The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07
THE FUSION VOTED SOLID
Negro Will be Assistant Door
keeper Over White Pages
HOUSE FORMALLY ORGANIZED
a. r. HiIeman, Populist. OF Caparrus'
Chosen Speaker--Coi. John .
Cunningham, of Person. Receiv-
ed the Democratic Vote.

about In the roIuhud VI tIS
of them had been swept III on the oiieo
hunting tide. .;a,,+,,ra
The members-elect of the Les lslusui =
threaded their ways through the g uS M, -
time to be in their seats by noon. ne
same seeming appropriation nlet snJlA
as that OF two years ago. 4 ol -,
the printed list OF members ID 1iie lio nn,1
1ad nearly two-score OF OMISSIONS, aliu
t H. confusion caused thereby resulted IN
tbe waste OF at least two hours. III tue
calling Of the roll alone, Tor the seiee'io"
of Speaker ~ House
But at noon the members Of the i1o 9,a
were called together by Cher ClerA A0'''-
terrified. ,ass
meeting than that Of the sedate, dellpe t,..
five body which the founders OK TINS
state looked forward to IN thelr Time
Behind the Speakers stand We're I'eii
nassinc here and there-one can Gas
sifv them-with glimpse here ana tilele
Of the visiting statesman VI coutse,
be had to be there before the game couii
no called. There were all KINDS OF SPEC
mems passing pell-mell without any seN1
hlanca of order, up and own tue aisiSs,
and behind the semi-circuiar rear-rah u
4ha chamber, there was motley STUDY ~
black and white. The negro SIDE OF tiie
gallery looked like coal BANK tne
brother in black even crowding hlmselL
into the white peoples preserves. %
thar what was left OF the middle gallery
xos filed with whites. In the gallery
,aftward from the Speaker there We're
many wives of the Representative, ana II
was almost the only spot upon Whlcn the
eve could rest with any sort or refresh-
mcnt.
The first business before the House
wa. organization the effecting OF when
was begun by the nomination or A. Z.
Hileman (Populist) for the position OF
Speaker.
Mr. Hileman was put in nomination by
Representative Schulken, of Columbus.
His nomination was seconded by Parker,
fPoul. of Perauimans, Cook (Rep.), OF
Warren, and Hancock (Rep.), OF Craven.
On behalf Of the Democrats, Col. Johh
& Cunningham Oem.l, of Person was
put in nomination by DIR. Dixon (Dem.),
of Cleveland, seconded by Mr.. Nelson
Dem.), Of Caldwell.
Megsrs. Blackburn, Nelson and Harris,
of Hyde, were appointed as tellers. The
vote for Speaker resulted: Hileman, 81;
Cunningham, %; Dixon, /, the last cast
by Cunningham. 1t was strict fusion
vote against the Democrats.
Col. Cunningham and Claudius Dock
cry (Rep.), of Richmond, were appointed
q committee to escort the Speaker-elect
to the chair.
Mr.. Hileman, on taking the chair, was
formerly sworn in by Associate Justice
Montgomery. This was at 2:15 p. m.
Mr.. Hileman said: II beg to show you
my appreciation of the honor which you
have conferred upon me to preside over
the deliberations OF this honorable Gen
eral Assembly. / will make errors, no
doubt, but they will be from the head
and not from the heart. / wish the CO.
operation Of every member of this House,
and / shall preside impartially over every
deliberation. / hope | may have the sup
port Of every member of this body"
Mr.. Hileman invoked the blessings of
Almighty God upon the Assembly and
called the House to ordor
At this point Representative Stephen
Al. White, of Alamance, came forward
with a newly made and beautiful gavel
s-~ his hand Tt is the work Of the White
Manufacturing Company, OF Mebane
MI. White, in very earnest and appropri-
ate reuldThs pEGsSnlGu the Rdfeft WHICH
was accepted by the Speaker without
sign or word to speak of-"except to git
up and git it"
chief clerk Mr.. Ed. Masten, of Wilkes
county.
Mr.. Smith, of Johnston, put in nomina-
ton j. w. Perry, of Johnston, as the
Democratic nominee for chief clerk.
The vote resulted as follows: For Mas
ten, 50; for Perry, 20.
For reading clerk, Mr.. Frank B. Ben
bow, Of Yadkin county, was put in nomi-
nation by Mr.. j. r. McCrary (Rep.), Of
Davidson.
Mr.. Nelson DEM, of Caldwell, put in
nomination Mr.. Jno. l.. Gaultney.
The vote resulted as follows: Gaultney
20; Benbow, 50.
For position OF door-keeper there were
put in nomination Mr.. w. Lee Brown, OF
AIecklenburg by Mr.. Ransom DEM, Of
Mecklenburg; by Mr.. Parker Pop.) Of
Perquimans, Mr.. y. It. House, of Pitt.
Mr.. Brown, as stated by Mr.. Ransom,
in his nominating speech, is q one-armed
Confederate soldier.
The vote resulted as follows: House,
IS; Brown, %.
For assistant door-keeper, Abe Middle
ton (negro) by Sutton (Rep.), or New
Hanover; FL. G. Brown, Of Guilford, by
Bunch Dem.), Of Guilford. Mr.. Brown
is another one-armed Confederate sol
der, as stated by Mr.. Burch in his
speech, "a man" added Mr.. Burch, "who
sweareth to his own hurt and changeth
not" The vote was as follows: Brown,
so; Middleton, %.
Mr.. Lusk, OF Buncombe, introduced the
following resolution that rules Of last
House be those for the present House
until it be the pleasure OF the House to
change. Passed.
Mr.. Cook, OF Warren, had moved to adj
journ but gave way to Mr.. Lusk's resolu-
ton. Mr. Sutton, of Cleveland, now
moved to adjourn, but Afr. Lusk thought
that ii was but due respect to the Gov
ernor to receive his message before ad-
journing. Mr.. Houser (Pop) OF Lenoir
at this point insisted ON going into nomi-
nation OF engrossing clerk, and as there
seemed to be general acquiescenece, he