The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-09

mean party, 10 secure, anu ~ ISa9oi
of said fusion, did secure free vot
and fair count to make them voters o
North Carolina, and where as by saI'
fusion, the Peoples party obtained
| representatives in the National Halls
of Legislature, who by their votes an(
+ voices have stood for, with and by the
people, and especially the effort made
by the Hon. Marion Butler to checl
the sale on. futher issue of bonds, be il
Resolved, We, the Peoples party Of
Wake county. extend our thanks, anc
as an appreciation of their labors, we
i ever stand ready to hold them in high
esteem and give them our best efforts
to maintain the right.
Delegate Norris offered an amend
ment which was adopted changing the
word fusion" in the resolution to Co
operation"
Mr.. A. c.. Green, who sat next to Mr..
Spier Whitaker, arose to say that he
liked a part of the resolution, but I'VE
I didn't meet here" he continued, Ito
endorse a whole lot of Republicans;
this is a Peoples party meeting pure
and simple"
The resolution had already been read
lbwice. and now the third reading was
called for. at the conclusion of which,
Mr. Green withdrew his objection, and
with the exception of asfew noes, the
resolution was enthusiastically adopt
| ed.
! Delegate Norris arose again; this
! time to offer resolution as follows;
! Resolved, that this convention en-
! dorse and recommend to the State con-
vention Mr.. Hal w. Aver for the nom
/ ination for Secretary of State and our
/ delegates are respectfully requested to
use all honorable means to secure
/ him the nomination for that office.
Mr.. Green was up again Objecting
| to what seemed like instructions, say
/ ing that it looked too much like the
/ Democrats; suppose" he said, Mr..
! Aver would go and turn Democrat be-
fore next Wednesday, where would we
be at?" Qaughter). The resolution
! was adopted with only few noes.
The rub came on the next resolution
and the fight against it, to all appear
ances, was led by Mr.. Spier Whitaker.
When a motion to table the resolution
was put, the eyes of Mr.. Whitaker
seemed to be almost standing on tip
toe in their eagerness to count ma
jority in favor of tabling, for which he
voted.
The resolution was offered by Mr..
c. E. King and was as follows:
Resolved, That the Peoples party
of Wake county in convention assem-
bled hereby instructs its delegates to
the State convention to vote for and
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of w. A. Guthrie, of Dur
ham, for Governor of North Carolina
and Hal w. Aver for Secretary of
State; also its delegates to the Con-
gressional convention TO vote for Hon.
w. F. Strowd for Congress.
Mr.. Banks thought this resolution,
also, looked very Democratic and he
was opposed TO it He thought dele
gates should go to the State convention
free and untrammelled.
Mr.. w. III. Chamblee, of Little River
moved to table the resolution, and the
chairman was about to put the motion
when a delegate interrupted. The
chair asked Mr.. Chamblee If he would
withdraw his, motion for moment,
but Mr.. Chamblee insisted that his
motion be put, which of course, allow
ed of no debate. The motion was
put and the chairman by the sound of
the noes, said it seemed to be lost,
when division was called for. Mr..
Chamblee had moved over now right
by Mr.. Whitaker, and there were not a
few in the Whitaker corner filing the
jury box and they all later voted to
table the resolution.
Mr.. j. ]. Penny said he didn't see
any improperly in the instructions.
Mr.. A. f. Taylor said he hoped the
motion to table would be voted down.
| ''The people of this county," said Mr..
Wood, "are in favor of those Names"
The division was ordered and now
was the time that the eyes of Mr.. Viii
taker stood on tip-toe He never look
ed more alert nor interested. His eyes
climbed over the rims of his speetacles
and jumped on t'other side in their en-
deavor to keep count of those who were
up. He had two majority eyes; there
, seemed to be maiority-factory at
work in both, and so when the chair
| man had finished counting it
was no wonde that he an
nounced SO to 81 in favor of tabling.
Thus as far as Wake county is con-
cerned why should not that SO mean
negative endorsement" of Whitaker in
stead of Guthrie for Governor? Ger
tainly it would not have been very
complimentary to Mr.. Whitaker for
/ his own countymen to fail to endorse,
in fact to pass him by, when there he
! stood with every qualification that
any governor could wish except the
impossible qualification of nomina-
+ ton which he can't get.
/ There was little time wasted after
this strategic victory on the part of
Mr.. Whitaker; for Mr. A. C. Green, still
standing by Mr. Whitaker, moved to
adjourn and so they did at As of the
| clock.