The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-08
SECRE TARY NICHOLS SHIRTS
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
OTHER SHOULDERS.

Last week we severely criticized the
management of the State Fair for Civ.
ing indecent shows and game NJ
chance men almost absolute c3ntrol Of
the amusement section of the Fair
stating that they we're the more repre-.
hensible because the Executive Com.
mittee had promised the people in a res.
olution adopted last July that
81. x X x under 40 circumstances
will privileges of a questionable nature
or Of a demoralizing tendency be sold,
or in any manner tolerated on the
grounds or in the buildings, nor will
any privilege be sold or permitted,
where the business is conducted in any
other than a legitimate, decent man.
ner. X x \"
2. No privilege shall be sold. granted,
or in any n tolerated for the
operation or exhibition on the grounds
or in any of the halls, buildings or
booths, of any gambling device, lottery
or games Of chance of any character
whatever.
Renters will note that any business,
trade or occupation that is in violation
of the above will be rigidly excluded,
and violation after admission will be
punished by forfeiture of privilege and
ejeetment from grounds"
These are their exact words quoted
from page 9 of the official premium
list. We do not know who is to blame,
but we know some one is, and any one
of the managers who protested az 2inst
brea king faith with the people is vel.
come to space in this paper to say 80.
Mr.. John Nichols, the Secretary of the
State Fair in an interview published
in the Raleigh Post says:
president Cunningham appointed
Messrs. George Allen, N. B Broughton
and Joseph E Pogue a committee to
visit the 81 lie shO VS. and see that there
was nothing obj ectionable. This CON.
mittee did so, add they made Nd com
plant to the secretary,
''Ther furthermore appointed two or
more private detectives'-the chosen
men of the committee, one of whom
vas a nephew of one of the committee.
men, Mr.. Broughton, and another az
employee Of another member of the
committee, Mr.. Pogue.
Learning this fact, the secretary
supposed, and very naturally go, that
the committee had taken full charged Of
the side shows, and il their trusted
secret service men did not report any
imprOprieties going on, certainly the
secretary could not be blamed. If they
did not do their duty, how can the
secretary be censured for any remiss-
ness on that score9
1.-THE only duties left for the gecre
tary to perform we're the collection OF
the rents, etc
"Tnere we're at least two concerns
admitted to the grounds which per
sisCently refused to admit" continued
Mr. Nichols.
These parties appealed from my
decision to the committee on prIVI,
ieges,' of which the part owner of The
Recorder, Mr.. Broughton, was One,
and this committee, by a written or,
der, directed the secretary to admit
them.
This written order is now in the
hands of the secretary, and he hopes
the committee will call for it's publlca-
We are glad to give Mr.. Nichols
space to explain his conn C ion with
the affair, and will accord anyone else
interested in the matter the same priv
leRe We have no interest in the mat
ter except this: The people wish 70
know why tho solemn pledges made0
them by the Executive Committee
we're broken, and who broke them
This is what we have set out to learn
and ''only this and nothing more" "
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