The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-01
ON A SPECIAL PULLMAN
The Entire Delegation Will Attend
the Convention.
WHO WILL BE THE WCE-pRfsl9ENT
Sulzer, Of New York. the First Man to Open
Headquarters. Mr.. Bryan VIII Pro-
badly be Nominated on
Wednesday.

The Tar Heel delegation in the Ma
Bryan in 1896 and they will be in at
his second nomination to again lead
the procession.
The North Carolina delegates will
today start to the National conven-
ton at Kansas City.
They will leave here this afternoon
at $3.50 I'm special Pullman car, over
the Southern Railway.
Delegates arrived here yesterday as
follows: Mr.. j. r. Blair, of Montgom-
er, Mr.. Thomas NJ. Arlington, of
Nash, Mr.. James Parker, of Gates, Dr.
r. H. Speight, of Edgecombe; and Mr.
Ernest M. Green, of Craven. Other
delegates to come to Raleigh on the
regular trains today, while still others
will join the party enroute to Ashe-
Vile.
The delegates from North Carolina
are the following:
Edward j. Hale, Fayetteville; Jul
liam S. Carr, Durham; Walter +.
Moore, Webster; Thomas A. Jones,
Asheville; James Parker, Gainesville;
+. G. James, Greenville; II. III. Speight,
Wrendale; L. Harvey, Kinston; f. M.
Green, Newbern; II. Med. Robinson,
Fayetteville; Josephus Daniels, Raj
eigh; Il. M. Arlington, Rocky Mount;
A. w. Graham. Oxford; S. NJ. Gattis,
Hillsboro; w. c. Dowd, Charlotte; j.
A. Brown, Chadbourn; j. r. Blair,
Troy; A. ID. Watts, Statesville; A. G.
Avery, Morganton; G. w. Flower,
Taylorsville; Il. p. Walker, Asheville;
s. Gallert, Rutherfordton.
The alternates are:
Thomas w. Blount, Roper; w. H.
Bray, Currituck; r. H. Stancill, Mar
garettsville; II. G. Williams, Wilson;
John Underwood, Fayetteville; Il. f.
Gilman, Jacksonville; T.. j. Lassiter
Smithfield; w. S. Parker, Henderson;
c. b. McAnally, Madison; j. A. Long.
Graham; J.. &. Covington, Monroe;
J. +. l.. Armfield. Maxton; j. ID. FL
lott, Newton; VIII. Williams, Yad-
kinsville; w. L. Hardin, Morganton;
j. w. Watts. Taylorsville; j. j. Red
man, Marshall; x. Cannon, Mills River;
Theo. +. Kluttz, Salisbury; w. s.
Chadwick, Beaufort; b. f. Aycock
Fremont; j. G. Hackett, Willlesboro
Gen. Carr, chairman of the special
engagements for the trip, will join the
party at Durham. The other two
members of this committee (Mr. Cat
tbs and Mr.. Daniels@ will not be with
the party i'm this State. Mr.. Gattis
has gone to Memphis to visit friends
and will join the party at that point.
Mr.. Daniels is a member of the Ma
tional committee. AS the committee
- no
sas City Monday morning, Mr.. Dam
iels was compelled to leave Raleigh
Friday afternoon.
For the information of any who
may desire to go, it may be stated
that the rate for the round trip is
$3.50. This is the rate agreed upon
by all railroads, and visitors may
go by any road.
The headquarters of the North
Carolina delegation will be at the
Coats House. the leading hotel of Kan
sas City. Mr.. j. +. H. Armfeld, an al
ternate from the Sixth North Caro-
lima district, who formerly resided in
Mt. Airy, and who now has his head
quarters at Kansas City, is member
of the Reception committee in Kansas
City, and has already decorated the
North Carolina headquarters or sec
ton in Convention Hall.
Beautiful North Carolina badges
have been ordered and will be worn
by the North Carolina delegation, del
egates, alternates. and visitors from
North Carolina. The North CAROLYN
ians will also wear the Aycock hat.
The convention will be in session
three days. 1t will meet Wednesday
July 4th. There is a suggestion that
Mr.. Bryan will be named on the first
day of the session because it is the
Glorious Fourth; then the platform
would be adopted on the 9Th, and the
Vice-President nominated on the 9Th
1t will not be known, however, what
the program will be until the delegates
reach Kansas City. The Republicans
made a contract with Philadelphia
to hold the convention in session three
days. The Democrats made no con
tract, but the Kansas City people will
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