The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-28
WILL DEFEAT SKINNER
REPUBLICANS WANI A REPUB-
LICAN AND THE pOPULISTS
WANT 4 POPULIST.
POPUuSTS WITHDRAW FROM CONVENTION
How Young White Man was Made 10 Take
Second Place 10 Negro. That's What
Awaits White Men Who are not
True to Their Race.

Edenton, n. c., August 27,-CSpecial)
The Republicans and Populists of the
First district held their conventions
here yesterday for the purpose Of nomi-
mating Congressman, and left a bitter
taste in the mouths of the hon
est men Of both parties. The
populists first met and nominated
Col. Harry Skinner The Republicans
then held their convention and endorsed
the nomination made by the Populists.
There was apparently great want Of har-
mony. The Populist delegates from Pitt
were irreconcilably divided and the ma
iority withdrew from the convention.
The Republicans seem buc little better
satisfied with the work Of the conven-
ton. Delegates from both parties were
pronounced and bold in their statements
that Skinner had to be defeated Skin
ner's speech of acceptance was nothing
more than a defense of himself He did
not hesitate to say that in his support
of Pritchard in the Senate he was only
carrying out n contract between the
Republicans and Popuists. He was in
structed by the Populists 10 do so. If he
had committed any sin in il, the sin was
that of the POpulist party and not his.
| The honest wing of the POpuliSt party
is against Skinner and will SO remain.
| They say they will not vote for him,
and they mean what they say. 1t is
evident that the Colonel with all his
ingenuity cannot much longer carry on
the remarkable equestrian feat of riding
horses going in different directions. 1t
| is remarkable that he has been able to
sustain himself in this extraordinary per-
Torrance so long Every decent white
man who witnessed the Republican con-
vention was made to blush with shame.
The convention made negro its perma-
nent secretary and made for him an
assistant secretary who was white
man. This was a young man, who had
heretofore been a Democrat, but had gor
piece of pie and thinks that he can
only hold his pie by voting with the
Republicans In order to make his hui
initiation complete he was called for to
come forward and take his place on the
stand and so he did. The medicine was
had. but he took it like little man ana
thus decent white man walked up and
took his place under his negro boss.
May the good Lord an0 the strong
right arm of the Democratic party soon
deliver rs from the domination and con-
troll of such parties and combinations.
The vote for Congress in the PopuliSt
convention stood: Skinner, 9G; Moye,
~: White, ..
To show the dissatisfaction in the Re-
publican camp, the following resolutions
unanimously adopted by the Republican
convention of Perquimans county are APP
pended:
Whereas: The Republican party has
for three successive campaigns furnished
four-fifths of the votes for PopuliSt can
didates. for Congress in this First Con
greSsiona district of North Carolina. and
with n fair, just, and honorable divis-
ion as understood in 1894 and 1896, the
Republican party would be entitled to
the candidates for the next thirty years.
"Therefore resolved by the Republi-
cans of Perquimans county in conven-
ton assembled that we demand Of the
convention to be held in EdentOn on
next Thursday, the 25th instant, the
nomination of a good Republican as can
didate for Congress in this district and
we hereby declare that we WILL NOT
support any man for Congress who is
opposed to the wise and patriotic admin
istration Of our worthy President. VIM.
Mckinley, and who does not stand
square on the Republican National plat
form as adopted at ST. Louis in 1896,
and our delegates this day elected to rep
resent us in the Republican COMPRESSION
nj convention to be held in Edenton. n.
c., on next Thursday, the 25th instant.
are hereby instructed and commanded
to cast the vote Of Pcrqufmans county
for none but true and tried Republi-
can as our candidate for Congress in this
district for no other, can receive our