The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-08
IT MEETS HERE TO-DAY
MANY CANDIDATES ARE IN TIL
FIELD.
UNCLE BUCK STRoWO THE FAvoRITE
His Nomination Sort of Tub to Jbe Thrown 10
the Senator Butler Whale Ohio
Wilson's Stock is Away
Below Par

est in the war lessons anu INTEREST III
politics deepenS.
AS the time draws near for the Con
gressonal conventions the political pot in
the Fourth district emits a very business
like bubble.
The Populists hold their convention
today and there is much gossip and more
uncertainty among politicians as to the
result Will it be StrOwd, Tomlinson,
Garrett, jenkins, Mitchell, Aver or
Wilson? All of these are candidates,
with Atwater as a dark horse who may
enter the race at any moment.
All of them are here and have their
friends at work They began 10 CONT
in yesterday morning from Chatham
and not Il train has arrived since that
did not bring a few delegates. Though
the convention is not scheduled to begin
until o'clock this afternoon, the dele
gates will all probably be here by noon.
The contest has become so warm that
every candidate will likely send out for
all his friends to come to his assistance
at the earliest possible moment.
Wake, as usual, is the great uncertain
quantity. AS goes Wake. with her 64
votes so will go the nomination unless
all other counties combine against her.
Now, who is Wake for? Ohio Wilson
says for him. Well. that depends.
Wake has the last SAY" when the bal
lot is taken. If her GA votes will nomi-
nate the Band" he'll not get them.
Ii they will not nominate him he will
get every mothers son of them-as a
compliment. That is, if Hal Aver keeps
his hands off.
The other counties stand, on the first
ballot. as best / can gather, about as
follows: Nash. 20 votes, instructed for
Strowd; Franklin, 80 votes, solid for
Mitchell; Chatham, AZ votes, solid for
Strowd; Randolph, 13 votes, solid for
Tomlinson; Vance, 10 votes, solid for
Garrett: Johnston, 13 votes, divided be-
tween Wilson and Strowd; Wake, as al
ready indicated, is uncertain, Wilson.
Strowd and Aver all having friends
among the delegates.
This is the way things stood last night.
Of course there may be deals today by
which it will all be changed. If it Is
not changed. though. the first ballot will
show the strength of the respective can
didates about as follows Showd, 80;
Wilson. go; Mitchell, 80; Tomlinson, ID;
Garrett, 10: Aver, s.
But it is on the second and subsequent
ballots that the tug of war will come,
and then the Lord only knows what will
happen Jenkins and Atwater may now
enter the race and there will probably
be much swapping of horses, but the
end of the whole matter will be Strowd's
nomination.
That is as good as settled, though the
other cndidates are trying 10 persuade
themselves and their friends it is not.
Reason the matter as they will the con
trolling spirits of the convention finu
themselves coming back to that con-
clusion.
Strowd is Buffers friend and Buffers
candidate. That settles it. To nomi-
nate another man would be like cutting
aloose the last tie between the Senator
and the fusion forces. And this they
would not dare do.
If so, to whom will they give their
support? To Ohio Wilson? The Gid
con has cussed the Senator too hard and
abused Governor Russell too roundly.
His nomination would be nothing short
of suicide. After his utterances in his
'tHayseeder" just after being turned
out of the Railroad Commission office
by Governor Russell. how could the
Gideon make a campaign? What eXpla-
nation could he make before the people?
The Gideon will not be nominated.
Nor will Garrett. He belongs to the
minority POpulists, like Jenkins and
Mitchell and Aver and Wilson, and al
ready there is a strong current Strowd-
ward among his supporters.
Garrett is too much of a Republican,
Wilson is too much of kicker Jen-
Iii ic % nfv NJ
Mitchell can hope for no support beyond
his own little home delegation. As for
Hal Aver he is willing enough to be
nominated, but he is unwilling to give
up the office he now holds unless he
is elected. In other words he wants to
hold on to the bird in the hand until he
catches the one in the bush. A very
comfortable arrangement for Hal, but
not a very popular one with the people.
Outside of Strowd, Atwater and
Tomlinson are the two best men in thu
field But neither one stands the least
chance of nomination. Atwater like
jenkins, is from Strowds county. and
Tomlinson, being a Quaker and little
known outside of Randolph county, is
not the kind of a man the Congress
ional lightning strikes.
The delegates here from Vance county
are u. Il. Garrett, d. II. Gill, Tom Cur
rim, r. NJ. Green, Ira +. Hart, +. G.
Rowland S. q. Satterwhite and David
Wilder.
From Chatham there are besides Con
gresham StrOwd John w. Atwater,
Little Billee Bryan, and several others
For Wake county the delegates by
townships are:
House Creek-C. II. Jackson, c. II.
Ray. Fl. h. Thomas, J. X. Medlin, H.
w. House.
Neuse River-M. V. Norwood, w. r.
Braswell.
Marks Creek-A. II. Marshburn, J..
NJ Terrell, T. III. Smith.
Holly Springs-B. S. Utiey, J. w.
Olive, d. II. Fuquay. 4. C. Council.
New Light. S. Bailey, W, D. Ray,
G.. G. Keith, Sr.
Swift Creek-T. NJ. Franks, J. W.
Penny, J. J. Wilson, w. p. Powell, G..
e. J. Goodwin.
White Oak-J. J. Rogers, Rufus Bar