The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-13


FIFTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Republican convention for the
Fifth districtmet i'm Durham yesterday,
with full set of delegates in attend
ance. Tom Settle was unanimously
nominated for Congress, the opposition
to him amounting to nothing.
The surprise of the day was the cleo
ton of delegates to st. Louis. Settle
has always been a strong Reed support
er, and the Fifth District was supposed
to be the stronghold of the man from
Maine. But the hand of Hanna has
reached even into the inner tents OF the
Reed camp, and from the very bosom Of
his devoted family has scooped dele
gates.
James III. Holt, of Burlington, and
w. L. O'Briant, of Durham, were elect
ed yesterday. Holt claimed to be the
original Mckinley man, and it is said
that O'Briant has promised to vote for
Mckinley.
That ends the fight in this State
Mark Hanna has the North Carolina
delegation in the hollow of his hand.
IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Third District Republicans mot in
their Congressional convention a War
saw yesterday The Russellites were
in control. Fusion carried the lay,
the convention refusing to nominate
a candidate for Congress. This leaves
the field open for the endorsement of
the Populist candidate.
A telegram from Warsaw last night
said that Seymour was nominated for
elector Abe Middleton and Waddelf
were elected delegates TO st. Louis
Both are Russell men, and Mckinley
howlers. Middleton was the negro
door-keeper of the last House of Rep
resentatives.
THE ROW AT WELDON.
'.They are raising merry Hades at
Weldon" said last night a Republi-
, can who keeps up with what is going.
The Republicans Of the Second Dis
trict met here yesterday. Cheatham
wanted to be re-nominated for Con-
gress, Grant of Wayne wanted the
same plum some of the convention
wanted straight-out action, and others
wanted fusion.
No definite news had been received
up to midnight last night.
WHAT LOGE HARRIS SAYS.
Col Olds asked Loge Harris whether
there was not good deal of truth in
that little story concerning a deal be-
tween Russell and the Populists. Here
is what Mr.. Harris said: well, there
is some truth in it. If Russell is the
nominee of the convention there is
every reason to believe that we will
get cooperation. His people are in
favor of it and ready to make terms. So
terms will be made unless the Popu-
lists absolutely refuse. We will intro
duce free silver resolution in the con-
yention. We viii have no show for
corporation without this in the plat
form. IT is the first thing to begin on.
Without it we can do nothing in the
world. If it is voted down it will be
utter ruin to our ticket. Free silver
Republicans would simply not stand
its being voted down. They would
vote for free silver wherever they
found it. We will not endorse the Ma
tional platform. How can we do that
before the platform is made? We will
have to make a platform. We will put
i'm it protection and free silver. If
there are three tickets in the field the
Republicans cannot poll over 10000
votes. With cooperation the Popu
lists and ourselves can poll $4,000"
Mr.. Harris was asked how in the
world he reconciled the two ideas of
Mckinley and free silver, and said that
Mckinley was as much inclined to-
wards silver, or rather as favorable
towards it as any of the Republican
leaders. He then went on to say:
There is no doubt that the National
convention will endorse a gold man
and put him on a gold platform. /
have no idea that the North Carolina
delegates viii bolt the convention. We
have made mistake in this State by
putting the cart before the horse. We.
ought to, as ! urged last January, have
had two conventions; one to elect
delegates and the other, to be held
after the National convention, to put
up a State ticket. But no. Russell and
Dockery both wanted one convention
and insisted on it, thinking 1t would
be best for each"
THE sAyAGES AND OTHERS.
Speaker Zeb. Vance Balser, Of Lex
ington,fis at the Park.
M. j.. Wood. Of Lewiston, who wrote
the memorable red-hot letter to Butler,
IS here to attend the Republican con-
hGIIbibtt.
E-Collector Elihn A. White whom
the Russell people call Runl1tum BUM.
is in the city.
D. Mcdonald, W. S. Clanton. Russell
delegates from MeckIenburg, came in
before the fight.
James f.. Boyd came in from Green's
boro yesterday, and established himself
in room 30 at the Park. He comes TO
the convention with 30 votes and
magnet in his pocket.
Editor j. w Goshen. Of the Winston
Republican. is one of the conspicuous
figures in the crowd
J. NJ. Mlliken and q. q. Hendricks
are here from Asheboro.
sheriff P.ritchard, of Mitchell,
brother of Senator Pritchard, arrived
yesterday. He bears striking resem-
blance TO his better known brother.
''Pm the best soldier in time OF peace,
and the calmest citizen in time of war
you ever saw" said John L. Smith, Of