The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-07
SMITHS NAME WITHDRAWN.


The announcement of this vote set the
Johnston county delegation wild and threw
CONSERVATION into the camp of all the
other candidates. The Johnston demon
stratiOn lasted for several minutes and
nearly ten minutes was consumed by the
chair in the effort to restore order.
Finally Mr.. Thompson, of Wake, came
upon the rostrum fer the purpose of with
drawing Mr.. Smiths name.
He began by saying that Mr.. Smiths
name had been presented only after it was
definitely understood from Mr.. Pou that
he would not be a candidate.
This brought forth tremendous applause
from Mr.. Pou's opponents. The Johnston
county delegates set up a counter demon
stration and for several minutes Mr.
Thompson found it impossible to proceed
There were protests. delegates yelling:
"He can't do it. 'Tisnt right He played
false"
When order has been restored Mr.
Thompson in a few words withdrew Mr.
Smiths name.
In the meantime w. c. Douglass, of
Wake, had made his way to the rostrum
and was recognized by the chair
He began by saying: 1--WE have won a
great victory, and now that the smoke of
battle has cleared away we can see among
the grim stork bodies upon the field not
only Radicals. but the familiar faces of
PoDulists. as we'll
At this point he was interrupted by j.
n. Holding, of Wake, who made the point
that nominations having been declared
closed by vote of the convention no
in n in ha do
less that motion were reconsidered.
The chair sustained this point, several
delegates protesting that no man ought to
be thus cut off in a Democratic convention.
The Johnston delegation were especially
vigorous in their protest.
Finally Mr.. London, of Chatham, solved
the problem and poured oil on the troubled
waters by moving to reconsider the mo-
ticn whereby nominations were declared
closed
The motion prevailed and Mr.. Douglass
proceeded with his speech.
Lets nominate a Democrat" said Mr..
Douglass. Lets nominate a Democrat
if we've got one, for Gods sake. If we
haven't then let's go out and hunt the
next best thing-a converted Populist.
After rising from such Democratic feast
as we've had few weeks ago our stom-
aGh's are in no condition to receive
johnny cakes made from funky NEAL
CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. POU.
AS Mr. Douglass left the rostrum Mr..
Rush, of Randolph, was recognized He
said
"Now he's had his say and I'm going
to have mine. l wanted him to speak be-
cause this is a Democratic convention
and freedom of speech is one of our car
dinal principles.
GAS to Mr.. Pou, want to say this.
was for him; l pledged him my support
when he announced his candidacy. Had
he stayed in the field l would still be
for him. But he voluntarily withdrew
from the race, and now here today his
name is presented to this convention.
want to inquire whether or not E. W. Pou
prompts this action? If he does he's un-
true to his friends. untrue to himself.
When a man talks does he mean any
thing-when he writes what does he write
for? Did Mr.. Pou's card of withdrawal
mean anything? 1t seems not. In addi-
tion to that l have in my pocket letter
from Mr.. Pou telling me that in with
but that he was withdrawing from the
race in good faith.
''In view of these things / canot be-
lieve that this action today was prompted
by him. 1t is not fair-it is wrong
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