The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-11
VISIT TO MR.. BRoUGHToN.
A Delegation of Honest Toilers Pay Re
spects to an Honest Toiler.

1t was after 10 o'clock last night
when the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers closed a business meeting
in their hall, over the Citizens Bank.
This organization is made up of as
high class of workingmen as live in
our borders. They are men devoted
to their duty, faithful to each other
and loyal to their country. In their
meetings nothing in the shape of paTtl-
zan politics can be considered or dis
cussed but they are thinking men and
as individuals they claim the sover-
eighty of freeman and dare maintain
that sovereignty.
When these men had left their hall
last night and were out ON the streets,
they remembered that few blocks
away was a man of their kind who
had been nominated for the Legisla-
ture in Wake county.
Lets CO." said one ''and pay our
respects to our fellow mechanic, Mr..
Brougihton.'' Agreed" said a half
dozen others, and while we have no
right to pledge our support as an or
ganiZation we can, as individuals"
A few moments later the delegation
was bound for the home of Mr.. Brough-
ton, on the corner of Person and Polk
streets, arriving there as The clock
struck eleven. Mr. Brous hton had
but a short while before returned
from a campaigning tour in the coun-
ty. He received the engint FRS with
his characteristic cordially.
Mr.. d. X. Wright had been selected
as spokesman.
I'VE come as individuals because we
are not permitted to come as an or
ganization to pay our respects to one
whose heart we know beats in sym
pathy. not only with ours, but with
every toiler in the land, and we desire
to express to you, Mr.. Broughton, our
sincerest friendship and to pledge to
you our earnest individual support. We
are gTatified that you have been named
as a candidate to represent our county
in the Legislature; we are proud to
have the opportunity of voting and
working for one whom we know is
our friend. and whom we know will
be the friend of the toiler in the halls
of legislation, and while it may seem
to you that we come at an unreasOn-
able hour, you must remember that
with an engineer there is but little
difference between the day and the
night"
Mr. Broughton was visibly affected
by the visit of these earnest, honest
men.
Il have no words with which to ex
press my appreciation of this visit, said
Mr.. Broughton, II have been an appren-
tice and an employer, but whether
apprentice or employer, my sympa-
ties have always been with the toilers,
and there are none whose friendship
| prize so highly as those who toll
as | toll. When | returned home,
said Mr.. Broughton, land found that,
without any solicitation from me, the
Raleigh Typographical Union had
pledged to me their confidence and
support, | was more than gratified. l
love my friends and my associates and
| love the worlingmen, and speak no
idle words when / say to you and
through you to the mechanics and
workingmen of Wake county, that if
am elected to the Legislature, no
vote of mine shall be east against their
interest
The meeting was purely informal
but was very impressive.
Among those in the delegation were
Messrs. d. X. Wright. W. w. Robbins,
r. B. Terrell. j. G. Neimeyer, Ernest
Martin and w. A. Faison.