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E.!!1.EAX1) EVANS FIGHT.
AN i;.01TING INCIDENT I,N THK
SOCTII (AK1ILINA CAMPAIGN.
A -ludge and the Gove i or Of the Mat- in a
FmtifUtl lIst,.U DrA-n-.TiulSA Krle
Vhh tin-ARmvssor What Prompted the
Attack.
CLOVKOK THK SILVf.K CONTENTION-
DETERMINED ON BRYAN.
Bryan and Swal Nominated with G:eat
Frith lift asm.
In the Silver convention at St
Louis yesterday 'afternoon, the plat
form was formally adopted, and
then the recommendation that Brv-
THE OPI'MnT- FIRST NOMIN1TID
. WAlON FOK VJCE PRKSIDE.M.
1 L ' 11 I i , ?
Juduv Kjm-Ih. of SWh rwi;. a" anu wul1 nominated brought
n , - " , ",l ' ia the whole convention
Wh.-n T a- Whs Doue, KrvanTel'i, apbett
'I lut lv Vou:d Nor Accept the Nuuiii
tion b. the Popu igrs All is Chaos, tut
well remembered 'in
through his connection
Charlotte
as counsel
He
to their feet
manv demonstra-
n, A d trtisf-iu-eiits.
i, i.os of Hats, l'c, to
A;ii.s.
. . Offer T. L. Al-
KeiAes T. X. Mc-
i : . '..vrii'oy on the Market
.: i.ov vX. Co.
a -A-un pound Extract of
t . -n'oou.!! & Shep-
ke: Store and Get
e Williams,
! 'V I;
? :ne nunounce
, , r.:pport liryan
.i :1 his energy.
; ' ie (J:iZtte will
; : Ket. and it will
i...;ii-an Executive
riie-ts in Kaleigh
down the Mc
::cket. 'If the
': -.ike it down, the
j.tvs.
';:e liepublican
- ; i '.t'Oo votes m
:: : not taken
. . - .'jioreover that
1 o;ored people
. rt Br van and
-
... : l,- r :ne meetini:
, : "tate Farmers
i :- -: 1 i. but Secreta
on account of
: i'.;list State con
; A 13,- the Alli
t :- mte: August 10.
: (.j.niir.tee made the
: '.i. w no might be del
The Progressive
' "r,;s is an unfortu
it will tend to
. t i: its work, and
.. ; work to do this
pu1u neither be hurri
o:hr wav slighted
i s" committee refused
- i.-.te of the conven-
told it would
." : ':i;est to change.
-rand to the Alii
:o ti-nr Alliance
.. i party n:ay
VX UXCEMENTS.
(
v '-t-:h of deeds.
. -i e :iiyself a c ndidate
A :. 7A -ter o'" Deeds of
My - A:'eet to the ac-
:.. i- voters in their
: y cii veution.
A HTHIAH HENDERSON.
. -e myself a candidate
I H-tru.-"of Mecklenburg
' ' i it' action of the
:..'.i..t::;f convention.
a M .Ritis Mcdonald.
... - l ;v myself a candidate
- c t Register of Deeds of
"- .::ty," subject to the ac.
' . critic nominating con
J. W. COBB.
yH -HSRIFF.
' .i. : i myself a candidate
' : Sheriff of Mecklenburg
' '- iLe action of the Dem
' l ji convention.
" J. O. GLUYAS.
-j ' i.r-: myself a candidate
'- ' SLtriff of Mecklenburg
- f the action of the Dem-
' i.l.0. county convention.
Z. T. SMITH.
!.' TREASURER:
' ; ' nee myself a candidate
- : Treasurer of Mecklen-
'- :o the action of the
:: ..:.'e- and county con
AUGAR H. WALKER.
NTY SURVEYOR:
:n.e myself a candidate'
'.'-v.uty Surveyor, sub-
v':.. of the Democrats in
.:. : county conyention.
J. B. SPRATT.
"tice myself a candidate
'.Aunty Surveyor, Meck
. - Aject to the action of
- uaiinating convention.
S. T. STOWE.
'0H CORONER:
Ic, , o: ""vv Ml T sen a. vauvuunvv
"-Luting conyention.
for (ireeii, in the burglary cu-;e.
and (iov. John Gurv Evans are
stumping South Carolina and the
campaign is a surprisingly bitter one,
even for that State they spoke
yesterday at Florence and matters
culminated in a row, Earle brought
blood from the Governor, pistols were
drawn and great excitement prevail
ed We give this extract from the
.accoilut of the scene by the Colum
bia State's reporter It was a shock
ing scene for a South Carolinian to
contemplate, but it was the culmina
tion of practices upon the stump
thath ave heretofore been disgraceful.
, Perhaps if a dozen men had been
: killed today it would have been a
! blessing to the State. It might have
so shocked her people as to awaken
them fully to a realization of the
; tlegeneratio.-i of her public men
i Those who have followed the cam-
paign closely are as well qualified to
! judge of who was responsible for the
! unfortunate affair today as those who
were eye witnesses of it.
Governor Evans alluded to Gen-
:eral Earle as a fice do with its tail
-
cut. General Earle resented that
by attempting to slap the governor's
face.
Th governor ducked and the blow
just grazed his head. Evans struck
at Earle, they clinched and one or J
two blows were given, all witnin the!
space of a Second. The people were
astonished, but there were several
men expecting trouble and thev were
quickly on the. scene. A State con
stable sprang between the two men,
separating them. Judge Earle was
caught by the arms and forced back
to his seat. He attempted to get
back on the stand, but there was a
wall of humanity between him and
Evans When the audience realized
that the governor and judge had
come to blows, theYe was a roar and
a mad rush. Some went for the door,
bur 200 banked themselves around
the judges' bench, on which Evans
was. There were cheers and c unter
cheers. Pistols were drawn freely by
that class of men who do not feel
safe without a gun in their hands.
Some were calling for blood and
some for peace.
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
with cheers and
tions of delight.
The previous question on the
adoption of the resolutions was put
and thev were agreed to bv a rising-
vote, which was unanimously ae-jwavby
cornpained bv much enthusiasm.
-Mr E. C Little, of Abilene.
port or tr.e
Friday
ciosea
opu-
The;ews'
lis: convention
tn- auopriou of a resolution limiting
the time for then om i r a i n s i -h eg.
l ise element iavo.r ug rne nomina
tion of a vice president! firsA had its
a vote of 685 to 615 Gen
eral Weaver, of loa, chairman of
E,ms , WATSON IS BOUND TO RUN-
Sfta or J'jnep SaT no Tl uite A ction Will ,
he Takeu Ve.
J as oolx. July 20. Senator Jones,
oi Arkansas, arrived in Lincoln this
c veiling, ar-d was immediately driven j
to tne residence or Mr. Lryan, where
un earnest Conference was held on
subjects ol much, importance to the i , T i o tj t-i
d.. .,r,. ..,. p, t Ihomsox, July 27. Hon. Thorn
- . 1 f lac H Vtotenn fiiraichaB l ip Ar nutft
Journal today a most remarkable
WILL JVOT WITHDRAW UNDER ANT
ClftcUMSTANClvS.
One of tlie Sort Who AVeuld Pull Dowb
te Tmpl - His l'ar has "Gon to he
Extreme Limit nf G neronlt.T'' Real
ly Doe, Fu' a Fc Want to he Vice
JTt-i!diiit oi th l)..itKl States.
the committee of resolutions and
Kan., was recognized to place Mr. ; platform, rook the stand at eve min
Bryan's name before the convention
He did so in a graceful and at times
forceful speech.
Mr. L C Pace of Nebraska sec
onded the nomination.
Mr Doud of Missouri moved that
the roll of States be called and the
vote recorded. Another deiegate
moved that the nomination be made
by acclamation. This seemed to
strike the convention favorably, and
it was carried unanimously by a ris
ing vote
The announcement bv the chair
was followed bv a great wave of en
thusitism rolling over the onven-
delegates in
tion hall, carrying the
cnairs
hats
and
with umbrellas.
handkerchief in the air.
The nomination of Mr. Sewall
was made by acclamation, in dimin
ished measure of spirit and time, the
demonstration following Mr. Brv
an s nomination was repeated with
variations.
Mr. Baker of California moved
from each
notify the
nomination.
The State Convention o be Held on Sp
ttmbtrr 16-BelleTCl that Bryan and e
w li will be Endorsed.
New York, July 28. The mem
bers of the Democratic State Com
mittee began to assemble in tne
Holiman House corriders at ten this
morning. A meeting of the State
committee was called to order im
mediately after noon. The program0
didn't provide for an endorsement of
the Chicago ticket.' The meeting
was purely a business one and no re
solutions will be offered. The State
convention will be called for Sep-
that a committee of one
delegation-be named to
candidates of their
Agree to.
Mr. Pace of Nebraska moved as
the sense of the convention that in
asmuch a Messrs. Bryan aud Sewall
will be notified of their nomination
by the democratic notification com
mittee in the east, that Mr. Sewall
come west and with Mr. Bryan, re
ceive the notification of their nomi
nation by this convention at the
latters home in Lincoln, Neb. Car
ried. Mr. Doud of Missouri moved, and
the motion was adopted, that 1 r.
Lane of California, tne gold miner
who address d the convention yes
terdav. be selected chairman of tnt
national committee, and then, a:
6:30 the convention apjourned sine-die.
utes past 3 to read rh- platform and
j resolutions setting forth that the
country had reached a financ:al and
industrial crisis, and demanding- an
economic financial system; national
money issued directly by the govern
ment; the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1;
legislation to prevent demonetiza
tion of lawful money by private
contract; ua' the government shall
use its option as to the kind of law
ful money to be used in paying its
obliffationsfa graduated income tax;
postal savings banks, and the gov
ernment ownership of railroads and
telegraphs: denouncing- the tale of
bonds, and demanding th-tt no more
bonds be issued except, by act of
congress. It further demands the
prohibition of the private monopoly
and alien ownership of land; favors
direct legislation under proper s-tfe
guards: demands election of Pre si
dent, Vice President aiu United
States senators by a dir-.-jt vote of
the people: favors the recognition of
Cuban independence, recommends
home rule in the territories. and Dis
trict of Columbia; suggests emp'ov-
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Condemns the ir.;u nerios rower of
the Federal courts; favors pensions:
calls for.it free ballot and a fair
count, and invites co-operation of
all political organizations. The
platform was duly adopted, and next
in order was tne nomination for
vice president. Bauman, of Aia
bama, nominated Harry Skinner, of
North Carolina; Bev. Howard; of
Alabanv. nominated Thos. E Wat-
;on, of ;
r, -d Mr.
Tn Ue;See.
ec:
v .1
os i - 1j..
heard of
Caot
ominaTed
Br van's
telegram
LiiliOK FOR BRYAN.
Journal of the Knisht of Labor Support
ing Democracy.
New York, July 27. The official
journal of the Knights of Labor is
taking an active part in the cam
paign, supporting the Democratic
candidates. In the issue of to day
the Journal says :
"The dee) interest which the goUl
bankers are manifesting in the wel
fare of the workingmen in these
presidential election times is some
tning truly touching. These benev
on: financiers are positively panic-btrK'-ken
over the impending danger
to tr.e workingmen from free coinage
ai.d an increased volume of money.
tember 16th. Chairman Hickiey j The movement to curtail production
thought the State shouldn't be too hn the textile industry has already
precipitate and that the proper time affected 5,000.000 spindles in New
to go on lecord will be at theconven-1 England and the Middle States, and
tion. It is generally believed that will throw from 40,000 to 50.000 j President, began at 12:10 a.n
will pnfinrse -Brvan i wrsnrs nut. rf emnlnvmpn r.. I his lfi i roil Was COUlp.eieu at l-i
line Oi the goldbu
rgia; Lafe Peace nomina-
Burnetii, of
A. L. M;ms,
Weaver had
saving
that he uuulu not accept the nomi
nation if Sewall was turned down,
ascended the platform, and in earn
est tones stated that the gravity of
the situation was such as to require
that each delegation should have an
opportunity to consult. This sug
gestion was received with loud cries
of '"no Then Gen. Weaver made
another proposition that one vote
should be taken until tomorrow.
This was also howled down and the
chairman took a hand. He said the
leaders of the party had been driven
awav from that platform tonight
and he asked if there was enough
parriotism and decency in the gen-tl-men
on the lioor and in the gal
leries to accord a respectful bear: eg
p te of its importance as a political
Centre, having, two candidates for the
Presidency Mr Bryan and Mr.
Benttey, the prohibition-silver nom
inee as citizens, Lincoln is a quiet
place these days.
Mr. Bryan nas been seen little by
; the Lincoln people since he reached
i here Friday weei. He Spends most
jof his time in his library going over
tne mass oi mail matter and the
packages of telegrams delivered to
his residence every day and dictating
replies to his clerical assistants. Of
these he has three, one a lady, and
each have iheir hands full in keep
jingupwith the nominee's corres
pondence. So great has been the
ava'aache of written matter address
ed to Mr. Bryan that he is practically
swamped and many of the letters
and telegrams that were sent imme
diately after his nomination are not
i vet answered
The Bryan and Sewaii headquar
ers at the Lincoln hotel are inteud-
ip.dSy for the use of Mr.
Bryan in receiving and inviting del
egations and conferring with Demo
cratic managers. Mr. Bryan has
used them two or three times only,
but with the national silver and Pop
ulisr conventions added it is expect e.d
! that he will oidtteu to go mere more
frequently.
A meeting of the State centra
comm-ttee of the free silver wing ot
"he Democratic party of Nebraska
will be held at the Lincoln hotel in
this city on July 30. Mr. Bryan has
promised to be present.
Senator Jones left Lincoln on a
lat" train tonight over the Missouri
Pacific for his summer home. Wash
ington, Teun. He wired Governor
Stone, of Missouri, to meet him to
morrow. Just before leaving. Sena
tor Jones said he would leave it to
the common sense of the people to
rignt the nomination of Watson. lo
definite action, he said, would be ta
ken at ibis time with regard to the
acceptance or declination of the Pop
ulist nomination by Mr. Bryan. Sen
ator Jones added that he thought the
notification meeting in New7 York
would take place August 10th.
BRIGHT FOR BRYAN."
Senator FetMerew I Confident The Demo
cratic Cndidte Will Win Fagion In
. Nebraska.
Lincoln", Neb,, July 29. Sena
tor Pettigrew of South Dakota was a
caller yesterday on Governor Hol
eomb and other Populist leaders.
He was warmly received and chafed
pleasantly and confidently with the
governor and others before his de
statement in direct rep'v to ques
tions equally as direct. As the nom
inee of the national Populist con
vention for vice president, on a fu
sion ticket, his outline of the policy
of his party in the national cam
paign will to many people be a sur
prise. He speaks not through a re
porter but above his own signature.
His letter is as follows:
To the Atlanta Journal:
I reply to your questions as fol
lows: 1. I will run the race to the end.
I .will make the fight, if Mr.
Sewall does not withdraw.
3. My opinion of the Fifty sec
ond congress, which was arraigned
in my book, has undergone no
change.
4. I am not a political trader,
and will not resign in Sewall's favor
even if offered a cabinet position.
Having answered your questions,
please allow me to state briefly my
reasons for the replies numbered 1
and 2
I allowed ue of mv name to
save my parly from extinction. In
my opinion the continued existence
of the People's party is indispensa
ble to the success of free silver. 'For
me to withdraw, would be for me to
S'gR tne death warraut of. my party.
Ours is the party of free silver, and
we maintaineddhat principle while
the Democratic party in 189.2 and in
1S93 whs making war upon it. ' We
do not think our party should close
up and quit business simply because
tne Democrats have partially dupli
cated our sign-board.-
If the Democrats are so unreason
able as to refuse us Populists of the
south any recognition at all, that
fact would show that the real pur
pose of their apparent adoption of
our principles is to kill our party
and not enact those principles into
law. If the Democrats are sincere,
they would not try to put upon us
such terms that every man in our
party at the south will feel insulted
and humiliated.
If Mr. Bryan did not want our
support Senator Jones had no busi
ness at St Louis atalL If Mr. Bry
an does want our support, he ought
to be willing to adopt, that policy
which will most certainly assure him
that support. "
And that policy is to accept as
running-mate a southern Populist,
named by the unanimous voice of
the .Populist .lational convention.
Our party has gone to the extreme
limit of generosity in tne south to
narture for the east. While await-
ing an audience with Governor Hoi- j procure a union of the - silver forces,
comb. Senator Pettigrew said: j We did not claim tinst plac on the
Things are looking bright for j national 'icket; we are content with
Mr. Brvan. Although he is a young (the second.
to anv one.
into silence, quieted
hour of midnn.ht
all further attempt
was abandoned and
rushed c u. The
man he has made a deep impression
voters. As .tne
he audience shamed Uuio-tg intelligent
ii trv is rapid. v grov. ing in lavo:
he is bouuu to hoid a;
voting
the convention
and Sewall.
Wisconsin Sliver Democrats.
Milwaukee, Wis., July 28.
The silver delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention have given out
their address to the public, replying
to the letter published by the gold
delegates, headed by Senator Vilas
and Gen. Bragg. It is devoted
mainly to answering the charges
promulgated by the gold men, but
goes to some extent into the merits
of the silver question. The point is
made that the silver delegates obey
ed their instructions until the chair
man of the Wisconsin delegation
refused to allow the vote of the
State to be cast for any Presidential
candidate, and that they then ob
tained permission from the presid
ing officer of the convention to cast
their votes.-
In conclusion the Democrats of
t.hp. State are urged to get together
n hpp in it that silver men are sent.
to the State Convention.
Made the Men Quit.
Sullivan, Ind., July SO.-The
works at the mine of the old Pitts
burg Coal Company at Himera, were
burned this morning. An effort was
made yesterday to induce the men to
quit work. This failed and the fire
supposedly incendiary.
ht skirmish inp fit r.hp Pf) ( hntr
army, and will, no doubt, be followed
elsewhere by similar coercive mea
sures. Like the waving of the bloody
shirt, these tactics nowadays act as
a boomerang, and chickens come
home to roost. Three things are
necessary to the business prospects
of land, labor and money. Nature
furnishes the land, the people fur- gates
nish the labor and the Government
should furnish the money. l,he
total amouut of coined gold in the
world is $4,000,000,000, and the
total public and private debt in the
United States alone is $20,000,000,
000, which, 'to save the honor and
credit of the nation should be pay
able in . gold. The old lady of
Threadneedle street sets the price of
gold as a commodity at 3 pounds 17
shillings and a few pence per ounce,
and compels the rest of the7 earth to
recognize her standaed. Any person
with sufficient audacity to object to
this elegant little arrangement is an
Anarchist, a repudiator, a danger to
our free Republic.
down, but the
eing now past,
at lemoastraMce
the convention
T T
tor vice
Tne
go. i ueii
Mr. Burkittof Mississippi too the
stand to withdraw his name and to
ask his friends to change their votes
to other candidates. Mr. Mims of
Tennessee next took the stand and
asked his friends to cast their votes
for Watson, adding, "I release them
from all obligation to me." Then
changing of votes began and dele-
almost
Future of the Building.
St. Louis, July 30. The building
in which the Republicans and Popu
lists held their conventions will be
used for horse shows, bicycle meets
and other indoor sporting enter-nrises.
another to change
tumbled over one
their votes to
Watson, who soon had enough to
insure a nomination, though the
whole proceedings were so irregular
ly conducted that the clerks could
not make a record. Finally Texas
changed 103 votes to Watson and
that settled it.
St. Louis, July 25. All is chaos
in the Populist convention today.
They are undecided what to do if
Bryan sticks to Sewall. All sorts
of plans are talked about as the
nominations progress. An effort
will be made to force the nomina
tion upon Bryan.
The entire day has been frittered
aay in the attempt to nominate
Bryan. His nomination was sec
onded by State after State, and
Mrs. Lease was one of those who
made a Bryan speech. The carry
ing of guidons from point to point
was a time killing feature.
Bryan was nominated on the first
ballot
CO
oi tree suve:
tremendous vote.
is cannot fail to eomm ind the re
spect of thinking peop'e and frtm
now on he will grow in streogth "
Bentou Maretta, private secretary
for Governor Holcomb, has returned
home from St. Louis. He was dele,
gate to the silver convention in that
city The electoral ticket in Ne
braska, he believes, will be composed
of about equal proportions of Popu
list, free silver Democrats and bolt
ing free silver Republicans Thus
every free silver voter can go the en
tire ticket and trust for luck .as to
whether it be Sewall or Watson.
Taubenecfc for Bryan.
Marshall, 111., July 25. A
monster Democratic ratification
meeting was held here tonight.
Fully 5,000 people were present and
shouts for Bryan and 16 to 1 filled
the air. The Citizens' Band paraded
the streets and the grandest fireworks
ever seen here were exhibited, A. J.
Hunter, Democratic candidate for
Congress, delivered one of his old
time campaign speeches, making an
able argument for the Democratic
platform and especially 16 to 1. The
Populists from the country were in
line with 16 to 1 badges on, furnish
ed by the committee. Many Repub
licans have declared for Bryan and
free silver. This county is strongly
Populist, the home of H. IE. Tau
beneck, and his party organ here,
the Acorn, has declared for Bryan,
which means 500 majority in this
(Clark) County for the Democratic
ticket.
If the Democrats shou'd scorn our
overtures, insult our parry, and de
maud that we bury tne P opl s par
ty before they will accept ;r aid,
S'ic'i a m;-.n as he I they and thev a'one, will i - r.jspon-
i-ib!e for the tnumpa o the gold
standard atid the Repu'- ican party.
Tiv- Populists have gone as far in
the direction of concession and sur
render as they can safely go. Self
respect, self-preservation . and the
preservation of our principles de
mand a halt, and we halt.
If the Democrats will listen to
the dictates of moderation and fair
lay, we shall have a mighty co
alition of the south and the west
which will sweep all before it.
But if they are so arrogant and
unreasonable as to demand that
everything shall be surrendered to
them, and that we shall disband our
party before they can accept our aid
to the cause of free silver, then we
shall stand to our colors and fight it
out.
Thos. E. Watson.
Mutiny of Prisoners.
Havana, July 30. Details re
ceived from the Isle or Pinas, the
penal settlement of the coast, show
a conspiracy to murder Colonel
Barriz, the Governor, and capture
guardship and barracks. Tne pris
oners rose when the soldiers of the
garrison were at mess. The possible
plan might have succeeded had it
not been for the fact that a woman
gave the alarm in time for the
troops to be called. The arm3 were
taken and the insurrection suppress
ed. Twenty-one ring leaders in the
revolt will likely be severely dealt
with. m
A. A. CATHEY.
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