The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
REPUBLICANS SPLIT
Both { actions Select Delegates
Separately.
RIoTlNG AND RoWDYlsM
Russell Men Accused of Buying
Up Delegations.
Dockery Had the Most Delegates, but
the Russell Men Worked the Conven-
tion--Two Delegations viii Go from
Wake to the State Conventional
Royal Row from Start to Finish.
he color line in politics


Royal Row from Start to Finish.
The color line in politics!
There has been talk of it before, but
the negroes of Wake county have
drawn it this year against white Radi-
GALS as well as Democrats, as was
evidenced in the Wake county Repub-
lean convention held in Raleigh yes
t5erday. There is determination,
now they think victory in sight, to put
up label, None but negroes need
apply And the speeches were all
with one exception, characterized by
hatred of the whites.
The result of yesterdays pitched
battle between Leak and Dockery re-
suited in two conventions, each claim
i1g. to be the only genuine Tt was,
perhaps, the noisiest and most dis
graceful in the history of the COUNTY.
1t is a pity that every good citizen
could not have seen what Radical rule
means.
Tom Devereux and few o.her white
men, who got in as delegates, kept out
of view.
Chairman J. r. III. Adams opened the
ball by calling the convention to order.
Henry Christmas called the roll, and
the delegates and contestants tipped
up and handed in their papers.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee of credentials: HI. c..
Jones. John H. Rhodes, C. 7. Bailey,s
silas Powell and Ed. Bledsoe, a MAJ
jority of whom are Dockery men.
I'd Bledsoe got UP and moved that
the convention adjourn for an hour I'M
til the committee on credentials re-
ports. Jim Young raised a point of or
der and tried to squelch Bledsoe. II
had to skin him two years ago and III
skin him again, said Jim Young. The
RusselIites howled.
The motion was put.
Vote that motion down." said Jim
Young, well stay in the hall"
There was roar of ayes on the
vote and greater roar of noes"
Division was called for, and the mo-
ton lost.
Where is Bailey?" called jim
Young, as the committee on credentials
walked out. Don't you try to noodle
him." yelled Doekery screecher.
The committee on credentials retir-
ed for consultation.
There were loud calls for "Black-
burn, and then a storm of shrieks for
Leak, Leak" The Little Negro
Preacher" as Loge Harris dubbed him
appeared in rifle of applause.
For twenty-five years" said Leak,
I'VE have been nominating one man
after another to lead the State from
under the Democratic party. We have
had fearless leaders of this party. We
had to contest with an INSCRIPTIONS
enemy, the party of brain and wealth
and intelligence. / never was a Re-
publican and j never will be a member
of that party. That's enough!n "AIl
/ want TO heart" yelled the Russell
ites.) ''The white men of the North are
members of the Republican party Bot
am negro and wore the shaclles of
slavery. When Lincoln signed the
emancipation proclamation, / was born
into the Republican party. Every ne
gro in America is not member of. but
belongs to the grand old Republican
party. In 1894 it fell to my lot to cam
yass for cooperation. 'tWe don't want
no more fusion, yelled Dick Busbee.
The Peoples party and Republican
party went counting in 1894, and
were married at the ballot-box. care
they married now?" asked a delegated
We We're happy and we were all will
ing to continue our relationship. But
this is all changed. The committees
of the two parties last month signed
disagreement not to cooperate in
1896. The question is whether we viii
stand by the agreement. IL so there
viii be no cooperation. But back to
the marriage. All were happy until
that famous committee met The bride
then told the husband that she was
tired Of him unless he'd give her all
his rights and privileges. But the
Republican party declined to give UP
its rights to no other party on the face
Of the earth" (..That won't do yell
ed about two dozen.)
And how about fusion now? When a
wife tells man she will not live longer
with him, is it manly for him to go
crying about the streets over it.
Il am opposed to cooperation on the
electoral ticket. If we do this and the
Republican party wins, the white Re
publicans and Populists viii both
come in for their share, and what viii
be left for the poor negro?
Il never in any way assisted the
Democratic party in their plans.
C.That's what you are doing now"
yelled a chorus.) There are men who
have their names as delegates TO this
convention who have received Demo
crat money and worked at the polls
for Democrats"
Name 'em, Name 'em," yelled
hundred men. A Young stampede
threatened.
THAT reminds me, said Leak, that
many a man who with his mouth says,
Tell it, i'm his heart says, For Gods
sake don't tell it"
For Governor, as everybody knows,
I'm in favor of a man without
.blinkers, who can always be trusted
on the race-track and never turns a.
side. The man that L represent for
Governor has a fine record.
After holding a number Of local Of
fees he ran for Congressman-at-large,
and was defeated By only 444 votes; he
ran for Governor, and made one of the
finest campaigns ever made in the
State; and was then appointed to q
foreign mission, not by Democrats, as
the Russellites claim, but by Benjamin
Harrison, of the G. O. +. That gentle
man only lacks 10 votes Of having
enough delegates to nominate him for
Governor" When he came To the
name 20. II. Doelery," there was a
storm Of applause.
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