The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-07
ALL FOR SILVER
Raleigh Is Solid for Free Coin
age at 16 to |
EVERY WARD ALL RIGHT
Raleigh Joins the Balance OF
the State.
A Strong Silver Delegation Goes from
the Capital City to the Chicago
vention---incidents of
the Primaries.
the Primaries.


silver silver everywhere"
Last night one could hear the jingle
from ward to ward, and all four wards
ard both the outside precincts sent
do the bidding of the great body OF
the people. The rumble of the ground
swell is heard as well under the ward
Westinghouse as under the great hall
of the Democrats who Will assemble in
Chicago.
FIRST WARD.
Chairman Ellison called the meeting
to order, and was made permanent
chairman. r. L. Burkhead was elected
secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Armistead Jones
an executive committee of five for
each precinct was elected, as follows:
Northern Precinct-L. Il. Pegram,
George S. Terrell, G. T. Lumsden, V. s..
House, j. S. Riddle.
Southern precinct. A. Briggs, j..
j. Bernard, 7. C. Ennis, c. A. SeparlS,
G. ID. Arthur.
Mr.. 2. C. Ennis offered the following
resolution:
''Resolved, That no candidate be
voted for at this meeting that is not
present, and no candidate to be voted
for at all who does not express his
views on the financial question"
This was unanimously adopted.
The following were elected by accla-
nation: G. M. Allen, j. A. Briggs, Z. b.
Balm, S. V. House, w. w. Wilson, j. c.
Maroon, c. NJ. Walters, w. I'll. Bragg,
A
j. C. S. Lumsden, w r.. Macy. Chas
A. SeparlS, l.. b. Pegram, j. j. Ber-
nard, p. C. Ennis.
ALL declared themselves in, favor of
free Coinage at the ratio of sixteen to
one.
SECOND WARD.
The Second Ward met in the Pullen
Building Mr.. A. A. Thompson, the
chairman of the committee called the
meeting to order and on motion of
C. r. Lee was made permanent chair
man of the meeting. Messrs. f. b.
Arendell and Thomas Pence were elect
ed secretaries. Mr.. C. r. Lee placed
in nomination the following names
as delegates to the county convention.
w. N. Smelling, f. b. Arendell, N. B.
Broughton, B. f. Montague, b. r. Lacy,
E. C. Smith, John w. Thompson, Frank
Stronach, S. G. Ryan, j. j. johnson,
T. S. Stevenson, B. G. Beckwith, M. L.
Leach, Graham Haywood, c. S. Lam
beth, w. w. Parish.
The ticket was printed and was
headed:
Second Ward.
ssFor Free Silver-16 TO l."
No other names were proposed and
the ticket was elected by reclamation.
It is solid for silver at 10 to 1.
On motion of Mr.. Ed. Chambers
Smith, the delegates representing the
two precincts in the ward got together
and named an executive committee OF
five from each precinct.
The committee for the north divi-
sion is B. r. Lacy, chairman; +. B.
Arendell, Jno. w. Thompson, S. G..
Ryan and M. L. Clark. The south divi-
sion elected the following committee:
M. T. Leach, chairman; W. n. Smell
ing, w. w. Parish, A. A. Thompson
and B. C. BeclSwith.
The meeting then adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
Delegates: Josephus Daniels, w
S. Harris, Joseph E. Pogue, w.
c.. Forsythe, Mills i'll. Drawn, A. ii
Green. J. L. Seawell l.. c. BagweH,
r. H. Brooks, z. T. Scarborough, j. Nj.
Norwood, Greek o. Andrews, Fab.
Hunnycutt, w. I'll. Holloway.
The meeting was called to order last
night in the Third Ward at Jones
warehouse, and Mr.. Josephus Daniels
was elected permanent chairman, and
W. E. Christian, secretary.
Mr. Daniels addressed the meeting
i'm brief manner, emphasizing
specially the necessity OF man
hood as against the money power,
citing Jefferson and Jackson as the
best opponents of Democracy, and cali
ing attention to this, the centennial
year of Democracy. Mr.. Daniels, IN clos
ing, took occasion to refer TO the prln-
sciple of Home Rule that was wrapped
up in Democracy, and got round OF
applause, when he significantly said
that each State and county was soyer-
ereign, and that the Third Ward too,
could administer it's own internal al
fairs without the interference of out
siders.
Mr.. w. G. Forsythe offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas the present distressed finan-
cial condition of the country is unsur-
y
het American people, reaching into ey-
cry avenue of national industry and
threatening the very foundation of the
Republic; therefore, be it
ssResolyed, That it is the unanimous
sentiment of this convention that silver
be restored to its old time-honored
dignity, at ratio of is to /.
"Resolyed, That each and every dele
gate to be chosen to the County con-
vention shall be instructed to cast his
vote in accordance with the above res
Olution."
The following committee was APP
pointed by the chairman TO select an
executive committee: Messrs. Pogue
Forsythe and Bagwell. These gentle
men retired and recommended the fol
lowing gentlemen, who were unaf
mously elected
First Division: James Norwood
Frank Womble, w. S. Harris.
Second Division; Josephus Daniels
Joseph Cornell, II. w. Jackson.
Mr.. Pogue spoke effectively, tracinS
the effects of the decentralization o
silver, and the need for demonetiza
ton.
"The old war horse of Democrac,
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