The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-02
LETTER FROM. A. C. DOCKERY.
(COPY0
Raleigh. N. C. Ian. 20 80.

Raleigh, N. c.. Jan. 80, 1894.
Hon F. NJ. Simmons. Raleigh, N. c.
Dear Sir: The charges Fed against
you by Messrs. Malloy. Wray and
Cooke, as L understand them from read
ing this mornings p do an injus-
tice to public sentiment and ought to
have no weight among honorable
men. L held a semi-Confidential posi-
ton, as assistant secretary, WIN the
republican state committee
in the campaign of 1892 in this state
and / believe 1 had the confidence of
Chairman Caves and he is an honorable
a / wrote many of the letters and
had charge of all the printing, ETC., and
perhaps can speak something to the
point. The fight against you in these
affidavits is not OF true republican ORR
gin, nor by such desire. but of the
populist party's dying confession of it's
own incompetency to fool people at
that election. During the campaign the
two committees (of the great parties)
acted as such committees would have
lone in any other state. Advantages
were taken by each of them, and no
sooner did your committee issue the
circular referred to by one Wray, Gre
publican deputy collector) than our
committee got a cop of it and imme-
diately sent out %, 600 or SO, 900 circu-
lars to counteract it, advising our peo-
pic ~ ISSlSlcI dl OIlCe, uIlueT the QSCl-
sion of Harris VS.. Scarborough. 1 my
self had these printed. l addressed and
mailed all of them. l sent one or more
to every republican county chairman
n to more than one republican in
every voting precinct in the state and
even to Warren county besides to other
persons.
Our committee regarded your action
as shrewd and we felt equally shrewd
in being able to quickly counter
act it.
There was no thought that you had
done anything unfair in politics or that
We ourselves would not have done.
The Colonel John B. HuSSey who files
an affidavit against you was il con-
slant communication with Captain
Ewes. both while in Raleigh and from
other points during the campaign. I
saw during this campaign several tele-
grams known to be from Hussey
though signed fictitiously, one of which
1 distinctly recollect. asking Captain
Eaves to meet a certain party in
Greensboro by a certain train. We
thought him to De connected with the
republican national committee or its
funds. We knew him to be acting
against the democratic party while
protesting to be a democrat. We knew
him to be especially favorable to Thos.
Settles election and We little con-
huSHSS III Hill. IHeIe 10 HiuSh ioIe dt
the back of this which can De forced
out, but as / write this much without
having had a word for more than a
year with Captain Eaves or Mr.. Taylor
WalSer, secretary state committee
with whom / labored for undated re-
/ publicanism during his campaign ]
must stop at the remark that all of Us
regarded you as a strong n honor
| able foe.
Some little justice requires this much
to be said from those who fought yor
straightest and hardest and whatever
my past or present party affiliations.
love fair play, shall help to get it fol
others and assert it for
Yours truly,
(Signed) A. v. DOCKERy-
Assistant Secretary State Republican
Executive Committee of North Caro-
lima; campaign 1892.