The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
DEMOCRATS CONFER
Free interchange of Views
Last Night.
NO RESOLUTIONS PASSED
CHAIRMAN SIMMONS AND SEC.
RETARY THOMPSON THANK
ED FOR SUPERB"
MANAGEMENT.
CONFIDENCE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
4on. F. A. Wo,dard Elected Member Of the
Committee 10 Succeed the Late Col.
r W. Green.

Last night in the Senate Chamber {
meeting of the State Democratic Exc
cutive committee was held. There was
q full and free interchange of opinion by
all the members present upon the poll
teal situation of the State, and III,
policies which the party should pursue
No resolution was adopted and it was
not deemed necessary or appropriate tt
make any recommendation to the Leg
islature. No action was taken and the
committee adjourned shortly before mid
night after pleasant and harmonious
session.
There is no division among Democrats
as 10 the duty TO carry out every pledge
made by the party, and sentiment Is
rapidly crystallizing as to the measures
that are necessary to carry the demands
of the people into effect.
The following were present:
+. NJ. Simmons, Chairman; John w.
Thompson, Secretary; c. l.. Alternately,
f. ID. Winston, DR.. r. II. Speight. DR..
John NJ. Faison, u. II. Mclean, ]. K.
Young. f. C. Beddingfield, w. A..
Bobbitt, A. W. Haywood, Heriot Clark
son, Walter II. Neal. Col. Paul B..
Means, DR.. J. r. McLeland, j. r.
Lewellyn, James Ii. Pou, Il. j. Hale.
r. r. Gotten, w. G. Lamb, George War
burton, C. f. Foy, Thos. W. Mason.
The following members were repre-
scented by proxy;
Il. r. Winbourne by Josephus Dan
els; James A. Bryan by p. NJ. Pearsall;
|. A. Murchison by Il. w. Pou; +. 5.
Spruill by +. ID. Winston; Wiley Rush
by w. C. Hammer: W. W. Barber by
Armistead Jones; Clement Manly by j..
II. Lewellyn; NJ. H. Justice by r. NJ.
Furman.
The following resolution, offered by
Col. Paul Il. Means, was unanimously
adopted by rising vote:
'ResOlved, That we, the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee of North
Carolina. hereby express our thanks to
all the voters of this State and especially
to former Republicans and Populists
who voted with MS in the last election
for White Supremacy and good gov
eminent in North Carolina and to Hon.
=. M. simmons IuF his superb anu SUI
cessful management of our recent politi-
cal campaign on these issues, in accord
ance with the plans laid down by the
State Democratic Convention on the
Goth day of May, 1898. =
The following resolution, offered by
j. ID. Winston, Esq, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
committee and OF the Democratic party
of North Carolina be extended to john
w. Thompson, Esq, Secretary of the
Democratic State Executive Committee.
for his able and efficient services In the
late campaign and also to the efficient
corps OF clerks employed by the COM
mittee."
Hon. T. ~ Woodland was elected n
member of the Central Committee to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Col w. f. Glenn.
Upon motion of Mr.. Josephus Dan
iels a committee of three was appoint
cd to draft suitable resolutions relative
to the death of the late Col. w. f.
Green. The chairman appointed the
following committee: It. S. Spruill, ID.
Fl, Mclean, Thos w. Mason.