The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-20
THE LEXINGTON FROLIC.
Incidents CT the Joint Discussion
There Last Saturday.

Especial Correspondence to The Sentinel.)
LEXINGTON, Sept, 15.-Lexington has
had the biggest Democratic rally to-day in
its history. The Republicans had planned
for big Dockery ovation but the Democrats
got wind of it and completely walked over
them.
/ The two candidates started from Win
ston this morning. At Midway the Re-
publican crowd met Dockery and escorted
him this way At Ebenezer's church the
Democratic cavalcade greeted Judge Fowle.
Beth candidates rode in carriages drawn by
four horses. The Republican band was
drawn by two horses and two mules. they
say mules and niger candidates ought to go
| together,) the Lexington band playing for
Judge Fowle was drawn by four spanking
horses.
At one place where the Republican cav
alcade made way for Judge Fowle and
cort to pass the.e was negro in the Repub-
lican ranks who wanted to play "big Ike"
Geo. Bulla and the other leaders wanted to
make the negroes play second fiddle but
they couldn't This negro sung out as
Judge Fowle was passing: make way for
the Governor! Make way for the Govern
orp' That negro was right. although he
didn't know it. In the first place he was
right in demanding and taking privileges in
the radical throng because it depends on
the negro vote. In the second place he APP
piled the right title to Judge Fowle. Out
| of their own mouths they prophecy truly.
although unintentionally. Selah.
The parade was a fair one. Judge Fowles
followers numbered alb nut 500 white men,
while Dockery's numbered only about $50
and at least one third Of them was negroes
Of course the speaking was Democratic
victory Fowle took Dockery's scalp neatly
and completely, as he always does and he
made votes. At the conclusion, Zeb Walser
stepped up and presented Dockery boquet
wonder ifthey were gathered by eolored
"ladies'') and then NJ. HI. Pinnix came for
ward and presented Fowle with several bo-
quets with the compliments Of white ladies
of Lexington" That was a sumner for
the radicals, SO after the rejoinders, Geo.
Bulla, radical tawysr came forward and
said: 'Not in behalf of the white ladies of
Lexington but on behalf of the farmers of
Davidson, l present these stalks of corn to the
next Governor of North Carolina (meaning
Dockery.) Well, sir, Bulla thought he'd
made ten strike but he was badly mista-
ken. Judge Fowle arose and said: eff
you, 'farns>r" Bulla, think you and Col.
Dockery can fool the farmers of Davidson
county, then you are greener than your
corn (Whoops and cheers by the leather
lunged Democracy
After the speaking Judge Fowle's friends
crowded up to the courthouse steps and for
full fifteen minutes he held an ovation. The
white men of Davidson county crowded
around, glad to shake hands with man SO
pure and eloquent and one who has SO
effectually squelched the Pee Dee dema-
gogue.
Just as Judge Fowle commenced to shake
hands, farmer Bulla rose close 20 him and
said: Gal of Col. Jockeys friends come
this way and shake hands with the next
Governor" Then the negroes made break
for Dockery, but he skipped Where
he went / don't know, but it is my belief
that he slid out through the court house.
Now here's good one: Fowle said he
would agree to sign paper, pledging him.
self to use all his influence with his friends
not to vote for negro, even If he were the
nominee of his party if Dockery would
do the sane. He did this to disprove
Dock ery's statement about there being more
niger in the Democratic wood pile than in
the Republican woodward. What did
Dockery do? Why, he refused, thus dis
proving his own statements and showing
himself to the people of Davidson to- be
the demagogne he is.