The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-11
Democratic Speakers Had a
Field Day Yesterday.
THE WHITE MEN AROUSED
THE STRONGHOLD OF FUSION
TOTTERING TO A FALL.
SPEAKING AT GARNER'S LAST NIGHT
The Popalists Who Want Reforms More than
They Want Office are Regulating the
Republican Fusion ard False
Leaders.
1T was a great day.

Leaders.
1T was great day.
One hundred and seventy-two voters
greeted the Democratic county candi-
dates ut Auburn yesterday.
The contrast between the handful that
assembled there on Monday of last week
to hear the Fusion gang harangue was
an object lesson illustrative of the change
that has come over the voters of that
section of Wake county.
Auburn has been stronghold of the
fusion party. When the Populist party
was first organized, quite number of
its good people joined. it in the hope
of securing reform. Many of them have
now abandoned it since the false leaders
turned it over to the Republican party.
and the balance of them are on the
way. Some of them were out yesterday
to hear the speaking.
Capt. Il. L. Williamson. candidate for
treasurer, acted as master of ceremonies,
opening the ball with a bright and tell
ing short speech. He introduced Mr..
w. III. Hood as "a man whose heart
is as big as his body" Mr.. Hood simply
announced himself.
Mr.. Fab Whitaker, candidate for the
Senate. began his speech by addressing
his 'neighbors," and he made first
rate speech, conservative in tone and
convincing in argument. Referring to
the appointment of Jim Young, he said
the negro politician knew no more about
the needs of an institution to educate
white blind children than ga kangaroo
knows about the plan of salvation"
THE MIDDLE OF THE readers.
Mr.. w. w. Wynne, candidate for
county commissioner on the Middle-of-
the-Road ticket. announced his candidacy
and after saying that he expected .'to
get there with every leg up" Mr.. Wynne
stated that the candidates of his party
did not know of the arrangements il. lime
to be on hand, but that they would be
on hand at future speakings. He said
that the absence of Mr.. A. G.. Green.
candidate for the Senate. was due to
the fact that he is Moderator of his Asso-
citation. and felt it his Christian duty
to be there.
MIR. BOUSHALL SPEAKS.
Mr. J. d. Boushall, candidate for the
House, spoke next. He discussed the
three issues of the campaign which he
defined to be:
/. White man and white metal.
2. Decent State government.
B. Eternal opposition to negro domina-
ton.
While he was telling that Jim Ycung's
name was chiselled in marble, on the
cornerstone of the white blind institu-
ton, Mr. Jonathan Novel;, on did and
highly esteemed citizen, interrupted MIN
tc say, "When we get control, we will
chisel that name out"
While he was telling how the negro
had been kept off the ticker because
the Fusion Populists had said they
couldn't swallow the niger on the
ticket negro in the audience cried
out: ''And we are not going to swallow
them, neither" When he told how
inspectors in the trade by which 70
negro was named on the ticket. negro
cried out, Nov let them inspectors elect
the ticket if they can"
The most effective part of his speech
of County Treasurer Knight and COM
mented on it in vigorous English. He
showed that Joe Rogers had certified
that the expenses of the county from
December, 1896 to December, 1897, were
$4,000, whereas County Treasurer
Knight certified that the expenses we've
nearly $4,000. 'There is lie out some
where" said Mr. Boushall. "Now who
told it,"
MR.. POWELLS CHARGE.
Mr. CASTOR Powell, nominee for tho
House began his speech by saying chat
he was raised by a good honest Republi-
can, his father, who thought that his
party was alright until he became dis
gusted in his old age and quit voting. Ills
father had to pay 81 800 for a defaulting
Republican officer whose bond lie had
signed. He told how his reading as a
boy had convinced him that protective
tariff was injurious to agricultural sec
tions, and it had made n Democrat of
him. Mr.. Powell scored hit in his treat
ment of the fertilizer scandal OF appoint
ing plenty of inspectors now when there
is no fertilizer to inspect, and charged that
it was all plan to make the State foot
the bill for Republican campaign plans.
He criticised the policy that could thr)w
away money for such purposes and could
not employ enough chemists to give the
farmers prompt analysis of their fertili-
zers. He gave this experience of his
own:
IL carried a sample of fertilizer to the
Agricultural Department on March :50tn.
1t had been sold to me for special to-
bacco guano and / wanted to know if /
was getting what paid for. Upon MAX
ing application to have the analysis
made, | was informed by the officer
in charge that it could not be analysed
at all unless / would sign a blank giving
the name of the firm manufacturing
the guano and what the manufacturers
claimed for it. / did not want to give
that information. 1t ought not to be