The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-07-21
WILEY SHOCKS LETTER
About the Wilkesboro Convention
One of the Delegates Talks.

A reporter of THE SENTINEL asked
one of the Misunderstanding delegates
to the Wilkesboro convention if he had
seen J. Wiley Shocks letter in the
Charlotte Observer, in regard to the
Convention, and received the following
reply;
eyes I have seen Wiley's piece. He
is good fellow, but if Pritchard and
Pearson were to express their disap-
that he would never do so again, pro-
vided always he is allowed to keep his
job. If any one doubts this we will
venture the assertion that we can prove
it by the Hon. A. A. Campbell, the
statesman from Hanging Dog Town
ship, who will be the next Republican
representative in Congress from the
Ninth district if justice prevails, the
influence of j. Wiley and the revenue
ring to the contrary Notwithstanding.
''There is one statement that j. Wi
ley made that is true. He says Linney
only had seven votes in the Conven-
ton. These votes were cast by the
delegates from the counties of Alexan-
der, Caldwell, Yadkin, and one vote
counties gave Mr.. Bryan a majority
of six hundred and fifty. Mr.. Linney
is unquestionably five hundred votes
weaker than Maj. Mckinley. If this
be true there is a majority of eleven
hundred and fifty against him in the
counties he carried. The votes cast
against Mr.. Linney by delegates from
the counties of Allegheny, Ashe, Da-
vie, Surry and Wautauga at the late
election gave a Republican majority
of eleven hundred and fifty-three.
From this you will see that the Repub-
licans were against Mr.. Linney's
nominate We do not include the
counties of Wilkes and Forsyth in
this calculation. There is such de-
cided opposition to Mr.. Linney in
these counties that he cannot hope to
carry them.
SAT heart, j. Wiley despises the
gang that are for Linney, but he must
obey orders or off goes his official
head. If Wiley was free man and
had the courage of his convictions he
would have long since been in Con-
gress, but the bosses know his weak
ness and ride him with whip and
spurs. -
We are told, said The SENTINEL
reporter, that the Office holders say
at Ho1ton and Pritchard will prevent
that Linney will remain in the field.
Eyes, l have heard such talk.
There is as much truth in it as many
other things they tell. The men who
are leading this opposition to Mr..
Linney are actuated by principle.
They are the superiors of Holton and
in every respect the equals of Pritch
ard. They will not submit to dicta
ton from any source, especially the
arrogant assumption of Mr.. Linney's
revenue officers and postmasters, sup
plemented by the presumptious inter-
ference of Deputy Collector j. Wiley
Shook. The moment that man
goes to the Ninth District, however,
humble he may have been, he at once
becomes impressed with his own great
| ness. There must be something in the
| wind and the water that initiates them.
They are pie hunters from away
back. -
The reporter asked if the Populists
| would support Mr.. Linney.
''Why should they? He is the
creature of Pritchard. He has not APP
pointed a Populist to Office, but upon
| the contrary most of his appointees
have been half-breed Goldbug Repub-
| licans for Office only. Good morn
ing,