The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-31

III ~ I'"' 'Ac f'NAf
| devoted Democrats such as surround
me today are willing to follow. How
happy ] am to stand even temporarily
rs the exponent Of the party which has
stood as a pillar Of clOud by day ana
Il pillar Of fire by night by the best IN
| tcrests of North Carolina.
MAY if. like the white plume Of Hen
~ of Navarro. be a signal Of victory.
Being as you are. fellow Democrats.
of the people-coming as YOU do. fresh
from the people. animated only WIN
| purposes and resolves. that promote the
hest interests of Ill the people, | be-
speak for the deliberations q this con-
@ycntion your wiScSt. patriotic and most
patient consideration. Here and now
is not the time for hurry. or personal
| ambitionS: the lives. fortunes. Welfarcs.
| and future happiness of 100000 Caro-
linians are your trust this day: therefore.
be PATRIOTS. quit yourselves like true
men. and may the God Of truth and right
cndow Won with ability to discharge your
duty. faithfully. honestly and fcariessly.
'NVhateycr proposition characterized
| with honor that will insure the re.
turn of harmony, happiness, peace and
| prosperity to dear distracted and dishon-
ored North Carolina. that may be sub
mittcd to the deliberations of this CON
~vention. standing fo1rSquare upon the
! great fundamentals of Democracy. nay
Heaven give Won strength to 'heW to the
line-let the chips fall where they may
might ] have the ear of the Demo
| cratic party would besecch yon TO
resolve this day-to know no foe within
the Democratic fold. Be it your con
Germ to give combat only to our com
mon enemy. Bury your enmltleS-dp-
spi>, and reject your SnSf 'clOrs-cnm-
promise your differences and forget your
dislikcs.
Let not Democrats strike Democrats.
But strike for your affairs and your firaS.
Strike for the green graves of your sireS,
For North Carolina and the Democratic
party.
Let each one resolve this day. that
our first and highest duty. shall be to
North Carolina. that victory shall not
fail the Democratic party in this COLI
test for the lack of any effort or sac
ritice on our part.
Here, today. let's draw our swords,
f~iinging away the scabbards and swear
upon the naked steel that we will win
this fght for North Carolina. and the
Democratic party. or be borne from
the field dead upon our shields.
The convention is now ready for bust
ness
The roll of counties was called and
every county in the State was represent
eel except Brunswick, Camden. Clay.
Madison, Iamlico. Stanley, Stokes.
Swain, Pennsylvania. Tyrrell, and Nad-
kin.
The Congressional districts were then
called and the following reports were
made: For Vice Presidents of the con-
v%cntion. G.. +. Warren, w. r.. Allen. T..
+. Grady. Ed. S. Abel, John y. VIII
son. mo. ID. Shaw. j.. T.. l.. Ryburn.
I. Il. Bailey, +. Is. Twity.
For Committee on Credentials: -.
W. Robinson, Geo. HinShaw. James
i. Smith. w. i. Shaw. u. McCauley.
J. l.. {. Bird. j. y. Mccall. l.. u. Moore
and ]. II. Carr.
For Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation: w. G.. Lamb, w. \. Dunn. f.
+. Lowell, w. T.. Murchison, w. IT.
Marlborough. Jno. 6. C~avanaugh. II. -.
Gllmer, Jno. D.. Shaw, j.. and w. y.
Dunn.
Committee on Platform and Resolu
tions: II. j. Jarvis. Claude Kitchen. Ru-
dolph Duffy, .Josephus Daniels. w. w.
Kitchen, JAS. n. Iockhart. Lee s. Over
man. X. \. Daughton and j. G. Martin
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
For Members Of the State Democratic
Committee:
First District-C. J.. Alternately. oi
Carteret; j.. b. Winburn. of HEREFORD:
+. c.. james. of Pitt: w. +. Rodman, OF
Beaufort.
Second District Thomas w. Mason
of Northampton; +. u. Winston, Of Der
tie: \. O. Berry. of Wayne. and DR.. K
II. Spcight, of Edgecombe.
uJ:.1 -
ven; Jno. NJ. Faison. of Sampson: Danic
II. McIeon. of Uarnett. and Isaac \.
Murchison. Of Cumberland.
Fourth District. II. Young. OF
Vance; T.. {. Beddingfield. of Wake; +
:. Spruill, of Franklin; Wiley Rush
), Of Randolph.
Fifth District. S. Manning. of Dur
ham; w. \. Bohbitt, of Granville: 4
= W. Haywood, OF Aiamance. and r. u
Reid, of Rockingham.
Sixth District-H. Clarkson. of Meek.
3 lenburg: Walter II. Neal, of Richmond
". II. Bernard, of New Hanover: G.
i T.. Patterson. of Robson.
Seventh District. b. Means. of Ca
carruS: w. II. Williams, Of Catawba
O.. +. Mason, Of Cleveland. and !. Il
McLolland. of Iredell.
= Eighth District-W. w. Barber, q
Wilkes; j. j. Iewellen. of Surrv. Glenn
emf Manly. of Forsyth, and w. G. New
land. of Caldwell.
Captain X. i. Glenn was loudly callc,
for while the Committee on Permanent
!. Organization was out. He assembled /,
the platform and made n ringing fly,
minutes talk. declaring that he was her
to receive his orders. and when the,
were given he should 90 out and hold u,
> the banner Of the party. as best he coul,
III line with whatever policy the con
I Vcntlon adopted.
!" Committee on Permanent Organi
Zatlon mad" report through the chair
man Of the committee. Colonel John s
Cunningham. recommending for norm,
nent chairman Captain Charles NJ
, COOKE. of Franklin: for permanent secrc
'arE, Jno. w. Thompson. of Wake. an,
: 'or assistant secretaries. the member
OF the democratic press, who were pres
i captain Cooke Soid.