The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-01
.AYCOCK At LINCOLN.
The People as Elsewhere
Overflow With Enthusiasm.
The Amendment Strong About Lincoln. Black
burn Has Case Ct SuIks. Butler
and Aycock Meet.
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Especial to NeWS and observer
Hamlet, N. c., June 30.-Spencer Black
| burn would not go out last night to the
speaking, but sulked in his room, where
the music of the band and the thunders
of applause and shouts for Aycock fell
upon his ears. How pleasantly may be
guessed. L. L. Jenkins sat and comfort
ed him. Early this morning they spirited
him away over to Dallas to run the Re-
publican convention.
When the southbound Southern train
stopped at Gastonia this morning a crowd
of revenue officers boarded and ran
sacked it in vain for Senator Butler. The
Senator had jumped off at the railroad
crossing, a quarter of a mile above town.
He was met with a hack by one G.. W.
Bowman Bowman is the man who busted
himself circulating the report that negro
delegates sat in the State Democratic
convention. AS they drove near the
hotel piazza where Aycock sat, Butler
waved slight salution, which was re-
turned. They carried him to Dallas also,
to run the Populists convention.
The narrow gauge train was late and
it was twelve o'clock when Messrs. Ay-
Linconton. Mr.. Aycock carried in his
hand a handsome bouquet for Mrs. H.
E. c. Bryant, who is visiting in Lincoln
ton. This courteous act to the wife of the
excellent representative of the Charlotte
Observer is a slight token of his appre-
citation of the good work that paper is
doing.
At the station they were met by Chair
man C. E. Childs, Major w. A. Graham
and ]. f. Rhinehart with carriages. AS
they passed Judge Hoke's residence the
Judge and a party of ladies came out to
salute. Mr.. Aycock alighted and shook
hands with the ladies. The street was
lined all the way with people who waved
and cheered. At the North State Hotel
large crowd had assembled and gave
three rousing cheers as the carriages
arrived. AS soon as Mr.. Aycock could
pull himself away from the throng he
went to his room where light lunch was
served.
The speaking occurred in the grove opDo-
site the depot There were eight hum
dred people present. Major w. A. Graham
was master of ceremonies and introduced
Mr. Patterson first. Mr.. Patterson merely
announced his candidacy in short and
happy speech. After music by Catawba
band, Major Graham presented Mr. Ay-
cock. Here, as everywhere, the crowd
was running over with enthusiasm and
loudly applauded. This thing has become
so constant that the absence of it is
conspicuous.
Mr.. Aycock spoke for an hour and
three-quarters, and his audience would
gladly have listened as much longer.
Among others on the beautifully decora-
ted stand sat Mr.. Iredell Meares, of Will
mington. Mr. Meares and family are
summering here. There were parties here
from Newton and other towns. Many
, ladies were present.
At the close of My. Aycocks speech a
half dozen handsome young ladies came
upon the stand and each presented the
speakers with a bouquet. An approaching
storm hurried the people to shelter, and
the speakers had barely got to the hotel
when it began to pour.
There is a misrepresentation abroad that
the amendment is not popular in Lincoln
because Representative Reinhardt to full
| fill pledges made by himself in the cam
| paign voted against it in the Legislature.
| This is a great mistake; nobody is fight
| ing the amendment in Lincoln, and it
is believed that it will run ahead of
the ticket Mr.. Rcinhardt himself says
| it will be carried Aycock and Patterson
speak Monday at Rutherfordton.
H. A. CHAPPELL.