The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-25
Nothing Yet Definite at Tc-
Days Convention.
WHO WILL BE TIE LEADER :?
Watson, Doughton and MacRae
in the Lead.
THE DELEGATES AT SEA.
The Conference Last Night indicated
a Majority in Favor of
Single Convention.

nd darkness moved upon tlC IoCC
of the waters"
This tells the story of the political
situation yesterday up to midnight as
il was seen in the hotel Hobbies and
wherever men gathered. There was no
concentration anywhere upon any
thing except TO elect none but straight
out, all wool and a yard wide, free
silver delegates to the National con-
yention.
The delegates poured in from all Sec
lions of the State and every incoming
train brought new additions to the al
ready large throng. The question
each delegate asked of the other was
"Who ought TO be nominated for Gov
ernor?' And the reply in almost every
instance was the Yankee method of
asking the same question of the in
quirer.
All day long there was steady pro-
cession of delegates to call on Justice
Walter Clark with the view of per-
suading him to take the nomination,
and his Ives" would have brought
light out of darkness. But. while ex-
pressing his thanks TO those who urged
him to lead the ticket, Judge Clark
preserved an unmoved unwillingness
to accept the nomination, and con-
vincad all his callers that the party
ought not to ask him to make the
sacrifice which an acceptance Of the
nomination would involve.
When this fact became apparent,
those who had hoped Clark would be
the standard bearer, turned their
minds toward other candidates, and
the query, ''Who shall it be?" was
passed from man to man. The Cape
Fear people responded that MacRae
was the man TO lead the party TO
victory, and established headquarters
and told the incoming delegates of
his fitness, his ability, his record.
The trains from the West brought
in loads of people from the foot of the
mountains who said the logic of the
situation demanded the nomination of
Lieutenant-Gove Doughton. His
popularity as legislator, his eharac-
ter and his popularity We're eXtolled.
From Buncombe came voices urging
Hon. Thee T. Davidson, the popular
and able x-Attorney-General. as the
fittest man to lead the ticket. The
delegates from some of the other West
ern counties favored Hon. W. T.
Crawford, whose reputation as an
orator and campaigner, coupled with
his sterling integrity. Indicated him as
the best man TO nominate.
There is a strong and growing senti-
ment in favor of Hon. Cyrus b.
Watson, of Forsyth, well known and
far-famed as a campaigner of readi-
ness, skill and power. He was urged
on the train to accept, but declined.
He was very averse TO accepting the
nomination, but about dark it was
said that he had acceded to the re-
ouast of his friends, and would not
longer hold OUT if his friends demanded
that he should accept the nomination.
But the suggestion of WATSON did
not seem to phase he cohorts VINO
favored the candidates above named.
One of them said: 'sTke convention
will not be stampeded for any man.
ONE CONVENTION or TWO.
There was much talk about whether
there should be one convention or two,
and at times in the hotels the feeling
ran high between those holding oppo-
site views, but in the main it was a
friendly discussion. The difference be-
ing one that related to party policy,
for serious difference or acrimonious
debate. The caucus at night demon
strated that the majority of the dele
gates in attendance upon it were in
favor of making all the nominations at
this session of the convention. Ii this
conference represented the feeling OF
the whole body of tbe delegates, nomln-
ations for the full ticket will be made
to-day or tomorrow.
AS TO OTHER PLACES.
There is a very lively contest going
on for nomination as State Treasurer,
tbs leading candidates being Mr.. Ash
ley Horne, of Clayton; b. L. Aycoek,
of Wayne; Capt. S. A. Ashe, of Wake;
{ Med. Tate, of Burke; A. S. Rascoe,
of BERTHE: and NJ j. Hawkins, of War
rem. Little is heard about nominations
Cor other places on the State ticket.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
The delegates from the First Distrist
host of names mentioned, and some
candidates are actively at work. A
nong those mentioned are Hon. Thos. J.
Jarvis, Alfred NJ Waddell, James I'll.
Nerrimon, r. A. Doughton, b. X. Lacy,
C. b. Watson, Theo. f. Davidson, Ed.
Chambers Smith, James c. MacRas, f..
J. Hale, Wharton j. Green, James ID.
Poa. C.. NJ. Cooke, John r. Webster,
and doubtless others.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The names of J. Frank Ray, of Ma
con. and b. b. Winborne. of HEREFORD,
are most frequently menioned.