The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-01
WAKE COUNTY POPuLlsT
meet In Convention aud Nominate om.
cers-Co-e peration with Tho kepus,,.
cans Endorsed.

NJ
cers-Co-e psration with Tho Eepuh,,-
cans Endorsed.
The Wake county Populist conven-
non met last Thursday, in the court
house at Raleigh.
Inc delegates met in caucus at ii
ociock, ana adjourned at one. IL was
~ .ne caucus mat the question of fu-
sion with the Republicans va. s;scux-
sed. 5. Otho Wilson spoke at length
IN favor Of county fusion with the Re-
pubiicans: Judge Spier Whitaker
spoke against il.
Inc convention was called to order
at o'clock, 5. Ohio Wilson was chair
man and Guy V. Barnes ard j. w
Denmark secretaries.
Inc hrst business before the conyen-
'ion was a vote on county fusion.
winch resulted in 2l3 in favor and ~
against it.
ms gave to the Populists the fol-
lowing officers: state Senator. one
member of the House, Register OF
Deeds, Treasurer, Surveyor, and two
county commissioners.
Nominations for Senator were now
declared in order.
The names of Rev. II. w. Norris and
Charles Jtley were placed before the
convention. On the first ballot Utley
received lis votes; Norris, II2. and j
w. denmark .. Utley's nomination
on Norris motion was made unapi-
| nous.
For the House, the names Of l.. n.
Raines, Secretary of the county Ali
ahce j. NJ. Ferrall, Of Marks Creek,
and Hardy Bagwell, of st. Mary's were
placed before the convention.
| Raines came within two votes of be
| ing nominated on he first ballot, but
WAS defeated by Onesvote by FerraIl
| on the second, and Ferrall was de
clared the nominee.
For Register of Deeds the names of
j. j. ROgers, }. j. Goodwin, G. +. 5ic
Cullers and J. &. Fort were entered
Mr.. Rogers received l2i votes, Good
win 81, McCuiiers 80 and Fort p.
Rogers nomination on motion of &. Il.
Ray was made unanimous. 1t took
four ballots to nominate Treasurer.
II. X. knight, the present incumbant,
j. }. Penny, Il. n. Wynne and Guy V.
Barnes we're the contestants. Knight
won on the fourth ballot and after a
hard fight.
Pittman s;tell, Of ROlesville, got Sur
veyOr's place by acclanation. w. II.
Chambiee, Of Little River, and Rufus
Barbee, Of Cedar Fork, were nomi nat
ed for county commissioners. Chair
man Wilson spoke for the ticket and
advised that everybody should sup
port it and vote loyalty for the Bryan
electoral ticket.
There being no furt her business be.
fore the convention it ad journed.
PopuIist Convention sth sen. Dist.
The POpulist convention for the Sti
Senatorial district met at KinstOn
= September 23rd, and was called to or.
der by G. l.. Hardison.
j. M. Mewborne was requested tC
: act as temporary chairman, aud ). IL
j., Bright, temporary secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committee to confer with
the Republican committee in regard
to cooperation: Ii. +. King, ii. ii
t Perry, j. Z. Tucker, j. Il. Eaton, ant
2 John Mercer.
7 While the committee was preparing
r their reports the chairman was Gale,
upon and responded in a short speech
{ reviewing the work accomplished by
!. the legislature of 1895 and especially
}. impressing upon his hearers The i'm
q pOrtance Of preserving upon our stat
4 ute books our election law which pro-
vides for free ballot and fair count
:, The committee on permanent or
a ganization recommended that thu
o temporary organization be made per
e manent. Adopted.
t The conference committee reported
that the Republicans were willing Il
cooperate with US on equal terms ant
nominated w. II. Mccarthy as thei
candidate.
!, On motion Mr.. Mccarthy was
then endorsed by the POpulist conven
! tion.
D The committee on credentials re
ported every county represented ant
e recommended all proxies be allowed t.
e vote through their representatives
;, Adopted.
e The committee or rules reported il
e favor of a majority vote nOminatin,
e the candidate, the delegates presen
e from each county to cast their proper
tionate part of the vote to which thei
d county is entitled. The com mite
e also reported that they found n
e agreement existing by which the can
: didate was to be selected from or ex
cluded from any county or cOuntle
d by rotation or otherwise. The repOr
q was adopted.
s The committee on resolutions mad
e a report endorsing our National plat
form and Bryan and Watson. Ais
5, our State platform and especially tia
It portion referring to the election Law
The committee also reported in fave
e of continued cooperation along tn
d lines of 1894. The report was adopted
The convention then went into tn
nomination of candidate for Sena
tor. The names of j. l.. Basnight, j. \
l. MewbOrne, F. ID. kOOnce and G. !
D. Hardison were placed before the col
r vention. Basnight's name was after
Of ward withdrawn, and MewbOrne' ar
nounced that he was not candida1
and wished his name withdrawn. III
ballot resulted as follows: Newborn
n 4; Koorce, IA; HardisOn, 36. III
nomination of Hardison was mac
10 unanimous.
20 The Republican committee the
II made their report endorsing q.
N Hardison for Senator.
N II. II. Perry was elected chairma
!. and $. III. Bright secretary of the Di
ia trict Executive committee for the ne,
ly two years.
% The convention then adjourned sir
q die. ). III. BRIGHT,
is Secretary.
On j. T.. Fowler's Appointments.
he Hon. John f. Fowler. nominee of tt
re Peoples party for the Third Congre