The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-23

Hotel so. and the Branson House so.
There are dozens of excellent private
boarding houses that will take guests
for the occasion. The rates are: The
Park. So. $3.50 and $500 day; Yarbo-
TO, $3.50 and $500; Harrison House
Branson House, Central Hotel
S1.0o TO $500 a day; private boarding
houses, $1.00.
The Academy of Music in which the
convention will be held, is a modern
structure with excellent seating ar
rangements, and has a seating capacity
of about 1900.
The usual railroad rates to the con-
vention will prevail This is one first
class fare for the round trip The local
agent can give information as to the
exact fare.
ONE CONVENTION, OR TWO?
The question coming before the con-
ventiOn that is most discussed is
whether this convention shall nomi-
nate State ticket as usual. or shall
adjourn to await the action of the Ma
tiOnal Democratic convention that is
to be held in Chicago July 18th.
THE TWO SIDES.
\ well-known Democrat said yester-
day:
give DAYS ago nine out of ten Demo
Gratis would have said that the Chicago
convention would declare for free sill
yer at Is to ]: but since Mr.. Cleve-
lands manifesto, and Messrs. Whit
ney's, Germans and Ransom's union
Of forces and FIorida's gold declara-
ton it is difficult to tell. Ever thing
is now in doubt; Mark Hanna and Nc
Kinley formulated the Ohio stIaddle
platform. and went to st. Louis with
600 delegates, who, they thought.
would make the Ohio plank a part of
the National platform, but Quay, Platt
and Lodge gave them a clean cut gold
platform. by the way, it may be well
for our delegates to remember that
Gen. Ransom, whose spirit is with us.
but whose body seems to be in New
York, was one of the influences that
induced Mr.. Whitney to forego his trip
TO Europe, and to gro to Chicago.
Those things which seemed facts
few days ago are now only matters of
speculation.
viii the conduct of Mr.. Cleveland.
Cen Ransom and the other gold men
have any influence in determining the
action of the convention of the 25th
III regard to nominations?
Il should think so. The ,,o1i+iaa,
kaleldoscope, like the manufacturers
ai' Icle, changes at every turn. The
men who are strongest ON tho os4t
may De the weakest after tba Ch;n,lnl
convention. Mr.. Furman. in = $50
interview, said that he was IN So.
oI TWO conventions until he lnaa- - ~
certainty OF a silver decIaratir', 'iie
o,hlcaSo. AS neither he nor anyr ~ 81
eis ft, no" knows. / suppose he Is ao ~iio
tions. upon TWO CON
mere IS one fact that the silva,
lii1ii should know. 1t is this. -.
administration man and every oen,1
n la'ail ~ North Carolina is in fayae -
oiiS one convention. General Ronso,,,-
gong 10 help, too. the one -- noll
eentIoI idea. 1t seems hard thai ST.
a. 't.eutiohs cannot be held xifbont
istration. e''elai admin
I'D he only objection that have
leaIo urged to two conventions i az
= ~ g1N1ehse. What good Democrat
r. a., +Noith carolina cares a flo for tbe
,,-1,,,, eAtfa dollars that he
would have 70 pay on aceo,,nt
~ me second convention, Droyidad
ti'efe IS a reasonable chance ia saw
eiee otate from four years domination
- Danlel l.. Russell! Daute in his i'm
mortal Inferno" has pictured ~ M
oioured or the lost, but it will no 1af+
- some future giant of word naintines
" uescrlbe one half the miseries e
poor old North Carolina. when tbis
poillcal heresiarch shall have ondad
ms gubernatorial DAYS.
Let US not strike in the dark Tbora
VIII be light only when the Cbicago
convention is passed.
Plat, Quay and Lodge. with lace
IMAM 400 delegates at thai,.
PACKS changed the whole current Of
AepuDIlcan action at st. Louis. Who
can doubt the powerful influence of
hanson, Gorman and the entire Fed
efal administration at Chicago. The
one we have seen. The other Demo
Gratis may see''
see no reason why we should de-
part from the custom of Democracy. /"
sald another ardent Democrat. 81 am
an ardent and Incorporating advo-
cate OF the free coinage of silver. and
rejoice from the bottom Of my heart
at the victory the great Democracy of
the nation has achieved in the rebu-
dlat1on of leaders who had left the
people and wandered off after strange
gods. The people have remained true
to themselves, and the Democratic par
ty has again renewed it's allegiance to
the people.
Even Ex-Secretary Whitney himself
the leader of the Democratic gold
standard forces, admits that the advo-
Gates of the free coinage of silver will
control at Chicago. And it now seems
that we will have the two-thirds ma
jority that we so much desire. That
the Chicago platform will contain an
unequivocal, straight-out silver plank,
there is no longer the slightest doubt.
81 see no reason why we should
await the action of the Chicago con-
vention. Ut seems to me to have been
already settled in our favor.
''The delegates who attend the con-
yention this week come fresh from the
people, and the peoples voice is ring
| ing in their ears. They know the SEN
| timent OF the State, they know the
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