The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
pop CONVENTION
HERE ON TUESDAY
To Nominate a Candidate For
Congress.
WHOM WILL THEY NAME {?
WHOM WILL THEY NAME 2
A Populists, a Republican or an
Independent?
WOULD TAKE A DEMOCRAT IF THEY COULD
They Were Busy Yesterday Discussing the
Chances Of Inducing Atwater 10 Make
the Race Again as an
Independent.

independent
The Populist Congressional conven-
ton is called to meet here next Tues
day September 11th) for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for
| Congress in this district.
Who the nominee will be doth not
yet appear; but that he will be en-
dorsed by the Republicans is pretty
clear; if, indeed, he is not Repubi-
can to start with. The only names
so far mentioned for the nomination
are:
j. A. Giles Rep), of Chatham.
j. c. L. Harris Rep.), of Wake.
Giles was member Of the last Leg
islature, and Loge Harris has long
had Congressional aspirations.
There has also been talk among the
Republicans and Populists of trying
to induce some Gold Democrat or in
dependent candidate to run, in which
event they propose to give him their
united support, hoping that he may
draw enough strength from the DEM
ocratic party to elect him.
And since the Democratic conven-
ton on Thursday this talk of an in
dependent candidate has been renew
ed, and yesterday prominent Popu-
lists and Republicans were discussing
the advisabillty of nominating and
voting for Mr.. Atwater The friends
of Mr.. Atwater, however, declare that
he will under no circumstances accept
nomination for Congress but will
give his support to the Democratic
candidate.
Ohio Wilson, it is well known has
long desired the nomination for Con-
gress and - is just pc ssihle that his
party may now confer upon him the
empty honor.
Other equally good, available tim
Der is the Hon. j. w. Denmark, the
Hon. Hal Aver, the Flor. Dick Medlin,
the Hon. Baylus Cade, the Hon. Hill
King and eN-Rev. Meacham. am one
of whom may be had for the asking.
Tuesdays convention will meet in
either the court house or Metropoli-
tan Hail. and will be called to order
by the Hon S. Ohio Wilson. who will
make large speech and then per-
nit the convention TO proceed to bus
mess.
The Republicans have not yet called
a convention and it is understood
that they will not do so, but will,
through their committee, endorse the
Populist nomination.
The Republicans are in a pretty
mess in the First district. When the
convention met to name delegates to
the national convention one Isaac Nj.
Meekns tried to force his nominal
ton. Failing, he won over to his side
a majority of the committee and call
ed another convention on an hour $
notice and got his nomination.
Chairman Abbott and other mem
bers of the committee declined to re-
cognize Meekins or his convention,
and declared their intention of call
ing another convention. Before doing
so, however, they submitted the mat
ter to the Republican State commit
tee at Greensboro last week and it
also decided against Meekins. Now a
regular convention will be called, and
it is said that one John II. Johnson,
of Bellhaven. and not MeelIins, W III
be the nominee.
Speaking of the nomination of j.
Il. Joyce in the Fifth district, the
Greensboro Record has this to say:
''This is revenue nomination.
There is not an element of strength
in it. The intelligence and decency
of the people will repudiate it by a
verdict not less overwhelming and
emphatic than that which has been
registered in two successive cam
paigns.
at would seem that the leaders of
the Republican party have acquired
but little wisdom from the lessons
taught them by the last two cam
paigns. Instead of looking for abil-
ity, character, fitness and decency,
they in their madness or ignorance,
have gone to the other extreme. Who
is Mr.. joyce? Who knows him out
side of his township and the little
ring of revenue officers who secured
his nomination?
at has been predicted that the
adoption of the amendment would
make of the Republican party de-
cent party. If we are to judge by
the work Yesterday the beginning is
anything but suspicious.
'The Record congratulates Mr..
Kitchin that he is without opposi
ton