The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15
THE LEADERS CONFER
Plan For Carrying State For
Bryan AND Stevenson.
Democratic Leaders VIII Denounce Mckinley
ism From Its imperialism Down to Its Ap-
pointpent Of Negro Postmasters.

vember election.
No stone will be left unturned to give
big majority for Bryan and Stevenson and
to elect solid delegation to Congress.
Last night conference of party leaders
was held in this city to consider the situa-
ton and to map out plan of campaign
Something like a week ago State Chair
man Simmons requested all the Democrat
lc electors and nominees for Congress to
come to Raleigh for conference. Most
of them were here last night, and held
meeting at the residence of Hon. F. M.
Simmons. the State chairman. Mr..
Josephus Daniels, national committeeman,
presided over the meeting and Mr.. B. C.
Beckwith, candidate for elector from the
Fourth district was secretary. Those
present were:
f. NJ. Simmons. State chairman.
Josephus Daniels. National committee
man.
Lee s. Overman. Elector at large
Daniel Hugh Mclean, Elector at large.
John H. Small, Congressman from the
First district.
Claude Kitchin. candidate for Congress
in the Second district.
Charles r. Thomas, Congressman from
the Third district.
John D. Bellamy, Congressman from
the Sixth district
Theo. f. Kluttz, Congressman from the
Seventh district.
]. C. Buxton, candidate for Congress in
the Eighth district.
c. L. Abernethy, candidate for elector
of the First district.
T. C. Wooten, candidate for elector in
the Second district
B. c.. Bechwith, candidate for elector in
the Fourth district.
W. S. Pearson, candidate for elector in
the Eighth district.
Judge Womack of State Executive COM
mittee.
E. L. Travis, State Senator from Halifax.
P. M. Pearsall, secretary of the State
Democratic committee.
Each of these gentlemen made state
ments about the political condition in his
district, going into details and particulars.
They discussed the issues of the campaign
and were agreed that the Democratic par
tvs speakers ought to hold up to the con-
demnation Of the voters the whole poll
cy of the Mckinley Administration from
its purpose to convert the Republic into
an Empire to it's appointment Of negro
officials in Southern communities. One
of the speakers declared that one OF the
issues that would have greatest weight
with the people was the threat of the Re-
publican National Committee, which calls
our Constitutional Amendment revolution
airy, to undo by national legislation what
the people won in the August election. He
Ii 10 not Itch fn no
any such conflict between State and FEEDER
al authorities as would follow contest
over the amendment. They wished to be
at peace and give the amendment clean
field to work out the good results that
will follow it's adoption. The race ques-
ton will not be stressed as in the August
election, and there is no purpose to make
war on the negro, but there is firm pur-
pose to hold the party in the same ag-
gressive lines of action and policy that re-
suited in the victory in August. There
will be no change of policy, but the larg-
er national issues will be the paramount
issues that will be discussed by Democrat
ic orators.
AS an effective agency for organizing
the Democracy and presenting the issues
to the people, it was the sense of the
ed in every county in the State, and I'M
der the direction of the county chairman
he should as early as possible pro-
coed to organize clubs and speak to the
people in every precinct of the State. 1t
is hoped by this means to enlist the most
eloquent and effective speaker in each
county in the State. and to conduct as
close and thorough a canvass as preceded
the August election. 1t is believed that
this will be an effective means of stimu-
lating popular interest.
The State chairman was requested to
call upon every Democratic official, elect
ed in the August election, to county offices
to join with the other public officials
elected, to give the same earnest and ac-
tive support and assistance in the No
yember election that they rendered in the
August election. This November will be
the first time that canvass has been
conducted without State, county and local
candidates. They are now elected, but
they are deeply interested in national sue
cess and will no doubt contribute as liber-
ally and work as earnestly to elect Bryan
and Stevenson and the Democratic Con-
gressmen as to carry the amendment and
secure their own election.
. The State chairman was requested to
have the tickets of Congressman from
all the districts printed and to send out
to the several county chairmen with the
electoral tickets in all the counties of the
state.
1t was the sense of the conference that
the Republican candidates be challenged
to meet their Democratic competitors for
Congress and Elector. Already joint
debate is in progress in the Ninth dis
trict between Mr.. Crawford and Major
Moody and arrangements have been made
for a Joint canvass between Mr.. J. r.
Blair. Democratic candidate for Elector in
the Seventh district and Mr.. Randleman,
his Republican opponent. Hon. Theo. f.
Kluttz has tried in vain to arrange joint