The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-26

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Ise to the credential committee"
This raised a great storm OF protests
1 one side and clamors for the ques-
on.
F.. A. MOye, of Pitt, argued that rs
lere was no contest from Pitt 1t ought
Dt to 20 before the credential commit
e.
Chairman Fountain said he put Pitt
,unty down irregular" at the request
q delegate from Pitt, but having
card the statement he desired to with
raw the charge of irregularity.
FOWler's motion for each Congress-
NAL district to retire and select q
lember of committee on credentials,
q platforms, permanent organization,
nd 4 vice president from each district |
'as unanimously adopted, and the con- |
entiOn took q recess until that work |
ould be done.
The committees were appointed as
OllOws:
oMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZA-
TION.
First Distrlct-J Fl Parker.
Second District NJ Cutchin.
Third District NICK Bird.
Fourth District T Pashall.
Fifth District--T j Oldham.
Sixth District-A A Maynard.
Seventh Dlstrict-W B Gibson.
Eighth District-W w league.
Ninth District-C E Jarvis.
COMMITTEE on PLATFORM.
First District--Harry Skinner.
Second Dlstrict-W f Bowers.
Third District--MariOn Butler.
Fourth District-Z II Garrett.
Fifth District--T Il Lindsay.
Sixth District B Schulken.
? Seventh District F Click.
Eighth Districts c Hurley.
Ninth District--A Duia.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
First District-C c Pagan.
Second District B Lloyd.
Third Dlstrict.-E N Robertson.
Fourth District j Rogers.
Fifth District--J f Lyon.
Sixth District--Angus Shaw.
Seventh District-M Fl Caldwell.
Eighth District-W F Halliburton.
Ninth Distrlct-A Dula.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
First District-W J Leary.
Second District-NOne chosen.
Third District-GeOrge Wilcox.
Fourth District F Mitchell.
Fifth District-W D Merritt
Sixth District-W III Sellers.
Seventh District + Sheriff..
Eighth District-R A Cobb.
Ninth District-R G Turner.
While the committees were out tn
Convention was entertained by shOr
speeches from various delegates, givin
views on the position the People
Party in North Carolina should take.
At l :45 the Credential COmmitte
announced its readiness to report. Th
report was made by Morrison II Gallo
we'll for the majority, aud by Z.
Fagan for the minority.
In the New Hanover and Meckleu
burg contests it was recommended b
the majority report that the reguli
delegates be appointed. In MeckleI
burg this delegation 10 headed by
Gibhon, and in New Hanover the reg
lar delegation is headed by B.
Keith.
The minority report recommend
that in New Hanover county, thr
members be given to the contestant
and three members be given to {
coptestees. In Mecklenburg they !
! CONNIE nded that the Henry faction
: given five delegates and the Gibb
: faction eight. :.
1.-the minority report was signed
&c. G. Pagan, j. j. Rogers and A.
Dula. The chairman of the commit
= was Morrison Fl. Caldwell,
Congressman Skinner moved to
cept the minority report, contendi
/" that in both cases the majority |
r bolted.
y "Why was that?" asked Senator .
: water. "It's something new under
sun for a majority to retire and le'
2 a minority in control"
d Mr.. Keith, of the Wilmington dele
D. ton, denied the truth of this sta
j. ment, so far as New Hanover was c
m cerned.
X Morrison Caldwell spoke in bel
of the majority report, and stated
N facts in each case.
I'd Walter Henry now asked to
t. heard, but the chair ruled he had
d. right to the floor.
IN Harry Skinner contended that He
ought to be heard.
Hal Aver moved that Henry be
lowed FIVE minutes in which to pre-
his case.
er A. H. Patterson said it was evid'
e. ly Skinner's intention to try to n
rs capital of any refusal to allow he
by to speak, therefore he favored gl'
Henry all the time he wants.
ed Mr.. Henry was given ten minuL'
he, state his case. He said:
~, ut was . little over two years
i'll that l went to Meckienburg cou
on, There l found the Republicans
in, itrate and the Democrats triumph
kes IT do say il myself. l have done
than any other hundred men to
len come the Democrats 1900 majOril
lle- Mecklenburg county. All went
~ unit! the party got into the han
on ldemagogues and schemers and De
lrg ing men,"
in Then Mr.. Henry denounced the
position to fuse with Democrats
the ended by saying that he and his pe
ess- not only asked that they be seatet
ion they demanded it..
on Skinner now moved to take VI
one Mecklenburg case and first adoI
Zee minority report on IL. On 1ts
ion, tion he called for the ayes ana NO
The vote resulted in . dlsai
ani- Pout for Skinner and his man
ties There were 427 votes for seatin
eats to 543 against it. The announes
Itial of the vote was greeted with app
no Mr.. Skinner said it seemed to
..-I.nu.o IF tho eauvantiOn that the