The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02


is Loge Harris division.
FOURTH WARD.
Pat Stewart was chairman, and
Christmas (col.), and Gary (col.), We're
The Dockery men nominated for
delegates Nj. Bowes, John Rhodes
(coI.), and Peter Jeffreys (col.)
The Russell men nominated John O.
Gary (col), w. M. Mitchell (col.),
Stephen E. Eaton (col.)
The Dockery men won, the vote
standing: Jeffreys, LOT; Bowes, 60;
Rhodes, 104: Mitchell, 81; Gary, II;
Eaton, SO. The Russell men tried to
have these three defeated men elected
alternates, but Pat, Stewart, a Dockery
man, refused to put the motion, and
z. NJ. Stewart, n. B. Blount (col.), and
Peter Wimbush (col.1, were chosen.
The executive ward committee elected
was Col. Al. w. Shaffer, r. s. Taylor
(col.), John o. Gary (col.)
Jim Hamilton (col.}, introduced the
following resolution that was unanl-
mously adopted: Resolved, That we
endorse fusion in the counties and
State with the Populist party, and
hereby instruct our delegates to do
all they can to further the names"
1t was a characteristic Radical meet
ing. Everybody tried to talk at once,
and quiet was obtained only one
dusky delegate saying: THE News
and Observer has a reporter here, and
will make monkeys of US IN the morn
ing if we don't behave ourselves.
The primary for the first division,
fourth ward, met in the Odd Fellows
hall. corner Mcdowell and Dayie
streets. About fifty were present, all
negroes except five. Doe Sorrell was
elected chairman, and W. f. Debnam
and John r. O'Neill were elected sec
retaries. After good deal of delay
and disturbance the balloting began.
The following delegates were elected:
e. A. johnson, f. NJ. Sorrell, Frank
Blacllnall Alternates, Turner Evans,
w. +. Debnam, j. j. Robinson. Two
Of the delegates are Russell men, the
Others all for Dockery.
OUTSIDE WEST.
In both the Outside East and Outside
West precincts the situation is consid-
erably muddled. Thursday night the
primary in Outside West, second diyis-
ion, was begun by the Docl1ery people,
who had selected delegates, but had
not adjourned when the Russell gang
arrived and undid all the business that
had been before disposed of. They cap
tured the meeting and elected as del
egates three Russellites, John Aston,
John Strudwick and Henry Walker
The primary was held at Walker
store. on what is known as Cox Ave-
nue. The Russell crowd literally ran
the DoclIeryites out of the hall.
Last night in the Friends hall, at
0bcrlin, there was great pow-wow,
and Russell Blowout The rabble filed
the hall, and had a large time of it,
raising cain adj libatum. The only white
men in the hall were t. p. DevereuX,
Esq, and the News and Observer re-
porter, and Mr.. Devereux, who is a
Dockery man from way back, jumped
the game early in the proceedings. 1t
was simply a Russell ratification meet
ing
Delegates were unanimously selected
by the "l.ise, stand and be counted
process.
]. b. Hutchins, colored, was chair
nan, and two other negroes were secre-
taries.
Delegates elected are: J.. S. Webb,
colored, A. }. Ivey, colored, NoFfieet
Jeifries, colored. Alternates: A. b. Pet
tfford S. r. Hall, James A. Morgan.
Ward committee: j. b, Hutchins, col
ored, a. j. Ivey, colored, and $. r. Hill,
colored
Mr.. Thomas Devereux was put in
nomination, but his name was scratch
ed and he left.
Jim Young arrived on the spot about
the time the business meeting ended.
IN EAST RALEIGH.
East Raleigh opened with fight be-
tween I'd. and Demp. Smith as 10 the
time the meeting was called, and at
late hour nothing had been done. The
Russell men had temporary chairman,
and both sides claim the majority.
At 10 O'Clock, the chairman, trying
to calm the surging mob, asked one
of tle preachers present To lead in
prayer, saying, IF prayer won't quiet
you all, what Will?" Some of the Dock
cry supporters answered him by yell
ing hickory sticks"
They snrged, and yelled, and cursed,
and swore, and made the night hideous
by their disgraceful conduct. Dock
ery's crowd had a room dispensing lem
onades.
After a huge time Of ii tf1e primary
adjourned
The following delegates were elected
from Outside East j. w Virgins,
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