The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-21

welfare of those engaged in battle.
''IIe now mourns with the people of
our State the loss of our brave soldier
boys who have poured out their blood
upon the field of battle, and has shown
himself to be the President of the whole
nation-breaking down all sectional
lines. until the North and South now
stand side by side to protect untarnished
the stars and stripes and the hearts of
the whole people beat in unison to make
this the greatest nation on earth, and
this work will rebound to the prosperity
of the nation for generations to come.
Let us do the work of this cOnven-
tion with an eye single to the welfare
of the people of our beloved State and
the perpetuatiOn of this the greatest Re
public"
The expressions relating to election
laws were received with applause.
There was applause at the reference to
the war and the galantry of the sol
dierS. There was no alluSiOn in his
speech to Russell or the State admins
tration.
Secretary Hyams Pritchard's pri-
vate secretary read the call of the CON
yention. The call of the counties was
then made and the black and tan walk
ed up side sby side with their creden-
tials. Gizzard French and a savage
who looked like he was from Russelfs
african wids'' walking side by side.
During this performance "Old Gloriful
Sharp walked about shaking hands
with the negroes on the front row.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The chairman then announced the
following as the committee ON creden-
tials, it being the Republican plan to
permit the chairman to name this com
mittee:
Spencer Blackburn. Eighth District.
j. +. Dobson. Second District.
w. w. Blair of First District.
Meyer Hahn. of Third District.
j. Il. Thornburg. of Fourth District.
Il. NJ. BridgerS. of Fifth District
X. r. Russell, of the Sixth District.
G. l.. Patterson, of Seventh District
Charles j. Harris. of Ninth District
\ delegate from Craven said that the
delegates from the Third Congressional
District had elected w. f. Clarke as
the committeeman on Credentials. Neill
Waddell and Oscar Spears seconded the
motion to put Clarke on in place of
Hahn and Holton yielded after Il mo-
ments hesitation.
VII ulOlltH vi JIib. \. ItdHCN ltHt tOiuI-
ed Collector Of. Customs at Whining
tom the convention adjourned until ?
o'clock to give the Credentials Com
mittee opportunity to present their re-
port. 1t was observed that Chairman
Holton named Spencer Blackburn, his
deputy district attorney. first on the
committee. That was to make him
chairman and to virtually give Holton.
tbponnb his ssynl, - nppfpnl nf bn
mittee. 90
DURING THE RECESS.
During the recess, which was taken
to give the RusselliteS and Pritchardites
n chance to come together, there were
conferences betwen the Federal office
holders and State office-holders with Il
view to burying every difference and
uniting for More Pie. julius Caesar
Logan Harris, with his seventeen State
offices concealed on his person. was
the Minister PlenipOtentiary of those
who get their pie from the State table.
while Richmond Nj. Pearson. member of
Congress from the Ninth District. was
the accredited representative of Senator
Prtchard and those who get their Pie
from the Federal table. AS soon as
the adjournment was effected Loge Har-
iiS HuILltu W L tdFSOH y TbDlil III tue
hotel, and arm in arm they trotted to
a place of conference where they. with
other Pie Eaters who hold one big or
many little offices. took counsel how best
to act so as to keep the Pie they now
have and create more Pie for dstri5u~
ton. While the Big Pie Eaters were
thus looking for a common ground upon
which they could successfully grab
more Pie. the little Pie Eaters. the rev
enue doodles, poStmasterS and other
employees brought here to do the bid
ding of the big Pie Eaters, sauntcrr
about in the hot sun, drinking sucn
rs they had brought with
them and some cooling drinks. alco-
holic or otherwise, wondering what or
ders they would receive when the con.
vention should be called to order at
3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 3 O'Clock the convention was cali
ed to order, but rs the Credentials Com
mttee was not ready to report, Oscar
Spears announced that by order of the
executive committee the convention
would take a recess until 4 o'clock.
Spencer Blackburn deputy u. S
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