The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
Declares for Cooperation
TO SECURE WHITE SUPREMACY
AND FREE SILVER.
THE VOTE WAS OVERWHELMING
One Hundred and Seventy-One to Seventeen
Strong Delegation Appointed
to the State and Other
Conventions.

NeHIlOH met Ill MetfOpOlidH IIdiis III tHi9
city at - o'clock yesterday, and was call
ed to order by Mr.. Armistead Jones,
chairman of the County Democratic tx
eeutive Committee
Mr.. Jones explained the object of the
convention to be the selection of dele
gates to the State, the Congressional
and the Judicial Conventions, and then
called upon Capt. G. Nick Allen, of st.
Mays township TO act as temporary
chairman, and r. b. Arendell and G.
r. Lee to act as secretaries. Capt. Al
len, on taking the chair, congratulated
himself on having the privilege of pre-
siding over so important and representa-
tive a gathering of the yeomanry Of
Wake county. He declared that while
he was in no sense politician, and had
never studied parliamentary usages an
hour in his life, he would strive to treat
everybody fairly, hear them patiently.
and he trusted that the deliberations of
the convention would rebound to the
benefit of the Anglo Saxon men and
women in North Carolina, and TO the in
terest of the great and undying principles
of the Democratic party as defined by
the Chicago Convention, and defended
BIZ that prince OF Democrats William
J. Bryan He was here, declared Capt.
Allen. ready and willing to bury all
prejudices and join with any party or
faction of party in restoring
white supremacy in North Carolina, aud
the white metal as standard money Of
our country.
Capt Aliens remarks We're yocifef-
ously cheered. A roll OF the precincts
and townships was called, and it was
ascertained that with the exception Of
Buckhorn. every township and precinct
in the county was represented by good
true and loyal Democrats; and it may be
said right here that there has never
been more patriotic or more represen-
tatiye gathering of Wake county Demo
Gratis assembled together.
Mr. ]. A. Haywood, of st. Matthews,
moved that the temporary organization
be made permanent, which was unani-
m0tsly done, there being no contests.
There was no necessity for credentlal
committee.
On motion of Mr. Ed Chambers Smith,
d committee Of seven was appointed, to
which all resolutions should be referred.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee: II. G. Smith, Josephus Daniels,
r.. p. Maynard, J. III. Fleming, Aft A..
Thompson, Wayland Dowd and j. ID.
Allen.
Resolutions favoring the cooperation
of the silver forces were offered by MIR.
II. +. Maynard Mr.. Wayland Dowd and
Mr.. j. III. Fleming, and a resolution de-
claring against any cooperation with
any other party. was offered by MIR. A.
A. Thompson. The resolutions We're re-
ferred without debate to the Resolutions
Committee.
While the committee was out consid-
ering the resolutions, the roll of town
ships was called, and the following dele
gates. selected to represent the county
of Wake at the State, judicial and Con-
gressional Conventions.
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVEN-
TION.
The delegates appointed TO the State
convention are as follows:
Barton's Creek. u. Allen.
Cary-A. w. Moye.
Cedar Fork NJ w. Page.
Holly Springs-T. b. Holt
Houses Creek r. l.. Sorrell.
Little River-R. G. Mitchell.
Marks Creek T.. Debnam.
Middle Creek-Geo. NJ. McCullers.
Neuse River. Fl. Fleming.
New Light Woodlief.
Oak Grove Fl. Lynn.
Panther Branch-T. III. Turner.
ST. Mary 's-F. A. Whitaker.
Maftln1ry1 IIauxyna1 M
Dunn, w. H. Morris, G. T. Hester and
g. Il. Parvin to cast the vote.
Swift Creek-B J. Upchurch.
Wake Forest-W. G. Brewer and j. i.
Stell
White Oak-A. b. Hunter.
Raleigh, First ward-C. +. Lumsden.
Raleigh, Second ward-Wm Russ, NJ.
T. Leach and n b. Brought0n.
Raleigh. Third ward-Josephus Dam
iels and Joseph f. Pogue.
Raleigh. Fourth Ward-F b. Arendell
Raleigh, west-B. Irby, w. r. Craw-
ford.
Raleigh. outside East-D. /. Fort.
The alternates elected to the State con
yention are as follows:
l.. Il. Pegram. O. l.. Parham. +. II.
Crowder. r.. G. Upchnrch, Milliard Mial.
A. J. Sorrell, r. IT, Young G. N. Allen.
q. f. Leach, III. r. Jordan, NJ. G.. King.
Thomas Burns. II. NJ Simms, s. A.
Ashe and r. II. Jones.
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
SIGNAL CONVENTION.
Banton's Creek Township. u. Al
len, r. y. Honeycutt. r. NJ Byrum.
Cary-W. G.. Crowder, ID. r. Jones.
Avis Maynard.
Cedar Eork-A n Cotfop w ~