The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26

to the front and said he would not adj
yocate the claims of any one, but he
did not consider it fair to the other
: candidates who had entered the fight
only after the distinct declaration of
Judge Clark, now to have them sacri-
/ feed. Judge Bynum was very earnest
and the crowd took up his sentiment
] Just as they had taken up Clark a
! few moments before. All this time
| there were cries, under cries, of Wat
son, from the galleries, i'm the midst of
! which Swift Galloway's voice was
! heard above the din. Mr.. Galloway
/ had message just from Judge Clark.
! through Mr. Bradley, saying that
I Judge Clark had sent word that he
/ positively would not allow his name.
: to be used. (Cries of "Why didn't he
| say that at first?') Mr. Galloway now
| seconded the nomination of Judge
! MacRae, who had been soldier and
companion and friend in manhood with
! him.
That Asheyille gallery delegation
i kept making trouble for the mention Of
Judge Clark's name. Col. Paul b. Means
| was hooted at when he took the stand,
| but finally got the ears of the conven-
| tion to say that he did not believe a
| man should be nominated who would
| not make campaign. CThe Ninth Dis
| trict Delegates hooted: zone sensible
! thing you have saidl'O Thewave of feel
| ing was as changeable as the face Of
! the sea. Now the sentiment seems to
swell again for Clark sweeping over the
| people. News were happening thick
| and fast. Vote vote, vote, and
screams for Watson, Clark and Nc
| Rae all in one, ALMOST pandemonium,
vote, vote, vote with the gavel rapping
while Delegate Cooper, of Sampson
seconded MacRae in a rafting
short speech ("Save your speeches for
the campaign!" yelled the Ninth Dis
trict this time)
And now and then dramatic incl
| dents. Then walked through the press a
| graceful man with his hair waving
| back over his head, and face a study
of emotion. 1t was Lee S. Overman,
who with a voice filled with feeling
said he only wished he was waiting to
be the standard bearer of the Demo
cratic party, but he came forward to
| emphatically refuse to allow his name
to be considered. There was touch of
| pathos when he said that he would-re-
main only a few moments longer as
he had Just received message sum-
| mODl0R MIN 10 the DtNSIut Oh Il4S
darling daughter, and after bidding
| the convention God-speed he fastened
amid applause to the rear of the
stage.
After this every speaker who made
| his appearance was met with bowls
from that same gallery. The convention
was hot and hasty for a vote, and the
fans went languidly while there was
a sort of writhing of the assemblage
as they screeched and called almost
without any common object except
| that the majority seemed frantic for
vote.
JUDGE CLARK'S POSITION.
In the midst of all this uproar
| Jacob A. Long had come forward to
say that he had in the
afternoon put forth the name of Judge
| Clark without his knowledge or con-
sent. because he thought the conveR-
ton could well accept the conditions
which the Judge had imposed and
| elect him triumphantly. The Clark
incident. however, despite the fact that
he had been perfectly innocent in and
| ignorant of it all, had stirred mp some
| feeling There were ardent friends of
the other candidates that showed some
feeling which. however, was unjust to
Clark. who ONLY wished rot TO be
nominated For during the recess, not
less than $50 delegates had visited his
house and had begged him to allow
his name to be used even under the
| conditions already named, and even
then had gotten his consent against
his viii: for he shrunk from the nomi-
nation under the circumstances.
The sequences of these events were
Ill ~
pell NELL About the only man who
| kept cool was Chairman Manly, who
| in obedience to a motion which was
carried, finally got the convention
quiet enough 20 have the roll called for
| the nomination for Governor.
CALLING THE ROLL.
As the roll proceeded, there were
| cheers for the fayoFites, the Clark
magnetism still having its spell and
| Watson's name often elicitfng
cheers When Guilford was
| votes for that terror of Russellsm,
| Cyrus b. Watson" Mecklenburg went
| 26 votes for Watson with cheers. The
counties kept coming first for Watson
| then Clark Randolph went IA for Wat
| son at which there was slight APP
plause; Richmond went each for Mac
a good humored laugh all around for
the first time i'm this drama, ALI earnest
ness and seriousness until then.
| There were faint cheers and hand
| claps when Wake went % for MacRae.
| The roll proceeded without feature
| until Yancey was calbed "Yancey still
| a. votin for Watson" A moment
| thea there was an outbreak. Some
| thought that Watson had won and the
crowd was on the edge of an outburst,
but it lapsed into a quivering
murmur, while the tellers counted up
| the vote of the counties. Now there
was a good natured light laughter note
| i'm the rattle noises that went over the
| hall. and all waited for the result.
Delegate Cook advanced to the front
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