The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-16
THE DOLLY WARDEN QUILT.
CHARLIE UPCHTRCH'S CONEEN-
TION WAS FOUR PARTS Me-
GRO ANDONE PART OF.
FICE HOLDERS AND
OFFICE SEEKERS.

A few weeks ago there assembled in
Raleigh a gathering of the best and
most patriotic citizens of the county
Qook and see) delegates to the Demo
cratic County Convention. It was a
body composed Of the best farmers, bus
mess men, mechanics, lawyers, doctors,
and all other callings. It was con-
| vention of such character that any man
might be proud to say that he was
member of it. 1t nominated ticket Of
upright, consistent gentlemen who are
worthy of the support of every self
respecting white man in the county.
Yesterday another convention was held
in Raleigh. The contrast was striking
between yesterdays crowd Of reyenuers,
office holders, and negroes, and the con-
vention Of two weeks ago. Upon enter
ing the Hall, the first object that attract
ed attention was the great black cloud
that filed the place-negroes from Ral-
eigh, negroes from the country districts
had 50 out of 100 delegates. 1--WE ne
groes compose the Republican party"
was never better Illustrated. Nearly
every motion was made by a negro, and
the leader of the Wake Republicans
Chas D. Upchurch-was placed in nom
ination by an inkyblack son of Ham,
who hailed from Holly Springs. It was
a convention Of men who are not com
petent or patriotic enough to name a
tick, for the great county Of Wake. In
putting one Of the nominees in ra,nit3-
ton, negro saiC "We want mea .,l1oil
Democrats as well as Republicans will
vote for" and he added, "and Demo
Gratis will vote fer them, too" He was
appauded. Shame on the white man
and white men VINO make such a sp2ech
possible 1t was a slckening sight tc
hear negroes boasting that the ticket
they named would command the sup
port Of Democrats. The CHRONICLE
believes that the white men OF Wake
county will resent such a claim by beins
true 70 their own party. A vote for any
nominee Of their convention IS 3 RATIFI
CATION OF AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE Ne
GRoES' RIGHT To RULE WAKE COUNTY
Tnat is ali there is Of it, and the CHRON
ICLE has ii IDEA that Democrats who re
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lon2er led around and bossed by negroes
aua their allies.
l. any man nominated by yesterday !
convention wants the vote Of any Demo
crat, let him come out and repudlat
the convention that nominated him
Unless he does that, he shows that ht
prefers the favors and the votes Of th
negroes to the support of white men
, As he makes his bed, SO let him lie!
The Preliminary Caucus.
There were two acts in yesterdays va
riegated performance. The "bosses
knew that if they turned the negroe
loose in the convention they would illus
O trate what Delegate John hay said the
. reminded him Of: "What fools thes
e mortals be-" And SO long rehearsa
! was held in the court house IN the morn
: ing, and full dress rehearsal was had
The proceedings of the convention wer
cut and dried; the officers named; tn
: ticket nominated, and every fellow drill
q ed in his particular piece. 1t took som
= time to train all the actors in the perfol
= | nance, and the local managers had in
= ported Mr.. NJ. L. MOTT, the fiery SO
. of his daddy, who wants to see bayonet
:. at the polls IN North Carolina, to assis
n in the duelling.
q The First Round.
= This caucus was composed of M,
q ture Of men of every conceivable colo
and it was together laughable and di
gusting scene to see the whole raft hui
is dled together inside the bar, with no
q and then white man and nigger ru
~ bing their noses together white confa
"a bing over some unsettled matter. Tho
o "confabs" were also characterized,
W " some instances, by some familiar al
W loving and cordial arm embraces betwee
r white delegates and delegates Of all ct
- er hues and colors. It was so refreshir
m to see such loving harmony-eghty nj
If ger delegates and about twenty viii
a delegates ali "kanoodling' together
ar the white men pulling the wool over tt
,o eyes of the "niggers" and making the
of believe they were running the whole N
chine. 1t was very funny-no, it W
very disgusting to common decenc
~ Some of the niggers had on shirts th
hadn't had any intercourse with was
tub iu some weeks.
ssSumfin Fixed Up, Shop
Ia w ullo Cuo COmmltIoe WAS III COME
:. ence in the court house-wrestling
llS many ways with various matters
on long string of colored delegates "
on seen TO issue from the door and pera
no bulate toward bar. They we2t in
~ the bar. They soon emerged therefro
on smacking their mouths-some of the
AL smoking cigars-and as they fled ba
lal toward the court house, one aged a
M withered son of Ham who watched
~ whole proceeding from corner sentt
er- tiously remarked: 'Sumfn's been fz
RE up, sho y
I'D Subsequent events showed that the
I'D darkeys philosophy was not at fault.
wn J. Q. L. Harris is chairman Of
nd executive committee, and when the CO
yer mittee was in session an effort was ma
lis by Eaton Bledsoe to oust Harris. Bl
soc nominated Ham Jones for charm;
wv but Loges strength was little heav
.go in local way than some of the ''k
ne oodlers" thought it was. When this
Ian was developed, Ham Jones withdl
Mt. his own name, nominated Harris 8
md Harris was elected by acclamation.
an. Then there was lot of talk alb
to "harmony," standing together" e
81 | ond thic LITTLE talk did SarV:oa in