The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

| taken in said convention, and thereby
| said delegates in self respect were forced
| to retire from said convention or tamcly
| submit to the gag rule attempted to be
| enforced by Linncy's henchman, Clar'
| cnce Call.
Third That we believe q majority OF
| the Republicans of the Eighth district
! do not favor Mr. Linncy's nomination
| aud hut for the unfair means used 10y
| Clarence Call MS chairman. aided by the
| revenue force of the district, supple
mentcd by Linncy's appointce as post
| master. Mr.. linney could not have been
| nominated. even though he was aided
| by j. Wiley Shook. Il revenue officer
| located and doing business in the Ninth
| district.
Fourth. That for the reasons above
set forth we, as self respecting Rcpubli-
cans. do not consider ourselves bound Ivy
the acts of that revolutionary conyen-
ton
An executive committee was then
elected and many speeches were made,
and none was more enjoyed hy the
crowd or contained more home sayings
full or pure truth than the speech Of
Greed Stamper. of AIleghany county.
Thus ended two congressional conven-
tions held the same day. Linncys con
venton rs ii stood. when he was nomi-
mated. was composed, almost entirely,
Of Federal officers. Well here is the
proof of it: From Burke county came
Deputy Collector Halliburton and Post
master Pearson.
Caldwell furnished Moses y. Hen
shaw. postmaster and candidate for so
hcitor, who will not resign as postmaster
till the votes are counted in November,
and Deputy Collector w. ID. Jones, and
that brilliant young man Crisp. who
made the speech while Wilkes came
along with four revenue officers as dele
gates. Il. q. Martin, Deputy Collector
II. Y. Nichols. II. Il. Hancs and w. T..
Barlow. store Keepers and gaugcrs
Surry boosted of Postmaster Harris
and Deputy Collector :. G.. Brim, while
1adkin county pointed with pride to
Deputy Collector $. +. Shore, who looks
upon Linney as Il public bencfactor. and
j. \. Ellington, srccently appointed to
Il coed fat office in the revenue service
So says Ruff Henderson, while modest
Forsyth came with only six officers, G..
\. Reynolds. Lieutenant Governor; i.
Ii. Lybrook. postmaster Mt Winston; NJ.
+. Martin, officer, rank not known; :.
a. Sides. deputy collector; Charles \. ID.
kins. storekeepcr and gauger, and old
brother Ormsby, postmaster ut Salem,
who came along to keep i'll tune the dis
cordant elements of the convention but
finding that official instruments could
not Operate upon those who left the
convention. he himself put in tune rs
best he could the little Republican organ
left and placed Clarence Call ut crank,
who gave Il few violent turns when out
dropped Linney, the full-iledged nomi-
nee of the officers convention. and lit
tie Alexander came along with Thad
Campbell. who, by the way, was the
only delegate | now remember to have
seen i'll the Linncy convention, who WAS
not clothed with some badge of
oifice-others may possibly have been
there. but if SO they were. so over-shad-
owed by the Federal officers that they
failed to shine. The Republicans who
followed DIR. Wilcox out of the cOnven-
ton were not office holders. They We're
among the best citizens of the county,
! regardless of party, and who are in the
Republican party from principle, and
not dependent upon office. The contrast
was clearly and distinctly drawn-the
office holders against the people. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether Iinney and his
! crowd can pull back to his support the
! men who were so grossly insulted and
| rudely treated. If he does, he may be
elected. Some of the men he will never
get to vote for him this year.