The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-13

Committee on CredentiatS~-N ussSl'
Red and Dockery Blue--Both Head
quarters Wide Open--The "SaVages'
from Wilmington.
Dockery, IT votes.
Russell, 139 votes.
Boyd, 80 votes.
Moody, 16 votes.
Iusk. votes.
Contested, 81 votes.
These are the estimates made by
the partizans of the men involved
Between Boyd and Dockery the esti-
mates vary widely.
Judge Russell last night gave out
the following statement of his votes
by districts;
First, so votes for Russell.
Second, 16 votes for Russell.
Third. II votes for Russell.
Fourth, Ia votes for Russell.
Fifth, all for Boyd and Docllery.
Sixth. 20 votes for Russell.
Seventh, all for Boyd and Doclery.
Eighth, Ii votes for Russell.
Ninth, % votes for Russell.
Total. 139 votes for Russell.
Mr.. Claude Dockery said last night:
IT have no reason to change our figures.
We are perfectly confident, and will go
into the convention with III dele
gates"
I'VE are perfectly satisfied with the
situation; we have all the votes we
need Col. n. C. Docl<ery said last
night.
The Russell men are making the
most noise, but the Dockery men seem
calm and confident.
In the general up-stir it is hard to
tell which is ahead.
Col. Il. B. Keogh, the leader of the
Boyd forces, said: THE Fifth district
is nearly solid for Boyd. He will 60
into the convention with thirty votes.
And those 30 are like Grants BOG, they
will stick to him to the last. They
have brought their baggage with
them, and if it viii nominate Boyd
are prepared to spend the summer
right here in Raleigh"
.RUSSELL'S RETURNING BOARD. .
1t will be remembered that at the
March meeting of the Republican
State Executive committee, the COM
mittee adjo-rned to meet on May 18th
to consider the contests for delegates
to the State convention, If any there
be-" and to consider whether the COM
mittee shall make up the roll Of dele
gates to the convention.
The committee is composed of ten
Russell and six Dockery men. If it
is to resolve itself, into a committee
on credentials, the contests will all
be decided in RusseITs favor, giving
him 81 additional votes.
Many Russell men assert that the
committee will meet at ten o'clock this
morning. and make up the list of dele
gates.
j. G. J.. Harris, the Russellite secre-
tary of the committee, said last night:
the committee will meet to-day, but
it will simply meet TO decide whether
they will make up the list Of delegates.
/ am simply the secretary, and will do
what the committee directs"
Chairman 4. T. Holton does not
recognize the right of the committee
TO take such action, and has from the
hour it was suggested, pronounced
the proceeding high-handed and ille-
gal He will not attend the meeting
to-day. Last night he declined to dis
cuss the matter, and said simply: Il
will stand by the plan of organization
of the party"
IF the committee makes up the roll
to-day, chairman Holton and the Dock
eryites will appeal to the convention.
credentials ia the usual way, and as a
matter Of course, the majority Of this
committee viii be Dockery men.
This is the first slzirmish in the bat
tie for the nomination
SILVER AND FUSION.
DR. Mott came to town yeterday
He is looking after the silver element
of the party, and the straight-outs say
he is here to 'brealz the thing up
The two questions that will divide
the convention are silver and fusion.
They will not down. 1T is admitted
that a resolution committing the par
ty in this Stae to the free coinage of
silver will be introduced. The Dockery
men claim that the RusseIlites are COM
mitted to free coinage, and are not
straight Republicans. If the resolu-
ton is adopted, the party will put it
self on record as Numerically opposed
to the st. Louis platform (which will
be for gold); If it is defeated, they
claim that the Republican silverites,
led by Loge Harris, will leave the con-
yention.
So i puts them in the hole either
way.
when that question of fusion is
thrown into the convention, you Will
see the fur fly" said a delegate yester-
day. There'l be some plain, straight
fighting for you then
Eve are not going over to the Popu-
list party bag and baggage" said
Chairman Holton a few days ago.
II m in favor OF making almost any
reasonable sacrifice TO preserve fusion"
said Secretary Harris several weeks
ago.
FOURTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.
At noon to-day IN the county court
house, Ed. Johnson (colored), the
chairman, will call to order the Repub-
lican convention for the Fourth Con-
gressional district Fl. s. Christmas
(colored), Is the secretary. This dis
trict embraces the counties of Wake,
Johnston, Vance, Randolph, Chatham
Franklin and Nash. 1t comprises II
delegates. There is only one contest,
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