The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-21

lhe INSIDE history or the hepuDu-
can effort to carry North Carolina in
the recent election, or, failing in that,
to carry some of the Congressional
districts, has finally come out. It is a
curious chapter in political history.
Early in September, 1888, slight,
dark young man arrived in Raleigh,
n. c., from New York city. Ostensi-
bly, he had come to accept position
as type writer and stenographer at the
headquarters of the North Carolina
Republican State committee. As he
was expected, and as his real mission
was known at Republican headquar-
tiers, he readily secured the situation.
The slight, dark young man passed as
Fred w, Lynn. Chairman Eaves and
Secretary Harris alone Of all the Re-
publicans in North Carolina knew
what the real object of Mr.. Lynn's
visit was. .E ..,,,.. -,aff.a
WORKING AGAINST HEAVY ODDS.
The new sstenographer" lost no
time. Northern political methods
previously unknown were at once re
sorted to. Lynn studied the local sit
uatiOn. In two weeks I. series of. doc
uments was ready for distribution.
The tariff was not quite the topic, but
the internal revenue, the Blair bill
and the color line were. The color
question was made much of. The ne
gro domination bugbear had to be
frightened away.
There was not q Republican daily
newspaper in the State and only five
or six weeklies that could he counted
upon for aid. There were few local
committees and NO general idea of q
State machine. In a dozen or fifteen
counties every yearsit had been the
rule to put no tickets in the field. So
this slight, dark young man from the
North had his hands full. In three
weeks the "stenographer" must have
assistance. He wrote to Senator Quay
that the Republican State executive
committee of North Carolina needed a
stenographer to its "stenographer." "
So one merning CD Freeman. who
registered at the Yarboro House as q
Philadelphian, turned up. The result
was that local advertisement in due
time announced that "Freeman and
Lynn" had opened q school Of steho-
graphy and type writing. The out
ward resemblance of this stenographic
school was kept up vigorously. II
was only few blocks from the State
committee rooms and in the fictitious
81, ,hool, Freeman and Lynn" we're re,
allv doing great part of the heavy
work !. f the Republican campaigns
THE "s, NOR PARrNER" AT WORK.
aSeuior partner' freeman and
messenger Of t.he Democratic Statr
COMMITTEES. beeam cronies, and thu
Democrat one day, n burst of con
tidence, told him that he could regis
ter and vote if he had onI" been IN Inc
State one day, and he w0ulo see aoou'
it for him.
Before Lynn had escaped from. the
iown on the day of election 3Q0. .OIt
documents. printed mostly Ia The
North, had been distributed in IN
mense express packages and laden
mail bags. Thousands of letters were
written Business-like Northern meth
DDS we're everywhere introduced. The
counties were no longer permltsed u
un themselves, or not run themselves
rs they chose. If there were ten vo-
ters anywhere in township, the name
Il TIE one most reliable was secured
and he was deputed to bring the wav
ering over to the right side and urg'
| Them to vote. Yet the work was Pur
sued with such stealth that the Demo
efa1ic ota.e ccenHit'ee uiu NOV Auo.
:. spa'e d ~ tsa .ne .nsaseu aS .;,. .Ss,
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