The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-01

tween himself and Hal Aver, who was
understood to be in favor of Democratic
fusion. He had heard something said
about honorable cooperation with the
Democrats. He could not conceive of
ANY cooperation with Democrats that
would he honorable. The Democratic
party and the Republican party, he de-
clarcd. were both rotten-one had lived
hundred years and the other forty
years too long already-and he wanted
and expected to kill them both.
The Gideon was drunk with power, his
hcnchmcn sat around him and cheered
while he literally smashed everything in
sight.
Hal Aver arose, looking worse for
wear The Gideon had him down and
he knew it. He foundered about in a
fyc-minute explanation that did not eX-
plain. and then drifted into Il TRADE al
most as dirty as Wilson'S
Senator Utlcy wanted to ask Wilson
if during the last Legislature he, Viii
son, had not stood with him and voted
with him TO turn the boilers out of the
party.
Yes" Wilson replied, "but at the
State POpulist conference. it was re-
solved that any Populist who brought mp
This question should be looked on with
suspicion.
II don't know about that" said Senator
Utlcy. Il stand now where | stood then
and | find that these same boilers are
pushing this fight in the interest of
their gold bug allies"
Hill King came to the front again and
begged the convention to elect Wilson
Barnes and Aver. saying he thought
the minority ought to he represented.
Wilson finally cooled down, and stated
that he would vote for Aver, and he too,
favored the three names proposed.
The vote was taken and these three
were elected. with Rivers, Arnold. Buff
faloc. Hester and others receiving scat
tcring votes. T. Ivey, of Cary. then read
SGT of resolutions. evidently written,
or dictated by Wilson lauding to the
skies all the Dopulist officeholders and
abusing everybody who had ever held
office before them. The resolutions
were unanimously passed, after which
the convention adjourned.
The name of Senator Butler was not
mentioned during the three hours session
of the convention, nor was the name of
single Congressman or Senator men
toned, nor was silver mentioned. eX-
cept one time when Arnold declared that
silver was not the paramount issue, but
stood about third in the list of import
ant issues.
Not a single plank in any National
Populist platform was mentioned in the
discussion or in the resolutions, and not
Il single ailusion was made to the
money question, or any other question
of national politics, or national reform.
1t was simply q gathering, the ma
jority, of whom are pie eaters, and PIE
was the paramount question.
Senator Utley and others claim that
the delegation from the county TO the
State convention. viii not be dominated
by Wilson. but half, if not, Il majority
OF them are against him.
Wilson claims that the Butterflies will
meet as great a Waterloo in the State
convention. as they met in the county
convention. One populist said that the
domination of the convention by Wilson
and his crowd OF office holders, meant a
breaking away of half the party in Wake
county, if they were allowed to stay in
control. III
''Hamp Jones drove through my end
of the county getting up delegates 10
the Populist convention" said Populist
delegate yesterday.
| yentured TO remark that it was sup
posed in Raleigh that Hamp was a Re
publican, and asked the delegate how it
was that Republican sheriff was inter-
esting himself in selecting delegates TO
the Populist convention.
THAT is simple enough" said the dele
gate ''rhis is no Populist convention
though there are some good Populists
in IT, This is convention fixed M by
S. Ohio Wilson. Radical revenue officers
and Radical politicians
=
Il thought Of introducing a resolution
reputation the Ocala platform, and APP
pointing committee TO advertise for
sealed bids from the Republicans and
Democratic parties" said a well known
populist rs he went out disgusted with
Ohio Wilson'S domination of the conyen-
ton.
I'VE kicked Ohio out as Railroad
Commissioner because we did not think
him straight. Now he bosses the Popu-
list party. | did not think we had sunk
as low as that" said n delegate who left
the convention when Ohio was elected
chairman.