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.iood4on, from Gates. moved TO
limit all speeches 10 ten minutes, ex-
rept by unanimous consent. A del
gate from Warren amended 10 read
Eve minutes. aud DEDICATE from
Moore moved 10 lay the amendment.
on the table. This motion TO table
vas defeated, a. wa the tlve-ninu.e
amendment. also. Then the Ten
minute motion Was put and carried.
Now the convention went into al
uproar for Senator But
Ter, VINO kept his seat near the fly
until the crowd would not take mo
Then no came forward.
He said that the first call for him
had been slight, but when the ten
minute motion was passed the call
was unanimous. uaughter.) Chair
man Skinner interrupted to move
that unanim Gus consent be gwen that
Senator Butler be unlimited in time.
The Senator referred to his five-hour |
speech in the Senate on the bond |
bill, and said though he would not
bore the delegates here, he delighted |
to bore the money-kincs and gold
bugs in the Senate. (Applause.l He
said that even .piney-woods boy, |
with little experience and moderate |
ability, could be Of tremendous force
and power against corporate greed
and oppression when he fought that
power with justice and right for
weapons.
He told how he stood facing John
Sherman and read the section de-
monstizing silver which he declared
to. Sherman had never been voted on,
and was therefore not law but a
fraud. He had challenged John
Sherman TO say whether or not 1t
bad ever been voted on: he sat as
dumb as an oyster. Mr.. Butler be-
lieved that the next House could
pass the bond bill within IS hours
after it was taken up. But the pow
ers that We're now in control, had
not yet finished their great scheme
for robbing the people and saddling
them with bonded debt. This power
was quiet now, and would be until
after election, but be thought it
would yet try to Issue another big
batch of bonds, IN order that the
bargain which he believed had been
made between that power and Cleve-
land was elected and as a part of the
deal by which he was elected.
LITTLE SPICE.
john Brady Of Gates moved to go
into nomination for Governor. Be-
fore it was put the first thing which
had a bomb shelly" appearance
was Introduced in the shape of the
following resolution by Mr.. }. ).
Basnicht, Of Craven.
Whereas, the Republican party
of North Carolina signifies a willing,
ness Is cooperate with the Peoples
party of North Carolina in the cleo
ton to be held in November, 1896
, by leaving certain State Offices to be
filled by this convention, therefore
Resolved, That it is the sonse of thli
keonvention that We will cooperate
, with the Republican party on the
r lines of 1894.
There was momentary stiffness
: and some folks looked IS though
they thought something was gong
to ''bust" and hit somebody. Thu
stiffness was broken by motion
from some part Of the hall to tabl'
!, the resolution. This was amended
= by Senator Butler who made tn
: point of order that the motion t.
: nominate Governor was the on
: before the House. His point Wa
sustained. Delegate Garrett, from
Vance moved adjournment but thi
5 was voted down by q roar of noe
that shook the timbers before i
could be put. Senator Butler thel
called for the previous question An
T it was put and carried with a thun
dering applause.
?, NOMINATION OF A GOVERNOR.
e The acute stage was now reached
}, 1t was well known that there was t
u be little fracas in the convention
q but it was equally we'll known tina
n everything was going to be satisfa'
y tOrily adjusted, and so the "row'
# come was anticipated rather as
7, matter Of entertainment than ser
d Gus or dangerous incident.
a Tue secretary began the roll I
- counties.
a. LLOYD EOMINATES GUTHRIE.
r Alamance, the first county calle'
r yielded its time to Capt. j. B. Lley
~ of Edgecombe. Capt. Lloyd can
~ forward and said:
H. Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen
t. the convention:
al We are approaching a great cris
RS in the history Of tho civilized worl
ix Ga one side we find the money po'
We or, thoroughly organized, powerful
20 entrenched, AFRO CANT, aggressive, d
:, FAINT and determined. On the 9th
RI side we find millions Of people, ear
he est, honest, justice loving, and equs
u ~ determined t. restore to thel
by selves equal and exact justic
'st which has long been denied them.
'r- These two forces, engaged in 0
IN of the greatest struggles Of mode
80 times, are now contending for t
mastery.
The question today that is upp,
most in the minds of thoughtful u
D. is: "Shall the world be ruled
money or by brains?'
III History teaches that some of |
grandest countries Of the world II
VI, their downfall wheL the money pc
~ err obtained control. In this age
,ev marvellous advancement and {
In lightenment; ia this unexampled {
of electricity and invention, if
or, would preserve this glorious a
or. | GRAND WILMA fiOD If hahoOvaS MS
, see to 1t that avery man en- joys eq'
ssaa' rights and equal opportunities W
49, his fellow men.
Thomas Carlisle said that the gr'
me ultimate aim in life among men
Cans't kill thee or caus't thou
i've me?' Let us Danish that selfish a
to ungenerous sentiment for ever fr
OF cur heaats, and rise to the dign
pc pc Of a glorious manhood which '