The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-20
JIM YOUNG TAKES A HAND
TIM HALL AND LYBROOK FAC
TIONS WAGD WAR.
WARREN v. HALL COMES OUT VICTORIOUS
Temporary Chairman Bailey Excluded the
Press and Turned il Into Caucus
lybrook Named for Vice Pres. and
Tom Rollins for Sac'y.
Tom Rollins for Sec Y.

1t was merry row. OF course all the
fuss and confusion grew out of offices.
Radical politicians never fall out about
anything except pie. There was no con-
tention for principle, indeed, that article
was not on the bill of fare. The meet
iag of the Young Mems State Republi-
can League in the Senate chamber last
night resulted in mad scramble for the
State presidency. The meeting was GER
tainly Radical to say the least, for not
one question Of principle was discussed
the whole affair was simply fight for
who should be president.
The idea of organizing the League
seems to have originated with one Hall,
clerk in the office OF Labor Statistician
Hamrick. Since he conceived the plot
and wrote the letters. he thought that
he should have the presidency, that this
position naturally belonged to him, and
his friends also seem to have shared
this opinion. Indeed until yesterday they
had no idea that he would have an op-
ponent. They. appeared to think that it
was organized for his benefit until
about noon yesterday, when consterna-
ton was thrown in their ranks by the
announcement that Col. p. II. Lybrook
was also a candidate and that he was
vigorously backed by the Governors
private secretary and number of Re
pubIicans, about sixteen. from Winston,
who are here attending the Fair. Yes
terday afternoon Halls friends assem-
hled at the Marlborough House and held
a caucus and when this caucus ad-
ourned they came out with broad smiles
upon their faces and quietly announced
that they had fixed things" How
things were fixed appears later.
Well, the League met in the Senate
chamber at the State capitol and was in
session about an hour and half. BY
actual count there were sixty-nine pres
ent when the meeting began. OF this
number eight were negroes. Jim Young
was there arrayed in his Prince Albert
with his best Sunday go-fo-meeting
smile on his face. How did Jim get in?
He had not been appointed delegate
before he entered the hall, and Bailey~of
North Carolina rushed up to him and
announced that he had appointed him a
delegate Well it didn't matter to jim
whether Bailey appointed him or not; he
didn't expect to represent Wake when
he came, but little thing like that
can't shut Jim out. He had arranged SO
that he could participate, for stored
snugIy away in his vest pocket he car
ried proxy authorizing him to repre-
sent Jones county. Who else We're there,
do you ask? Well, on the front row there
sat little slender negro boy named
Shepherd from the county of Durham
Then Howe, the negro representative
of New Hanover, was decidedly in evil
dence, and so was Harris, Of Halifax,
and Taylor, of Granville, Ed Johnson,
Joe Brim, Frank Debnam, of Wake,
end Wimberly, of Edgecombe. These
were some of the colored brethren. Some
of the other notable were X. ID. Carter.
who played a conspicuous part in the
proceedings. Maj. Alexander tilted his
chair back and blandly viewed the faith
full through his eye glasses. 1t would
not have been a Radical meeting if old
man Jack Sharp, of Nash, had not filled
one of the chairs with his avoirdupois.
Claude Dockery, Settle Dockery and
Victor Dockery, the latter as repre-
sentative of Halifax county, were seen
moving here and there. The Rev. Right
eous Altogether Cobb's son represented
Burke county. A. NJ. Clark, of Moore
seemed to view the young "rads" with
evident satisfaction as he stroked his
banker whiskers. Blythe, of Henderson,
was meek as a lamb during the entire
proceedings and Col. Weary Wally Hay
ward opened not his mouth. However,
enough of personals.
At about $50 Senator Anderson
moved that Bailey Of North Carolina be
elected temporary chairman and the
motion prevailed. Bailey Immediately
sprung into the chair without further
ceremony and called the meeting to or
der. The next thing was the election OF
temporary secretary. Jim Young was
equal to the emergency. Hardly had
Bailey assumed the chair when Jim
sprung to his feet and nominated John
Howe. OF Wilmington, the negro who
caused such a rumpus in the last Legis-
lature. for this position. There had been
n prevailing sentiment that negroes were
not wanted in the League and Jim thus
adroitly wanted to put the matter to
test. The older politicians saw the game
and without murmur fell in for Howe,
but it was left for a young fellow from
Goldsboro, H. ID. Gulley, Jr., to butt his
head against the wall. He arose and
nominated Maj. Joe Alexander against
Howe. The Major protested and the
politicians protested. but Gulley insisted
The chairman put Jim's motion and de-
clared Howe elected, ignoring Gulley.
Then followed the work Of enrolling
delegates. Fifty counties were repre-
sented, and Hall presented batch OF
proxies in addition, but he found later
that things were his way without using
them.
II. D. Carter started the tug Of war by