The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-30
THE OPENING SkIRNISH.
THE COUNTY CANVASS BEGUN
AT CARY yesterday.

Capt. Page Shows the People Who to
support For Sheriff--And Mr.. 4 c.
Green Leaves but few Remains of
"Brer.: Neacham.
The county campaign opened at Cary
yesterday.
There was lively political battle and
this morning the whole vicinity was
strewn with the remains, Gf there be any
remains) of a man who has gained from
the people the cognomen of IS. P. Meek
um" Sorry Pickup Meekum) more com
monty known as D, ?. Meacham, the
| Radical nominee for The state Senate
from Wake county.
He gained the name of 'Sorry Pickup"
because he was picked up by the Repub-
licans, and now they are sorry they did.
The day was rather forbidding in its
aspects, but there was q crowd of three
hundred people on the "camp ground
to witness the opening skirmish.
All the county Democratic nominees
were present except Mr.. Geo. Davis, who
IS reported sick.
Hoover (col. barkeeper), Purnell an d
L. NJ. Green of the Radical ranks failed
to fall into line, but the other members
of the Radical squad were all there, and
they were most miserably mutilated
battalion after the days battle was over.
| Most Of the candidates contented
themselve with simply making individ-
ual announcements.
There was quite lively contest be-
tween Capt Mack Page, Democratic can
dldate for sheriff and his opponent, j.
Rowan Rogers. Rogers tried to show
that he was the man for the people to
vote for, but the ''Cap'n' busted that
little game all to smash by showing how
Rogers had charged the people costs
for the collection Of taxes without first
making levy and execution. A man has no
right to charge the people for something
ne does not do for them, but Captain
Page showed that Rogers had collected
costs or additional taxes from the
people without having been put to the
trouble of making a levy for such taxes.
Capt Page simply won the crowd Oh his
side, ana from present indications that
Cary crowd will stay with him.
Green and Meacham.
The lively, yet one sided event the
day was crossing Of Mr. A. G.. Green
Democratic Senatorial nominee, and his
opponent, Rev. D. P. Meacham-n Low
known as rs. P. Meekum" (Sorry Pick
up)-that man who once announced
himself an independent Democratic cand
didate for Con gross il this district. then
accepted the nomination for State Sena
tor from the Crazy Qait' convention
that nomination being secured by jim
Young (col) who didn't care who th
convention nominated, just SO he wa
against The white mans party.
The speaking between Mr.. Green AM
,, Meacham was quite extended, aud show
ed that when Meacham fell into MI
, Green's hands, he stood about the sam
chance that q June bug does in th
hands Of a bee martin. In fact poo
Meacham had no chance at all. Figura
, lively speaking, Brother Green set IS. p
up as an object lesson, and showed th
people what Radicalism was as embod
,, led in Meacham, and made the peopl
:, tuIn from Meacham in disgust. In fact
when Meacham was on the stand, th
. people began to ask him questions on th
E Force bill and on other current matters
and the deluded cid fellow got so fearful
o ly tangled up that he looked as though b
. wished he hadn't come. He lost fave
= and votes by going to Cary.
A. D. Buck" Jones fired few round
:. at Meacham, and when Buck finished
= Meacham was the incarnation of ths
y famous parrot which was caught by til
monkey and plucked Of his feathers fro
top knot to tail The fable says that tt
parrot walled out, Il have had HI {
= time"
= Meacham looked like he was in might
: big sympathy with just such wall.
y Dates Of other speakiDgs are a.
= nounced on the third page Of the CHRO
ICLE.