The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-09
The State Executive Commit
tee of the Three Parties.
THEIR OCCUPATIONS
ALL THE REPUBLICANS ENCEPT
TWO HOLD FEDERAL
OFFICES.
AND THEY ARE ALL G0L0BUGS
There are Four or Five Gold Men on Each the
Democratic and Populist Executive
Committees.


Committees.
There has been much discussion of late
with reference to the composition of the
executive committees OF the several par
ties i'm North Carolina. 1t has been
falsely alleged that the Democratic
committee is composed almost entirely
of railroad lawyers. and that the gold
bugs have n predominance on the com
mittee but the mere publication of the
names of the mebers will show that the
charge is not true. Out of the oS mcm-
bers of the State Democratic Executive
have ever advocated the gold standard
and there is not one who did net vot,
for Bryan and silver congressman in
1896.
For the purpose of showing the com
position of the committees. as well as
to give complete list of the several
committees with their occupations and
official positions of the members so that
the SANDER against the Democratic mem
hers will he effectually met. we present
the list below:
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
A. E. Holton. chairman. lawyer,
L. S. District Attorney, gold-bug, salary
$4,000.
III. l.. Grant treasurer. tJudas carried
the bag). politician. State Senator. pay
master in L. S. Army, &c, salary S.
500 gold-bug.
Gold-bug Tyre Glenn, (politician) post
master at Greensboro, salary 5000.
GOld-bug JAS III. Young, tcol.), politi-
cian). ex-Chief Fertilizer Inspector. Ma
ior of RusselTs Black, Brigade. and Die
tator of the ID. ID. x Il. Institution, sala-
ries combined about $1,000.
Abe Middleton. (col.l, politician, door
keeper of the House and officer in Rus
sells Black Brigade, pay $500 day.
Gold-bug j. C. Dancy. lcoll. fpoliti-
ciano, Collector of Customs, at Whining
ton. salary $1,000.
Gold-bug Silas Blount. (colo. lpoliti-
cianJ. clerk in Recorder of Deeds office,
Washington. ID. c.. salary $1,000.
Gold-bug r. j. Lewis, lpoltician). Dep
uty Revenue Collector. salary S1.500.
Gold-bug Robert Hancock. politician,
turned out as president of the a. II \.
c. r. r., by Russell because of grave
charges affecting his character, salary
$500.
Gold-bug P. Il. Massey. (poitcianl
Deputy Revenue Collector, salary ST.,
500.
Gold-bug J. A. Norwood-do not know
anything about him. Who is he any
how?
W. S. Clanton politician. member of
Legislature from Mecklenburg and AS
saver of Mint at Charlotte. salary 3d.,
600
Gold-bug ]. w. c. Long. (politicianl,
postmaster at Statesvile. salary $500.
God-bug Fl. $. Harkins politician),
Collector of Internal Revenue, Asheville,
salary $4,000.
Goldbug w. w. Rollins, (officer in
Kinks army. postmaster at Asheville,
salary $1,000.
Gold-bug NJ. w. Harshaw. Gawyerl.
postmaster at Lenoir and Republican
candidate for solicitor. salary $1,000.
(These salaries are approximately
Without going into the private history
of any of this gang. is there a decent
man i'm the State who believes that
such motley mass of selfish pfe-eaters
ought to control or have voice in the
government of free and capable white
constituency? They have brought shame
and disgrace upon the commonwealth
and instead of even laboring for any
good to the people have every one Of
them rushed like hogs to the trough, each
trying to get the biggest ear of corn
for himself.
vThiply about II FVboro bu4 .;,,
gle member of the Republican State
Executive Committee who is not an of
fce-holder. Their combined salaries are
between $4,000 and $4,000 In many
States it is considered indecent. or inn
proper, for men holding office to be in
charge. of the affairs of Il party.
Out of sixteen members. fourteen hold
Federal jobs. showing that it is a Nc
Kinley political machine from top to
bottom. In New York in = 1880. or
Whereabouts, the Republican party was
crushed because the Federal office hold
ers forced the nomination of Federal of
fce-hOlderS on the party. If the spirit
of independence that has hitherto gov
erned North Carolinians is not dead. they
will crush and destroy the pie-eating
crowd that dominates the Republican
party and through such domination dis
graces the State. a.
POPULIST EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
Now let us see who compose the
Populist State Executive Committee:
DIR. Cyrus Thompson. physician chair
man. Secretary of State, salary about
5000.
j. B. Schulken, 0awyer). member
Legislature, $500 per day when in ses-
sion.
II. r. Garrett. (politician). His wife
is postmaster under Mckinley at Hen
derson. salary about $500 gold-bug,
supported Pritchard and bolted his party.
NJ. Fl. III. Caldwell. 0awyer), Attorney
of Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus
county.
Hal w. Aver. politician, State Audi
tor, salary 81 ZOO.
+. A. Moye. lpolitician). clerk of the
Superior court of Pitt, salary about
$4,000.
Harry Skinner. 0awyer). member Of
Congress. salary $1,000, gold bug, bolted
his party to support Pritchard.