The news & observer., 1898-02-23
CONVENTION CALLED
To Meet on Thursday, 26th
Day of May.
MEETING OF COMMITTEE
ATTENDED BY MEMBERS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
CHAIRMAN JONES HEARTILY ENDORSED
The Policy Of the Party Was Left to Be
Shaped by the Convention at Its
Meeting in May'-The Mem
bers Present.

One of the largest and most enthusias-
tic meetings that has ever BEEN held by
a Democrat Executive Committee in
North Carolina, was held in Raleigh
last night. The members of the commit
tee came in on every train yesterday,
and when tha meeting was called to
order every member who cuold posi-
bly, get here was present. Letters We're
read frcm those members who We're an
able to be present full of enthusiastic and
patriotic utterances. The individual
members gave encouraging reports from
their respective sections and from these
reports it is perfectly manifest that the
honest white people of North Carolina
have about made up their minds that
they will have no more of corrupt, in
competent and scandalous rule of affairs
in North Carolina. There was a diver
gence of opinion us to the time the State
convention should be held, but it was
almost the universal sentiment that the
convention meet early and shape a broad
and conservative policy under which all
these who desire reform in National af-
fairs and good wholesome government
in North Carolina could enlist and fight
for victory in November.
The committe met at ! O'Clock in
rooms Al and AZ of the Marlborough
House and there were present: Mr..
Clement Manly, haiman; John w.
Thompson, secretary; Hon. L. J. Jarvis,
4. f. Kluttz. J. II. Webster. e. ]. Hale,
r. ]. Bervard, W. G.. Lamb, J. J. Laugh
inghouse, r. j.. Skinner, J. w. Granger.
Il. G. Beddingfield, III. A. London, L. ;.
Spruil, j. II. Young, A. Il. Waters.
Sam'l NJ. Gattis, Harriet Clarkson, Wal
ter H.. Neal, Paul b. Means, $. ]. Penn
berton, A. ID. Watts, Ell. B. Warner.
r. n. Hackstt, j. X. Lewellen and $.
Galleart.
The following members were represent
ted by proxy: Col Julian $. Carr by
Hon. r. w. Winston, b. S. Grades by
Hon. Jno. r. Webster, w. B. Rodman
by w. NJ. Bond, G. B. Patterson by
III. g. Connor, w. A. Dunn by Il. B.
Arendell, Il. ID. Winston by G. B. Ay
cock, James d. Glenn by f. A. Wood
ard, Ed. Chambers Smith by r. II.
PEBBLES, w. H. Bernard by Clement
Manly.
The following were the resolutions
passed:
Whereas the Democratic organization
OF. North Carolina is a part of the Nat
ional Democratic organization, and
whereas this committee is the custodian
of the interest of said organization in
North Carolina.
Resolved l. That the committee endorses
the patriotic address of our National
Chairman, Hon. Jas. Il. Jones, seeking
to unite the silver forces in the inn
pending Congressional contests.
Resolved 2. That the chairman of our
committee be requested to call a State
Convention to meet In Raleigh, NC, on
the 26th day of May, 1898, which early
convention has supreme authority and
will shape all matters of party policy.
Resolved 3. That in accordance With
the resolution heretofore adopted, ali
white electors who intend to vote with
us in the next election ana who desire
the re-establishment Of Anglo Saxon
supremacy and honest and good gov
ernment in North Carolina, are cor
daily invited to participate n all cur
primaries and conventions"
After the resolutions We're passed the
committee spent some little time in an
informal discussion of the political con-
dition Of the State and nation.
TO GURE A GOLD In ONE DAY.