The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-15
vour-minds.n The convention adj
iourned till P. m.
aHOOLA-BOOM'S" TALK WORKS 0P-
ERATE.

"HOOLA-BOOM'S" TALK-W0RKS OF
ERATE.
At AIS the doors were open again,
and the delegates who showed their
chocolate colored tickets were passed
in.
There they sat for an hour in ex-
pectancy and perspiration. There
wasn't any chairman and there wasn't
any secretary. The hall-full of dele
gates simply talked and famed them
selves.
Calls for Mott and Long and other
men who don't cut any ice went I'M
needed. But at last call started from
the newspaper men and celebrities on
the platform, and spread to the con-
vention in a mighty roar. Campbell,
of CherolIee!' ''Hoola-Boom! they
wildly cried.
The gentleman from Hanging Dog
stepped forward with proud smile on
the front of his face. His false teeth
were in good working order and he
had cleaned his throat with an ALI
Day Sucker.
Placing his hand on his fair white
shirt-bosom, he exclaimed signifi-
cantly, ''Fellow Citizens of North Car
DINA"
He paused a moment. Then the
sonp-and-dance began: you have
been educated out of the CALLING bonds
of Democracy, and brought into the
GLAD sunlight of liberty. But when l
see around me pointing to the Faber-
pushers on the PLATFORM those men
who have Toasted upon the country,
through the falsehood, prejudice and
malice of Democracy see how iGnpor-
tant it is to keep travelling the road
we started on. The Democratic party
NAV have been true in its infancy, but
is terrible corrupt in it's old age. zap
plause.)
These newspaper men here won't
dare to print what | say.
These here Democratic newspaper
men are clever fellows, but they have
published some terrible misleading
things about me, and they have got
to living so that nobody on earth be-
lieves them. And they amt agreed
among themselves. There is John p.
Caldwell. of the News and Observer.
No, that amt right. There's John
Caldwell, of the Charlotte Observer,
telling lem to vote for the gold-bugs
and Josephus Daniels, of the Raleigh
News and Observer, telling EN- to vote
for the silver men; and so they go on.
They talk about the characterization of
silver. They're so ignorant they don't
know that in 1873 there was not a dol
lar of gold or silver in the country at
that time. And if there wasn't any,
how could they demonetize it? Vance
wouldn't be with his party to-day if
he were living. He told how it would
60 out and leave nothing but a, smell
of birthstone behind (Applause.)
"But what good will it do to get sill
yer coined free unless you can get it
into circulation. And the only way
TO get it in circulation is to raise the
tariff.
s9These here Democrats printed a
lot about me and thesConfusion Leg
islature. / point to it with pride. We
gave YOU your liberty, and you will
give US another Confusion Legislature.
"Cherokee county is not represent
ed here to-day, and why? ! stood firm
like a reed not shaken by the wind,
and counseled harmony. When [ came
here. / came to electioneer for the
murphy Bulletin / am for Dockery,
Russell. jim Boyd and Jim Moody, and
If none of them suit the people, why
the Statesman from Hanging Dog will
take the place" wild Demonstra-
TOM
Halliburton here shut off the wire
that connected Hoola-Boom with the
convention. And the chin-Innsic ceas-
ed
II have lust come from the commit
TOE on credentials" said Halliburton,
and they can't report in less than three
hours. Therefore, Chairman Holton
authorizes me to adjourn this con-
yention until eight o'clock"
And the aggregation took another
breathing-spell.
!. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HOARSEN ESs
when the delegates assembled last
night they wanted a speech and called
on everybody in sight, Bailey" and
as nobody would come forward, finally
some one called out anybody" amid
great laughter. Then Gndger, es-
! corted by Pritehard who made the deal
] by which Gudger became Republican
/ for certain considerations, came for.
! ward. Mr.. Gudger was hoaTse and
1 couldn't get Off well at first. won
/ derful emergency presented itself 20
! the country. The Democratic party Is
dead but it don't know it. He praised
I Mckinley and Pritchard; denounced
| the Wilson bill; said Democracy had
! brought hard times; and declared that
| every good man who wanted good
| times must be against the Democrats
| lie argued that everything in the Re-
| publicans and Populists was alike, and
/ they ought to stand together. He pre-
| dicted that the Democrats would pass
| dishonest laws. When his hoarseaess
became too great TO speak, he retired,
| end was Rugged on the stage by old
Hoola-Boo1n, who welcomed him into
the Republican camp. While III was as
bitter as Jeter, his speech was appar-
eatly very unsatisfactory, and fell
fiat. This must have been due to Mr..
Gudger's hoarseness or to the fact that
since he Topped, he has not caught the
Republican Swing" He is ap5, quick
10 learn. and lightning-like TO make
somersaults, and he'll do better after