Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-10
OLD NORTH STATE.
MARION BUTLER's LAST CARD TO
HIS PARTY.
The Institution for the Blind-EIec-
ton Of Principal and Teachers
The Agricultural aud Mechanical
CoIIege-The Crop Report.

RALEIGH, y. c., June S-(Specai)-
-Populist- Chairman Marion Butler
to-day issued a card to the members OF
his party In this he says that al the
last meeting OF the State Committee it
was decided not to be advantageous 10.
hold convention until after the national
convention. The question OF holding
convention for the purpose of electing
delegates to the national convention was
also discussed, and II was decided that,
as a large part of the delegates were 10
be selected by their district conventions,
State convention merely 10 select the
few delegates at large would be too great
a sacrifice OF tlp1e and money. 1t was
therefore recommended that the state
Executive Committee select the delegates
at large. and that the congressional com
mittees select the others. There will be
one delegate from each county, and Chair
man Butler says the people can trust
the county chairmen to make known their
wishes and represent them I'm the meet
ing, thus making each congressional COM
mittee as representative a convention for
selecting delegates as any district can
desire or possibly secure. He declares II
TO be absurd to have ten delegates from
each county 10 go TO a congressional con
ventlOn 10 elect only one delegate, and so
urges that the county chairmen ascer-
tain Just who are wanted 10 be delegates.
He recommends that state and county
matters be not acted OH until after the
national conventions. lie calls attention
to the fact that In oregon the Populists
beat both the old parties.
THE BLIND INSTITUTION.
The trustees for the State Institution
for the Blind were in session until very
late last night. and elected +. r. Place,
OF Illinois. principal at 1850 annually.
w. j. Young was made vlce-principal.
at $1,000 salary. The vote on this matter
OF retiring Young "a superintendent was
( to 3-Chairman Montague Proctor. HUI
ring. and Meserve voting aye, and Briggs,
Williams. and Morson. no. For over
year plans had been made to GUST Young.
The pressure OF his friends was so strong
that IL seems the idea OF making him
vlce-prlncipal was decided on yesterday.
1t was done TO cut of a storm OF adverse
criticism. Young accepts the position.
All the old teachers were reelected, ana
their salaries. which last year were cut
down, were restored to the old figure.
II is decided that the temperance fight
shall be pushed in North Carolina. The
nomination OF ]. II. Southgate on the ma
tional ticket and the recent action OF the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
are the chief factors in this plan.
There are sixty-six negro delegates 10
the Republican National Convention, at
ST. Louis OF these five are from North
Carolina. 1t is said they will be quar-
tered in cars.
"Senior-class day" at Wake-Forest Col
lege is abolished by the faculty; II Is said
because some OF the speakers became too
free in their jokes and remarks.
Ii is learned that the Fayetteville Inde-
pendent Light Infantry will go to Rich
mond as the guest Of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues.
There is some talk about giving all
Democrats who will vote the State ticket
the largest liberty as regards the ma
tional .icket.
The Populsts appear to almost resent
the idea of the Democrats holding their
own state convention. and nominating a
straight ticket. A Popullst said to-day
the Democrats would be fools 10 do such
a thing.
Six convicts arrived to-day from Wilson
county at the penitentiary.
The State Geological Board met here
to-day, Governor Carr presiding.
This morning there was meeting OF
the alumni AT the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College at which Mr. Matthews,
Of Morganton. delivered the address This
afternoon there was an exhibition drill
This evening President c. d. McIyer de-
liyered at the Academy of Music the an
nual address before the graduates.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. OF this State. endorses compulsory
education. absolute prohibition OF the
liauor traffic. and a State reformatory for
young criminals.
CROP REPORT.
The State crop weather report to-day
saws that in the Central District cool and
cloudy weather prevailed. with plenty Of
rain and deficiency Of sunshine until
Saturday. over most OF the district the
rainfall was gentle and beneficial, but
heavy rains washed lands In a few coun-
ties. chiefly Guilford and Randolph. Grass
IL increasing, and farmers are getting
behind with their work. but week OF
fair weather Will remedy this state Of
affairs. Corn IL extra promising. and Is
being laid by slowly. Harvesting wheat IL
In full blast. with crop short, but heads
well filed. Some damage by chinch-bugs
Is reported. Oats are apparently not so
bad as expected. and spring oats i'm
proved during the past two weeks The
greater part OF the cotton crop con-
tinues in good condition. Tobacco is
nearly ell transpianted. except where
drought hitherto prevented.
IL Is learned that at the Democratic
State Convention. June 18th. the names
OF the following candidates for the guber-
material nomination will be presented:
Theodore F. Davidson. r. A. Doughton.
and Julian =. Carr. and probably that