The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-17

against the arch enemy of liberty, the
Democratic party. eyes, yes. We gwine
To Gght.'D IF the Democrats get tn.
next Legislature farewell to the negro
vote. | intend to fight them till hi
freezes over and then fight on the ice.
Immense cnthusasm.)
Taking up Governor Jarvis remark in
an interview in this paper that Rad
Pop. fusion had resulted in Il 'letting
down of the aspirations of the people,
Young declared that it could not have
had any such result since the negro
could now sit in the jury box and could
vote. Our Populist brethren believe til.
negro is as good as Il white man. Let
us continue fusion" Oats right.'o
After vast deal more of the same
sort of stuff Colonel Young retired TO
the wings again, regimentals and all, re
ceiving an ovation as he went.
Ellyson got the floor next. Il want a
little more negro recognition" he said.
Il stand right dere and it am de rock
of JoObiraltar. Our white friens do a
little too much shfflin. I'm Republican
frum way back yondcr Sherman's time.
Speak de wud.')
Pat Stewart nominated Tom Bailey
for delegate to the State convention.
Dave Lane suggested that some gem
mems not office holders be recognized.
He wanted negro guards ut the pcnitcn-
tiary." ooh my lady,'o yelled the crowd.
He nominated j. Il. Pair.
Peter Cobb. black rs midnight, with a
blue shirt and Il red tie and a hand big
as Il corner lot, nominated Colonel
.Jeems Young" amid much enthusiasm.
Turner Evans nominated "dc Honor
able Il. A. Johnsing." Mason. fat and
greasy, had whole slate he asked to he
put through. but subsidized to the cry of
too much. set down." He sat.
A. T.. Burgess an "cddercated Niger"
with head like an Irish potato. de-
manded more reorganization and nomi-
mated ID. =. Lane. Other nominees were
J. F. Adams. J. w. Merritt Charles
Mcnamara Stewart Ellison, Jerry
Smith, Martin and Kelly.
Sam Hill. who looked like Il mummy
of Pharao, got the floor and went after
office holders. Evans rose to Il point of
order and said pie was not the subject
under consideration. He got himself
characterized by Hall as ''de gemmun
what speakin so lovely concernin de pie
counter and sat down. Tom Bailey
was eulogized as ''de man what
wave de banner wherever he go and cut
like two-aidge- swode." John Sears
declared that the negro had colonies now
and would have majors and genrals if hc
fused with Populists again. Pollard, a
white man, tried to interrupt a negro,
but was squelched. He tried to get
the floor, but another negro was recog-
nized before him. Clearly de white gem
r,n ,nf A In ptf
off rose to address the chair. but Ellison
made the point of order that he was not
dressed and the orator subsidized.
Proceedings were then suspended for
ten minutes to allow the delegates to
confer. When fifteen minutes had been
spent in restoring order, the voting be-
gan by precincts and resulted: Jim
Young, 104; J. c. l.. Harris, 102; c. T..
Bailey, 1872; Jerry Smith, 66: z. A.
Johnston, 81; J. i. ii. Adams. -: J. W.
Merritt. 46; Charles Mcnamara. %;
Stewart Ellison, IS; J. ID. Pair. %: T..
+. Lane, Z; w. H. Martin. 3: O'KeIly,
3. Harris, Young, Bailey, Smith, John
ston and Adams were declared delegates
to State convention and Merritt. Lane
Pair. Ellison, Mcnamara and Martin al
tcrnates.
smashed. only three or four getting
through according to cut and dried plans.
The vote for delegates to the Congress
sional convention resulted: Delegates
ID. III. Young. 80; III. Il. Jones. so; Chas.
Mcnamara, rs; j. j. Braan, &c; w. III.
Ray &c: J. J. Reynolds, 81.
AIternates-R. S. Morgan. ]. w. Up
church. A. Il. Burgess, j. G. Dunn, w.
H. Martin.
When Dan Young called the conven-
ton to rider there were by actual count
211 negroes and ~ whites down stairs
in the hail. There were by actual count
127 negroes and II white men in the
gallery. Among the white men present
were ID. I'll. Abbott, of Pamlico county,
State railroad commissioner; o. III.
Dockery, Jr., Of Richmond county, clerk
in Collector Duncans office; Thomas =.
Devereaux, of Wake, who had not a
word to say during the whole sitting Of
the convention; j. C.. l.. Harris, the.
Russell manager of the convention, who
held at last accounts seventeen offices;
Ham Jones, the Republican sheriff of
Wake; G. Thomas Bailey, postmaster
of Raleigh: John w. Upchurch, and
Charles Mcnamara, cotton weighers, of
wake, InOInaS stevenson, VINO is Sald
to be the only new Republican recruit in
the county. and who it is said is slated
for the Republican nomination for the
Legislature; c. b. Ray, supervisor of
Reads and superintendent of Wake
county work house; j. F. III. Adams. who
three weeks ago was kicking like
steer, but who has very recently been
hit in the stomach with piece of pie;
Pat Stewart, whom the negroes of the
Fourth ward sat down on so uncercmo-
nicusly on Thursday night. J. Rowans,
the defauiting Republican sheriff of
Wake county and Russel's steward of
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institutions;
Nal Haynes, deputy sheriff Of Wake
county; Warren Y. Hall, the young CON
vention runner from Cleveland counts,
and clerk in the labor commissioners
office; *. w. Merritt, deputy marshal
for Wake county: J. l.. Kelly. a rooster
on the manure pile, brother-in-law of
S. Ohio Wilson; Will Brown, mail car
rier, of Raleigh; NJ. Bowers, who never
misses a convention, but who has never
been known to be on the winning side;
old man Harry Lashley. who was at
tending perhaps his twentieth Republican
convention. Then there were perhaps Il
dozen or more Democrats, reporters and