The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL INSURGENTS.
Their Story Of the Split-Resolutions
Adopted.

Their Story Of the Split-Resolutions
Adopted.
The Forsyth insurgents, DIR. Kim
brough, of Davie, and other Republic
cans who refused to allow the bosses
to spit upon them in the Congressional
Convention at Wilkesboro, returned
home Wednesday evening of last
week.
Counting the contesting delegates
from Forsyth and Wilkes, the boilers
claim to have Is votes-2 from Ashe, 2
from Allegheny, from Wilkes, 2
from Surry, 2 from Watauga, a from
Forsyth and from Davie.
The Executive Committee chosen is
composed of the following Republi-
cans: S. G. Parsons, Of Ashe; c. C.
Stamper, of Allegheny; M. I. Stewart,
of Forsyth; DIR. M. D. Kimbrough.
of Davie; N. A. Boyden, of Surry; L.
H. Mikel, of Watauga; J. W. Nc
Nei1l, of Wilkes. DR.. Kimbrough was
elected Chairman and Parsons Secre-
tary. The Chairman stated to a SEN
TINEL man last week that he would
call a convention for about the middle
of August to nominate another candi-
date for Congress.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following warm resolutions were
adopted by the last Convention:
Resolved, That we Republicans of
the Eighth Congressional District,
who came here favoring the nomina-
| ton of candidate for Congress other
| than Mr.. r. Z. Linney, do hereby en-
bitrary and tyrannical rulings of
Clarence Call and do most respect
fully give our reasons for leaving
said Convention, to-wit:
First: That Clarence Call, Chair
man of said district, ruled that there
were no contests from Wilkes and
| Forsyth counties and refused to enter
| tain motion of DR.. Kimbrough, a
delegate from Davie county, to allow
counties to be heard, which ruling
was entirely contrary to the plan OF
| organization as set down by the Re-
| publican Committee.
| Second: That by reason of said ar
| bitrary ruling fair vote could not
| be taken in said Convention and there
by said delegates were forced to retire
in self respect from said Convention
or tamely submit to the gag rule at
| tempted to be enforced by Linney's
henchman, Clarence Call.
Third: That we believe that ma.
| iofsity Of the Republicans of the Eighth
Congressional district did not favor
the nomination of Mr.. Linney and bu
| for the unfair means used by Clarence
| Call, as Chairman of the district
aided by the entire revenue force o
the district, supported by Linney':
appointees as postmasters, Mr.. Lime!
could not have been nominated, ever
though he was aided by J. Vile.
Shook, revenue official located ant
doing business in the Ninth district.
Fourth: That for the reasons above
set forth, we as self respecting Repub
licans, do not consider ourselves
bound oy the acts of that revolution
airy Convention.
THE TWO CONVENTIONS.
Several of the delegates were inter
viewed regarding the two Conven
tions. They claim that after placin:
| all the reports from the Republican
Congressional Convention togethe
the controversy resolved itself dow
to about the following state of facts
There are IL counties in the district
| and these counties were entitled to z
votes in the Convention. When tn
Convention assembled it was ascer
tanned that IL of these votes wer
anti-Linney and avowed Lime
votes, with votes in contest. TIL
chair found itself confronted with tn
feet that IL would outvote 7, but h
had been heeled with the necessar
tactics to overcome a small matte
like this, being Linney man himself
He appointed three straight Lime
men on the credentials committe
against the protest of all the othe
interested candidates, and sent theI
out for the purpose of bringing in
report already agreed upon. The re
port evaded speaking of the contest:
but instead reported what delegate
from each county were entitled to seal
Ia real omnibus report. But t
| overcome the IL to Z vote the chai
ruled that there were no contests an
that the votes in contest would
J | allowed to vote on the adoption of tt
| report, and this brought out a vigO
Gus protest from the friends of Dull;
Wilcox and Marshall, but to no pu
pose.
After prolonged wrargle tt
eleven anti-Linney delegates withdre
from the convention accompanied |
: the eight contested votes that We
l
vacate their seats. With the seve
votes and the eight contests left on Il
floor the arbitrary convention pr
ceeded to nominate Linney. After Il
4 Linney convention adjourned anoth
convention was formed by the min
teen delegates, strong denunciatol
8 resolutions passed, an executive col
: mittee appointed empowered to ca
another convention of the district, a
g iourning after an enthusiastic sessit
g of nearly two hours. With at lea
seven counties in the district squa
Z against Linney it is claimed he cam
Y be elected under any conditions.
l. 1t was charged before the conve
ton, and not denied by the chair, tn
the credentials committee was nam
in the presence and by the sanction
Mr.. Linney the night before the co
: vention, and that the report OF t
presence of Linney and his man Fl
q note was sent to Mr.. Linney, after t
o fact was made known that he h
named committee, appealing to
sense of fairness and asking that
le least one anti-Linney man be plac
n on the credentials committee. This
70 quest he ignored by the return of
curt note in which he plead that
ID was powerless to act. So from all
is facts it looks like the insurgents ha
SO made out good case against t
20 Bull of the Brushes.
STRIKING SNAPSHOTS.