The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-28
STATE BADGES ORDERED
North Carolina Headquarters at the
Coates House Decorated.
DELEGATES LEAVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Some Of the Delegates Win Go Ahead. The
Prospects Are For Convention That in
Attendance Will Break All
Records.

The full preparations have been made
by the Arrangements Committee-(Col
Julian S. Carr, chairman, S. M. Gattis and
Josephus Daniels)-for the trip of the
delegates to the National convention. A
special Pullman car, bearing on both sides
a banner TAR HEEL DELEGATES, TO
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVEN-'
TION, KANSAS CITY, JULY 9TH" will
leave Raleigh, Sunday afternoon, July
1st. over the Southern Railway, at $50
o. M Delegates from the East will come
on the regular trains to Raleigh and will
leave Raleigh on board the ear. The
other delegates and alternates will join
the party en- route to Asheville. Gen.
Carr will complete all arrangements and
ioin the party at Durham. The other two
members of the special committee will
not be with the party in this State. Mr
s. M. Gattis has gone to Memphis to visit
friends and will join the party at that
point Mr. Josephus Daniels is member
of the National Committee. AS that com
mittee holds an important meeting in
Kansas City Monday morning, Mr.. Daniels
will be compelled to leave Raleigh Friday
night.
Beautiful North Carolina badges have
been ordered and will be worn by the
North Carolina delegation, delegates, al
ternates and visitors from North Caro-
lima. 1t is hoped that all the delegates
and alternates will go and that there
will be large number of Democrats from
the State who will also attend the grand
gathering The North Carolina delega-
ton invites all good Democrats who wish
to be present at this history making con-
vention to come and go with them. Ar
rangements will be made to secure good
seats to all North Carolina Democrats
who can attend and to extend to them
every courtesy Those expecting to at
tend are requested to send their names
to Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, N. G.
The North Carolina delegation will wear
"Aycock Hats" q beautiful white felt
hat that is durable and indicative OF
1.-The White Man and the White Metal.
The manufacturers of these hats, Joyner,
Wertz & Co., of Baltimore, appreciating
the compliment paid to the Aycock hat
have made a special price on the Aycock
hat to the delegates and alternates and
others of the Kansas City party. 1t is
hoped that every North Carolinian who
goes to Kansas City will wear an Aycock
hat-made by a firm Of which Mr. Z. o.
Joyner, a patriotic North Carolinian, Is
a member These hats can be obtained
from Whiting Brothers, Raleigh, N. G.
EXTENSION OF TICKETS.
Some of the delegates have desired an
extension of their tickets. In answer 70
an inquiry, Mr.. w. A. Turk, G. P. A.,
writes
THE question is now being considered
as to the extension of the limit on these
tickets by the various Associations, ans
it ia more than probable condition will
be arrived at. If SO, the gentleman IN
question will have no trouble about Sc
curing the Is days you refer to.
IF this is put into effect, 1t Will be
by depositing the tickets Immediately
on arrival at Kansas City with the Joint
Agent of all the lines initial there, and
all information on this subject can be
had on their arrival in Kansas City"
NORTH CAROLINA HEADQUARTERS.
The headquarters of the North Carolina
delegation will be at the Coates House,
the leading hotel of Kansas City. Mr.. j.
F. L. Armfield, an alternate from the
Sixth North Carolina district. who for
has his headquarters at Kansas City, is
a member of the Reception Committee in
Kansas City, and has already decorated
the North Carolina headquarters or sec
ton in Convention Hall.
SESSION OF CONVENTION.
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 Presidents nominated
on the 9Th 1t will not be known, how
ever, what the program will be until the
delegates reach Kansas City. The RepuD-
licans made a contract with Philadelphia
to hold the Convention in session three
days. The Democrats made no contract,
but the Kansas City people will urge it
upon the party leaders that this has been
the custom and ought not to be departed
from.
BIG CROWD GOING.
The indications are that this session
of the Convention will be more largely
attended than any previous session. 1t
is the first Convention to be held in the
real West. 1t will meet in a thickly
settled section. populated by Democrats
who haven't had chance of attending
a Convention near their home. Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri will alone furnish
100, 900 visitors, not to speak of the over
flow from all the Western States.
RATE TO KANSAS CITY.
For the information of any who desire
to go, we may add that the rate for the
round trip is $2S.5O This is the rate
agreed upon by all the railroads and visi-
tors may go by any road.