The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-08

Russell a Rap Over the Head-
CIaudius Criticises Loge's Figures.
Chairman a. E. Holton, of the Re
publican State Executive committee,
arrived yesterday afternoon, and has
established his headquarters in Room
-, at the Park Hotel.
He is enthusiastic over the outlook
for Docl1ery.
'.How did your own county happen
to go against your reporter asked
him.
He expressed surprise that such
report had gone out, and said;
THE delegates from Yadkin are the
strongest personal and political
friends | have in the county or the
State. One OF them had resolutions in
his packet instructing for Dockery
and Holton. | told them | was will
ing to trust them without instruc-
tions, and so was Mr.. Dockery. They
are both original Dockery men.
There is not Russell man in Yadkin
county, and they couldn't have made
up a delegation. They are all for
Doclery because it is Republican
county. So far as the other delegate
is concerned, he is one of my warmest
personal friends, and has been Dock
cry man from the beginning and adj
yocated Dockery's interests In the
East,
''In regard to Wilkes county, Dock
ery is strong there and more than a
majority of the townships were in
structed for Dockery. | was told that
Marshall Mott was elected delegate
on his declaration that he would cast
the vote for Doekery and Holton. |
learn that there will be contest from
Wilkes. The county has four votes.
my estimate as it now stands is
this: If the vote were taken now in
North Carolina Dockery would receive
100 votes to Russells 60 votes of the
uncontested delegates, and Boyd
would have 20 and Moody 25, with
/ usk g. The other counties have not
held their conventions. The conven-
ton viii contain 240 delegates.
'There is no contest over any other
State office. / think Blackburn viii be
nominated for Secretary of State and
Zeb Vance Walser for Attorney Gem
ef,l without opposition"
In reference to the interview with
prominent Republican in Tuesdays
News and Observer, Chairman Holton
said: 1.-The Republicans of North Car
olina will never give up their electoral
ticket and dump themselves into the
Populist party bag and baggage. And
it will be the effort on the part of the
extreme fusion element, in the con-
gention to organize the State Execu-
tive committee of such material as
will carry out the policy outlined IN
that interview, viz, to tear down the
electoral ticket put up by the KepuDI-
can convention, and get the Populist
support in return for few onlces.
butler started out with this in view
when he wrote the Wool letter, then
followed it up with his proposition to
4bn conference committee, the Teller
resolutions: il we had accepted them
he would have been willing to con-
cede to us for governor Republican
IN name standing on Populist plat
form"
what Of the final result in the
State?"
Il think If the Republican conven-
fion will take high stand upon the
principles of the National Republican
marty. such one as viii command the
confidence of the Republicans and the
bl,siness element of the State, with no
uncertain sound as to where they
stand followed asp by a bold and a9-
oressiye campaign, and then put UP q
ticket that will command the CONN
dance of the people of the State, COM
nosed of the best business men We
have. I believe the Republicans viii poll
nearly 10000 votes. j have never seen
the colored people more determined
TO vote the Republican ticket, and there
are a. hundred thousand Of them an
the State Then, there are 10000 or
$4,000 white men that viii support the
ticket.
.But. if our convention attempts to
straddle, mix mp and put all KINGS Oh
shades upon their policy, 50 that no
one will know where we stand, for the
purpose of attempting to gather I'D the
confused voters, we will lose the state
by forty thousand; we viii break Jhe
foIored vote, the business element OF
the State viii lose confidence in us, and
the oId-line Republican win be beyyil-
dered. The Democrats were 50 badly
beaten last year, that they don't know
which way to start now. Some OF them
want to catch on to the Populist kite,
others want to abide in their own ship,
and they are so bewildered they can
hardly two speak the same Language.
The Populist leaders are planning TO
play their free silver card TO capture
the Democrats Of the State. They know
that If the Democrats of North Caro-
lima go wild on free silver, and commit
themselves thoroughly TO it, the only
plank in the Populist platform, and
then the Chicago convention should
nut in a sound money plank, and
Il hay
have enough apostles to proselyte the
whole Gentle race by the election, for
when men are taught principle they
will not support party simply for its
name.
THE DOCKERY FIGURES.
Mr. Claude Dockery said last night:
Cookery viii go into the convention
with I07 votes and Russell with 90