The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-22
MASSEY NOMINATED
Republicans Name Johnston
County Man for Congress.
RUSSELL AND PRITCHARD
Open the Republican Campaign
To- day at Iendersonville.

"Father" Worth for Treasurer--Maj.
Guthrie Here---Rryan to Speak Sew
eral Times in the State ON Watson
Coming, Too.
z. T. Massey, of Johnston county,
was yesterday nominated for Congress
by the Republican Executive commit
tee for the Fourth district.
The Committee met in the Office of
Ed. A. Johnson, the chairman, at noon
yesterday. but after a ten-minutes'
session adjourned until 4:30 o'clock,
giving Mr.. Jack j. Sharp, the commit
teeman from Nash, a chance to arrive.
When the committee met again Mr..
Sharp nominated Mr.. Massey for Con-
gress, saying that he was staunch
Republican, good political worker, a
hard hitter on the stump, and could
poll the vote of Johnston county
against Pou, as he had done before.
WaddeII, of Johnston, seconded the
nomination. John Nichols, of Wake,
moved to make the nomination unani
nous, and his motion prevailed.
Mr. Massey's intimate friends vouch-
ed for him, saying that he stood
squarely on the gold standard platform
adopted at ST. Louis and was an en-
thusiastic Mckinley man.
The committee then spent an hour in
laying plans for the campaign.
All the counties except Randolph
were represented, as follows: John
Nichols, Wake; C. +. ID. Waddell, john
ston; j. j. Sharp, Nash; j. Y. Eaton,
Vance; S. Y. Marlborough, Franklin;
+. ID. Jones, Chatham, represented by
II. III. w. Leak, proxy.
DR.. II. T. Chaplin, of Chatham, was
sometime ago nominated for elector
for the Fourth district
Massey will carry the district, Z
said Ed. Johnson last night; she is one
of the strongest men in the party, We
are expecting Pou and Stroud to get
into rantanl<erous fight and our man
Will step in and get the bone"
He said he had just received a letter
from j. j. Jordan, prominent colored
man of Franklin county saying the
FraHklin county convention was held
Thursday; that fusion with the Popu-
lists on some offices was arranged, but
the convention was unanimously in
favor Of supporting for Congress the
man named by the committee.
1. \.
candidate for Governor, was here yes
terday closeted with Chairman Aver
in consultation at Populist headquar-
tiers. He will open the campaign Tues
day at Roxboro. He was returning
from Edenton, where he spoke at the
First District Populist conveht ton
Maj, Guthrie says he is anxious to call
out Judge Russell in a joint canvass
and if it will help to attain that end
will unite with Mr.. Cyrus Watson in
a formal and urgent request to Judge
Russell.
Judge ID. L. Russell, Republican can
didate for Governor, and Senator Jeter
Pritchard to-day open the Republican
campaign at Hendersonville with
speaking and barbecue.
Thomas f. Watson, Populist candi-
date for Vice-President, is expected to
visit the State in September, and make
several speeches, telling where we
are at Chairman Aver has not vet
announced his appointments.
Chairman Manly said yesterday that
Mr.. Bryan would probably visit the
State about September 18th, or little
later, and probably would make a two
days tour of the State speaking from
the rear platform of the train and max
ing three set speeches at places not
yet determined. He is now correspond
ing with Chairman Jones. of the Ma
nonal Democratic committee, regard
ing the visit of Mr.. Bryan to North Car
DINA.
Father" Worth was disappointed,
If not deeply grieved, at the fact that
the State Prohibition convention that
met this week at Greensboro failed to
nominate or endorse him for State
Treasurer, but strayed away from path
marked out by Father" Worth and
nominated another Father" was Civ
on the marble heart.
Col. Odds gives this item to his pa
pers:
"Of course everybody in the State
knows Capt. Bill Day, an absolutely
unrivalled character in politics. Yes
terday he went into the newly-opened
and gaily decorated Republican head
quarters. He cast an eve on the Gus
pidores and said: 'Holton, those re-
mind me of the id ticket you have
nominated; ring streaked, striped and
speckled.'
Maj w. b. Rodman, chairman of the
Congressional committee of the
First district, was one of the callers
at headquarters yesterday. The con-
ve'nbion to nominate a cand date for
Congress will be held on the 25th.
There has been little said about can
didates.
Dockery will come out for
the Populist ticket next week.
IF he does" says Maj. III. L. Grant,
"he will be taken off the Republican
ticket" If he fails to do so, he will be
taken off the Populist State ticket.
There is also strong probability that
Thompson and Worth will be removed
from the Republican ticket unless
they agree, either publicly or privately,
to help Mckinley, and also use their
influence to secure Pritchard's re-
turn to the Senate. Look out for start
ling news said Chairman Holton