The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-04

fort to have the penitentiary leased to
outside parties.
| ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
! The following address to the colored
voters of the State was also issued:
1--WE call upon all Republicans in North
Carolina to observe the following rules
in their voting hereafter:
81. To vote for no man who Is OPP
posed to giving the negro his full and
due recognition.
80. That before any man is NOM
mated to an office we should exact from
him a written pledge that he will give
one half of his clerical force to colored
Republicans.
so. That all nominees to office shall
give a pledge in favor of negro educa-
ton.
~. That we see to it that those col
ored men who are willing to trade their
race off for office, are not nominated by
u.s."
WILLIAMSON SPEAKS.
John Williamson rose to speak to the
resolutions.
mir. Chairman" said Foster, Of Gran
vile, Il want to know if Mr.. William
son is correctly reported in this morn
ing's News and ObserverP'
IL was" replied John.
"Thcn you have no place in this con-
vention."
81 have been elected by the people OF
my county to represent them in this con-
vention, and I'll bet that's more than
my friend Foster was"
THAT'S right" said Foster amid great
laughter.
AZ don't care if you were elected forty
times, you're a Democrat and you ought
to be put out" said Lockhart, of Wake.
Cries of put him out. put him out"
81 don't care what you say Lockhart.
I know you. You've got no sense and
never had any. AS for Grant Foster,
he's a mountebank."
The end of the row was that John
won. The chairman gave him five min
utes time to express his views, which
he proceeded TO do in the most lively
fas-.on, amid the applause. laghter and
yells of the very fellows that had pre-
viously opposed him. except Fletcher
Iockhart, who said that John had pass
ed cinderations' at him.
He began by declaring that he was
Republican, better Republican than
the fellows that had opposed him.
THE FIGHT.
I'm too good Niger for some OF
these folks here. Fletcher Lockiiart $
a fool and Grant Fosters mOuntebank.
I'm a Republican,, but I'm not a Re-
publican that will go around selling out
and cringing and having people spit in
my face and then vote for them. I've
got some Self-respect. | won't bow the
knee to Baal and lick the hand that
smites me, even though it claims to be
Republican hand (Applause)
~ he Republicans and Popul;sts got in
what did they do? Filled their thou
sands of Offices with broken down Dem
ocrats. fool Republicans, Populist dudes
and put Jim Young in the fertilizer de-
partment. applause and laughter)
1--WE were promised the asylum at
Goldsboro. What did they do? Put in
DR.. Alexander, n white-haired old fool.
"And the penitentiary-what did you
do with that? Turned it into a bawdy-
house first thing. And yet You (pointing
to Fletcher Lockhart)-you internal old
scourdrel-you ontinue to stick to
them"
At this Lockhart, ten feet away,
arose and went for John. They got IN
oneliek each and several negroes rushed
between them just as John sent chair
flying at Lockhart's head. Lockhart
caught the missile and attempted to,
throw 1T back, but was prevented. - -
The tumult was great and the band,
which was in the hall. played There's
a hot time in the Old Town tonight"
When the band ceased playing John at
tempted, amid a shower of objections, to
proceed with his speech. The chairman
told him he would have the janitor put
him out if he did not cease. He sat
down and the resolutions were adopted.
MORE PIE PROMISED.
Several letters were read from negroes,
expressing their approval of the conven-
ton. Also one from James T.. Boyd,
promising more Federal patronage to the
negroes of North Carolina.
A resolution was adopted thanking
Boyd for the interest he had shown in
the meeting by the letter he had writ
ten. This resolution was amended by
Leak to the effect that the President he
requested TO tear down the civil service
rules TO make more places for Republi-
can negroes.
| After the adoption of this resolution
Leak took the floor and delivered an
other speech in which he did some pretty
plain talking:
1 IL iHtit III TIE hcpuDllCdlt
party for me, I'm no longer for the par
ty," he said.
| What are we getting out Of the party
now-S1.0 6 each. What for? Going
around here whooping up the boys all
night long and voting all day. The
white Republicans get over million
dollars of offices.
| DONE WITH THEM.
"I'm done with them-unless there's
something in it for me. If you don't
put up good men in the future, TIL not
vote for them. I've never voted a
Democratic ticket. But | tell you now
that unless you put up better men than
you've been putting up since 1876, I'll
not vote for them. I'll vote for dog
first. l know some of you don't like it,
because you are lick-spittles."
Sam Hill said he had never got any
thing from the Republican party-he
had been Republican from principle
But as sure as you are born, if you put