The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-16

On motion of Mr.. j. G. j.. Harris the
following delegates were appinted as
committee on Order of Business:
Congressman Pearson and Settle, Mai.
II. l.. Grant, Mr.. G. T. French and Jim
Young.
1t was now about quarter Of six
and a motion was carried, on motion
of Mr.. Pearson that a committee on
Platform and Resolutions be appoint
ed, one from each county The chair
man suggested a recess of an hour to
get the committee prepared, and the
motion was made and carried.
At the night session it was resolved
to limit speeches TO five minutes
Richmond Pearson read the order Of
business, and a report from the COM
mittee that had tried to secure CO.
operation with the Populists, recon-
mending that the places offered the
Populists he left open and if the Pops.
refuse to cooperate, then the Execu-
tive Committee shall have power to
make the nominations. Report adopted.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The following committee was an
nomced: ID. II. Abbott, j. j. Martin,
Robt. Hancock, j. IL. Young, Tyre
Glenn, r. NJ. Norment, John G. Dancy,
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NOMINATION OF ELECTORS.
Mr. Jim Moody, who always eusses
choppers" heartily when they first
come over and then votes TO give them
first place over fire tried Republicans,
nominated Ki Budger for Electoral
Large. He said: 1--WE have SECURED
him" Gizzard French said Ki would
be the most valuable man who could
be placed on the stump. Semper Vir-
g-ilius vouched for Ki's Radicalism-
he had been baptized into the faith.
| The proudest day Of my life was when
I received him into the parity. A coal
| black negro moved that he be nomi-
mated by acclamation. Carried, except
number of stalwarts voted mo"
Col I'll. G. DocIIery nominated a man
who had always been a Republican
Oscar j. Spears, Of Harnett county.
| Claude Bernard nominated Isaac M.
| Meel1ins, of Tyrell, who was born and
| raised a Republican. Young men have
come to us because we give them Off
| ces. Hancock spoke for Meelxins. Geo.
Smathers seconded Spears nomination
and so did number of others. A coal
| black negro from Craven spoke for
Meekins. AS it became apparent that
! Meelzins wasn't in it, Cox of Pitt, with
drew him, and said: II move Spears
nomination be made unanimous"
THE COOPERATION RESOLUTION.
The report of the committee favoring
cooperation was adopted without de-
| bate, and unanimously.
! NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
! When the chair announced that nom
! nations were in order for Governor,
! pandemonium broke loose for ten min
| utes, which the chairman finally quel-
led.
/ Gizzard French said: Thirty years
| ago when this country was in the
| throes of rebellion, Dan. Russell was
/ elected to the Legislature and stood
| by the Union, and after the war was
! over. eraviated to the Republican
party. Elected judge ait the age Of %.
| (Weak cheers.) He is the dread OF the
/ Democratic party, and they have tried
| to prevent his nomination" When he
concluded with high praise there was
a rush of applause. A Pender county
negro seconded the nomination. The
| blacklist negro ever seen from Robson
said lf you want Bobeson put down
/ in the Republican column nominate
/ Russell. 4 Sampson county negro said
| Russell made Democrats shiver in their
/ boots. Sutton, who was licked by o
| Dockery man last night, spoke for
! Daniel R. Russell. Fortune, of Cleve-
| land, rallied for Russell, and created
great enthusiasm, ] want Russell be-
| cause the Democrats don't want him,
The negroes want him. The Pops
have agreed "to an extent" to co-opera-
ate. They prefer Russell to any man,
| Pop. or Rep. Cox, Of Pitt, with a
| youthful freshness, wanted Russell
named by acclamation. "Come down."
called a negro i'm the gallery. Russell
kept one of our men out of the peni-
tentiary."
r. M. Douglass named James Z.
Boyd, of GuiIford In mien and bear
ing, nature has stamped him to lead.
As gees the Fifth district, so goes the
State. Settle carried every county in
it, and it did not send a single Repub-
lican to the last Legislature. Jim
Boyd is the second choice of nine
tenths Of this convention, and his
nomination would heal every breach.
The negro secretary Dellinger: This
land has for years been resigned" for
all races. Col. Boyd is a white man
not a negro-and does not have to
carry testimonials i'm his pocket to
prove his individuals. ("Whar' did
you come from = asked a negro IN the
gallery.)
Tom Settle got an enthusiastic well
come. He seconded Boyd's nomina-
tion in a short speech.
A negro from Forsyth said: "All
day folks have asked why does this
delegate voted against his delegation?
Because 1 am a free man and there
fore l am not a Docllery man. am
for Boyd"
Oscar Spears was given an ovation.
The Dockery men made the wellxin
ring. Twenty years ago / walked
through the blazing June sun to vote
for Oliver Hart Docllery, the grand
war-horse of the Republican party.
One star ditfereth from another star
in glory! CHATS in the funeral SER
vice. No man is ADLER to contest than
Dockery. (Cheers, long and loud) He
was fhn ~ Cr.r,fY,rr cfo,. 4An r,,slIovy IIra