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M OL. XXXI. NO. 78.
WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.
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SECRETARY ALGER
Completes His Tour ol Inspection of Camps
and Hospitals
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M ,H I N hi )K IV A
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On Which May be Based Official Action The Camps Generally in Satis
factory Condition, but Numerous Improvements Possible No
Scene With General Wiley at Lexington Short Session
of the War Commission General Lawton's Sani
tary Report Evacuation of Porto Rico Soon
to kbe Completed.
Washington, September 27. The war
Investigating commission resumed its
labors at 10 o'clock today in the Lemon
building ami at the close of the
morning session gave out a number of
documents bearing upon the work to
be undertaken. These comprise the
letter of Secretary Alger to the presi
dent, requesting that the investigation
be made; a brief address to the public
in the shape of a resolution; a letter
from Chairman Dodge to the secretary
of war, enclosing a list of inquiries
to the secretary and to the heads of the
various divisions of the war depart
ment, calling for specific information
bearing upon the conduct of the war.
The letter to Secretary Alger is as
follows:
"To the President:
"I have the honor to ask that a
board, consisting of from five to seven
members of the most distinguished sol
diers and civilians that can be selected
be appointed by you, with full power to
investigate thoroughly every bureau of
the war department, in connection with
the mustering, clothing, supplying and
arming of troops, transportation, the
letting of contracts and chartering
vessels, and all expenditures of every
kind, as well as the orders issued by
this department indeed that every
thing connected with the army be thor
oughly investigated for your informa
tion. 11. A. ALGER,
"Secretary of War."
The letter of Chairman Dodge to
Secretary Alger is as follows:
"Pursuant to authority conferred
ujKn us by the president, we have the
honor to request that you direct the
adjutant general, the quartermaster
general, the commissary general, the
surgeon general, the chief of ordnance
and the chief of engineers to furnish
us, as soon as practicable, information
as to the condition of their several de
partments at the time of the declara
tion of war with Spain, and the opera
tions of those departments from that
time until the present. We desire the
information to include the following:
"1. The times and places of the mob
ilization of the regular and volunteer
troops.
"2. The organization of these troops
into the various sub-divisions of the
army, the personnel of the brigade, di
vision, corps and army commanders,
from the national guard or from civil
and of their staffs, whether appointed
from the permanent establishment,
from the national guard or from civil
life.
"3. The amount and kind of camp and
.garrison equipage and other supplies
that were on hand at the beginning of
the war, the amount subsequently pur-
'hn.srl when and where purchased.
when and where delivered, and when
ami where actually issued to the
"4. Similar information in regard to
furnishing the troops with arms and
accoutrements
"5. Which of the volunteers were
armed and equipped in the various
state camps and which in the general
camps.
"6. Upon whose judgement the va
rious general rendezvous were selected
and the reasons for such selection.
"7. Full particulars relative to the
transportation of troops by sea, giv
ing an account of the provisions made
for the accommodation and care of the
sick and wounded.
"S. An account of the quantity,
quality and kind of food furnished the
troops, and in case that any of them
failed of being plentifully and season
ably supplied, state the reasons there
for. "9. As to the proper tentage, beds,
linen, medicines, food and all other
necessary equipment and supplies for
the uso of the hospital corps of the
army. If there was any lack of these
things at any time, state the reasons
therefor.
"10. Whether the medical staff was
efficient and sufficient at all times for
the- proper care of the sick and wound
ed, and if not, state the reasons there
for. "11. Such information relative to the
conditions and operations of the ord
nance and engineering1 departments
as will be of value to us in our investi
gations. "We have outlined briefly a portion
only of the information that we trust
you will be able to give us. It will be
satisfactory to have it communicated
to us in writing or by the chiefs of the
several bureaus in person, with the
submission of such rvcords confirming
their statements as they may be
pleased to hand to us.
"To aid you in complying with this
request there, is submitted herewith a
list of special questions to which, so
far as is possible, answers are desir
ed." INFORMATION DESIRED FROM
THE SECRETARY.
To Secretary Alger the commission
has addressed six queries for his re
pl y
"1. Plan of campaign proposed im
mediately after the declaration- of
war; was it intended to move at ot?ce
to Havana, or that the campaign
should be postponed until autumn?
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"2. When was the Santiago cam
paign determined upon?
"3. Why was Tampa selected as the
base of operations?
"4. Why were summer camps organ
ized at Fernandina, Jacksonville and
Tampa?
"5. When was the Porto Rico cam
paign determined upon?
"6. Why were the troops held on
transports for embarkation at Tampa
and not permitted to sail for several
days?"
The resolutions adopted by the com
mittee were as follows:
"Resolved, That the secretary of
war, the adjutant general, the quar-
general and the surgeon general be !
requested to transmit to this commis-
sion all complaints that have been re- j
ceived by them since April 1, 1898, !
touching the conduct of the war.
"9 That this rnmmissinn invites and '
is ready and will receive and consid- ;
er any complaints about the manage- :
ment of any of the various branches
and of the war department, from any !
person or persons; that we respectful
ly request that such complaints be
made in writing, stating facts that the .
party may know of his own knowl- i
edge plainly and in details, giving
names of any officers or enlisted man
who may be charged with misconduct
or incompetency, addressed to the sec- !
retary of the commission, at Washing
ton, D. C."
INFORMATION ASKED OF THE
MEDICAL, BUREAU.
The questions addressed to the medi- j
cal department are: !
"What was the organization of the !
medical department on April 1, 1898? ,
How many officers, their rank, how !
many hospital stewards and what was 1
the size of the hospital corps? '
"How many ambulances and litters
were available? i
"An army of what size wras the de-
partment able to completely fit out i
with medical officers, stewards and
hospital corps and necessary surgical
instruments and supplies of every
character? i
"Between April 1 and August 31, 1898,
what steps were taken for fully sup-
lying an army of 250,000 men with all
necesssary surgeons, stewards, hospital
corps, ambulances, litters, surgical in
struments and medical supplies of all
and every character?
"How many general hospitals were
organized, where located, how equip
ped and managed, number of patients
and number of deaths in each case,
between April 1 and August 31, 1898?
"How many hospitals were establish
ed at various camps, what were the ar
rangements for the care and comfort
of the sick and wounded, how many
sick were cared for at each camp and
how many deaths occurred?
"What, if any, railroad ambulance
trains were established, where were
they located and used?
"How many hospital ships were ob
tained, how were they equipped, how
managed and what work did they per- ;
pormj u nat arrangements were made ;
ami now weif me Airlines operating in 1
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines j c
supplied with medical officers, medical ' j
supplies and food for the sick and !
wounded?
"Were all vessels used in transport
ing sick and wounded thoroughly in
spected by a medical officer before
troops were permitted to embark, and
were they fully supplied with surgeons,
surgical instruments, medical supplies
of every character, potable water and
proper food for sick and convales
cents? "Were the armies operating in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines fully
supplied with efficient surgeons, stew
ards and hospital corps, and with am
bulances, litters, surgical instruments,
medical supplies of all kinds and
proper food for the sick and wounded?
"Why were regimental hospitals in
camps abolished and division hospitals
substituted?
'"How were the surgeons employed in
the field, in camps and in general hos
pitals selected? Was there any regu
lar examination required and as a rule
have they proved efficient and faith
ful? "How were the hospital stewards,
nurses and attendants selected?
"What, If any, complaints in writing
have been received by the surgeon gen
eral?" The information required of the sub
sistence department is outlined as fol
lows: "What was the organization of the
subsistence department April 1, 1S98,
the number and rank of officers and
number of commissary sergeants?
"What additions In number and rank
of regular officers and what number of
volunteer officers were appointed in the
subsistence department between. April
1st and August 31st?
"On April 1, 1898, an army of what
size was the subsistence department
prepared to fully supply with officers
and the necessary field rations and of
what does that ration consist?
"Between April 1, 1S98, and August
31, 1898, what arrangements were made
for fully supplying with. food an army
of 250.000 men serving in the field and
in camp; what was the field ration and
what was the ration in camp?
"What arrangements were mrule for
supplying the army in Cuba, the army
in Porto Rico and the army In the
Philippines, and of what did the ration
actually consist In each case?
"Were the troops in the field and
those in camps fully supplied at all
times with proper food? If not why
not?
"What, if any, complaints in writing
have been received by the commissary
general?
There are interrogations of a similar
nature addressed to the quartermaster
general.
The request of the adjutant general
calls for specific information as to the
number of volunteer troops for the
war, including officers and men. and
as to their distribution. Specific infor-
s I
ditions to Santiago. Porto Rico and the
Philippines, the inquiries in each of 1
these cases calling for the number of
regiments of regulars and of volun
teers with maximum number of troops
operating in each campaign specified,
with the organization of the command,
its commanding general, corps, divis
ion and brigade commanders, the num
ber of officers and enlisted men killed
and wounded and the number who
have died from wounds or disease. The
adjutant general is also requested to
supply the following information: Lo
cation of camps in the United States,
by whom selected; number of regi
ments and number of officers and en
listed men of regulars and of volun
teers at each camp; organization of
camps, names of commanding generals,
together with names of division and
brigade commanders, length of time
each camp was maintained and num
ber of deaths by disease at each camp.
The commission adjourned at 12:30
oclock until tomorrrow at 10 o'clock.
Washington, September 28. Secre
tary Alger has returned to Washing
ton. He Came to the war department
immediately after breakfast and was
soon besieged by a number of persons j
who have been waiting for his return. I
The secretary said that he had gained '
a ffreat deal of information as to con- j
ditions in the camps and hospitals by
hls inspection, which might take shape
in oinciai action soon, ite went to tne
White house and had a long talk with
the resident about army conditions.
He made a verbal report to the presi
dent on the inspection of the army
camps which he has just concluded.
During the interview Secretary Long
came over from the navy department
with a friend and jointed the party in
the cabinet room.
! On leaving the White house Secre
; tary Alger said he was much gratified
with the condition of the camps gen
erally. He refrained from specifical-
Iy charging exaggeration of conditions
; of camp life, but said the results of
I the trip of inspection were quite satis
factory. He had visited, he said, every
one of the camps, the hospitals and
the sick. He was gratified, and es-
pecially so, to find the men in the
hospitals Steadily improving and that
there were so many convalescents
where the odds against them from their
maladies had been great. Most of the
men in the hospitals, he said, were in
good spirits, cheerful and happy, and
brightly looking forward to the time
when they' would be well again. In a
general way the camps were kept sat
isfactorily, but there were, he conced
ed, numerous points which might be
improved upon, citing especially the
unsatisfactory condition of the sinks
at some points. At Jacksonville, he
Said, the reports seemed to show a
fairly large proportion of sick, but he
.said the percentage of sickness was
accounted for by the fact that the men
sick of all the regiments departing and
mustered out were kept in the camp.
"The main trouble," said Secretary
Alger, "which I found was perhaps the
matter of the troops taking care of
themselves. This was one of the great
difficulties encountered. At some points
the eating tents outside the camps,
conducted by private enterprises,
proved too tempting for soldiers and
the results of improper and injudicious
taking of food soon manifested them
selves in the general condition of the
men. These are things which some
times cannot be helped and where
there was a most rigid discipline along
these lines the improved state of af
fairs was very evident.
Secretary Alger said the report of a
quarters, at Lexington, when he was
inspecting that camp is a
absolutely
without foundation. Thore was no
scene, no high words and no excited
language. The secretary says the story
was made of the whole cloth. Secre
tary Alger and General.5 Ludington
and Sternberg each have letters from
General Wiley, who was reported as
having made accusations against
them, expressing his regret that any
such report was circulated, and de
nyinc them in toto.
THE WAR COMMISSION.
Only four of the commission appoint
ed to investigate the conduct of the
war were present at the forenoon ses
sion today, and in the absence of re
plies to the interrogatories sent to the
secretary of war and his subordinates,
very little business was transacted.
Colonel Denby was elected vice chair
man of the commission and in the ab
aence of Chairman Dodge, presided
over today's session.
The only important matter brought
to the attention of the commission was
a report by General Wilson, of the
engineer department of the army, of
which he is the chief. No statement
was called for from him, because there
were no charges against this depart
ment, but General Wilson being a
member of the commission, concluded
that to furnish one would be an ap
propriate proceeding. The document
was held for disposition bv the full
commission and, consequently, was not
given to the press.
A few letters were received from per
sons offering to come before the com
mission. These were replied to with a
circular letter of which the following
is a copy:
"Dear Sir:
"Referring to your communication
of , the commission re
quests that, upon receipt of this, you
will forward a written statement, giv
ing In as specific and complete a form
as may be practicable, all facts based
upon your own personal experience and
knowledge, that will aid the pending
investigation. This statement will be
for the information of the commission
only."
At the afternoon's session the
commission adopted a resolution
declaring that It would not act upon
requests from army officers and pri
vates for assistance in securing promo
tions, a change of camp and other like
favors. A large number of such re
quests haw been made and received
by members of the commission and it
was the unanimous opinion that it
would be highly improper for the com
mission, or for its members to give en
dorsement to any applications calling
for the action of the war department.
LAWTON'S SANITARY REPORT.
The following dispatch from Gen
eral Lawton has been received at the
war department Septembre 27th:
"Santiago de Cuba.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"Total sick 1,093, total fever 773, new
cases 120, returned to duty 170;
deaths 2. LAWTON."
General Lawton's report, made to
the war department tonight, indicates
no material change in the health con
ditions of the American troops at San
tiago. Three deaths occurred yester
day and 1,128 men are reported sick.
Major William Devine, brigade sur
geon of volunteers, has been honora
bly discharged, his services being no
longer required.
NEWS FROM PORTO RICO.
San Juan, Porto Rico, September 28
Word has reached here that a Porto
Rican residing at Aguadilla, near May
aguez, asked protection of both the
American and Spanish troops against
depredations by outlaws, which it was
predicted would occur.
In response to his request the Amer
ican authorities sent to his residence
two soldiers of a Kentucky regiment,
who arrived there Sunday evening af
ter dark.
The resident had not notified the Span
iards that he had requested American
protection and some Spanish soldiers
who had been sent to guard his house,
arrived after the Americans and mis
took them for outlaws. In the confus
ion resulting the Spaniards fired, un
fortunately killing one of the Ameri
cans. The name of the dead soldier
has not yet been ascertained. The in
cident is greatly regretted by the Span
iards. An informal meeting of the America
evacuation commission was held this
morning, but nothing of interest or
importance was done. The Spaniards
are offering at public auction large
quantities of army rations and other
government property which eannot be
taken home with them. It may be ex
pected that the evacuation of the is
land will be completed Very shortly.
Twenty-five per cent of the Ameri
can troops in the island are on the sick
list and it is impossible for them to
recuperate here. The sick soldiers, it
is said, could be sent home with mu
tual advantage.
A PITCHED BATTLE
Between Striking Union 7Iiuers and
Negro Miner More Trouble Feared.
Pana, 111., September 28. Striking
union coal miners and imported ne
groes engaged in a pitched battle in
the main street of this city tonight.
Several hundred shots were exchanged.
,None were wounded in the ranks of
the union men. The negroes were driv
en from the city to their stockades,
carrying with them, it is believed, a
number of wounded comrades. One of '
the negroes Is reported to have died
soo-i after reaching the stockade. Des- j
ultory firing continues at midnight
In the vicinity of the stockades. j
The trouble, which has been narrow-
ly averted between the striking coal
miners of this city and negroes im-
ported from the south to work the .
mines, was precipitated at 8:30 o'clock
this evening.
As usual, the negroes from the stock
ades at the Springfield and Penwell
mines were making demonstrations on
Second and Locust streets, the prin
cipal streets of the city, by parading
heavily armed. The union miners were
in session at their hall, where a Chi
cago labor leader was speaking. One
of the negroes appeared at the foot of
the miners' hall and engaged in a
quarrel with a union white miner. Of
ficer Samuel Smith immediately ar
rested the black man and was escort
ing him to jail when he was closed
in by a posse of negroes, who, point
ing their revolvers at Smith, threaten
ed to kill him if he did not release the
prisoner. Smith continued on his way
to the jail with the man. Union min
ers and others, meanwhile, went to
Smith's assistance and the negroes
were driven back.
Smith took his prisoner to Operator
George V. Penwell's store and upon
Penwell's standing for. the negro's
fine, he was released. Before Smith
had released the prisoner, however, the
negro posse had been re-enforced and
assumed a threatening attitude to
ward the white men. David McGavic.
leader of the union miners, clubbed
one of the blacks over the head with
a revolver, it is said. For half a block
McGavic forced the negroes to re
treat and then a few shots were fired.
The negroes retreated double quick
to their stockades, secured rifles, re
turned to Locust street and challenged
the miners to fight. The opposing
forces lined up in the street, the ne
groes with Winchesters, and the min
ers with shotguns, rifles and revolvers.
Neighboring business houses were im
mediately closed, lights extinguished,
and citizens generally sought their
homes. At the word of command fir
ing commenced. The first volley, it is
said, came from the negroes. The union
men responded with a volley and heavy
firing continued for five minutes. Much
of the shooting was wild and entirely
harmless to the white men who finally
drove their enemies in full retreat to
the stockades. The negroes are
thought to have carried several men
with them and one is reported dead.
A second encounter between whites
and blacks occurred twenty minutes
after the first battle, near the Penwell
stockade, but the firing- was scattered
and it is not believed to have been a
serious engagement. The miners had
full charge of the business streets at
midnight. Desultory rifle reports could
be heard from the Penwell and Spring
sides stockades, but no person would
venture into the streets near the mines
and very few are loitering about the
business or residence sections.
The union miners say the battle of
tonight is only a foretaste of what may
be expected to follow. They blame Op
erator Penwell for the trouble and say
they will tomorrow swear out warrants
charging him with inciting- tonight's
riot.
Governor Tanner "will be asked to
send militia to protect property and
to remove the negroes.
Senor Congosto Says all
are Dead
THE GUBAN QUESTION
Declared by One Who Ha Studied It to
be a Social, Not a Political Problem.
Cause of tbe Delay la tbe Evacuation
of Cuba Six Thousand Sick SpanUh
Soldiers Torals Bad C.cncralshlp As
signed as Cans of Capture of SauU
ago Spain's Future Navy.
New York, September 2S. Among
the passengers which arrived today on
the steamer City of Washington from
Havana were Dr. Jose Congosto, secre
tary general of Cuba, and Captain Fred
Sharp, of the Merritt &. Chapman
Wrecking Company. The City of
Washington brought forty-one cabin
passengers and a small cargo composed
chiefly of cigars and tobacco.
Captain Sharp thinks the collier
Merrimac, sank at Santiago harbor, can
be floated.
Dr. Congosto said: "The evacuation
of Cuba by Spain is a matter of time,
but when I left Havana everything was
progressing well. I do not care to en
ter into all the reasons for the delay,
but one of the principal causes is the
fact that we have over 6,000 sick who
must be taken care of and cannot be
left behind.
"The problem of the future of the
island is a difficult one, and I have
studied it without prejudice, and as a
result of this study of years I believe
that it is a social problem and not a
political one. UI course politics will
enter into the solution, but the great
question is how to bring the most
prosperity and the greatest happiness
to the people of Cuba."
Dr. Congosto was asked as to the
condition of the reconcentrados.
"There are no reconcentrados now,"
he answered with a smile.
"What has become of them?" was
the question.
"They are gone."
"Where?"
"God knows," was the reply.
"Do you mean to say they are all
dead?"
"That probably explains it better
than I can. It is a subject which I
prefer not to discuss."
When asked as to the establishment
of a new navy for Spain, Dr. Congosto
said: "Spain is still a great country,
and she ought to have a great navy
and probably will."
Discussing the fall of Santiago and
the surrender of General Toral, Dr.
Congosto said: "There were brave sol
diers at Santiago and if their leader
lacked courage he deserves to be pun
ished. Santiago shquld not have fal
len as it did and If Toral had not en
tered into negotiations with the enemy
it is likely that there would have been
a different story to tell today. It is
not true that the Spanish army there
lacked supplies and ammunition, for
they had plenty of both, which they
turned over to the Americans. If Toral
had pushed forward instead of retreat
ing toward the city, he certainly would
have caused a repulse. These are
things which he will have to explain."
New Jersey Democratic Convention.
Trenton, N. J., September 28. The
democratic state convention today
nominated for governor of New Jersey
Alvin W. Crane, the prosecutor of Es
sex county, and adopted a platform
which, in a measure, supports the
democratic national platform. The
convention, however, defeated a propo
sition to specifically endorse the plat
form adopted by the Chicago conven
tion of 1896. The silver men accept
ed the situation gracefully.
The platform contains the following:
"We denounce the gross, open, crim
inal incompetency of those placed and
defiantly kept in charge of the affairs
of the war department of the present
administration of the government or
the United States, resulting in the
needless loss of thousands of American
soldiers' lives, and the Infliction of
horrible suffering and tortures upon
thousands of the brave defenders of
the country's honor; and we charge
the present administration of the gov-
e-iment of the United States with be-
ir solely responsible for the horrible
results of Incompetency of government
officials, continued after the appalling
results were repeatedly brought to the
attention of the president of the Unit
ed States and his official advisors.
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deut and the Hough ICIder.
Saratoga, N. Y., September 27. The
republican convention nominated the
following ticket today:
For Governor Theodore lloomvilt,
of Oyster Bay.
Lieutenant Governor Timothy !.
Woodruff, of Kings, (rc-nomlnatti.)
Comptroller William J. Morgan, of
Erie.
Secretary of State John T. McDon
ough, of Albany.
State Treasurer John 1?. Jackel, of
Cayuga.
State Engineer Kd ward A. lkmd. of
Jefferson.
Attorney General John C. Ihivlcs,
of Oneida.
The following committee was ap
pointed to be an advisory board for
the state committee: Thomas C. 1'latt,
Chauncey M. Depew, Frank I Uncock.
Edward Lauterbach and Frank H.
Witherbee.
The convention was called to order
at 12:25 o'clock by Chairman O Dell.
Enthusiasm found free reign and tho
names of party leaders, both national
and state were cheered. The mention
of President McKinley's name in tho
address of Temporary Chairman Fayno
was the signal for wild and continuous
cheering and Delegate Charleu A.
Moore, of Brooklyn, capped the ( Umax
by asking for three cheers which wen;
given with a will.
Senator Horace White, of Syracuse,
was chosen permanent chairman.
The report of the committee on res
olutions was called for, but General
Woodford, chairman of that commit
tee, was not present to present it, tho
original draft of the platform having
been amended at the meeting of tho
committee.
The convention decided to proceed to
nominations, and J. Hyder Cody, of
Hudson, who nominated Governor
Black two years ago, took tho plat
form to perform again the same ser
vice. Mr. Cady was frequently inter
rupted with applause.
At 4:55 o'clock Chauncey M. I)-pew
took the platform to nominate Theo
dore Roosevelt. For some minutes Ir.
Depew could not begin his speech for
tne applause that ensued. The por
tions of his speech relating to McKln
ley were received with much applause
and there was a vigorous reception of
his tribute to Governor Black. When
Dr. Depew told of the charge of the
Rough-Kiders and mentioned Colonel
Roosevelt, the audience was almost
crazy. Every man was on his feet vo
ciferously cheering. When, Mr. Depew
had reached the point in hin HiM?ech
where he alluded to the non-effect of
Mauser bullets, two men rushed down
the aisle bearing a big portrait of Col
onel Roosevelt in Rough-Rlder uni
form. There was a three minute Inter
ruption and the picture was taken to
the stage and set up.
Dr. Depew finished at 5:25 o'clock
amid applause that was almost a pan
demonium. The nomination was seconded by i.
number of delegates and then Ellhu
Root, who had been substituted as a
delegate in the convention, was called
to the platform by the chairman and
made a long statement tending to
show the eligibility of Mr. Roosevelt,
to hold office.
The roll call began at 7:15 p. rn. and
was concluded at 7:41. The vote waa
announced as follows: Roosevelt 753,
Black 21S. Then the auditors and the
delegates rose In a great mass and
cheered. Judge Cady got the floor and
moved the unanimous nomination.
While the question was pending. Sen
ator Krum, who had supported Gov
ernor Black, said: "On behalf of Gov
ernor Black and his friends, I pay that
they will stand by Theodore Roosevelt
as he stood by the country."
I'l SIOMTS IX (OVFKIIFX K
It la Agreed That Fowler and Llojd
Will ISotli Coutlnue In the IUre-Ju-dlelml
Ticket to be Settled Later.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, September 28. The
populist and republican conference
committees adjourned this morning at
12:30 o'clock. The republicans met wltl
the populists at their headquarters.
Both Chairmen Thompson and Ilolton
declined to talk about the meetlnir
when they came out. I learn, however,
that the republicans agreed to support
Fowler for congress In the Third dis
trltc. A republican said that "Fowler
had made concessions." The republican
convention, which meets Thursday, will
be Instructed to endorse Fowler. Lloyd,
will run against White as a "figure
head." An agreement will be drawn
up and signed by Holton and Thomp
son. Matters in several counties were
discussed. Arrangements for the Judi
cial ticket were left to a subsequent
meeting.
A republican committeeman admit
ted to me Kluttz's election.
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