The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-15
VACANCIES FOR
COMMITTEE TO FILL
Populist State Convention
Trusts All to Butler.
FOUGHT HIM TO THE LAS I
Skinner Kept Up the Battle I'LL
the Curtain Fell.
Dramatic Scene When the lwo Leaders
Locked Horns Frankly
Acknowledge that the ConVen-
ton Lay in the Hollow of
Buffers Hand.


Buffers Hand.
..qt seems there was a quorum
present before the delegates arrived,
said Populist who watched Butler
in his mastery of the Populist con-
yention. Butler himself was the quo
rum,
senator Butler held the convention
in the hollow of his hand. Moye, Oh
pitt. perhaps expressed the mind OF
the average delegate when he said yes
terday: sYou say Butler held us IN the
hollow of his hand. Wen, we are con-
tent to lie there"
The convention Yesterday decided to
leave with the committee the selection
of a candidate for Attorney General,
and a candidate for Associate justice
ms well as one of the Populist electors
aflaroe, and then named committee
that is absolutely under the control OF
Senator Butler. and more. Hal. Aver,
editor of Buffers paper, was made
chairman of the State Executive com
mittee.
II was SAT when Chairman Skinner
called the Populist State convention
to order Yesterday morning.
Chairman Skinner announced that
the first business of the convent on was
the nomination of an Attorney General
and an inquiry had been made as 70
the standing Of Mr.. Walser.
Nat Macon. of Franklin, said as he
had made the motion of inquiry, he
wanted to speak He said Mr. Teller
walked ont of the Republican party
at ST. Louis. and Republicans in North
Carolina can walk out and come out to
ne on silver. and ''if they flop suddenly
or take long time, we don't care, just
50 they come" He moved to nominate
Walser by reclamation.
a delegate from the rear of the hall
said he recognized no fealty to Walser,
unless he came here and declared him.
self for silver and for Bryan. tie was
cried down. :.
T w. Brown. the enrolling clerk OF
the last Legislature, said you couidn
expect Walser TO come on the stahu
and say anything, because we norhl-
nate him as a Republican. Il 90 noe
know vet whether I'll vote Tor Bryan
myself" he said. He moved chat wal
ser's nomination be made by accla-
nation. (Applause).
DIR. Pat Exum said the tune was
when the candidates of the Populist
party had to stand up ana say Wnae
they were for, but that day had passed:
ct ,yonld walk over the corpses of
the Democratic and Republican party
decorated by the corpse of the Popullst
Marty if it was for the good OF the
Ieonle. And | move that Walser be
ponlinated.' He failed to make the
connection clear between the corpses'
the oood of the people and Walser
e. Caldwell moved that the motion
~ nominate Walser by acclamatlon De
laid on the table. His motion carried.
Caldwell moved that the convention
leave open the nominations Tor Attor-
ney General and for one Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court.
KAPTAIN KITCHIN KICKS.
Capt. Buck Kitchin strobe down the
aisle. He said the effort was being
made to force Republican upon TINS
convention, "Zeb Vance Walser sald 70
me this morning that he expected 10
be nominated as a Republican by inns
convention and that Senator buIiel
had a letter from him to that effect
in his pocket and withheld II. Inc
uao+ion is that we shall put the NOM
nations of an Attorney General anu
Iudoes Of the Supreme Court into. the
YOU to understand just where we are.
we enter our solemn protest against
boss rule in the Populist party. l left
the Democratic party because Matt
Ransom and his claquers and heelers
mt their heels down on the necks of
every man who did not bow to them,
and here L find a greaterboss than ever.
I want Won TO know what you are do
ing. You are sneaI1ing into the Repnb-
lean party through the back door by
night like thieves. Do as you please.
But do it yourself and delegate it to no
man or set of men,"
Mr.. Pritchard, of Warren, said he
was for naming a ticket to win. Il
want to stay in the middle-of-the-
road, but / would rather get there by
a side track than to be run over LII
the Republicans help us we must pay
them.'
Walter Henry stepped forward as
Pritchard took the aisle. He faced the
audience majestically and began. Mr.
Pritchard began, who has the
foor?" Henry turned and asked pom
pously. ''Mr. Pritchard has the
floor" ruled the chairman, and Henry
subsidized, shaking his red head with a
tinge of injury to his political pres
tice." Henry at last got to the stand
and braced himself to begin. But he
never got beyond "Fellow citizens
WHEN THE MASTER CAME.
Butler entered the hall, striding
confidently down the aisle. Butter"
Butler" was the cry. He reached the
platform and Henry stepped aside. The
delegates jumped on the chairs and
yelled and cheered and stamped and
applauded.
The master had come.
He calmly stroked the fore-lock that
hangs down over his face.
He said on behalf of Walser that
at his request he stated that inasmuch
as certain statements had been made
in convention where he had no right
10 appear personally, he did not want
a partial nomination, and he request
ed that his name be Withdrawn from
this convention.
Caldwell moved again that the NOM
nations be left to the committee.