The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24

Is the Great Question To- He Decided by
the Democratic Convention Thur
day-Yajortty Of Delegates Opposed
TO N-Notes From the Volunteer
CAMPS
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. y. &. May Il

kaelSh, ~. e, May Il
The Murphy company or the Second
regimen; Is given until Tuesday - re-
cruit. Adjutanc General Cowles says.
IL brought plenty 81 men here but % per
cent faiiei - pass the ana
some deserted or rather strayei away.
The Waynesville company could only
raise sixty men. owing % the fact that
over leo from that place had Joined
other companies, 50 the adjutant gem
eral says he has dropped that company
and that at the special request Of thr
Fayetteville Independent Ligh: IN
fantry the latter company viii take it,
place arriving here Tuesday az noon.
The purpose IS 10 have all the second
regiment mustered into the United
States service by Tuesday night.
AS soon as this is lone the United
States quar:ermaster and commissary
here, Lieutenant Marshall. will leave
for Fort Macon, whore the negro bat
talon will rendezvous.
The Ashevilie company OF the Second
regiment Will arrive here Monday al
2:3o o'clock p. m. Captain Wagner
telegraphed today that he had 100 men
ready 10 come.
No order for the moving OF the First
regiment to Tampa came this morning.
The railway people were notified last
might to keep all their special trains
her ready for a movement at any mo-
ment. They expected this to occur this
morning. 50 did Lieutenant Marshall:
in fact the latter said last night he was
sure of il.
Interest now centers in the demo-
cratic state convention next Thursday
1t is learned that a large majority OF
the delegates will come here opposed to
fusion with populists. hut that a spec
ial effort will be made to change the
views of delegates after their arrival
In fact. as one way OF getting time to
work upon delegates, it is alleged, a
two days session Of the convention IL
being urged IN some quarters when,
as there are no nominations 70 be
made, six hours would appea to be
ample time. 1t IS regarded by the
straight ticket" democrats as OF ex-
ceeding Importance that there should
to be a fun attendance and that ali
democratic leaders ought to come. A
small attendance may make fusion
possible. while a fun attendance will
prevent it.
A member Of the populist state COM
mittee says that the action OF his con
vention means fusion with republicans
from bottom to top: that the democrats
cannot and VIII not accept fusion, ana
that the republicans will be Brighten
ed into Offering fine terms.
The is made by democrats
that the populists offer no guarantee
against negro rule DIN the east. but tina
they have endorsed the 'odious ad-
ministratiOn" Of Governor Russell, and
that this resolution was offered and
pressed by a pOpuiiSt who within a few
hours was given a 81 800 position.
There is many a goo democrat who
has prayed that he might never again
hear the odious phrase taking down"
a candidate OF his own party and put
ting up a populist. II is urged that the
only way to stop such a thing a. to
get together here and crush fusion next
Thursday.
The democrats are nominating a fine
type Of men. for example n. r. Bryan,
Judge, and Walter Daniel. solicitor OF
the Second district. o. II. Allen. Judge,
and Rudolph Duffy. solicitor OF the
Sixth district: T. A. McNeii,. Judge,
and G. NJ. Mclean. solicitor Of the
Seventh district. II there is fusion
with the populist Mclean and Duffy
will be taken down in favor Of n. F.
9 we'll and N. c. Richardson respeo-
tiva1y