The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-07-12
WAKE COUNTY P0Puulsr CONVEX.
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which the People are Going Z. Elect.
The residents OF Raleigh were
doubtless astonished on Sunday
morning at the reports given by
the various city papers of the Wake
County Peoples Party Con ven ton.
The accuracy OF the reports given
from elsewhere 10 doubtless on q
par with the reports given OF the
Popullst meeting and speaking
here.
The Morning Post announced
that one huL6red people were pres
emit.
The News and Observer admit
ted the presence and attendance of
three hundred peopls.
The Times Visitor announced
that people from the country we're
TO be counted on the streets by the
score.
The report of the last named pa
per may be said to approximate
the truth, although it does not men
ton the number OF scores that
might have been counted.
The actual facts are that not less
than six hundred people came to
the city, and probably more, to at
tend the Convention, and to hear
r the speech to be delivered by Sen.
ator Butler. The Academy of Mu
sic, where the speaking occurred,
seats on the main floor over six
hundred people. The galleries,
without crowding, easily seat 800
During the day the hall was COM
fortabIy filled. Not more than
three rows Of seats at the back Of
the hall were unoccupied, and the
galleries looked as though there
were as many people in them as
could be, In any sense, endurably
comfortable, when the tempe nature
Of the hall Is taken into considera-
ton.
There Is no exaggeration In declar-
log that between seven and eight
hundred people heard q part or all
OF the speech delivered by the Sen.
ator.
There are conditions under which
1t Is extremely difficult to carry out
plans. The oppressive weather in
this case was against the speaker,
and TO save himself he did not a,
all times, during his speech, send
out his voice far enough to be dis.
tinctly heard throughout the hall
The heat in the hall which Is, az
every one knows who has been In
1t, badly ventilated, caused mum
Der of auditors now and then to &C
out for q while and return again
but at all times there was interest
in what was being said, and people
on the outside OF the hall were
seen in little groups discussing the
points so strongly and eloqueutly
set forth by Senator Butler.
The city papers, or at least some
of them, in their reports sought tt
leave the impression that tn,
speech was one Of rancor and bit
terness. This Is not true. Their
was condemnation OF the hypocrisy
and falsity OF the Democratic ma
chime and a strong presentation o
the manner in which the most sol
emn pledges made by 1t had beel
broken with an efirontery never be
fore equalled by any organization
|, This, however, cannot be called bit
terness or harshness. 1t was simp
= ly the truth stated In convincing
terms, and for want Of something
, else to say the Democratic paper
were driven TO the necessity of dc
a nouncing the address.
Senator Butler took particular pair
}. to refer to Mr.. AycOck, the Democra
q ic cand date, as a man with whom L
/ had heretofore canvassed the State, an
= betw cen whom nothing had ever o.
Cured that could not occur betwee
e two gentlemen; and the senator furtl
Q er dec AIRED that If Mr.. AycOck woul
meet him that they could di cuss tt
q questions now before the people in
7, gentlemanly manner. The speake
l. how ever, showed no hesjtancy in sa,
u ing that the reason why there was ~
Joint discussion for the auditors pre-
;, emit, was that Mr.. Aye OK and his par
l. had no issue which they could defer
= by logic or reasun, and, therefore tn
l. were compelled to avoid joint dlscu
siUn.
The proceedings of the day includ
" a caucus he'll, at IL O'Clock, from WIFI
all ex ept delegates to the Conventi'
were ask. d to retire. There were Ov
ir 300 delegates in this caucus. and eve
voting precinct, save one, was repl
sent.d, and the delegate from that pl
cinct arrived latec in the day.
ne about l O'Clock the caucus adjourn
~ to hear the speech of Senator Butl
be sp Ike for about three hours .
held the closest'a tentiOn Of everybo
who was within easy range Of b 8 vol
ed I here was no. tir in any part OF
~ hall in which he could be heard. and
to de egate or audi or, who could he
left his seat while the speech was b l
del vered.
The Senator closed his speech late
hR the aft rnOOn, and at tie after
he O'Clock the caucus recOnvened The
tendance Of the delegates, from the
rious tow nship-, was net as full at
~. meeting as it was in the moving,
ing to the fact that ma ny Of the de
's- gates were compelled to drive cons
ats cradle dist lance to rea n their n
he before night; but representation fl
90 every precinct remained to attend
al the business of the Convention, ant
ii no time was there less than $50 d
uld gates present.
got The truth is, the Democratic org
, tn IA ion and machine of Wake cOu
-, saw with CONSERVATION the ass"mbl
a'e Of such q representative body of n
tor and the asssmblage was all the n
ny -ignif1 ant when it is known that
nd people OF the country are busi'y
-. gagged in agricultural pursuits at
.n' ime, and when il is known thst
Ine day was one of the hottest and I
K IN oppr, ssive ever known in this SC,
THE he information brought by the
60. rious delegations as to the sentln
was and purpo.e of the people in their
rious communities, was of a most
, TO oouraging chara ,ier, in t. at
l. a.