The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-08
GOV. RUSSELL PRAISED
ABUSE OF THE NEWS AND OBJ
SERVER THE CHIEF TOPIC.
cY. rHoMpsoN's BASE ISLANDER
The Arguments in Support of Fusion Between
the Populists and the Pritchard Nc
kinley GoIdbug Party Were
Weak and lmpotent.

Senator Marion Butler and Secretary
of State Cyrus Thompson, yesterday
spoke in Raleigh.
The speaking was held in the Academy
of Music. Though it had been widely
advertised by poster and newspapers,
and announcement of it made from
every stump and in every Fusion meet
ing for the last three weeks, the crowd
was disappointingly small.
At no time was there more than 425
people present, all told, by ACTUAL count.
OF this number $50 were negroes, %
were Democrats 80 were straight Re-
publicans and 215 Populists, of which
number there were large number of
ATiddle-of-the-Roa Populists. This is
the count made by the Populist leaders.
Others say that there was not more than
100 Populists present outside of those
who are supporting the Middle-of-the-
Road ticket.
A large per cent. of those present were
either office-holders or related TO office
holders. Among this class We're noted
the following:
Jack Sharpe, deputy United States
marshal.
j. C. Best, clerk to Judge Purnell.
culture.
Judge E. w. Timberlake, of Louis
burg.
Jim Higgs, (col.), of the Manure Pile.
C. b. Ray. Superintendent of W 0rk
House and road supervisor.
Mebane, brother to and clerk
for the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Rev. Maj. Baylus Cade, private secre-
tary to the Governor.
Warren ". Hall. clerk to the Commits
sioner of Labor Statistics.
j. M. Allen, of the Manure Pile.
DIR. Ellis, Superintendent of Health
for Wake county.
Tom Bailey, postmaster for Raleigh.
Tom Russell, warden at the peniten-
tiary.
Pagan Clements, (col), deputy sheriff
w. III. Chamblee, county commissioner
w. I'll. O'Neal, employee in the post
office
Frank Brown, deputy United States
marshal
Ham Jones, sheriff of Wake county.
a. T.. Moore. keeper of seals.
Joe Brann (col.), messenger in the
Governors office.
Henry Clark clerk to the PopuIist
State chairman.
j. j. Bagwell, ex-member of the Leg
islature.
w. j. Crowder, State bank examiner
Westmoreland, Waterman al
Supreme court building.
J. @. Williams, clerk to register of
deeds
W. d. Terry, landscape gardener for
the capitol square.
Jack Hardin, quartermaster general
of North Carolina.
DR.. A. O. Jones, Republican candidate
for coroner.
G. H. Mebane, State Superintendent
of Public instruction.
j. w. Denmark, chief clerk in the
office of the State Treasurer.
G. Nj. Bernard, United States District
attorney.
J. j. Rogers, register of deeds.
Guy V. Barnes, State printer
DIR. ID. III. Abbott, Railroad Commits
sioner.
J. M. Terrell, member of The Legisla
ture.
j. J. Mott, employee at penitentiary.
J. l.. Pugh, employe at County Home
Aston Dunston (col.), messenger al
capitol.
Tom Devereux, referee in bank
ruptcy.
r. G. Rivers. ex-deputy sheriff.
Thad Ivey, candidate for the Legis
Iature.
j. L. Chamberlain, member of boarC
of Agriculture.
Dudley Peed, keeper of the jury.
ID. III. Senter. clerk in the office of til,
Secretary of State.
Rev. III. w. Norris, county superin
tendent of public instruction.
j. b. Fortune, clerk of the UniteC
States District court.
Henry c. Dockery, United States
marshal.
j. L. Kelly, fertilizer inspector.
Rev. J. L. Burns, keeper Of the CAPT
toll.
Andrew ]. Rogers. (col), clerk in tho
office of the Clerk of Court.
John Smith, an employee at the peni
Tertiary.
Lieut.. r. b. Davis, quartermastel
Second North Carolina regiment.
w. S. Hyams, clerk to chairman oil
Republican State committee.
III. w. Aver, State Auditor and super
intendent of printing.
FL. II. Knight, Treasurer of Wake
county.
J. G. T.. Harris, who holds exactly
eleven offices already; is now a candi
date for another.
J. NJ. Mewborne, superintendent Of the
penitentiary.
Mack Freeman, (col), messenger t.
the State Auditor.
r. A. Cobb, State Librarian.
John Jones, deputy sheriff.
]. p. III. Adams, member of and candi
date for the Legislature
Ohio Wilson, the deposed Railroad
Commissioner.
i. A. johnson, (col), clerk to the Dis
trict attorney.
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