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ror. fuUUliod Dally and Wankl v ; J. P. CM WFI,Ut4-tB-. )i. At ,.t'klfc.nor, . J. P.CAU WELU - Mitotan Mas KChrfCKtPTlON FftiCSr )l Taar,. ...-( I aouib..... ...fu I uuUM .LM Wl . K LT OII8KIVBM, OM TMT MA f3 i Months. WUaata. .,... I K OHSEKVEU OIHca W, Trade Street. riN'DAY, AUGUST ..' I IATIC NATIONAL TICKET : For President: ' , .. i VKR CLSVEUND. of NW York. "-.' For Vloa-PrwMeal . . ADLAI X. TBVBMUON.of lUlnolS. . DC-OCRATIC STATE TICKET. . ' for Ooremon KM AM CAttR, of Kdreoonibe, For Lieutenant Gomroon - a. a. DocauTOW.or Aiiasnany. sror Beetetatr of ; OOTA VID8 tXJKR, of Waket : - Fontate Twinirew DONA tD W. BAIR. of Wake. I For Superintendent af Pubtto lastruotloai I. 0. HCA KBUHUUO H. of Johnston. ' for State A mil tori R. M.fUktMAN.of Bunooasba. ..... for Auormr-OaMrali FHANK I. tMUUKNEof MMkleoburff. For Piusldentlal Hesters at Lars: c. a a vouch, of warn. LEU L.KNM, of Forsyth. For Jade Twain Judicial Distrieti OKU. A, BHUPOKP. of Bunoomba. - For Coot-roM Birth Districts .-" urUKMHAM & AMEXAMDKK, of Maekleatjursv THC WKAYKK BFATK : CONVEKTIOll AMD TICKET. The conglomerate mass of dlsaatisBed ntrti which mat at Ralelirh Tucsdsy and nominated fe State ticket, produced a result as conglomerate as Itself, and re Itself and the State genuine sur prise psrty. Everything seemed to go I v chance with it, ana a strange comm nation of elements on the ticket is the consequence. Ob aaturally thinks, when looking it orer, of tbe rhyme rrom . Mother Goose? r , s - Whea the pie was opened t' And Mm blid tiatran to sln, : Wasn't inataaalntrdlah i To sot before tba kluar : ; f a anheard-of msn has been noml- liuuJ'for the goyerBOrsblp of North t'ar' !nv lie may be the ablest man In t tii : uie or he war be the stupidest; vbut tbe fact remains that until nlgbt be fore last the OnsKBYER never heard bis name and never saw it in a , newspaper so far aa it can remember. New tbe ... nominee for : Lleutenant-Oorernor has bean beard of. in this section at least. He is aa old-time Republican revenue oillcer. who turned Democrat along about the time Cleveland came in. lie ' - has local fame as a temperance lecturer, nd, having aa eye to tbe main chance. be cast in his fortunes wun tue r armor Alliance when it benn to loom up, be came a county lecturer, or something of that sort, BBd a few months ago so far Ibid slde bis reserve as to announce that if nnthinr else would satisfy tbe members of "our BoMe order" he guessed he would ; have ' consent to ,. near the benaer of refawm" la the eighth coBtrees lonal dlstrlot. Tbebrethrea ooa seoted, however, to let him off natll the State ooa ventlon met, whea It was found that it could by no means esouse him. To use the phrase' of aa Aleiaader county mas, he is "vastly ignorant," and his name oa tbe Third party ticket will add strength to the Democratic party wherever be U known. vol. i nos. u Long, the candidate for Auditor, is another old-time Republican, formerly an United States postoince inspector. V The nominee for ludae of the twelfth district, MaJ. W, H. Malone, has boied tbe political compass. Borne fifteen years - ago be was a Democrat. Then he became RenubllcaB and of late has been a brin die tail. As to the Other candidates the . -OBflkBran knows nothing eio-p that lfaj. W. A. Outbrle, tbe nominee .for the Supreme Court, Is a gentleman of ability and etandin-. whom one aaturally looks for In bettor company than hlsassoclstcs aa this remarkable ticket. Tbe Third party Itself cannot but feel mrt back when It looks over this lay-out Certainly the composition of this ticket vruatlv weakens the cause In tbe Bute, It ie oue which Democrats have every reason to be satisfied with. . A WAKN1NO-OOI. BKIHSKR-B CASK. Col. Harry Skinner took a stabd lo ti. Tblrd oartr State convention Tuee day -A-bloh Is ere llteble to him, but tbe storm whitUeraisea aau tue inct m) be was pulled down after having been put up prove how true it is that one can not go a part of the distance with those people and keep tbelr favor, lie must go the full length or incur their dls pleasure to a greater degree than If be bsd never started In with them at all. If he gsgs ob any of weir vagaries or sug gutits the wisdom of stopping and consid ering before taking another advanced ktep, he at once falls under euspioion nd loses his InOuenof, if he is not open ly denounced as s traitor. . ' . ; Col. Bklnner position to a pitiable one. He started out on false path, and .knew 1U A part of his former affection for the old Stats lingered and be felt constrained to say that if ha saw a con r ; imry to divide the while people of the ; ' ite be must be at liberty to act accord' i. g to what he conceived to be his duty ; i V e l'-;lit of this knowledge. It wu s r !iiulHe tbst prompted him tossy t I t (' ' y howled him down. ; Any msu il i not forsake father sad mother It''! and cUUlreo snd follow Wesv- erlsra U not regarded as worthy of It. It matters not what peril threaten- the (Halt there must be no stop In U-S cuts afuir rainbows. Aad DOW Col. Skinner U !tkf cUliea without country; he U at all events a mau wit bout a party. ne forauok bis former political assoclstlons and baa been repudiated bjrtbe neweom- pan With which be sougut to true, it it trot be waa put on tbe electoral ticket, but under lock circumetaitcef that tt Is imoosslble that hit heart can be in the cause, and it cannot be that be ii to day a happy maa.: '.' - The Alliance if ooB-partln.B you know, but Butler did not hesitate to give out, Tuesday, that he intended to do hi it to take tbe balance of it over to tbe Tblrd party. Democrats who iutend to remain Democrat had Just aa well get out of It now aa later. Who's ExumT ran rstoov olab-thb kboobu at HAMU. TheOmucttVER has heretofore published citations from speeches msde by James B. Weaver, now thecaudldate of the People's party for President, in which while he wss a Republican, be heap ed tbe vilest abuse upon tbe Pem- ocrstle psrty snd especially the Booinorn winir of it and upon the soidtirs oi me Confederacy. We re-produce but one of these eitracts bow It Is from a speech be msde at Keokuk, Iowa, Heptember iu, 1K71. "The record of tbe Republican party appeals to tbe candid Judgment of all men as nnimpcauuBuiv, that It waa too lenient with the leading luiaiuinilii nnnanlrmtara. The same old gang, save those who were shot or bung, are again oonapirma; v r wmwwm tbs government nest year. Woe to themt r.ii.. IaithI hAut will f.rnah thiun and cruili them forever and forever out of all possible danger of sucn a raisrortune to our common country." On the tOth of July, 1888, this and tbs other extracts which we bare previously nubllahed were ouoted on Weaver in tue national House of Representatives by his colleague, Mr. Henderson, of lows, snd In reDlv to tbe reading be said: III l. un ,l,,i.U 1 1, at I llttrll If not tbe words contained in the extracts read before tbe House, words equally ss lorci M and snbstsntiallv similar. I have ,ililna t., tbn bai-k witb reirard to mv oourse on the Usu s that srose out of the war." It is fashionable to characterize such publications as those as "Democratic lies," but fortunately the proofs in tun aaa are bevond all sort of question The are contained In a copy of the Con grisalonal Record oUulr 11, 18m, wnicu is In the OiisKRVKR office snd which csn be seen by anyone who cares to examine it. VB DON'T KNOW AMVTHINO AIIOIIT IT, RtTT OOMMBMII THIS KX TKAOT TO THK BALISRUKY WATCH MAM, WHICH KNOWS A IX A IIOUT IT. Hem York Prow, Republican. The patriotic soldiers of tbe Union will not readily forget Mr. Cleveland's official attitude on peusions. There is uo possibility or deception or evaslou in mis respect, as it is a matter of record. Mr. Cleveland, during bis brief occupancy of tbe presidential chair, vetoed bv special meaasge ittO private pemlon bills. Iu addition to these there were forty-seven other pension bills killed by whst is knowa as the "pocket veto." Of tbe pension bills passed by the Forty-ninth Congress Mr. Cleveluud vetoed by mossage 101 at the first session and twenty-two at tue seconu aeaaion. He slso killed twenty-one such bills by "pocketing" them. In th Fiftieth Con-s-ress he vetoed bv messsire 103 at the first session and twenty-five at the second session, and twenty-six more by tbe "pocketing" process. Mr. Cleveland's extraordinary activity iu this direction Is made more manifest when we remember that all tbe l'rcsi dents from Waahinston lo Arthur Inclu sire sent In only 100 vetoes all told of bills of which they disapproved. Those who lore Mr. Cleveland for bis executive exertions In preventing gov ernment nrovi-tlon for the relief snd support of our meritorious but Indigent and wounaeu veterans, suouiu love mm profoundly and long. A BBVOLT IK THE WKST. .(krau Call Chairman Harrltj and Stat Thalr C'holoa. Hew York niapateh, Uth. Whea the Republicans yesterday were discussing the Louisiana muddle and the frosts In tbe jNortuwrst, uiairmau liar ritv had bis mind pleasantly diverted. A delegation of men In clerical garb went to the Democratic headquarters during the forenoon, and aakou lo see Mr. Ilarritv. Tbey proved to be Luth eran clergymen, and their name are Rev. Y. w. A. Voir., Prof. C. F. Hutu, Rev. J. Hcblerf and Rev. J. Schutte, of Wisconsin, and Rev. J. Urosse, of 1111 ntii. They called to tell Mr. Harrity that the Lutherans of tbe Northwest, and par ticularly of Wisconsin and Illinois, would vote the national Democratic ticket They explained lo blm bow the attitude of the Republicans in Wisconsin, in re stricting their rights la the schools, bad led them to elect a Democratic Govern or there, and assured him that no matter what be mlut lie told, the Lutherans were with he Democracy now. Tbey urged him to make special efforts to win the light in lllluois and Wisconsin, snd said that a urancii neauquariers at v-ui-raso would five icrmt encouragement. Mr. Harrity received his callers very courteously, ana saiu ne waa orerjoyeo at what tbev told him. Tbe visitors said tbst they came as Individuals, but being members or ainereni communities oi sim ilar views and purposes in their sections, they expressed tbe general feeling ol their people oa the subject, and that the support Of tueir element wouiu oe given to tue Democratic national ticnet. The Data af Uaa. lavanaan's Cawing, 1,-l.i.k Man and tlhaarvor. Hon. F. M. Simmons, chairman of tbe Stale Democratic executive committee, and air. it. u. viwan, cim icv-mMj. have received a letter from lion. Adlaf stevensoa, from which we make the fol lowing eitracts: . ll. .umnvAif Ilia Ina 1 .1 T I write a line lo say that 1 have Just oeterminea aa w uw nun a van North Carolina. - . -11 v.,nr iwinMt . I will make six speeches la your State, as follows: Oa the iAth, loth. 17th, 80th, 81st and tSud ..r aA.mKMV .Yn nan titilicaia the places and sdvlse me at your eonve- nienoa."i "' " ' i I .lit reach North Carolina via Knox. vllle Bad Ashevllle.'-v;''' ;r Hob. W O. Kwlng, of Chicago, win accompany me, auu tm a an tuq you deslsnate for me to spesk. - , . i x ours very iruij, . . A. E. Stevekson. . THE STATE AfEAVERS NOMINATE A MAN NAMED EXUM FOB OOVKKMOK OF MOKTH OAROUIA Aa Vatstms MaaMd fa tsn Tint (KBee a thm lata Cobb, af Barfct, tmt Llan SMaat 0-Tmr-DartiBa, af CSa-eland, far BMratarr af Btala. Aw. A Barry T1ht all Tran-n-smnno halHM for Dnnan Bat Dlda'l Rlaa Klt aad Vanad ta Vmma ixaa-sawat of Wild Jficltamaat Datalla of tka Moat K. markabla Canvaallan Bar Hald la the Btala. Bpaalai to UA Obaervvr. IUlbior. N.CAugust 10. The Stale lemocratle convention la May was a great and grand one. Tbe Third party folks have boasted tbst tbeir convention would be a "great outpouring of tne people." It materisllKed to-day and there was not anything in ita appear ance or its "brains" to make any Demo crat with a spine in the least fearful. There wore a good many people here yet the gathering could not by any stretch of fancy be called a great on. All save tbe most obstinate snd fanatical are real ly ashamed of what they are now doing or trying to do. There Is a good sprink ling of negro aoicgates, ranging in tue scale from tbe well-dressed town darkey to the Held band. To some people any assemblage of tbe Tblrd nartv seems formidable. Tbe Third party men talk and talk and talk. The more extreme and highly tlavored tbeir talk is the better il suits .the sver age mind. At 19:30 W. ft. Lindssy, the chairman of the Tblrd party State committee, called the convention of that party to order in Metropolitan Hall. He made an extreme speech, as becamo one of the most ex iremo metf In the party. He concluded by calling Marion nuiier to tue cnair. The latter went on to ssy thai; he had views that the Democratic State ticket should be supported but that Just as soon ss he found that "the people" wsnted the whole matter, State and National, in Third party bands he had promptly sub ordinated his own judgment to tbe will of tbe people, lie congratulated tne convention m the large numlier present snd urged its memners lo "be men, ssy ing their ancestors had fought for reform, but that this wss a greater battle ; with the ballot aud not with the bullet. (Applause). He urged harmony and entire unity and wisdom of action. "These men," be said, "kuow tbeir rights sod knowing dare maintain them." (Ap plause.) J. W. Denmsrk was made tem porary secretary. The committee on permanent organization was then raised, composed of one member from each dis trict. The following were named : Ii. F. Scarborough, W. M. Smith, Y. H Smith, R A. Cobb, II. Stlllcy, A. J. Gordon, B. It. Swaim, J. W. Parks. O. E. Hoggs. The following were placed on the com mittee on platform: W. P. Kxum, A. J. Dalby, Marion Uutler,J. M. liateman, D. II. Hill, II. B. Collier, J. E. Kimel, W. II. Malone, R. A. Cobb. There was a call of counties with a view of ascertaining whether there were contests, but none were reported. During this cell tbe reporters bad time to look about them at the faces of the delegates. It was suid bf the old hands thai a full third of the delegates wire Republicans. In the Vance county near ly every seat was filled by a negro. The hall was full and so were the galleries. Many in the galleries were in their shirt sleeves. The roll of counties showed that 10 of the INI counties wore not represented at all. It was a current remark in the hall that some counties hsd sent all their Third party men to the convention. Chairman liutlcr at 1 o'clock announced that aa the commit tees ou platform snd credentials would have to get to work be would adjourn the convention until 8 o'clock. This w accordingly done. It was &30 when Butler rapped the convention to order. The committee on permanent organization reported in favor of the temporary officers, with J. II. Lane and R. Ii. Klnsey as assistsnt secretaries. Tbe report was adopted Butler made more remarks thanking the convention for this additional mark of confidence. He said years bad been srienl iu planing and oriwnilrjK and to day the convention was here to act. He then submitted the report of tbe com mittee on platform, of wblcb be is chair man. There was applause for each plauk, particularly on demanding 6 per cent, luterost snd taxation of ail rail ways and endorsing the Omaha platform There was a demonstration aa Butler read the last plank. The convention by a rising vote and amid vociferous cheer icir adouted the platform unanimously. It then proceeded to select a candidate for Governor. W. P. Exum, of Wsyne. placed In nomination Harry Skinner, of Pitt. Nat Macon endorsed the nomi nation or Skinner. Hiram E. Slilley, or Beaufort, spoke or tssinnor as "the next II .... l XI....I.....II. 11 T II t ... UUTOIUUI UK A. W I . II V Ml I l . I. c. a . . .. uiiug, of Buncombe, spoke with great delight of tbe unanimity or tbls convention and de clared it reminded him or Omaha. He also seconded Skinner's 'uominatlon. Rev. Eaton, a negro delegate from Vance, seconded the nomination. An Anson delegate said Skinner could tear the hide off of both the old parties. There was a regular scramble lo endorse Skinner, some of the speakers saying the Third party movemeut must not be confined lo farmers and prohibitory lo lawyers and other professional men. The editor of the Vaoce Farmer spoke of Skinner aa Polk's successor snd predicted for him the most brilliant and successful campaign on record. Skinner was then nomiuatod by acclamation, and Chairman Butler said: "1 declare Harry Skinner the next Governor of North Carolina," and as Skinner took the platform repeated the words, wnile ibere was a great demon stration. Fk Inner said the nomination was a sur prise as he had expected to make the ngut not lor position, out lor principle, but that the wave la his favor was irre sistible. He spoke of himself as a pio neer on economic questions and said the Democratic party was bound by chsins of gold to wall street, lie bad regis tered a promise to vote against Cleve land and expected to do this and yet re main In the Democratic party, but the Early leaders had chosen to make Cleve ind the tea of Democracy, aud this had read him out of the party. It had read out all the men in this convention. He laid be did not desire office and before be accepted tbls position he wanted to say that If he found that the Republican party was by Ita conspiracy about to di vide the white people of North Carolina be must then have liberty to take bis stand for the white pcoi'le. ' Unless be waa given this liberty and given It freely be must decline the nomination; If It were so given he would accept. K delegate then moved that Col. 8kln Bar be called back aad made to explain what party he would support In ease be did not vote for Weaver. Tbla state ment of Skinner's was a bombshell. It brew the convention Into Instant uproar. Butler wild With excitement, left the chair. The delegates arose In wrath and some ef them spoke of l hem selves ss clodhoppers and baysceders, but swore they did not want to sell out. They shouted that they wanted a farmer put up: tbey wanted no uncertain- sound. They wanted a People's party man. There was thrust after thrust at emoner. i Delegates declared that they had come here to put up a straight ticket and that this body was made np of Republicans and Democrats. One delegate stepped to the front and said be bad it from Col. Skinner that the latter was la the bands of the convention aad the executive com mittee, for all time to come. At this sn- aouncement there was a great outburst and calls for Skinner. Nathaniel Macon shouted at Skinner "If tbe Republican party puts a ticket la the neid wui yon stay with us t" Skinner said he was not a seeker after this nomination; that there was a miscoBceptiOB of a remark of bis-, there was necessity for tbe pre servation of home government; that question was above financial reform." What be bad said was that "if the Re publicans threatened division of the while men of North Carolina in earnest, (not a Republican ticket put up under Democratic influence) be felt be ought not to lead the Third party " One delegate asked if the contest was between Eaves and Carr, who would Skinner support? Skinner said: "1 would support Carr." This raised a remarkable stir. That there wss a split wss evident One del egate shouted:" Nominations for Gov ernor are In order. There were shouts of take bis name'down." A motion to with draw his nsme was declared out of order by the chairman. Dr. JCxuut said he was deeply grieved to see how dissatisfied the convention was with Skinner. He wanted old man Davy Crockett's order. He then moved that tbe vote by which Skinner was de clared nominated be reconsidered. Twen ty-five men seconded this in a breath. There was another great clamor. One delegate moved to adjourn until 8 o'clock. It was tabled. There was renewed con fusion and Skinner suddenly stepped lo the front and whispered to Chairman Butler. Bkinner tbeu said ne bad tbe misfortune always to csuse a row. He declared that be Was the pioneer in finan cial reform and would support Weaver and Fields and the congressional ticket but would not longer permit bis name to be before tbe convention. He withdrew it saying: "I will support the men you nominate to-day." A. J. Dalbv said if Skinner would make renewed pledges he would favor him. Butler said be was authorized to say that Skinner had withdrawn, but if bis name was again put up he would sup port all. Jiutlertbcn declared mat mere would not be a Republican State ticket hence there was no necessity to take down tbe Third party State ticket. Delegates shouted : " We want to know what sort of man we have." T. B. Long replied i "We have been fooled and we have richly deserved it. I have always longed that a farmer and Third psity man be put up." He asked to withdraw bis second of Skinner's nomiu-tion. A delegate shouted : "Skin ner is largely responsible for the stale of affairs to-day; let us down him." To this came the response, "Put him down ; sit on him." A delegate begged the convention to adjourn so as to cool oil. Nat Macon said Skinner bad covered the ground and that if he thought Skinner would surrender this convent ou he would cut bis throat with his old knife. Many delegates begged the convention to ad journ, ssying that nothing could now be done. At this stago of proceedings Elias Carr aud F. M. Simmons were seen in the gal lery smiling at a scene unprecedented in tbe history of conventions In North Carolina. Ono farmer protested against adjournment saying he favored making "Brother Worth the next Governor of North Carolina. At this there was applause- A motion to adjourn until 8 o'clock was adopted. While this was being voted on JV C. L. Harris, Republi lican, proposed a resolution which he quoted to T. B. Long, pledging Skinner to abide ny the directions oi tue conven tion, tbe latter to assume all responsibili ty. Then Long and two or three others went amongthe delegations to sound them ss to their views ss to this new move ment. One returned and reported that his delegation did not favor the resolu tion. The roll call showed that there were 857 delegates. Chairman Butler announced that an immediate meeting of the State execntive committee would be held. At 8:13 the convention resumed its ses sion. A.J. Dalby, on behalf of the State executive committee, said it bad had a consultation and asked the convention to start with tbe nomination of Secre tary of State and that thus everything would be set right and no more mistakes like Skinner s nomination would be made. A delegate moved that each can didate come before the convention before nomination and definitely state his posi lion This was adopted unanimously. A Mecklenburg delegate said the conven tlon wished all the nominees to take off all their old political clothes and burn the bridges behind them. (Applause.) The convention took up the nomination for Secretary of State. Dr. L. N. Dur ham, of Cleveland, was placed in nomi nation aa was Marion Butler. The 1st ter said be hoped the ticket would be mado up without calling on him. He was In this fight and ready to fight to a finish. He said it was his purpose to gel all Alllancemen into the Third party and that he could not do so much for this work If he were a candidate. He added that large numbers of people have not made up their minds how they shall vole and that tt was important thai this first fight of the People s party be waged so as to catch the greatest number of re formers; "and we will catch them, too," he added. Exception was made in the case of Durham, who was alwent, and be was not required to pledge himself. Otbo Wilson, who had placed Butler's name before tbe convention did not with draw It. The ballot resulted as follows: Durham 803; Butler 177. Durham's nomination was made unanimous. For Auditor, Thomas B. Long, of Buncombe, Republican, was placed in nomination. He said be had burned tbe bridges behind him and was a bass singer in the eboir which sang mat grand old song "Good bye, old party, good bye. Long waa nominated by acclamation. For Attorney General the name of W. J. Peele was placed la nomination, but H. o. Wilson said he was not s candidate. The names of W. 11. Malone, of Bun combe. R. II. Lyon, of Bladen, and R. Z. Llnaey, of Alexander, were presented. Tbe man who put up 1 Inney said the latter was "weak on tbe railroad plank," aad this defeated blm. Malone'a name waa withdrawn. Ona delegate said a Sreat many Third party men were very oubtful of the feasibility of discussing the railway plank In tbe platform In tbls campaign, me Danot resuiteo: iyon 80(1. Linn v ISO. . For Superintendent of Publlo Instruc tion tbe Barnes were presented or itev. John Ammond, of Madison, Marlon But ler. Rev. J. W. Woody, of Guilford Col lege, J. K. S pence, of Chatham, aud J. Mo. Sample, of Mecklenburg. Woody waa nominated on tbe second ballot. For elector at large, Marlon Butler waa Bomiaated by acclamation. Tha name of Harry Skinner was then pre sented, aad alter tnucn speasing and great noise tbe vote was put and he was declared nominated by acclamation, though there was a sharp rattle of noes. Skinner waa callod for, but was not present. -fV 'V;' i-i' ' For Associate Justice, W. A. Guthrie, of Durham, waa nominated. ' For Judge of the twelfth district, T. B Long placed la nomination W. II. Ma lone, of Buncombe county, saying he waa 13 yeerl in advance of the People's party; The nomination was by acclama tion. - , Tbe choice bit of work for the evening was then taken up the nominatioa for Governor. Jt. N. Hardy, of Wsyne, pre sented tbe name of Dr. W. P Exum, of Wsyne, aad another the name of James M. Newborn, of Lenoir. W. H. Worth was boomed but bis asms was withdrawn. Dr. Exum laid he stood ty the people, witb the people and for the people, and would be there until the fight was over. He was for tbe Ornah plat form without tbe crossing of a t or the dotting of an L Applause. The result of tbe ballot was Exum 283, Mewborn S20. At this announcement there was great cheering and tbe nomination of Exum was made unanimous. For Lieutenant Governor there was an attempt to nominate Mewborn by W A.iUIHlLUU , UU, MimMta J'lvivw.-i, I ( . v , I. n MAn nnilit ftst Ii frnm tliA WMt ' Mcwborn's name was withdrawn. The names of R. A. Seawell, of Moore, R. A. I Cobb, of Burke, It. Z. Linoey, of Alex ander, and J. S. Peace, of Granville, were p'aced in nomination. Tbe friends of Llnncy withdrew bis name. Tbe result of tbe ballot was: Cobb 328, Seawell 78, Peace 88. For Treasurer W. n. Worth was placed in nomination. There was a dem onstration and a motion to make tbe nomination by acclamation, but Vat Ma con protested and placed before tbe con vention the name of George W. Ford. Worth was overwhelmingly the choice. lu tho same row Of scats wun tue Cabarrus dcli-palrs sat four black negro delegates from Vance county, beaded by Allen Eaton, who persisted until he suc ceeded in seconding the nomination of Skinner, although Chairman Butler tried to cut him off by asking bim If he bsd a nomination fo make and ssying tbst on ly nominations were in order. There were other negro delegates besides those from Vance. The Governor s private secretary was today sortiug a great mass of papers, in the way of recommendations of various gentlemen for the vacant place on tue Snprome CnurV bench. Tbe appointment III I made next Monday ana will be on the Governor's own responsibility. This decision tf the Governor bos the seal of popular approval. Judge Mao- Hae s friends appear confident that he will bo the lucky man. He certainly has a great number of endorsements and his friends have been marvelous workers. State Treasurer Bain does not improve, and it is no secret tbat his intimate friends are concerned at bis condition. Your correspondent met Mr. F. T. Walser, secretory of tho Republican ex ecutive committee to-day, and asked him what was going on. Mr. Walser said: "We are not sending out much literature yet, from our headquarters here, but are confining our work mainly to organiza tion. There is toj my mind no doubt that the Republicans will have a State ticket. Iftbo administration takes any hand in this business it will be to see that there is a State ticket, for e cannot preserve the individuality of the party if we let it be absorbed bv an v other psrty." Mr. Elias Carr was seen to-day. lie Is by no means displeased at tbe outlook, and said so with a smile. TBE VIROINIA STATE ALLIANCE. A Rather Thin Attendance-Bat Blight Growth Within a Year Tha Prcaldeat'a ConaerTatlre Addraaa. Riciimohd, Va., Aug. 10. Tho annual convention of the Virginia State Farmers' Alliance ossein Id od in tbe hall of the House of Delegates to-day shortly afterly 12 o'clock. About 100 members were present, a much smaller attendance than was expected. Tho body was presided over liv Malor Mann Page, the State president. Upon the completion of the roll call by secretary Biivey. Dele gate Winston, of Hanover, moved that the body be purged and tbe rest of the proceedings be conducted behind closed doors as usual. There was some objec tion to this, but the motion prevailed. President Psge then delivered his an nual address. His utterances were sur prisingly conservative, containing np advocacy whatever of the Third palsy. In the beginning of his remarks be touched upon the financial issues of the day and urged his hearers to devote their energies to Dutiding up a sound mone tary system. Continuing, he said: "While tbe number of Alliances and their membership have not increased during the past year as we hoped and desired, yet the efllciency of our organiz ation has been greatly strengthened through the formation of legislative councils, and the visitations of our State and district lecturers have dote much to educate our people and to infuse new life into languishing Alliances, Some districts, I regret to say, have not been so efficiently worked as tbey should have been, owing to the election of district lecturers who were unable to discharge the arduous duties of tbe position. The failure of many of the sub and county Alliances to collect and remit promptly to tbe Mate Alliance has seriously embar rassed tho executive committee and leg islative council In the prompt discharge of the duties devolved upon them. Thus through the want of means it has been impossible to supply the demsnds "made for speakers and lecturers, but ll is very gratifying and encouraging to know that the people from every portion of the Mute are taking a deep interest and clamoring to be educated In Alliance principles. Next he indulged in an attack on tbe '-partisan press" charging them with In terfering, witn tue growin auu harmony of tbe order. Referring to tbe political situation be said : "Let me remind you .that the Farmers' Alliance and Indus trial Union is not a political paity, since the obligation taken' by each member guar -n tees to him the freedom of bis re ligious and political views ; but we all stand pledged by our obligation to sup port the constitution aad laws or our or der; aad statutory law, No. 20, expressly declares that 'all resolutions that shall be adopted bv the national council shall be laws governing the membership of tbe order.' " etc , . ne spoke of the memorial presented by tbe legislative committee to the last uon gross and wanted to know "whose fault was It that tbe free silver bill was not passed." In concluding be referred feel ingly and appropriately to the death of the late voionei l,. u. rois. it is said that tbe Third party people will make aa effort to cap'ure the convention : for Weaver aad Field, -: ,. v ' Mlchlgaa IkMrata In Caaveatlan (a -t Ung Handi far Nawlnattaa. Grahd Rapids, Mich., Aug. 17-The Democratic Stale nominating convention assembled at noon to-day. In calling It to order. Chairman Dan. J. Campao, mentioned Cleveland's name and the convention went into enthusiastic con vulsions. A letter from Governor Wlnans declining a feaominalioa was read, la which he spoke of the apparent division in tbe party aad of the opposi tion to his candidacy and referred to his financial views, which were not In accord with a large element of the party- Under these circumstances he could n t accept a renominat ion and he declared be would not If asked. The declination of Audi tor Gen. Geo. W. Stono was also read. J. M. Westoa was Introduced as tempo rary chairman and ho made an addreia mentioning the names of Dickinson, Cleveland and Stevenson, which were applauded. Tbe convention appointed committees and took a recess until after dinner. ' - ' : . ' " WKATKBITBB AT SALIHBtJKT. Tbey Baanlaale a Tlokat U Bawan aad Oaa far tha MTaatb. IlUtrktt Stt afar ;' fa eanj,i,:;;(.- pseialtotba Obmrrar. - Saukbpbv, N. C, Aug. 16 tbs Third party baby waa bora here to-day. Between , 200 aad 800 men, the full Tblrd party strength in the county, wars present. The convention was called to order by C. L, Brown, county cbainnaa, who appointed Prof. F. B. Brown tem porary chairman and J. C. Bernhardt secretary. ' Prof, Brwn accepted la a stereotyped speech. After prayer A. C, Shuford, of Catawba, was called upon to explain the necessity for tbe .Third party. Ilia res ions were that tbe Demo crats had failed to let the Third party people control their county convention! and had tried to nominate a founder of tbe plaid trust for Governor.- The Dem ocrats were roundly denounced for their failure to pass the free coinage bill aud because of the passage of the free wool bilL After the speech the temporary or ganization was made permanent, Tbs county officers nominated are: House, F, B. Brown and Jesse W. Miller: -sheriff, B. A. Knox; register, J. W. Bloanj treas urer, T. C. Watson; surveyor, J. C. Bern hardt; cotton weigher, Charles Sbuping; coroner, S. R. Harrison.- A county ex ecutive committee of oue member from each precinct In tha county was elected and the same were made delegates to the senatorial convention at Lexington. Adjourned. ' Immediately after the adjournment of tbe county cenvention the congressional convention met. Every county in the district except Stanly was represented. Oaly about thirty were present outside of tbe Rowan delegation. II. A. Forney, of Catawba, was chairman, and J. C. Bernhardt, of Rowan, secretary. Forney mado a speech calling tbe delegates brethren and claiming everything for the Third party. 0. Ed. Kesler, of Cabarrui, made a spread-eagle speech, nominating A. C. Shuford, of Catawba, for Congress. The nomination was seconded by every county and was made by acclamation. In putting the vote Chairman Forney asked all the brethren favoring Brother Shuford to rise. Forney, of Catawba, wss nominated for elector by acclamation. Shuford and Forney accepted, as did county candidates F. B. Brown and Knox. Kesler, of Cabarrus, made another speech, ridiculing the Democracy and promising everything for Weaver. Knox and Watson, candidates for sher iff and treasurer, are straight Republi cans. Despite the hurrah to-day Rowan will roll up a big Democratic majority In November. Hon. Jno. 8. Henderson and Shuford have a joint discussion in the court bouse to-nlgbt. CONTROVERSY BRWCIR PKBACHKB AMD EDITOR. Tha BnhjMt la Politic, af Which Gaitoa Han Har Share A New Depot for Oaa. toala. Special to the Obienrer. Gastonia, Aug. 16. Tour correspond ent wishes to correct an error made by him yesterday. The proportion or wutte to colored in the Republican county con vention should JJre been given as 8 to 2 instead of viceVersa. The two leading subjects of interest here are the controversy between the Gazette and Rev. F. C. Hickson, pastor of the Baptist church, aud the new depot to be built here by tbe lticbmond and Danville company. 1. The controversy arose out of certain charges made by the Rev. Mr. Hickson in his pulpit a week or so ago against the county uemocracy. uis oojecuoni to the ticket arose from alleged prohibition scruples against two of the nominees- one of these being Mr. j. a. Wbite, nom inee for the House. There are now four candidates in the Held: Democratic People's party, Prohibition and Repub lican. What makes the ruatti very lu-, terestlng is tbe fact that on tbe cetv6f Mr. Hicksbn's denunciation of tbe Dem ocratic nominee, the Republicans nomi nated for the House Mr. L. L. Jenkins, who is a deacon in Mr. Hlckson's church, and the only pronounced anti-prohibition candidate of the four. Admitting that the Democratic ticket isantl, the question arises, will Mr. utckton's peo ple take whiskey and sound Democracy, or whiskey and rank Republicanism, or vote the Prohibition ticket f It is likely that they will vote as they please, re gardless of dictation. vV : 2. The new depot will be built a few rods west of the present one. Tbe tracks will be thrown further apart, a new street will be opened, and the grounds win be enlarged, set in grass and nower ing shrubs, and otherwise beautified. SODTHKBM CKUP KB PORTS. ' A flenarnlly Dafnvarnbla Showing Bat , Might Be Wane. , Wash! rotok, D. O., Aug. IS The weather bureau . weekly crop bulletin contains the following report from South era States : - ; . r VinotJtiA Temperature averaged t to 4 degrees above normal.'- Corn, tobacco, gardens and pastures suffering' badly irom urougni. . v -. ' South Caeolim A Average tempera tuV Cotton has not maintained lis fa vorable condition la redone of drought and the injury is permanent and beyond the remedy or rains. Groroia Warm, sun shining - la northern portion with light showers. Too much rain and insufficient sunshine In southern portion, cotton badly dam aged by rust. Cotton picking commenced in all southern counties. ; ; - FIOrid A Rainfall badly distributed, with injury to crops. Crops injured by wind, damage to property by lightning. U Alabama Temperature about nor mal. IUlnfall in excess; showers quite heavy in some sections. Crops la good growing condition. v; erfe-v-.-, .;v ;: ":- '' Mrssiseirn Temperature slightly be low normal., Heavy local showers In some localities; rainfall sufficient else where. General conditions favorable. Louisiana Continuous rains have damaged cott m appreciably, cane slight ly and interfered with rioe harvesting. Caterpillars and boll worms - in some northern parishes; none elsewhere. Dry weather bttdly needed. . r--i ' Tax as Haia above normal over south ern portions; below over, north west por tion, t otton picking retarded by rain in southern portion. Plant suffering for rain in northwest portion. Worms re ported from nearly half the cotton coun tries but no damage yet. ' ''"': North Carolina Temperature above normal. , Drought prevails everywhere; fodder pulling and tobacco curing pro gressing.' Cotton and peanuts somewhat improved. Tobacco and corn suffering from lack of rsin. It is understood that - ex-8enstnr Spooner will' be the Republican candi date for Governor of Wisconsin. HOT WEATHER; FBILOBOPHT. Let as mb an our way, free from sorrow's tm- As oonteut with ounelTBS ss a BMW from Chl- . oairo. Let ui rel our best day, tbs One fmast from . Is the day 'af ta yesterday, Just ton to-mor- " tow. Thongs tls hot enough Mrs let us think bow aim antarwr Is the '-k) aerate aaa of, earth's molten tote- : - rlor! ........ .. '.! ThoughHls hot enough bars art tu oooi our By the thoughtof the eoM hi the tatersteuar apaoeaj ... Though wo-rn lutlisiHf red a a fumaoe burnt let ua think of the snow-drifts and ioe of De- oember; Though Sol In his terror grows stronger and . . atrrHitfMr Yet the sun will t reeaa up In tea Billion years ' Thonrb the sub through the heavens rides bis . vi j urcyuja -... In a few million mara hall h mU m an li-lnla So let ui rejoice at that grand oonauinmatioo, awifiuw nappy ana ingia la aatiuiyattofw : , -Bam Walter Fots In Yankee Blade, SHOCKINQ CBIMB IM VBIOM. A B ratal Vgn Wenaaa Beata a Child la Iaata-Tka Vina lu Jail A White Man Shaota a Megra Orar PaUUes-A liar ba eua at Sfaaroa-Whaa Haaaoua Camas. ' Correspondence of the Observer. ' Monroe. N. C. Aui. 16. The most brutal and horrible negro murder that has ever . occurred in this county, took ntnee last r riaay at tne corner stone of Union and Lancaster counties, and in connection witb the murder there was also oue of the most brutal whippings inflicted that haa perhaps ever taken ' place In the county. Charlie Young and his wife, Elizabeth Young, had living with tnem two of their nieces, Amanda Allen, aged 12, and Becky Allen, aged 7. ii7Abetn was boss of tne bouse ana whipped her husband when she pleased and did the same with the children, and the brutal whippings she frequently gave the two children formed a general ' topic of conversation for the neighbor hood. Some lime last week she brutally beat to death the oldest child. The death is said to have taken place Friday morning and tbe body waa buried with out an Inquest being held Tho foul , play leaked out and last night Coroner J. D. A. Hecrest, summoned l)r. J. M, Blair to hold a post mortem examination, and a jury of six men, and went there aud ' held an inquest. Tbe murder took place 60 yards this side of tbe State line and the body was buried about 800 yards the other side In South Carolina. When everybody was ready, though there were at least five hundred negroes pres ent, not one of them would volunteer to assist in exhuming the body. White men performed the task and the coffin was brought into this State and tbe Jurors opened it. Tbe body was found to have been literally cut to pieces with a strap or whip of some kind and the forehead waa crushed iu. It was agreed by all who saw it that tbe whipping could not be exaggerated. Witnesses were then examined and all their testimony agreed tbat on the morn ing of tbe death the colored girl had been beaten' into jelly, and her skull broken, ' and that prints of cords were seen where ber wrists were tied. Tbe face wu beat en till it was a soft, jelly-like mass. The female defendant took all blame from her husband and said she would bear It; that she whipped the girl, but did not kill her. Tbe story was full of contra dictions and unreasonable statements. The other girl was shown to the jury and ber back had been literally Cut to pieces with a switch or whip. All the evidence went to show that the negro woman was guilty of mast cruel and brutal treatment of tbe two children, and she and her husband were committed to jail here, to-night. Every one present agreed that he had nothing to do with the murder, more than that lie kept quiet tend allowed bis wife to commit the deed. She is black, with big mouth, thick lips and appears to be about 30 years old, snd has the appearance of a Send incarnate. The whole affair created a sensation among the negroes in that section. The defendants came from South Carolina a : year ago. A shooting affair took place ia Jackson . township Saturday, between a negro and :' Mr. Lum Hudson. Their trouble was over politics, and the darkey was shot in the arm, seriously but not fatally. : ; ' ' The Cleveland and Carr Democratic .' club had a grand rally last night, and set in motion a grand barbecue for the 24tbHan when Senator Ransom will be Jtaiar-"" JsftejmJSiiwufrtfWmxiMyrt left ' 'yesterday for Baltimore, where be goes Into the drug business. . - - ' , The Per Capita Currency la the Unite ; Richmond Times. -L ' . It is stated In our report of tbe dis cussion last Monday at Goochland Courthouse between Messrs. Raskins and Wise, for the Democrats, and J. Ussklns llobson, for the Third party, that Mr. llobson said the currency in n this country amounted to only $9 per capita. If tbls were true we do not see , how it would justify a Third parly, if a man bas got only 5 we bob no way by which an act of Congress to be passed by the Tblrd party csn give bim $10.': We know of but one way by which a man's money can be increased and that ' ia by working to increase It, by selling" something that he ' Bat got for money. If the currency waa $1,000 tbat would , not give the farmer any more than he . has got unless he has something to sell. . But Mr. Ilobson'a statement is an ab surd misstatement. The per capita of currency in tbe United States Is fir times what be stated It to. be. During tbe debate on the silver bill which took place In the Senate last spring Mr. Bber- ' man called oa tbe director of the mint for a statement of the per capita of cur rency, coin ana paper. In various coun tries of the world, and his statement of ' It can be seen in tbe Congressional Re- -cord, Vol. 28, p. 5384, Fifty-second Con-", great, first session. For the United Bute the per capita is $25.62; for Great Britain, $17.00; for France, $48.11; for Germany, $16.40; for Austria, $.(!; for Russia, $8.02. So that tbe per capita of I the United States la greater than any of these countries except France. Bomathlnft Think AhautT -BaMgh WeWs snd Observer. ' It should be a tweet morsel for white men who propose to vote for Stroud to ' know tbat be walked up to a colored ' delegate ia tbe congressional convention . day before yesterday and shaking hands . with him, saidi "llowdy, do, brother." When suebmen asStroud make aaeof such public expressions aa to declare that tbe Democatio party is as willing to place tba force bill upon tbe South aa the Repub- ) lican party, the white people la whose t midst tbe traducer and slanderer mado the statement may well be set to think-' lag.- : ' 'i-.',.;...,.-.;.. ,- t; ' :' Ha DnaaiBt a Bmuk. Greensboro Baoord. . -. . -v . " A gentleman In Greensboro, who ia a i strong prohibitionist, dreamed the other nizbt of being on a bis drunk with tiro- ' ver Cleveland. Don't get drunk, but if you do let it be ia a dream and with some sound Democrat like Grover. . An Immense amount of dsmap has been done by the grasshoppers in lluron. Oh ls and i adjacent counties to the oat and other growing crops. 1 Whole fields of outs bsve been destroyed in some districts. ' ; 1
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