The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-30
| DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN-
TON.

TO SaCrInCe 7imSelt Tor Empty GuOSI"
national Honors.
The professional politicians were
here in force. Postmasters, Revenue
officials and bankers predcminated.
The rank and file stayed at home most
ly.
On Tuesday the free pass delegates
began to arrive and they started On a
still hunt for a man to nominate for
Governor. Col. Julian Carr had writ
ten a letter to Chairman POu a few
days ago declaring positively that he
could not be a candidate, giving per-
sonal and business reasons But it
seems their hearts were set on Col.
Carr and Judge Walter Clark, though
it is a we'll known fact that neither of
these popular gentlemen would have
been C nsidered had the prospects for
carrying the State been as bright as
they generally were IL days Of yore,
for then a ring man would have
been pushed forward by the ring, mo
outsiders need apply } But in the
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pick coed men if they could be induced
forum Ga Tuesday afternoon Col. Carr
was summoned by telegraph and came
from DIrham by special train Then
they begged him and Judge Clark by
turns. Both firmly buJ respectfully
declined. For a time it looked like a
wooden man or dummy would have to
be put up. Even Sigh Watson, of
Winston refused to run. Then Elk
Judge McRae was groCmad and
brought out, other names were also
discussed.
Tue first little kite sent up bore the
name of Eddy Pou, of Johnson. The
Fourth Congressional District Conven-
tion was held Wednesday and Eddy
was nominated, by permission of Wall
street, we presume. Eddy will put in
a good deal Of his time between now
and November explaining how he and
his crowd secured votes enough to
elect CD him Solicitor.
After much talk and "16 to 1" by
pocracy, the convention met in the
Academy Of Music Thursday at IL
o'clock. Chairman POu made a ring
ing speech" and hen Theo. F. Ktutz,
of Salisbury, was selected as Temper
airy Chairman, and, of course, made a
ringing speech" There were some
new faces in the various county dele
cations, but the familiar faces of bal
lot box rogues and rotten egg throwers
far out numbered all others, and
though there was q perfect chorus OF
16 to l shouters, it was plain that a
maj ority of them were the hackers,
supporters and defenders of Cleveland
and his hellish Tory policy up to a few
weeks ago, when they suddenly
changed tactics, and now, in the eyes
of sensible, honest people they are
simply making political asses of them
selves.
The following we're elected a COM
mittee on platform: L L Smith, of
Gates; J. E. Green, Halifax; E. J
Hale, Cumberland; ". f. Green,
Franklin; W. ". KING, Stokes; J. T.
Legrand, Richmond; T. B. alley,
Davie; J r Lowellen Surry J. D.
Murphy, Buncombe. This committee
put in the entire afternoon writing a
platform, and delayed proceedings
very much.
At the afternoon session Clement
Manly, of Winston was chosen perman
ent chairman. It soon became appar-
ent that he would earn what little
honor there was in the Job, for those
present, regardless OF p arty, declared
it was the most divided, noisest, and
unruly assemblege they yer saw.
Probably John Barlycorn can explain
some of this. For two or three hours
pandemonium reigned supreme. The
question of one or two conventions had
not been settled. Efforts were made to
do this. Some of the gold delegates
tried to get the delegates to Chicago
elected 60 save time) while the cOnven-
ton was waiting for the appearance OF
the platform committee. But this did
me- suit the 16 to 1 men. They saw the
loophole that would be left for the
delegates to say that they were elected
before the platform was read and were
not bound by it. But it was impossible
to get a vote on anything. In the hub,
bub the chairman got excited, or did
MT know what to do, and made some
wild rulings. Sometimes a dozen men
would be on their feet speaking their
little pieces, declaring what Jealous"
what 'untiring" and ''unterrifed"