The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
Russell Carries the City by a
Large Majority.
DockERY HAS SIX VOTES
Both Sides CLAIMING To-Day's
County Convention.
"The Drtiest Campaign Ever Saw,
Says Rev. Leak--Did Russelrs Men
Buy Votes ?--Convention
Meets at Noon
To-Day.

II have been in every campaign since
the war; said Rev. Leak last night,
"and this contest for the nomination
for governor is the dirtiest of them
ALL"
The Dockery men stated freely last
night that Russell men were paying
one and two dollars each for votes.
This alleged vote-buying led to
fight before Victor Dockery and Row
an Rogers yesterday afternoon.
To-day at noon the Wake county
Republican convention assemblies in
Metropolitan Hall. Whether Rev. Leak
owns the shooting match or it is Jim
Young's pie remains to be seen. Both
sides claim everything in sight.
There are III delegates. Russell
seems to have swept the city,and Dock
cry appears to lead in the county.
REV. LEAKS FIGURES.
Rev Leak said last night: There
are III delegates in the county con-
vention, and of these we will have Ga.
In the city we have delegates besides
the contesting delegations. Dockery
delegates will be elected TO the State
convention, without doubt. | en-
phatically deny that the Dockery men
have stated any ticket for the State
convention. We viii await the con-
vention's action"
JIM YOUNG'S ESTIMATE.
Jim Young said last night: THE city
has 33 delegates, we have elected rs and
they have elected 5. Russell has swept
the city. In the county we have 90 to
Dockery's 81. If the figures don't
1000, /1,,4 - r,,.,.e.x4s 94a4 xx,axy thai, +
don't know what I'm talking about"
FIRST WARD.
In the second division, Dan Young, a
Russell man, was chairman of the meet
ing The delegates elected are Russell
men, and were elected by ten majority,
after considerable wrangle. The dele
gates are j. Rowan Rogers, III. J. J.
Aoring, and Washington Jones. John
Nichols, the Dockery leader, was de-
feated, and viii not be in the county
convention except as a spectator.
Col. John Nichols said after the meet
ing: 1t was Rowan Rogers whiskey
and some treachery that beat US.
In the first division, first ward, Chas.
Taylor was chairman and William Vass
was secretary, and the delegates are:
Thomas Lyon, Charles Taylor, Stephen
Raynor.
SECOND WARD.
The primary for the first division,
second ward met in e. r.. Purnell's of
fee in the Mailer building. Only
eight persons were present, four
white men and four negroes. This
is a very full attendance for this pre-
einet, explained Tom Bailey, who was
secretary Of the meeting. There are
only twelve Republican voters at that
precinct. Z. r. Purnell presided, and
Tom Bailey kept the minutes. All the
motions were passed unanimously, as
there were not enough to divide.
The delegates elected: G. Tom Bal
ley, (of North Carolina), T.. r. purnell,
Michael BurroWes. Alternates: w. w.
Wynne, Willie Rogers, Alfred Sutton.
The delegates were instructed to
work for Mckinley for President and
Pritchard for Senator. There were no.
other instructions.
The executive committee of the pre-
cinct elected consists of: r. r. Pur-
nell. chairman; Alfred Sutton w. j.
Weir.
The delegates were not instructed
for Governor. Tom Bailey says they
are all for Russell.
Justice Marcom's Office, in the Gem
trail Hotel building, was crowded by
the negroes of the second division Of
the first ward. Four or five white men
looked like rara ayes in the sett of fifty
that attended
Maj. j. b. Hill was chairman, r. G.
Logan Harris got UP out of a sick bed
TO attend the meeting. He has had d
bad attack of nephritic collie.
The whole affair had been cut and
dried before the doors opened. 1T was
all one way and the Dockery men were
showed under. The delegates were
rushed through in iiffy, but the Dock
cry minority called loudly for its
rights, and the thing Was all gone over
again. All the voters were made 10
squat down on the floor and vote By
standing mp. The same set of dele
gates was elected By the standing vote
81 to Z. The Dockery men Gained
down and took it all III a subdued way,
and the Russell men had a yelling pic
mic when the pow-wow ended.
The delegates to the county conyen-
tion are: ]. G. T. Harris, Rev. Caesar
johnson, Simon p. Barber Alter
mates: Howell Dunn, George r. Rog-
ers, Andrew Davis
The new ward committee consists
of: j. b. Hill, Rev. Caesar johnson,
George II Rogers.
All the delegates are Russell rustlers
Dockery headquarters yesterday re-
eeived a telegram from Martin county
stating that the county had elected
one delegate for Russell and one for
Dockery dead draw
THIRD WARD.
Jim Young's convention met Thurs
day night, and it was a Russell snap
primary. The delegates chosen were:
First division Joseph Perry, Joseph
Bran. II. ID. Debnam; second division
LAS TT. Young, 8. n. Townes, and
Peter Cobb all of whom are eolored.
Last night the Dockery crowd held
primaries i3l both divisions Of the
wards. aud appointed Delegates
The boekely delegates from the
1hiid ward are: