The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29
A DlSGuSTED DELEGATE.
A Chatham Delegate Refuses to en-
dorse the "Corruption, Vote-Stealing
and Fraud" Pracficed by the Russell

Chatham Record.


Gulf, n. c., May -, 1896.
In your issue of May 21st, / notice
the following: "Chatham's delegates
to the Republican State convention
have returned home deeply disap-
pointed at the defeat of their favorite,
Col. 0. II. Dockery, and they do not
hesitate TO declare that Russell was
nominated by fraud and corruption.
And yet no doubt they will all en-
dorse that fraud and corruption by yot-
ing for Russell"
As one of Chatham's delegates (and
| speak for myself alone) | wish to
protest against the last clause OF the
above mentioned article, for | do not
intend TO endorse Russell's nominal
ton, either by my support or vote. in
other words. / intend to do everything
in my power TO defeat him at the cleo
ton in November. unless he is sooner
removed from the ticket.
Tt has been said to me that | cannot
afford to take this stand. as | went
into the convention and am therefore
bound to support the candidate that
was nominated there; that, in most
cases. would be true but in this case
| hold that it is not true, as / claim
there was no legal candidate named
by that convention, as anyone who
knew the inward workings of that
convention can testify. | am as much
Republican as | ever was and no
amount of Russells and Pritchards
can read me out of the party, not do
| care for their blacklist" which /
understand they are getting up, for
| have no axe to grind, as they have.
but | think that the decent element
of the Republican party will put E.
nough hicks in Mr.. Russelfs axe, be-
tween now and next November, to keep
him grinding the rest of his life.
The Republican party has always
charged the Democratic party with
being the party Of fraud, corruption,
ballot box stufffng etc, and yet | ven
ture to say that the Democratic party,
in its worse days, never was guilty OF
such corruption, vote stealing and
fraud as were the Russellites in that
convention, on Friday last. Therefore
how can any respectable Republican,
who believes in the principles of his
party. conscientiously vote for Rus
sell for ,G73;vernor? J., for one, cannot
and will not.
Very truly yours T
FRANK ID. JONES.
1--WE commend the above letter to
the careful consideration Of all "res-
peetable Republicans" and would, ask
them, in the words of Capt. Jones, how
can they ''conscientiously vote for
Russell for GOVERNOR Capt. Jones
was the member of the credentials
committee. from this Congressional
district, at the recent Republican
State convention and was in position
to know fully the corruption, vote
stealing and fraud" perpetrated by
the Russellites. As Capt. Jones is
stranger to most of our readers we
would state that he is northern gen
tleman, who came to this county a
| bout four years ago in the interests of
| the Glendon q Gulf Mining and Man
ufacturing Company, of which he is
| the superintendent and which has ex-
| pended large amount of money in
| developing the mineral property on
| Deep river. He is a Republican from
| principle-not an Office seeler-and
| is a gentleman of high character, and
| it is not surprising therefore that he
will refuse to endorse the fraud and
corruption by which Russell was nom
mated by voting for him. Ed. Record.)