The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-09

work off any old thing on that crowd.
This large gathering shows that you
are faithful Republicans, and are de-
ternlined not to let these men split up
the marty in, the county," he said. zone
thing more: When the delegates to the
Sfae convention come here next week,
YOU must go to the delegates and tell
them Wake county is for Russell, and
make the Russell men solid"
Tom-Tom Bailey arose, brushed his
front hair. and acclaimed as follows:
II am as good d man socially as walks
the streets of Raleigh to-day, and |
am better man politically, and you
are better men than any man who votes
the Democratic ticket" He called
Npeter Cobb-black as the hinges OF
Brother Cobb"
l Though the Dockery men had the
county organization, he said, 1--WE
fought them and whipped them like
dogs. And you know that the fellows
that led their miserable little set of fell
lows out of the hall were not delegates.
Ex-Congressman Nichols led that
crowd OF boilers. He was defeated
even in his own primary. VIII you be
led by Nichols? (Cries of mo, no.
"The Russell men, wherever they
we're defeated, took it like men, but
the Dockery men have, in every in-
stance, bolted and run like dogs.
He then read his estimate of the sit
nation, giving Russell 1876 votes and
Dockery 81.
When he called out ''Wake, votes
for RUSSELL, there was a shrek OF
delight.
'',The fight is going to be hard and
the lines closely drawn. Holton has
been fighting Pritchard from the be-
ginning. We are going to send 20 Me-
Kinley delegates out OF the ~ from
this State to ST. Louis.
"All these tardy folks who are now
Topping over to Mckinley will never
get seat at the pie counter.
when Russell gets to be Governor,
he will have a backbone as stiff as
steel, and no Republican will cool his
heels in the corridor.
''These Democrats had rather see
jim Young Governor than Dam Rus
sell. They know when he gets there
he will fix it for the Republicans for
the next twenty years"
He retired amid bowls of delight.
Joe Brem (colored) was called for.
lie said: II belong to the party that
was freed by Lincoln and defended by
Useless S. Grant. = While we
happen to be Republicans we can
stand little fusion too. We have as
our standard-bearer q man who bids
defiance to all Corners, and behind him
the Man Of the Hour, the gallant
James TT. Young. (Shrieks and yells.)
We are going to stand by Jim Young
and swallow all the fusion we can get.
The fusion party that freed me, I viii
repay in November. We propose to pay
the debt we owe. We won't sit down
and wait for the Populists to come to
us: we will go to them. We propose
to hold the Legislature.
While Cleveland is hunting ducks
in Eastern Carolina In the Dismal
Swamp, Mckinley will be at the helm
of the White House guiding the des-
TIMES of the nation.
Stand firm, We Russell braves
Never give it up to Dockery knayes.
Stand BY Jim Young, and save The
Legislature
The hall shrieked en- masse from Sir
Walter Raleigh's picture to the door.
Harry Debnam was then called for.
He talked d great deal and said little
'sThe wicked fee,'' he said, when no
man pursueth. The Dockery men ran
away from the hall when no man was
after them"
Jim Young closed the affair with
short speech in which he stirred up the
animals enough to please the most
rampant shriel<er.
The Dockery men say they won't
be scared off. But Harris and Young
hope this meeting, by its show of
strength, viii influence the convention
to seat their delegation