The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-18

Just here an amusing incident on
Cured to relieve the strain between thu.
bosses. Mr.. George Leach, of this city
addressed the chair and was recognized
I'VE come here as a unit he began
Skinner glaring at him.
Are you a delegateY shouted some
body in the hall.
Yes sir" Indignantly replied Mr.
Leach.
| What county,"
"Chatham county, sir"
| What precincty'
! Pittsboro.
John w Atwater--"He is not n dele
gate. Mr.. Chairman"
Lcach-"Don't let's have any wrangle
! here"
"Sit down." yelled the convention.
! Or. Cyrus Thompson now stepped to
the front of the stage and was greeted
with cheers, the ovation given him being
second only to that accorded Butler
! II think it'se pretty evident that
there's a number Of gentlemen here who
want to make Il speech. he said. I'VE
can't do anything with this wrangle
going ON. therefore move to adjourn
until s o'clock tonight
The motion was carried almost IMAM
imously and Harry skinner and Ohio
Wilson looked like they had had eggs
broken in them and they were at Il
loss to know who did it,
THE NIGHT SESSION.
When the time arrived for the conven-
| ton to meet again, Chairman Fountain
was not ready to make his report and
| Nat Macon, Of Franklin, was called upon
| for n speech.
And he made one, rich in humor and
sparkling with wit.
I'VE don't intend that one man or tw"
men shall cut and dry this convention"
he said we are here to represent a
sovereign people. | admire Marion But
Ter and God bless the ashes that pro-
duced him (Cheersl. / was n member
of the first Peoples party convention ever
| held and | have time and again held up
| his hands. (Cheers). Now this is what |
wanted to say / could make You 4
speech ON the fundamental principles of
| the Peoples party. but I'm not going to
do it, | know there's committee out
now cutting and drying some things and
| / don't want to interfere with them. On
people have been told by the Caucasian
| to send their best men mp to this con-
yentian and we are here. | stand bare
footed ON every principle Of the Peo-
{! pies party. Now let us he harmonious
and respectful. This chairman here, God
bless him, when rose awhile ago.
| knocked this stick ON the table and
said Sit down Now when a man tells
me To sit down | want TO know by what
authority he says it. Let us stand by
our leaders When Marion Butler gets
mp here. God bless him, let MS listen to
him respectfully; if Col. Skinner speaks
| let us listen to him; but if one of us
gets up here let him Here he thrashen
down on the table with the gavel.l
Pat Exum. rne Wayne goat farmer,
was next called for. He responded with
great alacrity, and said, among otheA
things:
II tell You my friends that eternal vigi-
| lance is the price Of liberty. Let us
watch with sleepless eye any movement
looking toward IA joining of forces with
| the Democrats. Now some may say I'm
a Republican. That is not true. I'm
no nearer being a Republican than |
am Democrat. and I'm just 800 times
as far from being n Democrat as the
earth is from the moon. The Democratic
party is party of broken promises
and violated pledges. ! don't want any
fusion with them. And as for the Re
rublicans / don't want any fusion with
them either
eve have men in this convention to-
night who ought not to be here. They
are not paid to he here. They have no
business here Their business is in
| Washington City. We've got sense
enough to run this convention without
| their help"
The convention was called to order for
business at 9:05 O'Clock and the report
of Chairman Fountain and his commit
tee on roll call was read by JAS. b.
| Lloyd.
1t showed all counties represented by
delegates except Alamance, Ashe. Bun
combe, Caswell, Cherokee, Clay. Dare.
| Forsyth, Davie. Graham. GuiIford, Hay
wood, Henderson, Jackson, Polk, Stan
ley, Stokes. Surry, Swain, Pennsylvania
| Tyrrell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Yancey, Pamlico, Caldwell Camden,
and Pitt were reported Irregular Allie
ghany, Caswell, Clay, Forsyth, Haywood
were represented by proxy. Contests
were reported in Mecklenburg and New
| Hanover and a protest in Wayne.
Congressman Fowler now made the
same motion as that made by Congress
man Skinner at the afternoon session of
| the convention, viz, that each Congress
sional district appoint each one member
of the following committee: Credentials,
permanent organization, resolutions and
| platform.
| Congressman Skinner asked unanimous
consent to allow the delegates from Pitt
county to hold their seats without refer,
ence to the credential committee, stating
that there was no contest. but some
| irregularities. owing to the fact that
township conventions were held.
Objections were raised to the seating
of the delegation.
Thereupon the chair ruled that the
delegation would have to go regularly
before the committee.
"Then | move" said Skinner, that
| by a majority vote, the Pitt delegation
be seated without reference of Their
case to the credential committee.
This raised great storm of protests
ON one side and clamors for the ques-
| ton.
Il. A. Moye, of Pitt, argued that as
there was no contest from Pitt 1t ought
MT to ,1 bofowo, Tho oY.adnDfialc commit