The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-13
The Messen9er.
BCSBEE AND

impressive. A correspondent OF the
Raleigh Post refers to the long speech
of Mr.. Bushels (some seven or eight
hours) as replete with keen wit and
ready repartee delivered too in an
easy. polished ann and that it
evidently made a decided impression
upon the committee. He showed up
OIL. Duckry in his true light, as a con-
slant, unsatisfied ofhce-seeking dema-
gogue. The correspondent writes:
Mr.. Busbee followed through the
testimony, much to the amusement of
the committee, Mr.. Dockery's con-
slant political backings and filings, at
times the committee breaking out in
loud laughter. After submitting TWEEN
ty-five or more witnesses to show thai
Mr.. Dockery's vacillating political
course weakened him in his own party,
Mr.. Busbee claimed that he was a weak
candidate"
And yet the raving, ranting petifog-
ging advocate for Duckry asked that
Mr.. Bellamy be displaced and the pc
RENAL candidate-"My Son Oliver
was ne named after Dickens's oliver in
the famous novel OLIVER Twist W h
was always asking for more?"-be put
III Ills pidLcS anu yet DuChIg uOCS IlOl
pretend to have been elected. Mr.. Bus
bee exposed the slippery fellows record,
showing him TO have been for free sill
yer and Bryan. He had, as all know,
been one of the most cantankerous
radical demagOgues and from the way
back Oliver is simply an immense
topper.
Look at the capital showing Mr.. Bus
bee made as to the democratic strength
in this district, and the great vote of
Mr.. Bellamy's. 1t is stated at the out
set he said that he had taken the
pains to find out the total vote of the
districts of embers of this election
committee. With the exception of Mr..
Lands, of Indiana, and Mr.. Green, OF
Pennsylvania, the aggregate vote of
Mr. Bellamy's district was greater
than the aggregate vote cast in the
district of any member of this commit
tee. The vote was greater than in any
other district in North Carolina, great
er than in any other district south of
Mason m Dixon's line, and greater
than was ever cast in the Wilmington
district before. The statement, he
said, was important, as the contestant
claimed that niger votes were sup
pressed.
Mr.. BusDee then addressed himself
to the assumption that because a dis
trict is once republican or democratic
it always remains the same. why
this Is absurd" exclaimed Mr.. Busbee.
IF there is anything more shifting
than the sands of the sea, it is Ameri-
can politics."
Mr.. Busbee pointed out also that the
vote in Mr.. Bellamy's district was
greater taan in the presidential cleo
ton"
We have not seen any report as yet
of Mr.. Busbee's remarks on the second
day. MI. Osborne followed Mr.. Bus
bees excellent speech. A special to the
News and Observer says that he made
a very brilliant n convincing argu-
ment NJ was followed very closely
by all the committee throughout his
speech. which covered a period of three
hours" Those who know Mr.. Os-
borne's exceptional and brilliant intel
lectual gifts can be safe in expecting
from him an eloquent, magnetic and
able effort. The special contrasts the
courtesy and fairness extended Mr..
Bellamy's lawyers with the treatment
of Representative Crawford. 1t says:
Mr.. Bellamy's attorneys have not
only received courteous treatment, but
have been allowed all the time they
desired in which to present their case,
while Mr.. Crawford'S attorneys were
srn- -Iy ~@A I@,"~ ~sa -uy4
Pearson's lurid and sweeping state
ments which in the circumstances was
absurdly inadequate and unjust. Craw-
fords attorneys were constantly inter-
rupted in most curt and offcious man.
ner, FariS sitting during the hearing
beside Pritchard and the Duke of Rich
mond Hill and asking the questions
suggested by them, and Roberts of
Massachusetts, the chairman not hay-
ing the decency even to pretend to
fairness, but conducting himself in the
name of an aggressive and unScrup-
ulouS attorney of the contestant Pear
son."
Dudley, Duckry's ranter. got off this:
HE argued that the papers of Will
mington and throughout tn e district
teemed with violent articles calling
upon democrats to carry the election
by fair or unfair means, AND that if
this had not occurred there was fraud
in divers precincts"
1t is not true as to Wilmington news
papers He will search in vain for
any. confirmation whatever of that
baseless charge. No. democratic pape
in this district ever so far forgot what
was right and fair and honest as to
urge the carrying of the election by
violence or fraud or any "unfai
means" Such a statement is worthy
of a desperate course as that made by
Duckry. The special says that from
what has been learned everything
points to a favorable decision to Mr..
Bellamy."
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