The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-21
STATE Honr1cuLrUnAn SOCIETY
Sixteenth Annual, Meeting Mt south.
erm Pines Well RcpreSemted.

Raleigh. N. c.. Aug. 20.-(SpcciaD.-.
The State horticultural Society was
well represented at it's sixteenth an
nual meeting to-day at Southern Pines
]. Van Lindsey is president and Gerald
Mccarthy. secretary. There was gen.
eral discussion and several papers were
read. the latter being on the society's
experimental work in the best method of
fertili2ing crops and on practical peach
and plum growing in the sand hill re-
gton. The members of the society visit
cd the great vineyards, also the Van
Lindley peach orchard, one of the lnrg-
est in the country. and the experimental
farm. a special visit was also made
to MIR. j. w. Tufts model town, Pine
hurst. There were addresses by Van
Lndley. by eX-United States Pomologist
Van Demnn. by George Vandcrbit's
gardner. II. l.. Brown. OF Baltimore and
bv State Entomologist Mccarthy.
The Republican campaign begins at
Hendersonville day after Tomorrow
The sneakers will be Senator Pritchard,
who will devote himself to n discus
sion of national affairs, and d. L. Rus
sell. who will discuss only State mat
tiers. Russell did not leave here until
this afternoon. He has been getting up
notes for his speeches.
The very positive statement that Oil
YER ii. Dockery Is by no means IL Bryan
and Watson man. but is for Mckinley
has greatly disQuietcd the Populists
The latter are really in quite u dilemma.
1t is said by the secretary of the Re-
publican State Committee that i'm Mitch
ell county there is only one Populst.
CAPT. Bill Day, so well known all over
the State. is q great wag He some
months ago announced himself a Re-
publican. Yesterday he called nj Re-
publican Headquarters" but did not. like
the varieGated colors of the cuspidors.
He said 10 Chairman Halton: Those
cuspidors remind me of that d--n tic
lSet YOU have nominated, ring -streaked,
sDeckled and striped"
The nomination of Harry Skinner for
Congress by the Populists of tho First
district. was expected. He ut one time
felt sure of Republican support. but
certain things have happened which
make II appear tolerably sure the Re-
publicans will put up John b. Respess
against him.
A H. Slocumb is certain to get the
Republican nomination for Congress in
the Third district.
There are good reasons for belief that
| the next Legislature will establish n
lreformatory for youthful criminals. This
is n pet measure of Senator Buffers
and he felt sure the last Legislature
had enacted 1t into law.
Several gentlemen, who. during the
| paat few days have Travelled consider
| ably i'm the State, were questioned as
To what they hear regarding politics.
L
about the action of their State conven-
ton: the Democrats uncertain how to
vote. by reason Of the uncertainty OF
fusion. Many are perfectly willing to
leave the matter to the State commit
tee. Some say they do not know whether
to talk for Bryan and Sewall or Bryan
and Watson. or whether to talk for
both tickets. The Republicans are mix
ed on the free silver question. The me-
gro vote is now believed to be for Nc
KinleY and gold. There is much doubt
as to whether Butler can hold in the
Populist ranks those Popul!sts who
formerly affiliated with the Republicans.
The latter party this year calls them
back. Republican leaders expect them
TO head the call.
The Populists set great store by c. l..
Caldwell the mayor OF Statesvllc, their
latest convert. and speak of rewarding
him with congressional nomination.
The Southern Railway is building 4
spacious cotton platform here and will
fight the S. a. l.. on this line of bust
ness.