The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-28

REPUBLICAN PoW-WoW.

BE1PI lI4I0AN IJN ~NAOA.
1t had been previously announced
that on Thursday night there wouh be
held a big Republican rally in the court
house, the procession TO be led by JAS
III. Young, Of Raleigh. Young was a
member of the last Legislature from
Wake county; is editor of The Ga
zette and is a strong partisan Of Dan.
Russell, of Wilmington, who loves the
negro for what he can make of him.
The meeting was lively one, and
it furnished fun to the disinterested
looler-on In the very opening it was
plainly seen that all was not serene.
When Young walked down the aisle and
cheerwas given by friends this was
cou1tteraeted by a chorus Of voices for
''Docery, Dockery," TINT fairly shook
the court house, From then on there
was very little peace. ns.
The court house was crowded from
the beginning and it WIS i'm evidence.
thatnnost of the crowd was pretty well
posted
PAXTON TT. Smith was master oftcere-
monies and few ssmiSutes after
O'Clock called the meeting to order.
For some minutes lie entertained the
crowd with preliminary speech, clos
ing with the announcement. that they
would have the pleasure Of listening to
two distinguished speakers from dis
lance. He presented =. w. Cannady,
Durharn's colored lawyer, who lie said,
wonId introduce the first speaker. As
GCap1fadv appeared Win Iapp arose in
.rbe crowd and moved that the meeting
organize by the, election of achairTnan
and secretary. Here the fun began
PAXTON Smith was temporarily in the
saddle and held on with a death grip.
He attempted to proceed, but the yells
demanding motion! Motion!" were
deafening and he could not proceed.
Cannady was ready, doubtless with q
eulogistic speech Of Jonny, giving a
description Of what he had done for his
race. but the crowd wouldn't listen and
Cannady's. speech was. lost. Smith haY-
ing positively refused to entertain the
organization motion, Prof Shepperd
came to the stand and put the motion.
Wheretipon Duke Peaks was elected
chairman and made a good presiding
officer.
Jim Young had tact enough to see
that the game was up with him and
arose and asked to be heard just for
Il moment He chided the crowd for
their unjust treatment of a man who
had done so much for the negro race,
IA ging, however, he. was not mad, but
would come again whenever the colored
people of Durham needed his services.
lie told them he did not intend to
make a speech, but he used an his pow
ers of oratory to touch sympathetic
chord and when an this hiad been eX~
hausted and he failed to get q yell,
.crest-rallen and spirit-broEen, he and
his crowd marched ont OF the court
house.
After the election Of officers, Rev
r. III. ". Leak was seen marching
down the aisle and he was greeted with
4 tremendous veil. He spoke for half an
hour to the same old Republican tune
endorsing Reed Dockery and Settle,
He was enthusiastically cheered, He
announced himself in favor of fusion
All along the line until it reached the
electoral ticket. For this Ire favored o
straight Republican ticket
Resolutions were introduced and
unanimously passed endorsing Reed
for President. Dockery for Governor,
Thos. Settle for Congress, and a. r.
Holton for chairman Of the State Re-
publican committee. 1t was an eyi-
dence that Mckinley, Pritehard for
for Senator. Russell for Governor and
spence Adams for Congress, Fifth dis
triet. stand no show in Durham. They
only had few friends on hand Thurs
day night. notwithstanding u was
lin Young's own melting and those
Who were there looked crestfallen.
when the name Of the "old war
horse" Hon, Oliver I'll. Dockery, was
mentioned it brought forth q yell that
looked like there was business, Pc
hind ii.