The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
THE NASH COUNTY CONVENTION.
Winston Republican.

The misleading accounts as publish
ed of this convention and my connec-
ton with it, demands an explanation.
J. T. Dobson and myself, both mem
bers of the State Committee attended
the convention not to advocate the
claim of any candidate, but to advise
its adjournment until the committee
had decided upon date for the State
Convention.
Upon our arrival at Nashville we
found that no notice had been given
publicly and only six OF the thirteen
precincts had held any meeting, con-
sequently the others we're not repre-
scented Nash county is entitled to (42l
forty-two delegates but we found only
(l4) fourteen present, the others claim
ing they knew nothing Of the call
Mr. Sharp from Greensboro inform
ed Dobson and myself that he was sent
by Mr.. HoIton as his representative to
see if the convention was legally called
and he had found such TO be the case
and the convention would be held.
1t was such a'trayesty upon decency,
and so reeking with fraud that Mr..
Dobson and / did not lend our pre-
sence at the meeting.
Mr.. Walker who has been the chair
man of the county executive committee
for Is years had not heard Of town
ship meeting and did not know of the
convention until he reached Nashville
that morning
The so-called chairman of this boz
gus convention in his opening address
denounced the Populists as being the
scum Of the earth and the offscourinc
of the Democratic party. The Demo
cratic sheriff, an hour before, used this
exact language so you see how great
minds sometimes run in the same chan
mel.
When you take into consideration
that this county has $500 voters and
in 1894 gave for cooperation 300 ma
jority for the judicial ticket you can.
in measure, at least, guage the sim
cerity Of the promoters of this conven-
tion for cooperation this year.
The whole conspiracy to carry Nash
county for the Dockery, Settle and
Holton combine, was accomplished
through Leak Of Raleigh. Person Of
Edgecombe county, and Holton sent a
representative 200 miles, in the person
Of Mr. Sharp to approve it's method
and endorse it's utterances.
Two members Of the State Commit
tee who have been Republicans for
twenty-five years and live within forty
miles Of Nashville, we're not consider
ed competent to determine it's legal
ity
A conference on Sunday at Green's
boro between Mr. Holton and the COM
bine resulted in sending this Republi-
can yearling to Nashville as a sponsor
for the resolutions adopted which
were "the first blood for Dockery"
j. G. Dancy, Of Salisbury has Joined
the procession and with this quartette
of outsiders under good generalship,
hopes are entertained that the East
may be lifted out of the depths, and in
"the sweet bye and bye" give thanks
to these self-sacrifcing missionaries
who came among us.
The end is not yet, and you may ex-
pect to hear of many more counties
over which has been thrown the com
bine mantle. Contested delegations
from the East will be in good form,
from now on. The lines are drawn
in the East for Mckinley Pritchard
and Russell with Settle, Dockery and
Holton combine against us.
II. L. GRANT,
Member State Committee.
Goldsboro, n. c., March 10, 1896