Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-07-28
THE ARGUS.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
State HippOdrOme Held Forth in
Raleigh Yesterday. Rus
sell Endorsed and
POpulism APP
plauded.
Fusion Is Again Invited.

ton convened in Raleigh yester-
day, 1t was constituted of negro
delegates largely, and white Re-
publican Office holders dominated
the deliberations and directed
every expression of the assem-
bIage, Russellites and Pritchard-
ties fell upon each others neck in
harmonious embrace and the Gov
ernor's ''savages," who had gone
there for "gore" could not draw
their razors in the presence OF
such a spectacle, but on the con-
trary shook their kinkey heads il
slavish approval and cried ''me,
too!'' And so all elements of the
convention harmonized, Holton
made a s~pead-eagle speech, IN
which he reviled Democracy, laud-
ed Russell, praised PopuIism and
won applause.
AT the conclusion of Holton's
speech, in order to cement the sep
ulcher Of their buried differences
and formulate a platform of COM
mon approval, the convention ad-
journed for a few hours, and when
it reconvened the Platform was
ready, And such a platform! If
the hotch-potch had been given
time to cool it would have nause,
ated the most heroic stomach of
honest Republican.
THE PLATFORM PRESENTED.
Richmond Pearson read the
report of the Platform commit
tee. The civil service plank was
loudly applau1ed; there were
cheers for the praise of Pritch-
ard and hand-clappings for praise
of Holton and Hyams; there was
much applause at the endorse
meut Of Russell's administration,
and some applause for most
every plank.
The most popular plank in the
platform was the one favoring a
constitutional amendment maxi
ing it impossible to change the
present election law.
After he had read the platform,
Mr.. Pearson said: THAT declara-
ton of principles means death to
the Democratic party in every
district aud that we go away a
united and successful party
Mr.. French wanted to ratify
the nominations already made
and SO did MIR. SIocumb, of Cum
65Tland. Claudius Dockery. with
out any coat, moved to adopt the
platform and it was carried
unanimously.
The platform in part is a fol-
lows:
THE PLATFORM.
Resolutions adopted by the
Republican State Convention,
held in the city of Raleigh on the
goth day Of July, 1898.
1.-The Republican party of North
Carolina, in convention assem~
bled, renews its allegiance to the
principles and policies set forth
in the National Republican plat>
form adopted at St. Louis in 1896;
and we point with pride and ems
Rusiasm to the triumphant vin-
alton of those principles and
cies under the wise and
rous and splendid admins
\ alton OF William Mckinley.
1--WE condemn the unjust,
partisan and hypocritical civil
service methods of Grover Cleve-
land; and we insist that the civil
service act of 1888 AMI the rules
made in pursuance of the same,
should be changed SO as to cons
form to the laws of common sense
and common justice.
I'VE are justly proud of the
distinguished record and splendid
services of the acknowledged
leader of the Republican party of
North Carolina, the Honorable
Jeter G. Pritchard.
I'VE have remarked with un.
feigned satisfaction the ability
and industry which he has
brought to the solution of great
national questions and the pains