The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-04
STRAIGHT POPUL|STS
The Middle of the Readers
Met Yesterday.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
AN, STIRRING SPEECHES MADE
AGAINST THE FUSION CROWD.
A CONVENTION CALLED FOR THE 10Th
Primary Meetings TO be Held September 9th.
A Straight Ticket to be Put Out
in Wake County,

at II o'clock yesterday there was con
siderable crowd present. There were
Democrats, Republicans, fusionists, and
straight-outs, Populist fusionists, prohihi-
tionists with the cullerd brother, also
very much in evidence. Everybody want
ed to hear and see what the middle-of-
tne-roaders were going TO say and
going to do.
Ham Jones was there and so was Joe
Rogers, while Dan Young stood in the
aisle measuring every word that was
uttered Chas. Ray was present, Won
dering whether by any method or means
the result of the meeting was going TO
disturb him in the various pe-producing
positions he holds.
Peter Cobb. the black boss of the
third ward. was there to see IL he could
not catch a sentence or two that would
help him completely organize the negroes
for the fusion ticket. Ohio Wilson
was among the first to take seat on
the front row of benches 1t was
the first Populist convention that ever
assembled in Wake county, of which
he was not the leading spirit He chatted
and laughed with those about him, de-
rided the meeting and spoke of disap-
pointed office-seekers and wore upon his
countenance that air of self-lmportance
and upishness until the chairman of
the resolution committee began reading
the resolutions. He wilted for the first
time in his life, when Chairman Meach-
am read that part of the resolutions
aimed at him as the organizer of the
famous Gideon's band. He winged again
and looked smaller than he had ever
looked in n Populist meeting, when
Frank Ferrall pointed his finger straight
at him and declared that the very birth
right of the Populist party had been
sold for a mess of pottage. He almost
buried himself in the seat when n. G..
Green Numbered at him the charge that
for the sake of few offices he (Wilsonl
and others had traffced in the vital
principles of the Peoples party.
Messrs. Ferrall. Meacham and Green
did not mince words in expressing them
selves 1t was somewhat refreshing to
white men to hear North Carolina
Populist once again peeling the bark off
the gold-bug monopoly-ridden negro
domination Radical party, but the cas-
legation of the speakers troubled the
serenity of the Ham Jones, Jo Rogers
Dan Young combination, and for two
hours the fusion boat floundered about,
striking rocks here and sand-bars there
with distress depicted in the countenance
of every man on board.
Mr.. Il. y. Wynne called the conyen-
ton to order and named ex-senator "A.
G. Green as temporary chairman. Mr..
Green on taking the chair invited all
those who intended taking part i'll the
meeting to take seats in the enclosure
around the judges stand, when forty
two men advanced and took seats around
the chairman. Mr. Green, in his
speech. alluded to them as the braves
comprising the picket line and declared
that there was great army behind them
ready to charge.
Mr.. G. f. McCullers was elected tenn
pOrary secretary, and the temporary
organization was made permanent. On
motion G.. e. McCullers. X. \. Wynne,
ID. z. Meacham, j. G.. Fort and r. j.
Buffaloe were appointed committee on
resolutions and plan of organization.
The committee retired, and DIR. j. Nj.
Templeton was called on for a speech.
"He came, he declared, to see if he
could find ont where the Populist paIsy
was at He did not know until he
heard from the committee on resolutions
whether he would join the meeting. and
therefore would not make any further
remarks.
Mr. Frank Ferrall was called upon
and made vigorous speech, defend
ing the position of the middIe-of-the-
readers and Emphasizing the fusionists
while Mr. Ferrall was speaking the com
mittee brought in its report The re-
port was read by Mr.. ID. =. Meacham
and was as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
eve, the supporters and true adherents
to the principles of the Peoples party as
set forth in theOmaha platform. in mass
convention assembled in the city of Raj
eigh, September Bird. 1893, do respec-
lively set forth and issue this manifesto.
That. whereas. the Peoples party was
organized in 1892. as a standing protest
against the crushing aggressions of an
organized Olegarchy Of aggregated wealth
wrung from the toiling masses. under
forms of law: and whereas, that platform
contains such demands as are absolutely
necessary to the preservation of our lib
critics and maintenance Of our political
institutions, the destruction of such
trusts and combinations of monopoly as
threaten to crush and enslaye productive
laborand rob it of all its earnings; and
to secure such financial legislation as
will furnish our people with a circulating
medium sufficient to place the business
of the country above having 10 depend
upon national banking institutions for
means to carry on business; and to re-
store orr government back TO the people,
where it rightfully belongs. We believe
the Omaha platform embOdies in it all
the live issues that have forced their
way to the front, and that our people
and country will never be prosperous
happy and contented until these demands
are enacted into law, and our country
delivered from the curse and blight of the
single gold standard. There is no reason
whatever why we should cast our votes
for men who are opposed to all that We
advocate. Why should we organize anf
build up n great political party whose
growth has been phenomenal, and just
at time when it was being rapidly re
cruited from the ranks OF the two old
parties, turn our backs on those vita