The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-14
RALEIGH NOTES.
Much Interest Manifested i'm the OUT
come of the Republican Convention.


como of the Republican Convention.
Republicans are pouring In. Senator
Pritchard and other representatives
among them. The negro delegate
are seen everywhere. The Dockery and
Russell forces are boastful. Boyd's
people are quiet and say they will hold
together.
The plan of the anti-Hntton Republi-
cans to have their State Committee make
up the roll of the counties Is acknow-
lodged TO be now abandoned. They were
forced to abandon it, The party simply
would not submit to It.
The Republican conmitte of this dis
trict was held here to-day. Most of the
delegates We're negroes
The Republicans OF the Third District
did not nominate candidate for Con-
gress yesterday ut Warsaw. They are
holding OFF so they can indorse Cy rhomp-
son, Populist, as reward for his anti
Butler movement.
The free silver party men ure much In
eNiience here. They declare. DIR. Mott
being their spokesman, that they have
undermined" both the Republican and
Democratic parties in the West and
South.
w. a. Guthrie, SO much talked of rs a
Populist candidate for Governor. to-day
published an article declaring that North
Carolina ought not TO exercise her con-
u. y.
silver coins to be legal tender and that
the other States ought to Immediately
make the same decla ation.
The anti-Butler movement by the Pop
ulists is failure. Senator Buffers pa
per to-day says: eve have received a
letter from one of the county chalrmen
of the Peoples party stating that the
Republicans were distributing the Gill
Amos circular, and Offering TO pay the
expenses of any Peoples party man who
would go to Raleigh on May 18th to at
tend the Republican State Convention
We will see how far this game has been
worked"
w. III. Brantley, one of the murdercrs
of j. b. Bonner at Aurora, has confessed
that they got 5000 out of Bonner's safe
that night after the murder. He says
ne diu mt see the money, but that Bill
another of the murderers. told him about
II. Three of the murderers are now in
the penitentiary here, serving long terms
The negro Bob Boyden. who set fire to
the station-house at Salisbury and caus-
ed Sam kimman's death. gets five years
in the peniteINary, and arrived to-day
Gov. Carr, and Mr.. S. l.. Patterson,
Commissioner of Agriculture. are at
Rockwell, Rowan county, attending the
second annual session of the North Caro-
lima Dairymen's Association.
c. II. Norton. one of the two merchants
in last weeks railway accident at Dur
nam. has been taken to Baltimore in
order that an operation may be perform
ed upon his face. Mr.. a. G. Barrer, the
other man who was hurt. is slowly i'm
proving. He has concusSion of the brain
The Democrats declare they intend to
carry the State. They say the Republic
can party, by its turbulent conventions
is playing into Democratic hands, and
that If the business keeps on the color
line Will be drawn ms IL was never be-
fore drawn I'm North Carolina
The Republicans If tho SaponI n;-trio,
al Weldon to-day nominated George II
| White. C5io!ed, for Congress by accla-
| nation. III. l.. Cheathm was his oppo-
nen;. but got only two votes, and with
drew before the ballot. II. L. Grant and
John ii. Hannah We're elected delegates
10 the National Convention and instruct
de TO vote for Mckinley. Pritchard was
endorsed for the Senate. and Russell
for Governor.
AT Goldsbo;o this afternoon the cor
ner-stone of the main building of the Odd
feI!ows Orphanage was laid by Grand
Master Charles F. Lumsden. An ad-
dress was delivered by Past Grand Sire
Charles M. Bushnell, of Raleigh. Grand
Secretary, Theo. Ross. Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, and Grand master Hill
Montague. OF Virginia, We're present.
TheFowas large parade, including mill
ia. members of the grand and local
lodges, city officials and citizens
The Fourth District Repu blican Con-
greSsional Convention met here this af-
teinoon. Its session was marked by
bitterness and disorder. n. h. English,
OF Randolph county, was nominated for
Congress. This action of the convention
is regarded as a defiance OF the Popu-
lists. The present Congressman Is
Strouds, who is a Populst, elected on
the fusion ticket. and English Is a Re
publican. The convention to-day re-
fused 10 endorse fusion and no Mckinley
endorsement resolutions We're introduce
ed. T.. y. Johnson and w. H. Martin
were elected delegates TO ST. Louis.
Same delegates gave notice they would
not vote for the nominee.
NASEIVIII.E