The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-04
TO MEET AUGUST 18TH
POPULlsT CENTRAL COMMITTEE
CALLS ITS STATE CON-
VENTION
Resolution Adopted Inviting All lnde-
pendent Silver Men--Rll the Com
r1illee Here Excepi o..
CIV Thomson.
Cy Thompson.


CY Thompson.
The State central committee OF the
Populist party met here yesterday
morning. Senator Marion Butler,
Col. Harry Skinner, Capt. A. S. Peace,
Maj. w. A. Guthrie, Capt. w. IL. Kitch-
in, and the secretary, Mr.. Hal w. Aver,
were present. DIR. Cy Tompson, pres
ident of the State Alliance, was the
only absent member of the committee
The chairman was authorized to is
sue the call for the Populist State con-
yention to meet here August 18th.
The following resolution was a.
dopted:
"Resolved, That we cordially and
earnestly extend a fraternal invitation
to the advocates of free coinage of sill
YER, who are now electing delegates
to represent this State at the National
silver convention to be held in st.
Louis ON July %, to hold their State
convention in the city of Raleigh in the
day designated for the meeting OF the
Peoples party convention; and we in
vite, in good faith, all other citizens,
who hold that the achievement and
operation of principle are paramount
to mere party success, to meet and
confer with us in State convention on
August 18th"
The committee was in conference
for some time, but its conclusions
were not given to the public. One OF
the members said State affairs were
scarcely more than referred to. MIR.
Zeb Vance Walser, the Republican can
didate for Attorney General, was on
hand to represent the Republicans
who so earnestly desire fusion, and
are waiting for the Populists to fill the
blanks in the Republican State ticket.
BY the way, prominent Popullst
said the day after the Republican
State convention: "The Republicans
have drawn a 'bob-tailed flush, and
they want the Populists to fill in ?"
This gentleman aversed that the Pop
ulists had the cards but would not
fall into the Republicans little game,
The endorsement of Maj Guthrie by
the State convention of colored Repub-
leans was expected, but many are
active candidacy shows that the Popu-
lists have in no iot or little modified
their intention to have a Governor of
their own. This endorsement of
Guthrie by the anti-Russell negroes
means either that there are to be three
tickets in the field, or Russell Is to
come down. 1t is plain that If the
Republicans and POpulists fuse, Rus
sell must be taken down. This state
of affairs has again revived that stale
and musty rumor that Russell IS about
to retire. Those who know him and
are near him, say the WORKOUT report
makes them tired, that Russell IS not
the man to turn back once he has set
his face to any purpose.
Some of the POpulist leaders DO not
half like the action of the Democratic
State convention in nominating run
State ticket, and say 'the Democrats
shut the door in our faces. j. b.
Llvod said the Democrats by tins action
said they wanted no union OF the SILVER
men in this State. "What will the
Populists do?" I asked him. That de-
nends on the National conventions
that are vet to meet. If the Democrats
nut up Teller at Chicago he Will re
ceive the united support OF the Fopu-
lists of the South and West know
him personally, and he is one OF the
bigoest men in the United States. He
gave the idea that the Populists favor
ed Teller because he had bolted his
marty. "Teller is the only man except
TiIIman." he said, ''whO declared IN
advance that he would under no cir
cumstances support any gold-bug.
The Populists are trying to pIck
some flaw in the Chicago candidate
before he is named. They are even
irving to cast a shadow on the silver
brightness of BANDS record-Bland,
.the father of silver" Bland, who
has through all the years been the
earnest and everlasting champion OF
the white metal. what objection
have YOU to Mr.. Bland?" | asked sew
eral Populists. 'He is not straight on
sixteen to one they answered, he
voted for other ratios and would nave
compromised"
And to add to this they charge that
the qold-bugs controlled the State con-
vention when it was shown by a
square vote that the gold standard had
only 81 supporters against S75 for free
coinage at the ratio of sixteen to one
It has been announced that Sena-
for Marion Butler would attend the
meeting of the silver committee in
Chicago. but he has sent his regrets
and will not go to the windy CITY.
1t was said yesterday that Congress
man Harry Skinner will represent the
North Carolina Populists at Chicago.
He expects to leave for that city to-
day.
North Carolina is entitled to ninety
five delegates to the Populist National
convention at St. Louis. There are
sixteen elegates-at-large that are Sc
IN nj tee