The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-17

las much following in the Fifth district
as he had when he tried to elect Tom
settle, gold bug, against w. w. hitch-
III, a silver man.
Old man House of Pitt, the door keep
ef of the last House of Representatives,
IS here with large delegation from Pitt
mixed up into Il perfect fusion of con
| fusion.
These and a number of other Wilson
skinner followers are in the city twenty
lour hours before the convention meets,
but they are here for business. New
borne, McCaskey, Dixon and dozens of
others are here, but have not found out
JUST where they stand.
McCaskey is awfully afraid of Skin
ncr and yet he is little sllittish of
Russell. He don't want to give up that
Caledonia farm picnic that he enjoys
under Russell and yet he is "skeered'
that if he breaks away from Skinner
there is going to be Il warm time for
INN when he gets back to Martin. He
occupies rather easy position, however,
being Il delegate from Halifax, and also
a delegate from Martin. He will have
no trouble stradding any question that
comes up. for he can vote one way
from Martin county and the other way
| from Halifax.
w. r. Dixon of Green, the Caledonia
man No. ,, is not quite so lucky. He
| represents only the county of Halifax.
Ohio Wilson says his old county of
Greene turned him down because he was
| IN favor of Dem POp-fusion.
Two conferences were held last night.
Ohio Wilson held one in the court house
| and another was held by the other side.
| Wilson mustered thirty-four besides
himself, and DIR. Burns, of the Capitol
| square. Some claimed that not more than
half Of the others crowd were delegates,
but Ohio claimed that they were nearly
or quite all delegates and that from the
| reports made by them the anti-Butlerites
would control the convention by a good
majority.
There was much talking among
| the delegates; the trend of dis
cussion was to manage some
| how to get the two factions together
and thereby avoid a split, which early in
| the evening looked almost inevitable
| The Wilson crowd tanned down consider
able and there seemed to be
some weak knees in the other camp. But
little attention was given to details, and
/ IuCSttO1o VI temporary VI DeIuidHcut VI
ganization or credential, as other commit
tees were hardly mentioned in either
caucus.
Chairman Fountain and Ohio Wilson
were in close confab after the confer
ences adjourned; which would indicate
that something was being done to get
| the two factions together
| About seventy-five delegates had ar
| rived last night out of LOO appointed
Large crowds are expected on every trair
/ to-day.
/ Congressman Skinner says there vii
be no proposition for cooperation mad,
TO the Democrats. Senator Butler says
Il have nothing yet to say except tina
/ | am not expecting a fully Representative,
and largely attended convention becaus,
I4Of the busy season. The farmers can
| not spare the time nor the expense"
1t was announced by Chairman Fouu
tain last night at II o'clock that tn,
| temporary chairman of the convention
would be j. Il. Shulkcn, Of Columbus
| county. Mr. Shulken is q strong frieno
lsaf Senator Butler.
rs The first real contest will perhaps b.
IN the selection Of permanent chairman
Among those mentioned are DIR. CymI
| Thompson, A. S. Reace, of Granville, J
| +. Mitchell, of Franklin; T. Il. McCos
key, j. b. Shulken and w. II. Henry
The name of Senator Butler has ais
been mentioned in connection with tn
permanent Craftsmanship, and that o
Congressman Skinner as well.