The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-24
POLITICS IN CATAWBA
SHE REPUBLICANS SIT DOWN ON A. z,
SIGMAN FOR CONGRESS.
The National Administration Endorsed but Rus
sell lgnored--The Chairman Predicts
Full Republican Control AZ
fer November.

Newton, y. c., June 23.-(Special.)-
The convention met in the court house
at Newton yesterday. M. A. Newland
new accession, lawyer who has re-
Gently moved to this county, was made
chairman and Leaf McCaul, secretary.
OF those who seemed to be taking parl
in the proceedings, the crowd was pretty
evenly divided between the whites and
coOred. The colored delegates sat well
together in solid block, and seemed
to be well drilled, for they usually voted
as one man.
The chairman made a few remarks, in
which he said that The Democratic
party was party of oftice-seekers
This was an unfortunate remark for the
people generally believe that he LINED
the G. o. p for the purpose of trying
for solicitor, or any other pie that may
be in reach He also stated that the
Republican party was the greatest party
in the world" that they only partially
came into power two years ago but after
the meeting of the next Legislature ''we
will have the State. and will have a man
for Governor who will be true Repub-
lican." Hard ON RusselD.
Rev. Henderson, (col.), of Hickory,
made Il speech in which he went for Mil
Ter and A. Y. Sigman, of the Press and
Carolinian. because of some utterances
in that paper Of recent date. He claimed
that the Republican party of North Car
DINA was their party, for they furnished
10000 of the voters.
j. d. Albright, Deputy Collector, and
L. Nj. Totten, u. $. Commissioner, We're
elected delegates to the State Conven-
ton
Robert West and Rev. Henderson,
(coloretD were elected delegates TO the
Congressional Convention.
John NJ Lawrence and Rev. Jacob A..
Hoyle were elected delegates to the
Judicial Convention.
Rev. Jacob A. Hoyle and j. l.. Hewitt
were elected delegates to the Senatorial
Convention.
4 preamble and resolutions endorsing
Mckinley. pritchard and Chairman
Holton were passed. But no word of
commentator or endorsement of Rus
tered.
A resolution to endorse Ex-senator A.
Y. Sigman. for Congress was voted down
with "thud" The "black belt arose
zen masse" and voted no against A. Y.
Sigman
How treacherous is politics. Only n
short while back and A. Y. rose like n
meteor, and now carrying out the illus
tration further he has gone down like
a meteor. 1t calls to mind the soliloquy
of Cardinal Wolsey.
NJ. A. Newland, the chairman, was en-
dorsed for solicitor of this district. How
ever, they do say, that Moses Harshaw
has an eye on that place. isl
Rev. Jacob A. Hoyle. a Baptist preach
er, was endorsed for State Senator.
We noticed that several persons who
once stood high in the counsels of the
&c. o. r." i'm this county, have been
relegated to the rear Some few sat
and looked on but never took any part
in the proceedings. They were evidently
opposed to those who were "bossing"
the job but they were not Sin it," The
thing ''was cut and dried" before hand.
The truth is, Judson Albright, i. NJ.
Totten and Edmond Caldwell are in the
saddle. and only their friends need APP.
ply. | don't think anything was said
in regard to fusion.
Taking the statement Of the chairman
to be true that they have been only
partially in power for the past two years,
with the success of Smith and son. and
Hancock. Russell and many others to-
gether with the work of the Legislature.
what will it be when they do get fully
installed?
Will North Carolinians risk it? We
will see.
Our Catawba farmers have generally
harvested a good crop of wheat. and
now that we have had rains, all crops
are looking well.