The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-11
The First Club Of the Union Or
gained in Raleigh.
GOVERNOR CARR PRESIDED
North Carolina Officially Sends
Greetings to Nebraska.
A MASS MEETING At NIGHT
Speeches by Prominent Democrats
The Opening of the Campaign--A
Mass Meeting to be Held on
Tuesday Night.
Raleigh was first.

The news of the nomination of w. j..
Bryan, of Nebraska, by the National
Democratic convention in Chicago
reached Raleigh yesterday afternoon
at 4:22 O'Clock, and within five min
utes, in the office of the State Auditor,
the first Bryan-Watson club of the
country was organized with His Elk
cellency Governor Elias Carr presid-
ing and Henry NJ. Cowan acting as
secretary.
1t is peculiarly appropriate that the
first Bryan-Watson club should have
been organized in North Carolina as
the Old North State was the first to
sound the glad tidings of his name
before the Chicago convention and was
the State most instrumental in accom-
plishing his nomination.
The news was received everywhere
in the city with great enthusiasm, but
nowhere was more satisfaction ex-
pressed than in the Office of State Au-
ditor Furman.
His Excellency Governor Elias Carr
called the meeting to- order and Mr..
Henry M. Cowan acted as secretary.
FIRST IN THE UNION.
On motion of Eugene G. Harrell, the
Resolved, That this meeting pro-
coed at once to organize itself into the
BRYAN and Watson club of Raleigh,
North Carolina, and that we urge all
good citizens, who desire the restora-
ton of good government and return
to the Democracy of our fathers, to
unite with us, and we hereby pledge
our effort to secure the success of these
II IL. H. r,,.,,. Toe.
they represent and all that stands for
the well being and uplifting of the
manhood of America, and the return of
prosperity to all classes"
Hon. C. NJ. Cooke, Secretary of State
offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the nomination of
w. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, as candi-
date for President of the United States
bv the Democratic National conven-
ton now in session at Chicago, is in
our opinion the best that could have
been made.
HE represents in his past history
and in his present attitude the idea of
financial reform held by the Demo
cratic party of the United States in a
degree not surpassed by any citizen
of the country. We esteem him for his
courageous convictions and his loyal
support of the cause of the restora-
ton of silver to its proper position as
money of the United States. We re-
gard him as a statesman and a patriot
and we hail him as our National lead
err
Those who were present and enroll
ed themselves as members We're: Hon.
Elias Carr, Govrnor of North Caro-
lima, Hon. c. NJ. Cooke, Secretary of
State, Hon. r. NJ. Furman, State Audi
tor, Gen. T. II. Cameron, Adjutant
General, w. Plumber Bachelor. Sec
rotary to Secretary of State, Major S.
T. Telfair, Private Secretary to Govern
or, Henry NJ. Cowan, Eugene G. Har-
rel, I. Palmer Jerman, Secretary to
State Auditor, w. Henry Bagley, of the
News and Observer, c. NJ. Roberts,
superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds, ]. J. Dunn, of the Audi
tors Office, f. S. Saunders, Charles
Hinton, j.. L. Huddleston, f. NJ
Straugn, w. w. Cooper, Hon. S. L. Pat
terson, Commissioner of Agriculture.
T. K, Bruner, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, P. C. Enniss and Geo. S. Terrell.
vi IliC az -. H.
Enniss, Prof. j. A. Holmes, State
Geologist, t. 3. Womack, Chief Clerk
Revenue Department, II. c. Brown,
Secretary of Board Railroad Commits
sioners, Thomas S. Kenan, Clerk SUI
preme Court, r. II. Bradley, Marshall
to Supreme Court, Marshall Delaney
Haywood, ID. I. Moore, Robert Simp-
son, w. c. Riddick, Walter Watson and
Josephus Daniels, editor of the News
and Observer, who joined by telegraph.
Mr.. w. z. Bachelor and His Excel
lency Governor Elias Carr made the
first two contributions.
On motion of Major S. F. Telfair
the meeting adjourned to meet in Met
ropolitan Hall at $50 in the evening,
which was adopted.
As soon as organized the club sent
the following telegram which explains
itself:
Theo. +. Kluttz,
North Carolina Delegation,
Chicago, Illinois.
North Carolina sends greetings to
Nebraska. We rejoice at the result.
BRYAN and Clark will sweep the coun-
try. Enthusiastic Bryan and Watson
club just organized
ELIAS CARR, Presiding.
EVENING MEETING.
Major S. F. Telfair, in the absence OF
Governor Carr, who was kept from
the meeting by the inclement wealth
err, called the meeting to order and
nominatd Mr.. b. c. Beckwith as chair
man of the meeting. Mr. J. n. Hold
ing moved that Major Telfair be made
Secretary of the Toaptfpo Roth mo-
tons were adopted. On motion of
Mr.. Eugene G. Harrell, the representa-
lives of the Press-Visitor and the News
and Observer We're requested to act
as assistant secretaries.
On motion of Mr.. Perrin Busbee the
gentlemen in the meeting handed
their names to the secretary, and 100
new members were enrolled.
Mr.. J. n. Holding was called for to
speak but requested that he might be
oIIox+a5 ~ Weld for the older men