the
number of delegates in the State con-
yention as it has members of the House
of Representatives.
The credentials of the delegates and
alternates must be signed by the CHAIR
men and secretaries of the sevcral
county conventions.
According to the decision OF the
State Convention of 1892, and when
has been approved by every conVen-
tion succeeding, if there should be
less number of delegates present from
anv county than the votes which sad
county is entitled to in the conven-
ton. the number present will be au-
thorized to cast the full vote OF the
county.
Immediately upon the holding of the
various county conventions the chaif-
man and secretary will furnish one
set OF credentials of the delegates
and alternates to j. G. l.. Harris, sec
rotary of this committee, at Raleigh,
Done at Raleigh on the Is tn day of
March, 1896.
BY order of the committee:
A. e. HOLTON,
j. c. L. HARRIS, Chairman.
Secretary.
WONT RECOGNIZE LOGS CALL.
j. c. Logan Harris yesterday issued
the formal call for the State Repub-
lican Convention. Holton's name is
placed at the bottom of the document,
but some of the Dockery men say Hol-
ton didn't sign it.
I'VE don't recognize his authority to
do anything of the kind" said one of
them last night; ''if Holton's name is
at the bottom of that call Loge Harris
put it there, for / know Holton
wouldn't have signed it. We refuse to
recognize any of Loge Harris calls"
The Dockery men were hot yesterday
over the rough-shod way in which Rus
sell and his .'sayages," rode over them
in the meeting.
1T was infamous said one of Dock
ery's supporters, and we will appeal
to the Republicans of the State TO re-
pudiate this unwarranted usurpation
of authority. Chairman Holton will
refuse to recognize the authority of the
committee to decide on the cases of
contesting delegations"
Rev. Leak is hot in the collar. He
says Holton viii not recognize the ac-
tion of the committee, as 10 was entire
" Illegal and the committee couldn't
take any such action. He said they
would fight it out along this line all
over the State, and if necessary TO
break this thing would make reyolu-
tion in the party. 1T pains Rev. Leak
to think that Jim Young has nailed him
up in box.
The Dockery-Settle-H crowd
made out an elaborate plan of cam
paign before they left Raleigh. They
will fight Rule-or-ruin Russell to the
bitter end.
And they look behind Russell and
his caucus, and with the Roentgen rays
of suspicion they see the well-defined
shadow of an underground worker
who had his finger on the button.
One of them said to me: Behind all
this deal of Russell's | see the mailed
hand of Marion Butler"
ECHOES OF RUSSELL'S RIDE-OyER.
Passenger Agent Armstrong, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was on hand,
arranging for the transportation of
the delegation to ST. Louis; he saw
Chairman Holton. and some of the 9th
er side as well. He conferred with Ohio
Wilson regarding the transportation
of the delegation to the Populist Ma
tional Convention.
1T vas u harmony meeting" said
one Of the delegates with serious
face. Yes" replied wag, making a
delicate pun, ''it was a hog and hominy
meeting; Russell was the hog, and
Dockery was the hominy.''
Loge Harris has had to buy a hat
two sizes larger than his usual meas
IRE.
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Tom Bailey, (who, by the way, is
from North Carolina), said yesterday:
Don't you think we are working in
the dark: we know what is going on
at Populist headquarters"
Russell having Nailed Things Down,
viii leave for home this morning
Pritchard claims is delegates from
this State for Mckinley. There are ~
in all.