The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-08
FURCHES FOR GOVERNOR.
ENTIRE STATE TICKET PUT OUT
by THE REPUBLICANS.
4 scout and Dried', Program Carried
Around In the Vest Pocket Ofthe
Speaker Fight, the


Speaker Fight, the
Order.
At - 80 Chairman Eaves, of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee,
raped the convention to order. The
call was read, after which Eaves called
Jno. II. Schenck. negro, Of Meek !enburg,
to the chair, IS temporary chairman. He
was escorted up by O'Hara, of the third
district, and J. A. Ramsey, of Rowan.
Schenck is two hundred pound cripple
who has "been there BEFORE" and knew
what was coming His speech to the
convention was shert-expressng, Of
course, confidence" in the republican
party, claiming for the standard bearers,
Harrison and Reid, the appellation, The
glorious sons of liberty" Said that the
republican party was party OF unity
unlike the democrats, who were now
"sticking their tails between their legs
aud bowling" The unity of which
he spoke popped out about that time,
when he called Jim Young to act as tenn
porary secretary. Oscar Spears, of Har-
! nett, white delegate, objected on the
ground that there was contest in Young's
comfy, and in all probability he would
, be unseated Young sprang to his feet
and said he had right to figure, etc.,
until that committee reported, at any
rate, and the chairman ruled Spears out
of order in further discussion. The
roll was called for the credentials and all
: counties responded save Berthe, CasWell,
5 HYDE. Mitchell, Northampton, Perquim-
J. that the roll be called for the committee
, on credentials, one from each congress
sional district to be appointed, when the
chairman said that such a procedure
would be revolutionary and that he had
e the committee 3lready selected in his vest
!, pocket, as it had been made up and given
to him-that the gentleman from Har-
! nett was out of order He then had
J. the committee announced as follows: 1st
District, w. w. Blair; End, j. f. Dobson,
{, 3rd, A. r. Middleton; 4th, T. G. Millikan
= 5th, w B. Trogden; 9th, A. Brady; 7th,
II. S. Templeton; 9Th, J. L. Hicks; 9th
X T. c. Israel. The work of this committee
y being rather laborious, q motion was made
to adjourn until p m, which was car
ried with but few dissenting voices.
The first action of the convention, tn,
of routine work, was ''cut and dried" anC
y the chairman was prepared for ever.
!, question.
A. Metropolitan hall was perhaps two
% thirds filled with delegates, and tn
T, ''city darkies" occupied seats in the gal
!" lery. On the rostrum sat number 0
d the leaders, and j. G. rritcnard smile,
on from a reserved pew. Cigar smok
fach
~ half of the negroes in the ha
n. pulled away with ''important dignity.
ls Afternoon Session.
to At $40 p. m. the convention re assem-
of bled. On the rostrum the ringsters wer
n 2, assembled, J. c. Pritchard, j. w. Cos
~ lin, w s. Ball, T. p. Devereux, G. NJ
Bernard. H. G. Ewart, T. G. Millikar
II. V. Dockery, A. G.. Lehman, c. A
On Cook, j. E O'Hara, Archibald Brady
It John G. Dancy, Jas. II. Young, E. A
~ White and others. In the rear of the hal
rs with head UP and ears cooked, stoo
wo Otho Wilson and other third party leat
er- ers and the galleries were crowded, {
"a ,as usual, with city darkies-everythi thir
no no ready for the fight. The flight" ha
t been foreshadowed and preparations we
'ry in order. The first business was the r
port of the committee on credential
:. Brady, secretary of committee, steppe
forward and reported that the decision
= the Cumberland case was to Sc
both delegations, with divide
vote; that the Edgecombe deleg
ton headed by Lee Person be seate,
lst that the Harnett delegation headed
,as sn O. J. Spears be seated, and that fro
err New Hanover headed by j. II Your
lis be seated. F. B. Rice, of New II move
IN protested against the committees actit
." as to that county. He denied that t.
county convention in August had al
right under its call to elect delegates
this convention. He declared that tt
es; committee had prejudged the case.
mt said that Brady of the committee cou
gh not get four votes in his own county
civ conclusion he termed the seated del
ely gates ''usurpers" and declared that if
ce; party wanted harmony and New Ha
mt overs vote, 1t must not PREJUDICE tt
,ld. case, otherwise there would be troub
to G. P. Jockey represented the other sid
onr There was then personal wrangle
md tween Price and Jockey. Jas.
'1' Young called out for "the motion
O'Hara bounced to his feet and shout
), at Young: "You can't say th'
ST., if the fight is to come, let it come no
ap3 If the Wilmington custom house and ,
- Charlotte postoffice are to rule this c.
IN vention, let it be known Up stepI
IL, w. E. Henderson, Eaves' man 'Frida
and started to make some remar
Loge Harris voice was heard "Let tn
have it now if they want it." OH
,ust yelled at Henderson, There is anot
= revenue officer; another member of
ring" Great applause O'Hara roar
and in his denunciation of office holders
asked if the delegates proposed to Ion
be the tools of the office holders
onls said that if there were free and fair
reur cussion of matters he and others wo
yer abide by the decision of the convent
nlla- He demanded that both sides be he
here In the convention, and that non
ard this gag law" be allowed. He said
wing the whole programme had been arran
at the Yarboro house last night. He
VI that the negro republicans had pra
that something would be done herr
n break up this internal county gov
|avs ment. He declared that the republic
did not sympathize with or underst
the negroes in the Eastern counties.
= Western republicans demanded that
; y. negro stand up for his rights, but
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