Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-09
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Populist Congressional Convention
in RaIcigli-RepubIic BIuster.

| RALEIGH, n. c.. September S.-(Spe-
| ciaL)-late this afternoon the Populist
| Congressional Convention met here.
! Many delegates arrived yesterday.
| Congressman Stroud. though Of the
Butier faction, cut a big figure IS a pos
| slpIe Vote-getter. This proves what was
| sald some time ago, that though the Re
| publican manipulators pretended 10 scorn
| Butler. they really fear him Ii also
| proves that Republican, brag about COM
plete fusion with Populists Is only brag
| In not over six counties in the State is
| there complete fusion.
The IuslOnists propose TO circulate 5000
| copies or their organ, the. Home Rule
containing attacks on Democrats. i'm an
endeavOr 10 offset The Democratic show
ing. The editor of this paper. II. 4.
COBB, told me many Populists in the Sc
cOnd District would vote for George H.
White negro Republican, for Congress.
To-day Cobb says: IF the POpulist and
Republican Executive committees decide
that Lloyd and Fowler are the legal
fusion candidates for the Populist and
Republican parties in the Second and
Third districts, We Will work as hard for
their election as We are doing for that
of Harry SINNERS in the First District"
Cobb says there il no better friend of
free silver in Congress than Senator
Pritchard." He puts the fusion majority
in the state at 5000 to 1850. These
figures VIII give Democrats a hearty
laugh.
FIFTH DISTRICT JUDGE.
The Populists are to name the fusion
nominee for Judge I'm the Fifth District.
10 succeed ). b. Adams, fusion nominee
for Congress. 1t is decided that they will
put up A. :. Peace Of Granville. now a
member of their State Committee.
remarkable drop in the temperature
following a cold rain last night, will do
still further damage TO the cotton crOp
a he "a
The State Treasurer finds that the re-
port which the Raleigh and Castor rail-
way filed with the Railway Commission
included stocks and bonds and other sol
vent credits, and that it is the only road
which made such return. Two of the
INSTRUMENTATION and Pearson
have signed a statement that all the sol
vent credits Were included in the list.
Commissioner Abbott did not sign. He
saws 81 100000 were not included. The
no power TO assess the stocks, bonds.
and solvent credits for taxation: that
this was entirely in the province of the
Treasurer He will therefore take the
necessary steps and will include the
81, 10000
BIG REPUBLICAN BLUSTER.
The Republican State Chairman made
a big buster day before yesterday. say
ing that he would indict the officials of
Mecklenburg county for not appointing
forty-elght registrars OF election nom-
mated by the Populists and Republicans.
II is ascertained to-day from &. IL. Az
cock that in several townships in Robe
son county the fusion officials did not
appoint the registrars nominated by the
but appointed others.
Judge Purnell says that some time ago
the calamity howiers'' declared that
this district was in bad state financial |
ly, but that though the bankruptcy law |
has been In effect sixty days. there have |
been only three petitions in bankrint"~
fled He is Informed by James T. BOYD |
that there is very little bankruptcy |
business anywhere in the country. HE |
expected a rush. No one is regretful |
save the referees, who are getting no |
business Judge Purnell has issued a set |
% bankruptcy rules. He says that so 1
FAR as he knows, 10 other judge has done
This.