The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16
HIGH HANDED RULINGS
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
REPUBLICANS WHO WOULD
NOT BE CALLS PUPPETS.
PERSONNEL or THE TWO CONVENTION
J. Wiley Shook imported from the Ninth Dis
trict to Whoop up The Revenue Doodles
and Guagers. Republicans Will
Not Support linney.
Not Support Linney,

Wilkesboro, \. c., July 15.-tSpe-
ciall-If the Republicans can elect Mr..
Linney after the disgracefuI proceedings
in the convention here on Thursday then
no other conventions need ever be held.
Simply let the dictator name his man,
and save the expense of holding conVcn-
tons. All the counties except Wilkes
had held their county conventions on
Monday. and it was known that If
Wilkes went against Linney he was de
feated, and at the primary conventions
held on Saturday Colonel Dula had car
ried majority of the townships and
the remaining set about Monday morn
ing 70 convert a minority into major
ity and by throwing out townships and
inducing delegates to bolt instructions
Linney got a majority and his delegates
were elected. in fact, two sets of dele
gates were lected. Thus Il contest was
on in Wilkes. When the Congressional
convention was called to order on
Tuesday. it was known to the LinncS
men that unfair means must be resorted
to. i'm order to save Linney and Clarence
Call was equal TO the task. He named
q credentials committee. not only strong
Linney men. but government officers.
who knew of their selection before hand,
and were fully instructed how to act.
and It's useless to say that this com
mittee reported in favor of the Iinney
delegates. Everybody expected this, but
they reported no contest after they had
given each side an hour before them and
DIR. Kimbrough moved. that the contest
ing delegates be given a short time to
present their claims. Call said mo Sir,
everything that is in order is the adop-
ton of that report, as it stands. l rule
htere are no contests, and that all the
counties including Wilkes and Forsythe
have a right to vote on the adoption of
said report" Then DIR. j. o. Wilcox
rose and protested against such high
handed invasion of the rights of the OPP
posing candidates, and then for about
FIVE minutes gave Cole a rebuke that
will never be forgotten by those who
heard it. and then with hat in hand left
the court house followed by all from Al
leghany. Ashe, Davie. Surry and Wa
tauga. and also the contrasting delegates
from Wilkes and Forsyth, together with
about two-thirds of those filling the
court house. and as they left Mr.. Cole
said: Let the boilers go, we made a
swap in the last Legislature. and got
two good Republican counties, Davie and
Yadkin. for two Populist counties.
Cleveland and CASTOR. and now we ask
them no odds. we can elect Linney with
out their help" And after thus relieving
himself, ordered the adoption of the re-
port. and the nomination of candidate
for Congress. and Mr. Linney was
named by Mr. Campbell. of Alexander
county and along comes Mr. Crisp. Of
LODI %
nomination. and made bitter and fierce
attack on the candidates who opposed
Linney. and made some remarks not
very complimentary to the Republican
voters of Caldwell county. saying the
waving of certain under garments of
Linney over Caldwells Republican votes
would create more enthusiasm than all
the opposing candidates could create and
as he got hotter said. I'VE are bound to
nominate Linney: talk about not nom
mating Linney. We are compelled to do
it. None of the candidates opposing Lin
ney have sense enough to keep a common
Jail, much less run for Congress-" And
after few more such violent express
sionS he sat down amid the wild APP
plause of the revenue force now in full
and complete and absolute control of the
convention.
When the vote was taken, Linney re-
cenved 16 votes out of a possible &c
votes, but somehow one Of the Surry
Delegates was induced to come back
and cast two votes from Surry for Lin.
ney. making his total vote IS. and was
declared the unanimous nomination OF
the convention.
Mr.. Samuels. a delegate from Surry
county. says he authorized no one &c
cast his vote for Linney.
Linney was called for and came in anG
made short speech, and while he tried
to appear bright and happy, a deer
shadow of dispair would rush over his
countenance as he beheld the vacant
seats in the court house. and surround
ed as he was. by so few Republicans
except his ever faithful appointees, who
were jubilant over the ring rule victory
they had just won. and the convention
adjourned. And before the Iinney dele
gates had gotten to the hotel, the bel
rang, and the delegates who left tn,
convention returned and with Il court
house full perfected an organization by
electing ID. Nj. Kimbough, of Davie
chairman, and w. II. Graham. of Ashe
secretary, and adopted the following res
outions:
Resolved. That we. the Republicans
Of the Eighth Congressional district
who came here favoring the nomination
of a candidate for Congress other thar
Mr. Linney. do hereby enter our mos
solemn protest to the arbitrary and tyr
ranical rulings Of Clarence Call and d'
most respectfully give our reasons TO
leaving said convention,
First. That Clarence Call, chairman
of said district. ruled that there were n
contests from Wilkes and Forsyth coun
ties. and refused to entertain Il motion
of Dr. Kimbrough. II delegate from
Davie county, 10 allow the contestin
delegates from said counties to be heard
which ruling was entirely contrary to tn
plan of organization as laid down by tn
Republican State Executive committee
Second, That by reason Of said III
bitrary ruling a fair vote could not b