The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-09
STROWD WAS
DULY KNITTED
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began to yell for him with the intention
of stampeding the convention.
The seventh ballot was marked by the
introduction of the first dark horse into
the race in the person of English. Wake
gave him two votes. Strowd continued
to lose, though it was one and two at II
time. The ballot: Chatham AZ for
Strowd: Franklin, 80 for Mitchell; John
ston. Is for Fitzgerald; Nash, % for
Strowd; Randolph, 13 for Tomlinson;
Vance, 10 for Garrett Wake, 46 for VIII
son; for Strowd, for Mitchell, 2 for
English and / for Tomlinson, with the
usual fraction accompaniment
Summary: Strowd. 50; Wilson, As;
Garrett, 10; Tomlinson, IA; Mitchell 81;
Fitzgerald, IS; English, >. No nomina-
ton.
On the next ballot English developed
surprising strength and Srrowd suffered
corresponding loss. The eighth ballot
was as follows: Chatham, AZ for
Strowd: Franklin, 80 for Mitchell; John
ston, 10 for Fitzgerald; Nash, 1415 for
Strowd. 49, for English: Randolph, 6
for Tomlinson. Z for English; Vance, 10
for Garrett: Wake, AZ for Wilson. for
Strowd, / for Tomlinson. 6 for English.
Wakes vote wore the usual fractional
frill.
Summary: Strowd. 20: Wilson, 40;
Garrett, 10: Tomlinson, Z; Mitchell, 80;
Fitzgerald, 10; English, 81. No nomina-
ton.
When this vote was announced the
Chatham delegation asked TO be allowed
to retire for conference. Wake county
made similar request. These caucuses
consumed ten minutes.
Tho Wol-n nnH Chatham HplpUa tIOnS
brought some surprises with them from
the conference rooms. Chatham brought
one man Bland) who refused to longer
support Strowd. Wake shot another
dark horse CHal Aver into the ring.
Tomlinson withdrew in favor of English
and Johnston forsook its "horney-handed
son of toll" and broke up its vote equally
between Wilson, Strowd and Garrett.
The ballot stood: Chatham, 46 for
Strowd Franklin. 80 for Mitchell; John
ston. 1-3 for Strowd. 1-3 for Wilson.
4 1-3 for Garrett; Nash, % for Strowd;
Randolph Is for English; Vance, 10 for
GARRETT Wake, 43 for Wilson, 8 for
Strowd, 1 for Mitchell, / for English
and for III. w. Aver The usual frac-
tional frills were present
Summary: Strowd, 81; Wilson, 4S;
Garrett, %; English, IA; Mitchell, 81:
Aver 8. No nomination.
On the tenth ballot Wake gave Aver
10 votes and Strowd lost another Chat
ham vote. The ballot was as follows:
Chatham, AZ for Strowd / for Mitchell,
1 for English; Franklin. 30 for Mitch
ell: Johnston, A 1-3 for Wilson, 4 13 for
Garrett, 1-3 for Strowd, ! for Eng
lish; Nash. 80 for Strowd: Randolph, 13
for English: Vance, 10 for Garrett:
4 e., 4
for Aver, 3 for English, l for Cyrus
Thompson, / for J. J. Rogers.
Summary: Strowd, 80: Wilson, 3S:
Mitchell. 81; English, IS; Garrett, %;
Aver, IS; Thompson, /; Rogers, /. No
nomination.
On the eleventh ballot Wilson went to
pieces in Wake. Aver held his own and
Strowd continued to lose. In Chatham
he lost ) more votes. or s of its AZ. The
ballot was:
Chatham. SO for Strowd, for Garrett.
for English: Franklin, 30 for Mitchell:
Johnston. 4 1-3 for Garrett, A 1-3 for
Wilson. 1-3 for Strowd, for English;
Nash, 30 for Strowd; Randolph, 13 for
English; Vance, 13 for Garrett; Wake.
80 for Wilson, Strowd 5; Mitchell l, 16
for Aver, i for Thompson, 3 for Rogers.
Summary: Strowd. 70; Wilson, 80;
English, 16; Garrett, 80; Aver, 16; Mitch
ell. 81 Thompson, j; Rogers, 3.
This showed plainly that Strowd's fate
was sealed. His own county having de-
serted him and no new friends coming
to him his last hope was gone.
No one saw and realized this better
than did Mr.. Strowd himself. and AZ
soon as the vote was announced, at 11:45
o'clock. he came before the convention
and said:
''Mr. President and gentlemen of the
convention: This convention and this
district has honored me enough. I'm sat
isfied. I'm everlastingly grateful to you
for what you've done for me. Six years
ago / consecrated myself to the cause
of Populism. | have spent my time, en-
ergy and pocket book since then for
that cause. They are still on that altar.
There is nothing III my power that
will not do to advance the cause of the
Populist party. And now / here, with
, malice to no one and charity TO all. with
draw my name from before this conyen
ton"
The withdrawal was greeted with ye's
from Garrett Wilson, English and other
candidates whose names were still before
the convention.
The Chatham delegation again asked
time for a conference 1t was granted,
and they retired to the jury room.
After Strowd's withdrawal the crowd
of spectators thinned out perceptibly.
Republicans especially became scarce.
With Strowd's defeat their work was
done. As to the remaining candidates
in the field they had little choice. They
were all tarred with the sames stick.
Delegates from all the counties CON
ferred together, and there was recess
for quarter of an hour. There was
much interest in this vote, it being the
first after Strowds withdrawal it was
expected it would Indicate who would
be the nominee. In this, though, the
convention was disappointed. The bal
lot, by counties, was: Chatham 10 for
English. II for Garrett. 10 for Wilson,
II for Mitchell, for Bailey; Franklin,
80 for Mitchell; Johnston, for Wilson,
5 for Garrett, for Thompson; Nash,
% for w. S. Bailey; Randolph, IL for
English; Vance 10 for Garrett; Wake
81 for Wilson, - for Aver. | for Gar
ratt for Dooarc 1 for Stroud for