The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-17


struck him. 1t will be silent vote of
those negroes who have in them some
sense of race pride and integrity"
jim Young says he was incorrectly
quoted Yesterday in regard to a re-
mark about Lusk. Que reporter got
the wrong name.
las. i. Moore, of Franklin: I'm very
well pleased myself" AS to Moody's
letter Mr.. Moore said: ''He wrote that
letter before the convention, | heard,
and Russell wouldn't answer.
Dir. CYRUS Thompson: I'm not
shrinking. / want to know il you Dem
oerats are going to be as courteous on
your ticket as were the Republicans,
and invite us: you must say mighty
quick?''
Wood, Of Halifax: They seem to be-
lieye in a minority report, and we'll
send lem one from our county"
Blackburn: Il fought, bled and
died for Dockery." Blackburn was
talking NO Holton in the Park Hotel,
and would say nothing, but there was
no seltzer gush about him when Rus
sells name was mentioned.
Hoola-Boom, of Cherokee: Il have
been tied out in the woods for eighteen
months as a dark horse and last night
when they relieved me by instructing
for Pritchard, / felt as if | had once
more obtained my freedom But
Governor Campbell was a prominent
figure on the platform all the time,
all the same.
Cox of Pitt-"What Moody thought
was that he could nominate the Gov
ernor. and he played h--ll. But Moody
amt man who will kick long,"
Charley Cook, of Warren-''I am very
we'll satisfied"
Blackburn (again) with the ex-
ception of the Governor the ticket is
ali right. Russell is the weakest man
we could have put up. Guthrie will
catch many Republican votes. Men
from my section were instructed for
Dockery and they voted for Russell
Their railroad fare was paid by Rus
SELL
Delegate John f. Hussey, Halifax
oolo-~4dl I'VE are going to put de
man right through. Buncombe was
de man dat put him through Win oul
add
Solicitor C. NJ. Bernard, of Pitt
think everything is going to be healed
and that Russell is the strongest man
in the list we could have gotten, !
think he will create more enthusiasm
than anybody else, on account OF his
emphatic character. That attempt OF
Moody's to stampede the convention
was q fizzle, beeause~his Is votes would
have given Dockery los, making him
even with Russell on that ballot. We
are indebted to such men as Fortune
and Patterson"
Beekw5fh, of Johnston (colored) -
De best nomination we have had since
Caldwell was nominated. Johnston
county will support the ticket enthusi-
astically. Moody wants to throw a
smirch on him, and got up ther last
night and endorsed him. / knew Moody
was kind of soft fish, anyhow"
Solicitor Bernard on Moody. 1T
was nothing but the evidence of sore
ness on the part Of Moody, and the re-
bound will be for Russell. You can
just put Jim down for doing the wrong
thing 1t the right time"
Judge Buxton, of Fayetteville.
think we'll elect him.
In yesterday paper JAS. II. Young
was quoted as referring to Col. Lusk
in speaking of the contest in the
Fourth district Instead of Lusk, 1T
should have been Leak"
WHAT DoCKERY THINKS or III.
The committee appointed to escort
Russell. Boyd and Dockery to the hall
TO speak Saturday morning returned
with Russell and Boyd. But they
| made no report as to Dockery. He
had no stomach to congratulate the
man whose henchmen had bought
fourteen of his delegates. robbed him
of % more votes, and fraudulently
and unIawfully cast the vote of Graz
ham and Dare.
sTo what do you attribute you de-
feat?" / asked Col Oliver III. Dockery
yesterday.
1.-THE primary reason for it was the
action Of what / am compelled to say
was an unfair and unholy alliance a.
gainst me in regard to the adoption
Of the report Of the committee on Gre
dentials. by this means I was depriy-
ed Of % votes, which in all fairness
should have been mine. This trans
fer Of votes was accomplished without
a show OF reason or fairness. There
we're fourteen votes from Eastern
counties instructed for me in the
county conventions which. for some
strange reason, were cast for. other
candidates. Eight and A. votes from
the West We're transferred to other
candidates in the same manner.
II cannot understand what "infiu-
ence" was brought to bear to change
these instructed delegates.
ssOn the three final votes was rath-
er surprised at the action Of the dele
gates from the Ninth District. ! hope
Senator Pritchard's hand was not in
that. He has been assuring me OF
neutrality in this contest for Govern
or. From what / can learn Mr.. Pear
son and Chairman Mott were most
active on the floor against me during
those final ballots. 1t is rather unus-
nal for the chairman OF a convention
to leave the chair to work in faction
al interest.
II have always been Republican
am still Republican and know moth
ing else. / shall go back to my farm
on the Pee Dee and continue work on