Evening star., 1896-06-26
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES,
The Last State Conventions Were
Held Yesterday.


Held Yesterday.
The North Carolina democratic state con-
vention met at noon yesterday. and was
called to order by State Chairman Pau. who
congratulated the party that ninety-five
counties We're represented and there was
not contest. Theodore F. Kluttz was
made temporary chairman and. after
brilliant speech and the appointment OF
committees. the convention took a recess
Upon reassemblng the platform was agreed
to. The financial plank Is as follows:
Whereas the United States Constitution
recognizes both gold and silver as primary
redemption money, we favor. independently
of other nations, free and unlimited coinage
Of both silver and gold. without discr i'm
ination against either. at the present legal
ratio of Ii to l, and we condemn the system
which forces the government in a time of
peace, with millions of silver bullion lying
idle in the treasury, to issue an enormous
amount of bonds to maintain its credit upon
a single standard and a gold basis, we con-
denim the Secretary of the Treasury for
paying in gold obligations specifically made
payable in coin, and we instruct our dele
gates to the national convention 10 vote as
unit for the restoration of silver
The following state ticket was nominated:
Governor. Cyrus B. Watson OF Forsyth:
lieutenant governor, Thomas w. Mason of
Northampton: secretary of state, Charles
M. Cooke of Franklin: treasurer, B. r. Ay-
cooke of Wayne; supreme court justice, A.
c. Avery of Burke.
In Secretnry Smiths State.
The Georgia state democratic convention
adopted platform declaring for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1, without waiting on foreign ma
tions.
The unit rule was adopted. under which
the following delegation to Chicago was
elected:
By the state at large. F. y. Howell. Pat
Walsh, Hal. Lewis and J. Pope Brown;
first district, John c. Dell and ]. A. Bran
nan; second district, John Donald:on and
E. L. Wight; third district, J. T. Hill and
Frank Houser; fourth district, J. S. Ander-
son and r. o. Howard: fifth district. A. J.
Morrow and r. d. Spaldi lg: sixth district
c. T. Zachry and b. NJ. Davis: seventh dis
eighth district, w. McWhorter and w p
Burnett; ninth district, T. M. Peoples and
Howard Thompson: tenth district. George
w. Warren and Ira d. Farmer; eleventh
district. c. r. Pendleton and w. ii. Glenn
entS. All are for silver
The following state ticket was nominated: ::
Governor. w: Y: Atkinson: secretary OF
state A. D. Gambler; state treasurer w j.
Speer; attorney general, ]. w. Terrell: con-
troller, w. A. Wright; commissioner of
agriculture, r. T. Nesbitt.
Alabama Republicans.
The Alabama republican state executive
committee, composed of victorious McEin-
leyites, has organized and decided TO put
out a straight sound money republican
electoral ticket. The populists We're asked
to support the republican electoral ticket
in exchange for republican support OF the
state fusion ticket. headed by Congressman
A. T. Goodwin. The populist leaders re-
fused to commit themselves for the reason
that their national convention had not met
yet and they could not foresee what kind
Of q platform they were to stand upon
There was at once a great clamor on the
committee for a straight republican state
ticket, but the movement was finally
downed by q small majority. The republi-
can electors. however, were instructed not
to affiliate In any manner with any but the
republican party. The fusion state ticket
has the Endorsement of the republicans
with this exception. The Republicans hope
to get sound money democrats to vote for
their electoral ticket II the democrats nut
out free silverite for President.