The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-25
KONvENTIoN KINKS.


A Young bushy-headed, ash-colored ne
gro who called himself J. ID. PAR
and wore pointed tan shoes. spoke of
Rome, Caesar Hannibal and Pompey; of
Spain. Cuba and the Philippines; of Sum
ner and Lincoln and Shakespeare; of the
battle of Waterloo and the reign of
elizabeth and Isabella; Of the Russian
and British possessions; of the conquests
of Napoleon; of the Spanish empire; of
Mark Antony and the reign of King
George. and then wound mp by nominal
ing Jesse Ball for county commissioners.
Somebody has been doing some "busi-
ness since these delegates landed in
Raleigh" remarked l.. NJ. Green when
the vote for sheriff was announced.
"rThc Democratic party has put forth
n strong ticket. There is no use trying
to disguise the fact, and unless we name
clean men our ticket will be defeated. L.
John Nichols.
"You can put a negro on the ticket or
not just as You please, but if you don't
do it the negroes | represent will not
support it"-A Colorcd Delegate from
st. Matthews.
"You have got to put negro on the
ticket or so help me God l will not
support it. and l have good horse and
buggy and will canvass the county
against it."-Dave Lane.
Il did not want the nomination for
the Senate" said John Nichols, "but
| allowed my name TO 90 before the
convention only rs Il test to show to
what extent the Republican party iii
Wake county had been sold out for two
positions for negroes in the Agricultural
Department"
he man who says that / would vote
the Democratic ticket tells a lie thun-
dered Dave Lane to ED Johnson, when
Johnson charged that Lane had said that
he would bolt the ticket and work for
the Democrats if negro was not put
on the ticket Il did not say. though,
would not vote the Fusion ticket unless
you put a Niger on it."
I'VE have 1900 negro voters in Wake
county and fourteen hundred Populists
and white Republicans" said Dave
Lane. "and if these white Populists and
Republicans cannot concede one office
to those 1920 negroes. then / canvass
Wake county against the ticket"
81 want to say that l would feel it an
honor to represent my race" said Cape
hart, "and / have witnessed Il compro-
mise today that not only means that no
negro shall go on the ticket, but that you
sell out for two positions in the Agri
cultural Department the freedom and
liberty of my people. They tried to buy
me for 5000. but failed and they can
not buy me for $40.
Stewart Ellison, the old negro war
horse, struck the keynote that brought
II sympathetic response from every ne
gro in the hall when he declared that if
he had his way he would strike every
negro who voted for Il Democrat II
thousand lashes on his naked back and
put him back in slavery for all eter-
nifty.
There were two striking resemblances
in the convention: Tom Stevenson, of
Swift Creek township. who looked like
AdIIbIi buItI, anu III. w dffe0 mes
Hall. who impersonatcd Mark Hanna.
DR. Hall is sirnamed Vines because
of his disposition to cling to the Popu-
lists.
During the preliminary business part
of the convention Col Jim Young, in
full regimentals. sat behind the scenes
on sofa. waiting to be called on for
that speech. The convention may not
have been conscious of the Colonel's vast
Importance, but he was.
DR.. Scruggs (colOred) has always cuss-
ed Russell and made a great fight for
n niger on the ticket" till yesterday.
Then n change came over the spirit of
his dream. He praised Russell and
agreed to put out a white ticket. 1t is
said that the Doctor sold out for Il