The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-02
THE ELECTORS MEET
Nothing Was Done But Elise
an Organization.
ADJOURNED UNTIL TO-DAY
All the Electors Present Elk
cept DR.. York.
IS HE COMING ON HIS MULE
ar BAILEY Thinks it just Possible That
General jackson" Was Not Able
to Make as Good Time
as the Train.

TO MAKE do SS@N '''''~
as the Train.
The Electoral College met in the Sen
ate Chamber yesterday at noon 1here
were present; 1;a 20
New Hanover, and Locke Craig, OF
Buncombe. ,a of
Carteret 1,-oor
y Third District-Charles R. Thomas, of
Craven. m,
Nash. 90. e
Person. NJ
Hanover.
seventh District-Theo. f. Kluttz, of
Rowan.
Ninth District Robert d. Gilmer, Of
Haywood
The elector from the Eighth district,
DR. Tyre York, of Wilkes, was not
present. In addition to the electors there
were present Jno. w. Thompson, secre-
tary democratic State Executive COM
mittee: Hal. w Aver, chairman Popu-
list State Democratic Executive COM
mittee. Railroad Commissioner, S. Ohio
Wilson: Justice Walter Clark, Josephus
Daniels. Mr.. VIM. Bailey, editor of the
Biblical Recorder; Col. f. A. Odds, and
Mr.. Thos. Pence, in all capacities, repre-
senting their syndicate of papers.
The chamber, thus only one-tenth full,
looked as cheerless as the hopes or the
earnest Bryan supporters, who, commits
stoned by more than 100000 true North
Carolinians, had obeyed the summon to
meet here in pursuance of the North
Carolina statute; though, owing to con-
fict between the United States and State
statutes they cannot cast their ballots,
but must return again on the second
Monday in January to organize, cast
their ballots, and select messenger to
send the returns to Washington.
A casual visitor to the Senate cham
Der yesterday would not have thought
the small gathering was representative
of the wave of enthusiasm which greeted
Bryan on his trip to Raleigh something
over two months ago. But, if he had
looked beneath the surface he could have
found that these electors live. The hun
bred and seventy thousand people they
represent are not cast down by defeat,
but resolved to wage the warfare until
the gold standard no more casts its blight
upon this country.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Elector- at-Large Locke Craig called
the college to order and nominated Capt.
r.. b. Davis for chairman. He was
elected by reclamation.
On taking the chair, Capt. Davis made
an appropriate and brief talk, thanking
his colleagues for the honor conferred up
on him.
1--WE have met" he said, ito organize
an electoral college and cast the vote
for President and Vice-President of
North Carolina"
Mr. Merritt, elector from the Fifth
district, was made secretary.
There was a discussion upon whether
the electors could proceed in the absence
of the certificates from the Governor.
On motion of Elector Thomas, a COM
mittee of three was appointed to wait up
on one of the Justices of the Supreme
court and request him to administer the
oath to the electors. Justice Clark com
piled and administered the oaths.
All the electors were found to be
present except DIR. Tyre York, elector
from the Eighth district
Mr.. Kluttz read from the election law
and argued that the college could do
nothing now but to adjourn. 1.-THE Gov
ernor could do nothing else than call us
here. 1t is his duty to make out three
lists. We cannot proceed to-day without
them"
Mr.. Thomas made a suggestion, from
the result of the examination of the law,
that the lists the Governor were to give
the electors tomorrow were merely to
be forwarded to the Federal authorities,
and would not have any bearing on this
meeting. DIR. Freeman thought that
this meeting ought to fill the vacancy
caused by the absence of DR.. York.
Mr.. Kluttz, in order to bring the matter
before the college, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That whereas, DIR. Tyre
York, elector from the Eighth Congress
sionaI district is absent that the matter
of filling the vacancy, caused by his alb
sence, be postponed until tomorrow at
noon"
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Bailey, of Nash thought it pos
sibIe that Dir. York had undertaken to
ride to Raleigh on his old mule, General
Jackson" and had been delayed by the
weather After few pleasantries
brought out by this suggestion, the col
lege adjourned to meet to-day at noon.
TALK TO MEN