The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-27
NAMED THE WINNERS
Democrats Are Universally Pleased With
the Nominees for State Offices.
GOLD MEMS STAUNCHNESS PRONOUNCED
All Recognize Tint There VIII BE u
Desperate Campaign. But thc Party
Disappointed because There WINS
aM Only One Convention

Raleigh, N. c.. June 90 (Special.)--It
was 4:30 this morning when the Demo-
cratic State Convention ended u memoir
able session. 1t was u big. noisy, good
na'sured, and earnest body, with much
young blood in it.
It's last work was the selection of John
r. Webster. Thomas j. Jarvis. T. j.
Hale, and ~. w. Waddell delegates to
Chicago, and the nomination Of Locke
Craige and w. c. Douglas as electors-at-
large.
The Republicans and Populists are al
ready finding fault with the State ticket
nominated. This Is, of course, natural
II Is no secret that the Populists wanted
two Democratic conventions. Had this
step been taken. the Populists would
have Instantly called a convention. NOM
mated Guthrie for Governor. and mt
on lott of Democratic names on the
ncket, and would then have raised the
cry: NOW let's see If you arc really
what you saS>you are?" They purposed
to break up the Democratic patty. But
they are foiled.
Ohio Wilson, the leading Ponulis..
here, said to-day: 1--WE Will hold the
State Convention between August 1st
and 18th, and there is no doubt of the
iact that w. y. Guthrie will be our nomi-
nee and that he will beat Cy Watson by
1o,o0O votes AS to Russell, Wilson de-
Ni'iSu ~ Say one Woro, saying 1T would
not be courteous
Another Populists said, however:
Russell is simply not in It; not in the
calculation at ALL" This strange ex
preston, he declined to explain.
But ihe universal talk of Democrats
today was I'VE have named the right
man we nave put up a strong and
winning ticket all the way through"
mere was resolution and hope in all
faces. M
The new Stase Committee smet this
morning in the office of the Secretary
OF state. ID reelected James H. Pou
"a temporary chairman, and Wiley
ituSh as temporary secretary. This
Is done until there is a full .:neetinr i'm
connection with the nominee. for Stone
oihces. IL was decided to reduce the
number of the Central Comnitt.aa IN
nine, which vas the original number
rms committee had gradually increased
10 twenty. and was too unwieldy. II &c
ilot YET CHOSEN. The State Committee
- TO meet at Chairman Pou's call. 1t
was minated a day or two aeo that ev
senator Jarvis might be made perma-
nenf chairman, but 1T is not known that
this will be 'the case
This is the full ticket nominated.
for Governor-Cyrus b Watson.
Lieutenan mt Observation-Disclosures w No
son. OF northampton. ''>'
secretary OF ,State-Cooke, of Franklin.
ireasurer-B. f. .Aycock, of WAYNE
Aud.Eor-R. NJ. Fuimam of Buncombe.
Superinsendent of Put!:c Instruction
John &. Scarboro, of Johnston
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. osborne os
Mecklenburg ne vi
Associate Justices Supreme Court-A
OF Beaufort - ~" ne
There seemed to be a sort of magic
influence yesterday whenever any dele
gaze made pass" at Cleveland or Car
llsle. Not many alllusions to Mckinley
We're heard. Late in the session the
words sixteen to one" were used all the
while instead of free" silver.
walter Clark was honored by endorse
ment tpr the Vice Presidency by a rising
i;VVts5T This is the office he desires and
ne mas strong hopes OF getting the nomi-
But little talk about "Eas: ana West"
were heard in this convention. Free
silver brothers We're plentiful. but only
one lllimani pitchfork" brag, and one
OF the 'brags" had fallen from that
The free silver Democrats express their
delight at what they call the 'staunch-
Ees,,, of the gold ones
There Will Ibe a desperate campaign.
Al know that. There will be three State
:, An auditorium will have to be built
mere for the next Slate convention. No
hall here win serve. Yesterdays expe-
rience proved that. The business men
VIII see that an auditorium IS built for
CONVENTION useS and for other large
assenblases.
Here is complete list of district dele
gates to Chicago:
U Eirst District. G.. F: Warren. y. b.
Winborne: Second, ]. w Granger, r. L.
emery; Third. p. NJ Peaisau J. II. Cur
RE: Fourth. NJ. w. Page. w. c. Hammer;
EIfth' n B. Canada Ed. Fulp; Sixth,
w. y. poWd. ). y: Brown; Seventh Theo.
kluutZ. w. D. Turner: Eighth. f r.
Jones. b. F, Dixon; Ninth, W. e. Moore.
c. s. Powell.