The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20


been shed, a thousand fsrs were in
IA notion, ice water" boys passed
continuously up and down the halls
and galleries and everything posi-
BILE was done to distract the at.en-
| ton OF dele gates from the heat so
that their entire attention might be
given Ia business. The large gath
| ering OF strong, honest and in some
instances. firm and rugged faces,
showed that the convention was t.
magnificent representative OF the
| bsckbone-the bone and sinew-the
mainssay and support of human life
AID existence of civil government.
II was the only convention yet held
which was not almost entirely COM
posed Of professional pie hunters
| and official pap suckers.
Chairman Butler said: Il had the
honor OF calling the first and second
Populist State conventions to order,
and feel prouder of being a Popu-
| list now than ever before. / have
the honor 10 announce the tempo
rary chairman, the Hon. l.. c. Cald-
well, mayer of Statesville.'
Mr.. Caldwell came TO the front
and was enthusiastically received.
He made a happy little address OF
| acceptance III which he said that for
some time past something had been
working within him which began to
make him feel better. He had be-
gun to want to DIP right, and when
he had fully made up his mind to
take the right course he found he
was Populist. (Applause.) There
is no prescription for making Pop
ulist except a wish and determine
ton to do right. | look into the
faces of freemen to-day-into the
faces of men who want to give this
State a chivalrous ticket The Pop
ulist party is the ONLY PARTY that
wants to do right"
Mr. Caldwell instantly sprang-into
high favor with the convention.
| His honest, intellectual face and
happy personal and impressive pres
ence had the effect of hinging him
into immediate touch with the dele
gates and he was what might be
termed one Of the "favorites" of the
''boys" throughout the sessions of
the convention.
Messrs. Boiling, Of Chatham, and
Penny, of Wake, were appointed
cor vention doorkeepexs.
! Districts were next called for the
formation of the following commit
tees composed of one member from
each district.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
lst District. $. Mitchell. of uert-
ford.
Second District-A. l.. Swinson, OF
WAYNE.
Third District-Zeb. i. Kruett. O.
mar he'.;
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clavssiand
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connie. -
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First DistrIct-T. r. McCaskey, o.
Martin.
Second DIstrlct-M. l.. " GOD, OF Der
Tie.
Third District Cyrus thompson, o
OnsloW.
Wake.
, Fifth District-,J. A. Walker.
| Sivth hi riots LH,nrn1S
Seventh District-A. G. Shuford, o
Catawba.
Eighth District Frank Mcdowell
of Burke.
Ninth District-J. NJ. Gambler, 0
Jackson.
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First Dlstrlct-Col. Harry Skinner
, OF P1tt.
:, Secone Dis'rict-". +. Fountain, o
t Eugecolhoe.
Third District-W. II. Smith, 0
Craven.
Vance.
Fifth District-T. b. Lindsey. @
Rockingham.
Sixth District-W. II. Odom, of An
SUI.
/ Cabarrus.
r Eighth Districts. NJ. Asbury. G
CASTOR.
Ninth District-A. d. x. Wallace, G
Rutherford.
q DISTRICT v1cE-PREs1DEsTs
t First District-Johu Brady Of Cafe
Second District-J. T. B. Hoover.
Wilson.
Third District-W. X. Pigford, {
q Sampson.
J. Fourth Dlstrict-D. L. Massey, {
t 'o ms. H.; ~ w.
i.n i''S'i '''-'r' III Merrltt,
Sixth District-W p uanrr
Mecklenhure.
> Seventh District-L. C. Caldwell. {
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