The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-05
SENT FROM RALEIGH
A Glance At a Great Variety of Mat
tiers 10 the Tarheel BaIiwIck.
COMMITTEE TO SIT ON DOcKERY's CASE
The Republican stnto Committee
Called TO Meet Tuesday TO Con.
slider His Recent IIcrcticai out.
break watson ana Guthrie Ell.
gnEe I'm, ] int Debate.

Raleigh. n. c.. Sept. 4-(SpcciaD-
The PoDulist State Central Committee
of five met here this morning. Chairman
Aver presiding. Its chief business was
to discuss the remarkable political sit
uation and to decide on the date for the
meeting of the full State Committee.
Two or three of the Congressional dis
trictS have not yet elected their MEM
bers of the latter committee.
Otto Wilson very plainly shows the
PoDuliSt plan to nominate a candidate
for Congress in the Fifth District. unless
the Democrats In the Fourth District
will take down Pou and endorse Stroud.
1t is stated by prominent Republicans
that their State Committee will next
Tuesday take down the name of o. r..
Dockerv as nominee for Lieutenant
Governor and nominate either Charles
J. Harris. of Dillsboro. or Charles Rey-
nolds. of Winston. for that position.
The Populist State Central Commit
tee calls the State Committee to meet
here September 9th. The Central Com
mittee has made no plans as to COM
DletinE the Populist ticket, as only the
State Committee has that power.
Josephus Daniels National Demo-
cratic Committeeman for this State.
was asked his estimate of the strength
Of the gold Democrats in this State. He
REPLIED from 5000 TO 10000 When asked
how MANY he thought would support
the indianapolis ticket he replied $500.
There were fine rains in this section
last night. which were beneficial and
needed. West and southwest of here
MANY streams are very low and mills
and springs are failing. On account OF
low water several cotton mills have
had to shut down.
1t seems that the Republicans in the
Seventh District are about to turn
against Congressman Shuford and will
nut up w. ~. Bailey. of Davie, for
Congress unless the Populists make
some deals with them. Efforts are be-
ing made To force the Populists to sup
mort Pearson for Congress in the Ninth
District This they have thus far de-
clined to do.
Rev. DIR. Solomon Pool. n widely
known Methodist Episcopal preacher.
and at one time president of the State
University. was yesterday stricken with
PARALYSIS at Elizabeth City, his home,
His condition is very critical.
Zeb. Vance Walser, the Republican
who for some time posed or tried TO
nose rs n silverite. and who had many
conferences with Populists. now an
nounce that the silver movement is a
mere fad"
One of the leading Republican papers
In the Piedmont section says Oliver II.
Docllerv's action in deserving and at
lacking the Republican party may have
some influence on the negro vote in his
SSCllOIl. anu possibly the
publican ticket there, but will have no
influence in the western part OF the
State.
There are now 400 inmates of the in
zane asvlum here-the largest number
in it's history.
Two Ohio detectives found near Char
lotte man named Mills. wanted in that
State for murder. They were about to
take him away without waiting for
Gov. Carr To honor the requisition for
him but the Sheriff stopped them.
The call sent out to the members of
the Republican State Committee to at
tend next Tuesdays meeting here say
the object Is "to sit on Dockerys case"
i. G. L. Harris. n well-known Repub-
lican free silver man. accompanied Sen
ator Butler to Atlanta.
The first Joint discussion of Cy. Wat
son and W. a. Guthrie was held at
Rutherfordton to-day. There was n
great crowd. People began to gather
there Yesterday.