The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-17
A STORMY ALL
NIGHT SESSION
RESOLUTION ASKING FOR AN
Il ARLY CONVENTION.
PRITCHARD POPS WERE ADMITTED
And the Majority and Minority, the 6uI'eTItes
and the Pritchardites all Mingle
Together in One Loving
famil, Reunion.

poDulist conference after stormy SEES
sion. lasting from 3 o'clock y. M, until i
O'Clock a. M:
RESOLUTION PASSED AT a. NJ.
! Resolved. That the spirit of this con-
ference warrants the assertion That any
differences which may have existed in
the pcople's party of North Carolina,
are eliminated, and the sense of this
Conference is that any effort to create
discord hereafter, will be an object of
grave suspicion, and the promotion of
such effort may be looked on as
inimical TO reform and good govern
menr.
Resolved >. That the spirit of the re-
commendatory address by the National
Chairmen of the Peoples party and the
silver Republican party invoking the
union of all forces favoring reform OF
the financial system is cordially endorsed,
since such reform was the inspiration of
the Peoples Party, and is now the
greatest purpose.
Resolved 3. That it is the hope of
the conference that the State convention
of the Peoples Party may be able TO
devise means for furthering all its prin-
ciples and efforts as will in nowise COM
promise the integrity of the party or the
henecial results of legislation already
accomplished.
The populists gathered yesterday and
they held two meetings. Most of those
present are offce-holders. 1t was a
mingling together of the majority, and
the minority Populists. The Pritchard-
ties took front seats, and the Butterflies
opened not their mouths in opposition.
1ney were here from Bladen 10 Ber-
tie.
DIR. Cyrus Thompson, Secretary Of
State, was made chairman, and Hal w.
Aver, State Auditor: II. w. Daily,
tPritch-Pop9 and r. C. Rivers were
elected secretaries.
'~This is meeting of populists," was
the first official declara ton, land none
but popnIists are invited or expected TO
participate"
This remark brought to his feet c. +.
Marlborough. member of the legislature
from Caswell He stood square on his
number 9's for a moment. and then in
Caswellian tones, announced that all
knew that he was a Pfitchard Popullst.
He had voted for Pritchard and stood
by that vote. He had understoon that
he and those who stood with him
had been read out of the party. He
wanted to know where he was lat, was
he welcome or was he not.
A UNIVERSAL murmur of welcome
spread over the hall, and Marlborough
and his compeers were told that they
were all supposed to be Popuhsts, and
therefore invited to take seats in the
meeting.
The counties were called and the fol-
lowing delegates sent up their names:
BERTIE.-J. NJ. Early, State Senator
and father of postmastersa w. q. Bur
den, sheriff.
BLADEN.-C. NJ. j. Dunn.
R0BESON-J. e. Bateman. s. A..
Edmnnds, clerk superior court; A. Shaw,
State Senator.
CHAnHAM-J. W. Atwater, State
Senator; J. II. Bryan, member of the
House; j. Il. Parham, postmaster at
Lockyille: j. J. Jenkins, sheriff; L. Il.
Ilineberry, editor Citizen and member
Board of Agriculture; J. +. Paschall,
register of deeds.
CASWELI-C. J. Marlborough. mem
her Legislature, and pritchard. Pop
CI4EVELAND.--J. Il. Hamrick,
Pritchard Pop, and Labor Commission
or.
CRAVEN. S. Basnight.
GUATBERIAND-C. G. McIelland,
superintendent of schools; Henry L.
King.
CATAWBA--J. Il. Click, assistant
enrolling clerk of the last Legislature
anu editor of the Mercury.
CABARRUS.-M. HI. II. Caldwell
director of the pcnitentiary and county
attorney.
FRANKiLIN.-.Baylus Cade, private
secretary to the Governor; w. L. Bar
row, member of the Legislature; j. L.
Mitchell, State Senator and candidate
for Congress; Josiah Crudup, chairman
county executive committee; A. X
Rogers, Z. H. Whitaker
GASTON.-R. H. Gardner.
GATES-John Brady, member board
of county commissioners.
GRAiNVILI4E-A. s. Peace. county
treasurer; A. ]. Daily and II. w. Daily
Pritchard Pops
GREENE-W. II. Dixon. supernten
dent Caledonia farm No. .; w. II. Muir
phey, register of deeds, and f. L. Carr
county commissioners
HALIFAX. $. Mitchell; w. f
Bowers; H. NJ. Clark.
HARNETT-G. L. Gardner, ID. Fl
Senter, clerk for Secretary of State: 7
McIS@Byrd, j. III. Pope.
HERTFORD.-S. X. Marsh.
HYDE.-Harris, of Hyde, member q
Legislature.
IREDELI4-L. G. Caldwell. Railroa,
Commissioner.
JONES I'll. +. BROWN, deputy mar
shall.
JOIINSTON.-D. T. Massey.
IINCOIN-D. l.. Yount, count,
treasurer.
LENOIR-R. b. Kinsey. chairman O
the board of county commissioners.