The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-26
TIE NAMING OF CLARK.

rlght aisle.
He stood there while the waves of
chatter and discussion rippled around
him.
He stood there until the troubled wa
tcrs subsidized.
In lull he caught the ear of the
convention.
The first words that reached the lis
teners on the stage were: Il nominate
that pure public man, that large-brain
ed thinker, that impartial and able
iurist, that friend of the people, that
noble patriot, that able and eminent
advocate of the free coinage of silver,
Justice Walter Clark"
1t fell like a bomb into the conven-
ton, and seemed to blow the dele
gates off their feet. When they caught
their breath again, there came a cheer
that shook the building. A hundred
delegates jumped to their feet and
yelled, CLARK! Walter Clark"
When this tornado of enthusiasm had
passed. Mr.. Long resumed his remarks.
He began: The time has come when
we need as the standardbearer OF
Democracy'-th rest of his speech
was drowned in a chorus of yells for
Clark.
All calculations were knocked into
smithereens.
Mr.. Skilley, of Beaufort, tried to
speak. You could see his lips move.
but couldn't hear a word he said.
The rappings OF the gaVel were not
heard in the uproar. The roar of Il
thousand voices came from the door of
the convention.
Cheers for MacRae, and counter
cheers for Watson were heard, but
these were ripples on the deep waters
The gentleman from Beaufort was
still moving his lips.
Dan Hugh Mclean, of Harnett, at
last got the platform, and seconded
the nomination of MacRae.
Heriot Clarkson took the blue label
of Mecklenburg in his hands and waved
it, until the chair recognized him.
This is chaos shouted a delegate
At last the convention quoted down
enough to listen.
"They call this, chaos" said Clark
son, but out of chaos comes the
light. The world was without form
and void, and darkness rested upon
the face of the earth But God said:
Let there be light and there was
light Let me point you to the light
of this convention. 1t is Walter Clark
(Cheers) We want him and must
have him."
The demonstration that came swept
all before it,
Mr.. Skilley came again, and seconded
the nomination of Judge MacRae.
Col. Theo. L. Kluttz came to the
front. He said any one of the gentle
men presented would make a fit sue
cessor to the long line ofgreatgovern-
ors of North Carolina. He named as
the winning candidate for Governor,
Lee ). Oyerman, of Rowan.
delegate from Granville moved to
adjourn until supper. A roar of noes.
The convention was in a ferment. The
speech of Jake Long, from Alamance
nominating Judge Walter Clark had
upset all calculations, and despite the
fact that it was attempted to get back
to the original nominations on the
basis that Judge Clark would under
no conditions accept, it was impossible
to restore order: There was an under
surge to the immense mass of people
that kept it in billow movement.
The man of the moment had been
named, and it was impossible to pro-
coed ignoring that fact
So in spite of the fact that the mo-,
ton to adjourn had met with opposi-
ton, the movement finally prevailed
and the convention adjourned until
$3.50.
NIGHT SESSION.
Hot and dark was the Academy of
Music as the delegates reconvened,
many of the gallery-counties being i'm
distinguishable even by a Roentgen
ray. One voice come out of the re-
cesses of a gallery corner which was
so dark that the voice actually seem
ed to be in mourning. But there seemed
to be no remedy suggested, and the
delegate sank back into oblivion.
Chairman Manly on taking the gavel
recognized the delegate from Arson,
Judge Bennett, of Wadesboro,
came forward i'm his characteristic
way saying he had message. The
convention was still. 1t was scented
that some message was coming other
than that from ''the people to which
Judge Bennett alluded: this was true.
Judge Bennett said he had a message
from Judge Clark.
Judge Bennett was deliberate: he
had seen Judge Clark during the re-
cess. He had told Judge Bennett with
frankness and simplicity that it took
all the money he could make on the
bench to support his family, that it was
on this ground that he was forced to
refrain from giving up the only means
by which he had to make his living.
Judge Bennett said now the convention
understood the situation and
could see why he would not be willing
TO accept the nomination unless he
could stay on the bench, and unless
he could be excused from canvassing
the State. Judge Bennett said that on
his way down when asked
who he favored for Governor he had re-
piled that he was for Sampson zap
plause) and he meant by that that he
was for the strongest man, and thai
Walter Clark was that man. cloud
and long and uproarious applause
Judge Bennett cut his remarks short
by saying "there you are The air
rang with Clark! Clark! Clark! until
there seemed to be an irresistible
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