The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-02
DEMOCRATS RIGHT
Best Convention the Third
District Democracy
Has Known.
DlSGRACtFUL DlCkERING
CONVERSATION BETWEEN 4
CRAVEN POPULIST AND ABE
MIDDLETON.
THE WHITE POPS DlSH0NORABLE WORDS
Seeking Fusion With the Negroes in Order tc
Perpetuate Negro Rule in Eastern
Norta Carolina.

this. the Third district, and l can truly
say without rejecting on those WHO
were delegates to the previous coliVeh-
tons, that | have never seen Il hlier
body of over 200 representative Whlie
Democrats assembled together III North
Carolina. Judge Adams, who is holding
a special term of court here, adjourned
court at II o'clock and offered the CON
vention the use of the court house.
Chairman Murchison called the con-
vention together. in the court mouse ana
after the committee on permanent organ
izotion had reported, the convention adj
iourned for dinner. w. T.. Murchison
was made chairman of the convention
and all representatives of the Demo
cratic press present were made seereta-
res to assist Brother Bethune, editor
of the Democrat, who was made perma-
nent secretary of the convention. AT
2:3O the convention assembled again III
the college building, it being much more
spacious and provided with better seats
than the court house. n resolution OF
thanks was unanimously passed thank
ing Judge Adams for his courtesy. The
convention proceeded az once to busl-
ness. -Four candidates We're placed i'll
nomination-C X. Thomas. Of Craven,
-.
man, of Onslow. and j. ID. Kerr, of
Sampson. Daniel Hugh Mclean, of
Harnett was also placed in nomination
on the thirteenth ballot. They are all
good men. tried and true Democrats
e. Il. Thomas was nominated on the
fourteenth ballot. and his nomination
was made unanimous. He was called
for AMI made ringing. enthusiastic,
patriotic speech. The convention then
adjourned after the appointment of the
executive committee and the election by
the committee of a new chairman and
secretary. Capt. j. G. Kenan. Of Du-
plin. was made chairman. and u. l..
Spence, of Moore, secretary. The com
Irittce are Angus Cromartic, of Elatlen
Nathan Tisdale. of Craven: Jno. I'm
derwOod. of Cumberland: j. ID. Barnes,
of Harnett; Il. G.. Whitaker. of Jones.
s. T. Taylor of Onslow; 4. J. john
son. of Sampson.
The convention was in session just
three hours and a half. Mr.. Jas. A..
Bryan. of Newhern. extended cordial
invitation to the convention ana commit
tee to hold the next convention in New
bern.
/ am informed that at the populist
convention which nominated Fowler
here last week. there were only eleven
delegates present outside of Sampson
county.
Everyone whom | have heard express
themselves who heard Aycocks speech
last Wednesday, say that it was one of
the best old time Democratic speeches
they ever heard.
The citizens of Clinton extended to the
convention that freehearted hospitality
for which this good old town has so long
been noted.
A gentleman of Clinton, whose word
for truth and veracity cannot be ques-
toned, told me on the day when the
Populist Congressional convention was
held here. he accidently overheard a
conversation between a Populist from
Craven county by the maine Of Perry.
and "A negro politician from Duplin by
the name of Abe Middleton. The man
to whom / alude is DR.. J. A. Stevens.
He gave me the privilege to use his
name. He said he heard Perry say to
Middleton: 1--WE must combine and
work together to beat the Democrats as
we did before" Middleton replied:
"That is just what you Populists pro-
posed to the Democrats in your CON
vention the other day at Raleigh
Perry replied, Eyes. we hurried up and
did that to keep the Democrats from
making up a proposition first and put
ting us in n hole. Now we made them
such Il proposition as we knew they
would not accept, so we are now ready
to combine with Won fellows" DIR. Ste
vens says that Perry furthermore said
to Middleton IF You all don't do this
and combine with us the Democrats of
this State will get you all like it is in
South Carolina and count you out 50
that You all will have no representation
in Congress, also get control and count
rs they please"
Perry Furthermore said to Middleton
lyon will lose the election law. which
we helped You to get also your present
system Of county government. under
l which your color now hold Office" Al
this time the doctor says he was so dis
gusted listening to man with white
skin making such disgraceful PROPOSE
ton to a negro that he let down his win
dow and left his office.
There was also present Mt the time o.
this conversation another white Popuis
from Craven the fusion Senator from
Craven to the last Legislature. His
name is G.. l.. Hardison, who assentet
to all that Perry said. This has beer
submitted to DIR. J. A. Stevens before
publication and he says he will stand by
every word in it.
What have we come to, white voters
Of the good old North State? Stop. read
and think ere it is too late. A man
with a white face trying to contract ane
make a political trade with negro and
for what?
If this is not enough to cement to
gether the sGlid white vote of North Car
Dina to overthrow Russelism. negroism
Republicanism and all the rest of the
vile isms ever heard of. / cannot, imag
inc what more will be required.
III. b. HARDY.