The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-12
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
BLINDED BY THE GLORY OF
STATE AND NATIONAL AID
ILLUSTRATIONS.
SOME PERS0NAeES IN THE CONVENTION
The Machinery was Well Oiled and Everything
Went Through Like CIockwork-- Every
Man in Convention Pie Eater, or
Nanrn Some Mare Roth.
a Negro, Some were Both.

The following men made up the Repub-
lican convention which met here yes
terday =. II. Massey, Joe Brpm, IL.
Il. Pearce, Robt Stancil, w. G. Sanders,
tco.), 4. j. Simmons (col), Edwin g.
Nichols, 0. II. Green (col), J. =. IL.
Adams, of Wake; Henry Edward
Hagans (col.), Henry Williams (col.),
J. +. Howell (col), j. B. Elliott (col.),
of Wayne. Harnett sent no delegation.
The chair fitted o. j. Spears into the
vacuum.
Oliver Ii. Dockery, Jr., of Richm0nu
county, was nominated twice for solicitor.
once by acclamation and once in just
plain, ordinary fashion. There were no
other nominations.
John Nichols. temporary chairman.
called the convention TO order at 12.2j
o'clock. L. NJ. Sorrel was temporary
secretary.
c. Tom Bailey. of Wake; III. ID. Pedrcc,
of Johnston, and Henry Edward HaGans.
of Wayne. were appointed IL committee
on credentials and returned in five min
utes, reporting delegates as above and MT
contests. Ed. Johnston (colD, Assistant
District Attorney. moved the adoption of
the report and it was done.
Tom Bailey. postmaster, nominated j.
L. III. Adams, revenue officer, for perma-
nent chairman. and he was elected with
out opposition. He did not make few
4emarks on taking his seat.
Henry Edward Hagans was nominated
by the coon in gold trimmed glasses 70"
permanent secretary and elected.
The Executive COmittee chosen is as
follows: John Nichols chairman, and II.
\. Johnston, tcol.), of wake; Henry Will
liams (col.). of Wayne: J. NJ. Parrish, of
Johnston; o. j. Spears, of Harnett.
J. c. Logan Harris was not in the
convention. John Nichols was not sorry
as it was too hot to wear helmet.
Five minutes before the convention
was called to order all of the delegates
and most of the spectators had taken
their places. The delegates sat in the
bar and the jury box, white and colored
mixed. The jury box seemed an especial
favorite of the 'Rasti Johnsings i'll at
tendance. The front rove of seats was
completely occupied by them. They
kept their hats on long after all the
white men in the room had removed
theirs and smoked bad cigars, supplied
doubtless by the young aspirant for legal
honors, to Il man.
There were two ''cullud iemmuns" who
were, par excellence, the splendors of
the convention. They We're Henry Ed-
ward Hagans and j. B. Elliott. The
one acted as secretary and the other
made the only speech of the convention.
beside that of Oliver H.. Jr.
Henry Edward was of Il dull, burnt
orange with curls parted mathematically
in the centre. His front was hidden
behind one and three-quarters acres of
red tie and his light summer coat had
swallow tails long enough to trail. While
acting as secretary, or rather looking Oh
| while Sorrel did the work, he held his
| ''seegyar" poised daintily between the
| fingers of one hand and his pen similarly
placed in the other. Henry Edward was
| ode most SWEETEST coon" in the conven-
| tion.
J. B. Elliott sat by Henry Edward
until the latter was promoted and then
he sat alone. Elliott is really the only
genuine coal black Irish niggcr in the
State. From his jimber jaw to his
| emerald tie he is Irish. He wore a
pair" of gold trimmed spectacles so
heavy that his ears Topped forward.
L dlTtk WIS Ut lHltItCuul CDOll VI lhS
convention.
Oliver III. Dockery, Jr., waited until
| the convention had been called to order
and then marched down in solitary state.
One lone applause from j. Is. Elliott
greeted his entry. j. Il. was n)te worthy
throughout for his enthusiasm. When
Oliver ii. had made the rounds and all
the coons in the jury b,V had blown
smoke on him. he retired to one corner
to await developments, followed by the
admiring glances of Joe Braam, assistant
secretary to His Excelency, and of
Jerry Smith who always has slate h"
wants put through.
Father Abbott and George Tonnoffs';i
entered at this juncture, the latter keep
ing sharp lookout for any one who
| might be lying in wait with insect pow
der. ''Oh. it is intoll'ably wa'm, re-
marked Henry Edward.
John Nichols arose and moved thar
nominations be taken up. They were
taken.
Patrick Massey assumed perpendicu-
| lar position for the purpose OF putting
| man in nomination whose name is Il sur
| ficient recommendation to every Republt-
can in the State. A man who is wrap
ped in Republicanism, 'Oliver II. Dock
cry, Jr. That pulled the string and hll
| the jacks yelled mechanically. The trail
of a rehearsal was over all the enthu-
| siasm. Then it was that he of the
] gold specs went after 'em. Il rise tn