The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-04
NUMBER l55.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CAUCUS.
Samething Done Yesterday Before Tn.
knOwn--Republican County Affairs
Conducted I'm Secret.


The oldest republican here never heard
of such proceedings as those of the repub-
licap county convention yesterday lr
met at the court house at noon. Marks
Creek ard two other townships were the
only ones unrepresented. The chairman
himself informed CHRONICLE reporter
that of the delegates 100 were negroes,
and these were the whites: Messrs j. CL
Harris. \. W. Shatfer. t. X. Purnell. T.
p. Devereux. c. III. Beine, A. Lehman
and Ham. Jones. In very few minutes
after the convention met it decided to
form a close cooperation and shut the
doors, transacting all Its business in eau
Gus. There were many spectators In the
room and these Were rold to leave. One
of them, Il negro, said he wanted repub-
lican county ticket put up He WAS there
upon told by delegate that any man
who held that view was bought up by the
democrats With closed doors and with a
big black man rs IA door keeper, the
| caucus got to work. 1t kept those doors
closed for over live hours. Mr.. J. {. l..
| Harris was made chairman of the caucus.
| and "A colored man named Christmas was
made secretary. There was much discus
l
reporter asked if any persons in his line
would be admitted and was told that
only delegates could get in. Outside the
hall were many negroes and not "A few of
them swore at the caucus, saying they
had never before heard of caucus thus
taking the place of a convention. The
third party WAS much talked of in the
caucus. Delegate Ham Jones has figured
as third party promoter He is son
of the late Gen. Wiley ID. Jones of Wake
Forest township. and year ago figured
in the alliance meeting at Morehead City
and again last May in Mr. Marion Buffers
convention" here. He has prescribed
the third party as ''cure" for all
The caucus discussed for nearly tiv,
hours the matter before it, nearly every
delegate participating. As to the ques
ton of a county ticket it adopted reso
luton declaring II Inexpedicnt to nomi
nate one lat this time" 1t adopted
resolution instructing delegates to TIN
district convention. next Thursday, t.
demand that Congressional nomination
be made Another resolution was offere'
lrstructing delegates to the State con
vention to oppose the nomination of
!, is the second time the Wake radical
have voted it down. A resolution wa
, adopted giving the members of the part
1.-The largest liberty" in the matter G
voting for the State ticket This
, another Catch" and Mr. Harris fin
: hand is visible 1t was $50 o'cloc
when the caucus disposed of 7
:, business, having elected delegat,
} to the State and district cor
: ventions Then the courthouse be
tinkled and Ii few of the outsiders" %
in. just as they got in the convention
which Mr.. Harris then called to orde
ratified what the caucas had done, II
gavel fell and the five minute CONVEX
4 ton, breaking the record as to brevit
q adjourned. Here Is the full text of Il
resolutions. which it must be borne
mind were drawn mp by Mr.. I.
q Purnell: n
publicans Of Wake that 1t is inexpedie
! at this time to nominate candidate
for the general assembly and coun
officers
Resol0ed, That the delegates to Il
It State convention be instructed to vo
j. against the nomination of State tickt
II Resoloed, That the delegates to tt
1T Congressional convention be instruct'
l. to vote for the nomination of cand
8. date for Congress.
RrSoloed. That every republican
earnestly urged to work and vote for I
publican electors and Congressman fro
4 the 4th district, and to exercise sour
81 discretion in voting or not for State al
IL county officers.
"a The delegates to the State conventi'
" are: A. G. Lehman, E. A. Johnson, J.
lh l.. Harris, III. S. Christmas, Villa
re Brown, Jr., T. X. Purnell, Stewart Ell
Sc son. T. Jones.
The delegates to the Congression
convention are: G. Ii Beine, f. NJ. Bile
soc, Thomas Debnam, +. A. Johnson;
p. Devcreux. N. G.. Davis, III. S. Chri
.o mas, T. r. Purnell, Jerry Smith.
- Friends of Mr.. Harris are very prol
= that he is delegate, because, they sa
. chairman J. b Eaves boasted before {
II National committee that neither |
Mott, nor Hon Mr.. Harris could get in
delegates. They say further that f.
Johnson and others fought him yesterd
bo but that he dominated the caucus II
.. refused to entertain any motions cutti
off debate