The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-18
Mr.. P0U ACCEPTS
THE NOMINATION
And Makes Reply to Charges
of Bad Faith.
EXPLAINS HIS POSITION
Y. Writes a Strong and Manly Letter
TO Chairman Young.
DOMINATION WAS WITHOUT HIS CONSENT
ooo7oead to the Negro in Office, Whether Fec
ted by His Republican Allies in the
State or Appointed by a Re-
publican President
publican President

StdtC - 'fPN''NN
publican President"
HAN Edward ". Pou, who has been
.... seriously i'll for several days,
t.- -, far recovered as to be able
sit up.and yesterday he dictated
.ut semi 10 Hon. James Young, of this
,-y his letter of acceptance.
uu ta~t Tuesday Mr.. Young formal
r.,thrd Mr.. Pou of the action of
-l. r|.n.eution in the following letter:
Raleigh, n. c.. Sept. II, 1900.
r,r Edward w. Pou, Smithfield, N. c.:
r..r Sir. As presiding officer, have
fs honor of informing you of your nom
.oa,.or as the candidate Of the Democrat
f.. marty i'm his district for a seat in the
9Th congress. You are selected as the
.r.nlmous choice of the convention which
assembled n this cit on the 9Th inst.
This was a great honor, but one which
+ta Democrats Of the Metropolitan dis
-ri,- believe was worthily bestowed upon
faithful Democrat. who has not only
earned If by past services to his party,
INF who VIII lead the party to victory and
shlv ana faithfully serve them and the
whole people in the halls OF Congress.
am with best wishes for your success,
Very truly yours,
JAMES r. YOUNG,
Chairman.
Mr.. Pou's reply to this is a frank,
-auv letter in which he defends him
>1f against the charge of bad faith in
securing the nomination., and states
rrrlIy and frankly his position on the
issues of the present campaign. lie
writes:
smithfcld, n. c., Sept. Il, 1900.
Hen. J. R. Young, Chairman, Raleigh,
r. c.:
Dear Sir: beg to acknowledge the re
vr Of your favor of the 18th inst. in
mmine me of my nomination for Con-
cs by the Democratic convention over
With YOU presided, and which assembled
1.-The city of Raleigh on the 9Th day of
~..ember.
-acco1t the nomination. mindful of the
grave responsibility which it imposes, and
With a deep sense of gratitude to the gen
tamen who constituted that great con-
yta.cn.
ILacmuch IS 7 have heard hat in the
heat Of the convention some suggestion OF
aH- -I-.i was HcAI1 t3EAiA"N
friends / shall ask your permission to
state frankly my position prior to the &C
ton Of the convention. | have nothing to
conceal. | do not give my adherence to
that r0l.cy which obtains somewhat among
public men which would prefer to treat
with silence a suggestion of this charac-
t~.
The treatment I lave always received
a- the hands Of the people of the Fourtn
judicial and the Fourth Congressional
districts makes it my duty TO deal WIFE
them candfdIy and to conceal nothing, be-
cause Or three occasions, by reclamation,
they have conferred upon me nomination.
fur high and honorable position.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RACE.
On the 2ath day of August I rave out ar
Interview withdrawing from the Congress
siolal race and assigning my reasons lol
SO doing. At the same time | wrote te
friends FL over the district that l was
out Of the race and thanking them FOL
l1eIr support during the short time was
a candidate for the nomination. Al lhs
TINE wrote the interview above referred
10 had Information from every county
IN the district which led me TO believe
That my nomination was a foregone con
t-'f-, ttl l ltlL II my uuIy "
from the contest in order that the polltl'
Ga. condition in this district, so far as M
candidacy was concerned, might not b'
COMPLICATED.
/ thought then, and think now, that m!
withdrawal injured the chances of no as
1.ranr except myself, for my action in thu
respect would have been silly politics IN
deed if ! had intended thereafter to ente
the race.
From the time I wrote that interview
until the day of the convention l neve
"T.-H - for one moment that my nam
would be PRESENTED to the convention, 0
"al IL #oHld be seriously considered d
-e .1llItE. IT is true that one or wv
" my friends wrote me that they Intend
10 Glzrcg1rd my withdrawal card, pu
.ptsht this was merely a pleasant Wa
"'- mad Of eZyressing their regret at III
.'A lad taken. ! never authorized an
--'A o@lhg 10 present my name 10 III
-AUon. Not a single delegate WI
"al 7 solicited his support after III
"..-ia#aI card was published.
ATTRACTIONS DISREGARDED.
"a'h The delegates left here there wa
UNDERSTANDING" so far as | know
-t name was to be presented. y
-A"'E ihere was quite a Sentllhei
s The delegates, so l am informed
@'Al The name of another cltlze
..# county, Sheriff j. T. Ellington,
- d. every way qualified to fill the pos
nave been told by the delegates
.teiI return from Raleigh, that al
."'. arriyed in the city they found
"".'l prevailing amongst the dele
d.. III overall Of the counties in tn
"-. as-ETghlA 10 INV nomination ar
INF: B. was for the first time they deter
paw, 10 vote for me in the convention r.
Inns. oi my withdrawal, if an oppo1
SEM I'D secure my nomination was pr
RAIL-. 3h the dav Of the convention, thoua
10 a''-y sick, left my room long enoue
viii w 'he phone twice and request IL
saga +l""aI Of my name. The second me-
tall, vas sent about eight o'clock. W;
GOWN IN writing in the city of Ra