Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-10-22
THE COUNTY FUSION MILL.
1T BEGAN GRINDING AT
PlNKNEY FRI
DAY.
No Crowd and no Enthusiasm:
Review of What Was S, id


handed around several days pre-
yious that the Rep-Pop Fas-
ion candidates for the va
rious county Offices would address
the people of Great Swamp town
ship at ,Pinkney Friday, and all
the followers of the afore named
parties were urged to be present
and listen to the claims that each
had to present. The day dawned
bright, with not a cloud to obscure
the azure autumn skies, and every
thing seemed propituous for the
mixed delegation that had recently
been called upon to forsake their
private interests and serve their
country in an official capacity.
No doubt the several candidates
as they rode along over the quiet
rural thoroughfares yesterday
morning, while their hearts were
bubbling overwith "patriotism,
fancied themselves delivering elo-
quent orations to vast multi
tude who were rending the air
with wild applause: but the scene
that met their vision at the ap-
pointed place of meeting must
have chilled every spark of ambi-
ton within their burning breasts.
The trees in the school house yard
were almost equal in number to
the voters who were present. No
doubt there assemblies as many
people every week at the opening
of the mail at the little country
postofiice near by as were pres
ent yesterday to hear the speaking.
Add together the Populist and
Republican candidates, the Demo
Gratis who went from this city and
| the barbecue venders on the
grounds and the number would
exceed that of the remaining
crowd.
After waiting In vain for a
larger crowd, until after the hour
had arrived for speaking, DR.. j..
b. Person, who needs no intro
duction to a Wayne county audi
ence, mounted one horse wagon
placed along side the school house
and announced himself candi
date for coroner, the highest
county Office, he said. In a few
words he attacked the former
election law and insisted on fusiof
between Populists and Republi
cans
/ Mr.. John l Mozingo, the Re
/ publican candidate for Sheriff, wa.
the next to announce himself. Ii
a cross roads debating society styl,
he tried to say several bat
things about the Democrats ant
urged fusion between Republican
and Populists, on whom all hope
of election depend and as the onl,
means of preserving the election
, law now in vogue.
Mr.. Haywood Ham, of Pike
: vile, the Populist candidate fo
county commissioner, arose AM
! announced himself, and said. b
was glad that it was SO now tina
IA man had to ask the people if b
might be county commissioner
MIR. Jas. I. johnson announce
that he was running on the &C
Operative ticket for county treas
: urer. He said ne told the peopl
in '94 that if elected he woul
take care of the county funds an
he was satisfied that he wa
elected that year, but that theDcm
! ocrats counted him out. He ha
come now with the same promis
I that he made then. Excuses wel
: made for the candidates wh
: could not be present.
+ DIR. j. E. Person, bette
v known as .'Fox Person. al
e nounccd, as he has done before
= that he was a candidate for tt
Legislature on the co-operatiy
S ticket. He said he had heret,
e fore been deprived of represen
:, ing the people of Wayne county
: the Legislature by set of me
a who were now anxious to ful
g with the Porulists and calle
them ssnice fellows. - He sa
# if the Democrats got control
= the Legislature again they won
y fix upon the people law simil,
S Ito the one now in vogue in. Sou
Carolina and Mississippi. Th
= was said to scare the negroes in
- voting the fusion ticket, for t
e negroes are not taking much sto'
at in fusion this year. The intel
"a gent and thinking ones of the
Z" know that it is to the Dem