The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-21
letters and was twice ordered to leave

letters and was twice ordered to leave
the State. -.
The week before election was a
reign of terror in all the towns Uni
ted States supervisors were threaten
ed with lynching if they attempted to
do their duties. Red Shirts, an imi-
tation, and good one, Of the old
Ku-klux, sprung up in the dangerous
places. Democrats everywhere arm
ed themselves. On election morning
the gun stores of Raleigh and other
central towns were empted. A clerk
in one fire arm shop at the State cap
ital told Lynn Monday afternoon that
he had sold 500 revolvers between
noon and sun down. Private orders
were issued to the Governors Guard
at Raleigh to remain under arms on
election day. The republican county
chairman of Ans"n county was kept
in Jail several weeks because he dared
to distribute republican tickets, aud
the Republican workers generally
were locked up cn the slightest pre-
tense, and many precincts held no cleo
tions at all.
''DICK" QUAY APPEARS.
In the midst of all this threatened
violence Richard Robert Quay turned
up. When he was yoangster and
nsed to 60 fishing with his father in
Florida. he would enjoy coming in
and boasting, with pardonable pride
for such lively son of such sire,
about his wonderful hauIs, so that the
old gentleman, with pardonable pride
for such lively sire of such son,
nicknamed him the "Porpoise, because
he was accustomed to blow So much.
Some natural historians maintain that
the porpoise does not blow, but the
propose" is "Dick" Quay's family
nickname to his day.. -1.
Ten days before election the silent
Pennsylvania wanted some better
news from the slight, dark young man
wnom he had entrusted with the North
Carolina campaign than he could get
by wire or mail, or even by tunnel.
So he. sent "Dick" down. He tele-
graphed Lynn:
Look out for the porpoise." .sls
The dispatch was not signed but
Lynn knew, of course, whom to ex-
pect.
En- route, Richard Robert Quay
telegraphed to Lynn that he would
arrive in Raleigh at such a time, and
sign himself "R. R. Roberts" The
conference was entirely successful.
Roberts left some information, and
took away some. He escapea or the
next train, and smiled compl aisat
smile when he had doneso
| The partners" of the house of Free
man Il Lynn vamoosed in much more
DANGER During the last and intensesi
week Lynn had been repeatedly urged
by his friends to 60. They were nc
towards; they would stick it out to the
end with him. One man offered t,
arm himself from sole to Gown and
sleep with this slight, dark young man
if need be. But the Republican lead
ers oould not help fearing that if the
real cause Of the excitement should he
discovered, it would go hard with
him. Chairman Eaves had been re
peatediy threatened with lynchine
and assassination IF Lynn were t
be discovered, they said, it would meal
murder in minute. Finally he list
ened to their advice The train hae
been laid and the explosion would b.
sure to follow just the same, and wheth
er he remained or left, every jot o
fraud would he committed just th'
same Late election afternoon clerl
of the State committee lugged his port
manteau to the station and bough
him ticket for Washington. A few
minutes before 5 Lynn followed leis
urely, found his baggage where th'
clerk had hidden it and his ticket il
one of the car seats, where it had beer
carefully bestowed, and was ofb ant
away.