The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-27
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
A Frosty Meeting in the Senate Chamber
Yesterday.

The young mems State Republican
League met yesterday afternoon at 4:3(
o'clock
Thirty delegates-21 whites and 8 ne
groes-were present.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Mr.. w. V. Hall, chief clerk tc
the Labor Commissioner. The secretary
was Mr. r. S. Rollins. of Asheville
Mr.. Hall delivered his annual address
and named as temporary chairman "tht
Honorable" Ike Meekins, of Elizabeth
City.
THE Honorable" Ike made a lengthy
bombastic and sophomore speech of ac-
ceptance. Mr.. Il. $. Rollins was made
temporary secretary. and then, on mo.
ton of II. A. Johnson (col.), the tenn.
porary organization was made perma-
nent.
This done the following committee on
platforms and resolutions was appointed
w. V. Hall, Or. James Il. Shepard (col)
/. Il. Snipes. A. Il. Holton, Jr., and w
G.. Poole.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the committee
of which Mr.. Hall is member was di-
rected to prepare platform and draw
up the resolutions at their leisure and
submit them to the president tMr. Hall
for approval. When approved by him
they are to be published.
Officers for the next year were chosen
rs follows: w. V. Hall, president: r.
$. Rollins, secretary;E. a. Johnson (col),
treasurer: Chas. II. Shepard (col), assis-
tant secretary; Roscoe Mitchell. national
vice-president. and w. S. Hyams, nation
al committeeman.
All these have served a year and were
simply reelected. no other persons being
put in nomination.
The next business was the district or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of president, secre-
tary and treasurer for each Congressional
district. This resultede as follows:
First district: Starkey Hare, president;
K. c. Duncan, secretary; n. S. Reynolds,
treasurer.
Second district: John Fields, Jr., pres
ident: w. \. Hunter, secretary; A. II.
Elliott. treasurer.
Third district: A. NJ. Clark president;
n. b. Chaplin, secretary; n. r. Middle
ton (col.) treasurer.
Fourth district: C. r. Bailey. presi-
dent; f. B. Jones, secretary; j. NJ. Milli-
ken. treasurer.
Fifth district: ]. r. Joyce, president;
w. b. Mebane, secretary; j. c. Cheek,
treasurer.
Sixth district: Claude Dockery. presi-
dent: ]. r. Howe (col), secretary; w.
s. Clanton, treasurer.
Seventh district: j. C. Dancy (col.),
president: J. G. Walser, secretary; ID. Il.
Conrad. treasurer.
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president E. l.. Neal, secretary; NJ. w.
Mackey, treasurer.
Ninth district: II. s. Anderson. presi-
dent Frank Smathers, secretary; John
Wagner, treasurer.
These nominations were made in a
sort Of harum-scarum sort of way When
a district was not represented somebody
volunteered to name its officers, and the
thing was rushed along through
The only district in which there was
any discussion or contest over the places
was the Fifth. There it was question
of white man 81. II. joyce and niger
(Dr. James e. Shepard). After much
talking and an attempt on the part of
the machine to have Shepard reelected,
the Joyce men won and Shepard got up
in a milf and withdrew his name, saying
the place was not worth fighting over.
On motion Of Mr.. Mitchell the resolu-
ton committee was directed to draw up
resolutions endorsing Governor Russell,
Senator Pritchard and the national adj
ministration.
This disposed of all the business, and
after speeches by Secretary Rollins and
Treasurer Johnson (col.), the League adj
journed.
Among the negro delegates present
were A.E. Johnson. Raleigh; DIR. Moore,
DIR. Shepard and Chas. III. Shepard, Dur
ham; Star Hicks, Kinston: J. T. Howe.
Wilmington; DIR. Curtis, Dr. Shadd and
Il. III. Hunter, Washington.
Then there were the following office
holders, and perhaps others:
w. V. Hall, chief clerk 10 Labor Com
missioner.
W. II. Fowle, executive clerk to the
Governor.
Ike Meekins, deposed candidate for so
licitor.
Charles Cobb, assistant State Libra
rian.
--- Mebane, clerk to State Superin-
tendent Public instruction.
c. III. b. Leonard, Waterman Supreme
court building.
Roscoe Mitchell, clerk in Republican
headquarters.
j. G. Brady, travelling fertilizer in
spector.
w. G. Poole, cashier in the Revenue
department.
w. S. Hyams, secretary to State Re
publican committee.
j. M. Allen, who holds position on the
State Manure Pile
u. A. Johnson (col), clerk to the Dis
trict Attorney.
A. e. Holton, Jr., son of the Republi-
can chairman.
DIR. Shepard (col.), who holds a position
in the evenue department.
The meeting was a failure in every re-
spect. The attendance was small and
nothing worth doing was done. There
were no good speeches, no enthusiasm,
nothing to make the meeting worth the
holding.