The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-27

Ofthe Late Republican state Conycn.
ton.


ObSerrer long letter in which he says.
among other things: Il have not |
served notice on collectors White and I
Rollins that will demand their oiii- /.
cial heads. | went out OF the business
of making and unmaking collectors for
the western North Carolina district
when collector EayeS stepped from that
high office into a stamp clerks place
did no preliminary work 10 get
delegates TO the State convcn-
tion outside of my own county.
The claim that il was necessary To
elect Mr.. Eaves chairman of the State
committee TO prevent the impression oi
a Mott victory at Washington is hypo-
critical and false. Understanding from
Messrs. Rollins, White, and other in
huential sources that they were oppo
sed 10 Mr.. Eaves for chairman again.
| attended the convention as a satisfied
Republican citizen from Iredell with
credentials in my pocket. On reaching
Raleigh / soon ascertained that Mr..
Eaves had discovered in Mr.. White an
insane desire to 90 10 the Minneapolis
convention. This was very astonishing
to me in the face OF the fact that they
were both otiice-holders, and had
been told in my presence
by prominent friend OF
the President that office holding dele
cations were Objectionable, and Mr..
White, as a friend of the President.
was requested not TO 20 as delegate.
A man who would mutilate the Stat,
ticket of his party, entrusted TO his
care and protection, while chairman
/ of the executive committee of that
party, was just the man to tempt Mr..
White with this convention apple. A
bargain was struck, the convention
sold out, and the party disgraced. The
his winters work in correspondence
with the colOred people all over North
Carolina, explaining to them his great
love for them, what he could and
would do for them; dissatisfying them
with all other Republicans who had
been able to help them. This com
ing from man who had been chair
man of the executive committee for
four years, and cannot show that
he is charged on the records of the gov
ernment with the responsibility OF
naming one half-dozen colored men for
places; is a stretch of hardihood that |
do not comprehend. AS collector OF
internal revenue for whole year.
with 400 offices TO fill, he gave nothing
to the coloreG men for the first half OF
that year, and only one place. as |
learn, for the last half. All the col
! iectors in this district before Mr..
Eaves did much more than that for the
colored man. Mr.. White, with his
400 offices, and the hand of Mr.. Fave.
as exhibited, seemed irresistible, and
others interested were drawn into the
vortex. Eaves stated to a prominent
local Republican yesterday that b,
had correSponded with every county il
the State to fix the convention an,
knew how it would be.
As the processes OF the convention
. unfolded. the cut and dried produc
: tions Of the machine were remarkabl
: for their crudeness and impudence
Mr.. Eaves got a little over one half 0
i the number of the full vote of Stat
convention. Many Of these wer
! proxies, good many said to be forge
; credentials, while there were a nun
Der of contesting delegates, shut out b
a packed committee, not one man on
: of those opposed to the programme.
heard it remarked that but one OF tn
Republican white counties Of the yes
> voted for Mr.. Eaves. Those that di
j not vote for Col. Lusk were silen
: Not the least disgracef1l and DANCE
:, Gus farce in this convention was til;
of exceeding the limit of the call, b
" which the people were deceived an
u defrauded. Not one county, say
~ Rutherford, had any premOnition tht
u the convention would elect a chalrma
- of the State committee.
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