The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05
So Years of Cures.
WAKE COUNTY POPULlST C0NVEN-
TON.

Elect Delegates to the State Convention
A List Of Those Elected Resolutions
Adopted.
Wake county Populist convention
met Saturday, April 30th in MetrOpol-
tan hall in this city. All the town
shi ps except Panther Branch were rep
resented. In the morning the town
ship chairmen assembled and elected
s. Ohio Wilson county chairman.
The convention was called to order
by Mr.. Wilson at Il o'clock. He and
w. s. Barnes were placed in nOmina-
ton for permanent chairman of the
convention. Mr.. Wilson receiving the
majority of votes cast was declared
elected. Mr.. Guy V. Barnes was made
secretary.
The following delegates were then
elected to the State convention:
Barton Creek-G. w. Ray, f. G.
BuckhOrn-HenryH Ollemau, EnOch
Holt.
Cedar FOrk-A. l.. Nipper and I'D.
| Maroon.
Cary-Thaddeu Ivey aLdJ. l. Will
| liams.
Holly Springs. w. Olive, II. W..
Norris, b. =. Utley, ID. w. Fuquay.
| Houses Creek-C. Il. Rays. G. Med
lin, G.. l.. Penny, II. w. House, .. F..
| Allen.
| Little River-Wakefield- d. In
derhill, w. Ii. Chamblee, j. ii. Griffin.
| Mitchell's MILL. ID. ScarbOrO.
| Marks Creek. w. Ferrall, John
| w. Smith, James IIoneycutt.
| Middle Creeks. M. Rowland, &. Il.
Banks, j. l.. Bridgers.
Neuse River-W. X. BrasHell, NJ. V.
Norwood.
New Light. 5. Bailey, G. c. Kent,
ST., w. ID. Ray.
Oak GrOve-J. X. Ray.
Panther Branch-NOt represented.
st. Mary's-J. z. Goodwin, j. j. Bag
well, A. ID. Honeycutt, Bryan Todd, j.
II. Busbee.
st. Matthew's-A. Il. Gould.
Swift Creek-Jesse Penny, W. II. Ut
ley, w. H. j. Goodwin, G. T.. j. Good
win, c. II. Utley.
Wake Forest w. Lassiter.
Rolesville-E w ScarbOrO, l.. n
Raines, G.. d. Virgins, Plttman Stell
White Oak-H. G.. Luther, j. j. ROR
ers, Rufus Barbee, s. s. Rogers, j. ii
Mills, Sr.
Raleigh tOwnship-W. S. Barnes. G
l.. TOnnoffski, Hill +. King. j. S. Kel
leg.
Sixty delegates were reported, an
l as the county ls entitled to sixty-thre
in the county convention 3 delegate
at large were elected, Ohio Wilson, Ha
, Aver and Guy Barnes received tn
mi ghest vote, and were declared cleo
ted delegates at large.
Mr.. Thaddeus Ivey, Of Cary, then IN
u troduced the following resolution
y which were adopted:
:, RESOLVED, /. That we endorse on
National ard State platforms as prt
mulgattd at cur last National an
State Conventions.
RESOLVED, 2 Believing that the Poi
h ulist party stands for just and rIgh
eous laws, for many needed reforms, II
government of the people for all tt
people, and whereas we cln point VIII
i pride and hearty endorsement TO 81
y records made in this direction by Pc
ID ulists in offica in North Carolina du
ct ing the last two years in marked CO
trast with the extravagant, incomp
tent and disgraceful records made
their predecessors, therefore resOlve
That we reassert our confidence in al
pledge our united and determined {
kfOrts for the success of the POpul
". party.
ty RESOLVED, 3. That we reassert o
,ir condemnation of the former uDju
=, partisan and extravagant manageme
:. of the affairs of Wake county in
III hands of the former administrati
~ who turned the county over to the p1
oct sent administration $45, 600 in de
on That We endorse and commend to
Nj. the people in this county, especia
, the tax payers, the present admin
tration. We call especial attention
the fact that by equal justice to all
prudent economy $13 900 have been
ed to them the first year as shown
oil comparing published annual sta
W., ments.
RESOLVED, 4. While recognize
zen that we are minority party, we IL
DIT realize that we hold the balance
res power, and hereby assert our deter
,dy nation to use this balance OF power
$ a the continuance of the present Gle
efficient. just and economical COVE
ment as administered by POpulist
>, ficials in North Carolina and esl
all tally in Wake county.