Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-09-24

Raleigh, N. c., September 81.
The Populist central commits
tee met here this afternoon and
for two hours discussed the
democratic proposition to divide
electors, the democrats taking
six, the Populists five. James
r. Lloyd, Of the Populisu State
Committee, proposed that the
Populists and Democrats take
five each aud give one to the
Silver party. 1t Was frankly said
by the Democrats, whose COM
mittee met at 8 O'Clock, that they
would not accept any modifca-
ton of their original proposition.
The Populist committee sub
mit'ed what it terms its counter
proposition--that is party take
five and the Democrats five cleo
tors and the Silver party one
elector. Your correspondent
asked a Populist committeeman
why the Silver party was
dragged into this Business. He
replied: well, it is done to get
all the silver men on an equal
footing. If the Democrats take
six, lots OF Populists would say
that was a majority and kick and
not vote, while if the Populists
take six, the Democrats would
say and do likewise. There are,
maybe, 1000 Silver party men in
the state, as there are some silver
party clubs"
This counter proposition was
sent to the Democratic commit
tee at $50 o'clock. The latter
committee met in the Senate
chamber. 1t discussed this mat
ter at considerable length. Mem
bers Of the committee declared it
was a very harmonious session.
AT midnight the Democl attic
State Committee composed of
Manly, Jarvis, Simmons, Webs>
ter and Hale to meet the Popu>
lists central committee. cOmpos-
ed of Aver, Cy. Thompson, A.
S. Peace, Lloyd and Ohio Wills
son, at Manly's room at the Park
hotel. These committees met at
once. Secretary John Thomp~
son and E. G. Beddingield hav-
ing fastened to Populists head>
quarters and announced the APP
pointment of the Democratic con
ference committee.
The Democratic State commit :
tee meeting is we'll attended, all
save three members being press
ent or having proxies here.
L. W. McCullan having re-
signed as member Of the cons
mittee from the First district
Thomas G.. Skinner is elected
| his successor. The committe was
tonight extraordinarily secret
as to it's proceedings.
Raleigh, September %, 2 a. m.
was 1 o'clock this morning
when it was given out that the
Democratic committee had ac-
cepted the Populist counter pros
position for a division of cleo
tors, Five each and one Silver
party elector, B. f. Keith to be
the latter. Keith, it is ascer-
tanned, wrote Chairman Manly a
letter last Saturday proposing
this thing.
A conference of Populist and
Democratic sub committee was
held, it is alleged, to see who
should be put on as electors. 1t
was also learned that only one
vote, that of Paal B. Means, was
lcast in the Democratic State
committee against accepting the
populist counter proposition,
At 2 80 o'clock the Democratic
State committee adjourned, hav-
ling ratified the action of its subs
committee in deciding on who
are to be electors. The division
is as follows: At large: Locke
Craig democrat, r. B. Davis,
lPopuIist. By districts, first,
iTheo. White, Popui1st; second,
H. F. Freeman Populist; third,
IL. r. Thomas, Democrat; fourth
w. S. Bailey, Populist; fifth,
William Merritt, Populist; sixth
tB. F. Keith, free silver party;
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