The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-12

TO come 10 our assistance in the cor
rection of these evils.
10Th. We denounce the Democratic
party for their suppression of free
dom of speech by force and violence
at the hands of armed red shirt mobs.
18th. We also charge the Demo
cratic party with the unsettled and
unsatisfactory condition of labor
NOMINATION OF A CANDIDATE.
Ohio Wilson. who seemed to be con-
| testing with Hill King, die honor of
| bossing the convention, now moved
| that nominations for Congressman be
declared in order. 1t being so declar-
ed, delegate who had not been in
the caucus arose and wanted to know
whether the ticket was to be a
straight one or fusion one.
The chair said there was to be no
| fusion or cooperation.
Now came an awkward pause. One
! minute, three, five, six minutes pass
ed and everybody seemed to be wait
| ing for somebody else to put him in
| nomination. e
what are you waiting for?" yelled
Hill King. "Why don't you put up
candidate?'
Because we've got no candidate"
retorted another delegate.
Nat Macon, of Franklin, now stepp-
ed forward He said he was we'll
| aware that he had friends in the con-
vention and they were seriously think
| ing of nominating him ''for the high
honor" He added:
Il thank you for the honor but
| I'm deficient in hearing and / beg
you'll not do it. I've got the back
bone and everything else necessary
| for a Congressman but the hearing
| Immediately a Franklin county del
egate put Macon in nomination.
| A Wake county delegate named Ray
nominated Jenkins and two John
| ston county delegates seconded the
| nomination.
JENKINS IS NOMINATED.
Somebody moved that Jenkins be
nominated by reclamation.
Jenkins said he didn't want it.
Macon asked that his name be with
drawn. His request met with prompt
response and Jenkins was nominated.
No sooner had this been done than
Vance county delegate rushed for
ward and asked the convention to re-
consider its action. He had a man,
he said, that he thought would beat
Jenkins. His name is lack Garrett
and l want him nominated"
Somebody yelled too late" and
there were calls for speech from Jen-
| kns.
The nominee came forward, doing
| his best to look coy and bashful
while he declared over and over that
he had not desired or sought the nom
| nation, but added, striking his most
heroic attitude:
| 81 consider it my duty, on account
| of the unanimity of the nomination
to bow to the will of the people and
accept
At this point Pat Massey, of John
ston, who was glorious, set up yell
that would make an Apache ashamed
of himself.
| When the applause from Massey had
died out. Jenkins proceeded to tell
how he had been n Populist, what a
| good Populist he had been and how
he expected to die in the faith. He
complained that the Democrats hadn't
put Populst on their national ticket
and added:
1--WE must maintain our OrganiZa-
ton and fight for our principles as
laid down by Col Polk and the Far
mer's Alliance, and with renewed
vigor enter into this fight
SAYS HE'S NOT COMING DOWN.
Massey gave another maddlin whoop
and the other delegates applauded.
Jenkins continued:
Some of you may think the olS
look dark, but reaction will come.
l believe we will overthrow the Dem
ocratic party in November. j assure
you now that I'll be your candidate
when the sun goes down on November
9TH
Nat Macon now told the convention
! that he was pleased with the gentle
man from Chatham" but added in a
wet blanket sort of way:
| "A nomination is not every time
equal to an election. You have got
the world, the flesh, the devil and the
Democratic party to fight, and it's
| Just as easy for them to steal every
| thing this time as it was in August"
Garrett was called for. He came
| forward in his rt-sleeves, complain
| ing of hoarseness. He said Nash
county had 5Uo Populist votes and
every one of them should be given for
Jenkins.
Then he launched off into what was
evidently a speech memorized for de-
livery in case he should have happen
ed to be nominated for Congress. lie
quoted the Declaration of lndepen-
dence shot off extracts from Jefferson
and declared that the Constitution of
the United States had been nullified
by the Democrats of North Carolina.
| by the acknowledgements of 100000
negroes, and announced his intention
to be found Always battling to re-
store to them this right. He closed
by saying:
1.-THE Democrats talk about whether
or not the race issue shall be in this
campaign. | want to tell them it will
not die in this campaign
This ended the speech-making, for
Ohio Wilson came forward and ten
dered his resignation as chairman of
the Populist district committee, an
nouncing as he did so that there
be meeting Of the committee at the
Branson House at 8 o'clock to elect
his successor.
On this announcement no vote of
regret was expressed at Utho's re-
tlrement, no pean was sung in his
uraiSp lint cOmeho1 irreVantIy moved