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CLINTON, y. G. June 81
The Peoples Party Conyeat,os Of
the Third Congressional D,slrlcs
which met In Clinton On TbuSsday
June s3rd. wss called together By Ms
v }. AcArthur, chairman OF the Ex-
ecutive committee, Sho requested Ns.
A. X. Herring TO act ~ t~mpo, arr
chairman and Mr.. II ". Butler as se-
cretary.
The convention then psoc~eded TO
perfect organization The list Of couu-
ties were called aud all we're reported
| as Peprese nted.
Ii was then moved and carried that
the roll Of counties be called and that
each county appoint Q member Of iis
delegation on . committee on osgani-
zation, credentials and platform.
The convention decided TO have on
y one committee on Organization and
credentials. The committees retired
and after being out more than 40 hour
returned with their reports.
On organization the committee re-
ported rs follows: For permanent
chairman, l.. N. Cole, Of Moore couu mtg.
For permanent secretaries, Henry W. :.
Butler, Of sampson, and senator &. l..
HardisOn, Of Craven. There Was Q con.
| test on credentials IN the Cumberland
delegation, which Was alphabetically
adj justed BY the committee.
The committee on platform reported
as follows:
"The Peoples Party in the third
Congressional District on 23rd day Of
June lS9S in convention assembled
do adopt the following platform:
We affirm and readOpt the National
platform adopted at st. Louis by the
last National Peoples Party Conveu-
tiOn, and also the platform adopted by
the State POpulist Convention held in
Raleigh May nth, 1898.
We call upon all voters who believe
in the free coinage Of silver, to Join
with us in the support Of our candi-
dates, assuring them that our victory
for cooperation of the silver forces in
the campaign Of 1900.
| We condemn the recent issue Of in
terest-bearinE bonds by our National
Congress As an unnecessary expense
upon the American people.
w. 9. WILCOX,
| Chm Com.
The report of the committees were
unanimously adopted.
y 1t was then moved and carried that
the roll Of counties be called, and as
called the respective counties present
their candidate fer the nomination.
Mr.. q. p. sutton, Of Bladen, present
ed the name Of the present incumbent
Hon John f. Fowler.
Mr.. d. T.. Downing, of Cumberland
seconded the nomination OF Mr.. FOw.
ler.
Mr.. X. F. Wright, of Jones, placed
before the convention the name Of Mr.
II. II. Perry, of Craven.
Senator HardisOn, OF Craven, sec
} Onded the nomination of Mr.. Perry.
Mr.. McJ. Smith, Of DupliD, presented
the name of Senator X. q. Maxwell, OF
Duplin.
Mr.. d. C. Senter, of Harnett, stated
that he was authorized to say that Mr.
Maxwell was not candidate. He sec
0nded the nomination of Mr.. Fowler.
At this juncture Mr.. Maxwell and
Mr.. Perry requested that their names
be withdrawn and that Mr.. Fowler bs
nominated by acclamation.
; The further calling of the roll wal
dispensed with, and Mr.. Fowler re-
ceived the unanimous nomination Of
the convention.
Mr.. Fowler called for q speech, AND
accepted the nomination IN q graceful
and animated speech, expressing hi.
appreciation for the honor and trust the
convention had rep0sed in him, and
pledged the convention that IN the fu.
ture, rs in the past, to faithfully stant
, by the tenets of p0pulism and to do al
In his power to carry their banner tG
an honorable victory.
Mr.. V. j. Macarthur was reelected
chairman of the Congregational Execu
tive Committee, and Mr.. f. NJ. Cole, o.
Moore, was elected q member Of tn,
State Executive Committee.
The convention then adjourned sin'