The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20

The fiaces Lett vacant on the State Ticket
by the Republican Convention-Now
FILLED by the Republican Committee |
with Populist Nominees.
The Republican State executive COM
mittee met in Raleigh, on the 18th
inst, and took the action shown by
the official resolution below, which
perhaps, speaks for itself:
Rooms Republican State EX. Com,
RALEIGH, \. c., Aug. IL, 80.
To the Public Voters OF the State Of North
Carolina:
A very important election, involving
vital interests which concern every
citizen in the State, is upon Us. Ia
order to success it is necessary that
the utmost harmony should prevail
everywhere.
We still have to preserve its liber-
ties assured by our victory two years
ago. Fair elections growing out OF
the unrestricted exercise Of the suf-
| frage, guaranteed by the joint action
Of the two political parties in the
State, cooperating together for that
purpose, should be maintained, and in
order to their maintenance the parties
| to the agreement must keep up the
cooperation on the same basis, locally
at least, as achieved SO glorious a TIL
umph in 1894.
| 1t is therefore resolved by the State
Republican executive committee in
regular meeting assembled, that we
recommend to the Republican voters
of the State the necessity of co-opera-
ton with the Populists in all the coun-
ties where it is practicable, on the leg
islative and county officers with the
understanding that members of the
Legislature of both parties shall sup
port the nominee OF the Republican
caucus for United States Senator, so
in Congress, and to the end that the
State may be saved from the disfran-
chisement and misrule that viii res ult
from Democratic ascendancy, as il now
leXsits in South Carolina, and that the
enactments of the last legislature IN
favor of popular freedom be maintain
ed.
We also urge the immediate orEani-
) zation Of Mckinley and Russell clubs
in every precinct in the Stste, ard that
they secure necessary literature To ed
ucate the honest yeomanry of the
Commonwealth, in these princi pl.'
advocated by the Republicau party
that every voter shall exercise his sui.
, frage in this most important election
intelligently and adyisedly.
ResOLred, That owing 10 the ill-feel.
ing likely to be engenGered. and tn,
prejudices embittered, as already fore.
Swallowed in the west, 10y "a joint cal,
vass between the leading candidates, il
is the deliberate Judgment of thii
committee that such canvass is her-b,
, discouraged; and that instead We al
! vertise and hold our meeting, and pre-
sent our speakers to enlighIen The vOt
ers on all issues entering the cam
= paign.
l Resolred, That it is the sense Of thi
committee that the action OF TN
u State Republican convention in nomi
:. mating Judge Russell for the gov
1 ernorshIp meant that he is TO b
supported in his candidacy by ia
}, party of the State, and that he will no
y be withdrawn in the interest OF an
y other candidate of any other party 70
1 said position; and further, that no ef
J fort will be spared to secure his tri
e umphant election, which now seem
= SO suspicious.
Further, in testimony o. our goC
y faith with the Popuiists we accept o
'r our ticket the candidates named by th
late POpulist State convention, who's
III names fill the vacancies left open b
) US for such purpose, and that "
le pledge cur abiding and untiring sup
! port 70 these candidates in the person
~ of Oliver III. Dockery, for Lieutenan
} Governor; w. ii. Worth, State Treas
a urer; Cyrus Thompson, Secretary c
at State; Chas. H. Mebane, Superintend
&c ant Public Instructions; Judge w. !
9r Montgomery, Associate Justice of th
le Supreme court.
1t Resolyed, That we heartily endors
the action OF the National Rspubiica
De convention at st. Louis in presentin
~ for our support for the presidenc
the great champion of protection I
70 American industries, VIM. MckinIe
ee of Ohio, and Garrett 4. Hobart of Ne
:, Jersey, for the vice-presidency, an
> hereby pledge our support Of the
candidacy and the platform of prime
ed Piles upon which they stand in emu,
he citation of the party policy touchin
r the great economic and other issu,
demanding settlement, and that o,
ke firm belief is that by wise and prop
n management our State will gi,
n these gentlemen our electoral vote
IN November nexu