The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-27
A FUSION OF CONFUSION.
Pops, "Niggers" DR.. Abbott and Sore Heads
Put Up Ticket in Pamlico.
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Bayboro, N. c., July 2s.-one of the
lost tribes of the house IF
Democracy met in convention in Bay
boro, July goth, for the purpose of max
ing Themselves candidates for office, or
comforting upon themselves such honors
as may be granted by a so-called Demo-
cratic convention.
This august and most profound DELHI
erative body consisted of less than TWEEN
ty-five men, who have, ever since the
regular Democratic convention, seen fit
to spit out their spleen against the
squarely and fairly nominated Demo-
cratic ticket.
This bogus convention was not adver-
tised and we are sure that there is
secret current running through this affair
that will never be known to Democracy,
but will be kept within the counsels OF
those who have IAN axe to grind
This most important and grand body
was called to order by Shade Redding,
Esq, who did not state the object of the
meeting but said that they all knew
for what they were here. The chair then
appointed a committee of six, whom he
which the good people of Pamlico county
would be asked to humbly bow.
This committee, which was appointed
according to the taste and liking of Mr..
Redding retired with Mr.. Jesse l.. Riggs
as foreman. After a very few minutes
had elapsed they returned with a YER
dict of guilty for the following:
DR.. G. S. Attmore, for Representative;
Wallace Hooker, for Sheriff. ]. B. Mayo
of Register of Deeds; John w. Muse, for
Treasurer; Shade Redding, John G..
Muse and Robert Hardison for commits
sioners.
1t is useless to say that they voted
themselves in for forty years condem-
nation by the true and tried Democracy
of Pamlico county.
Later Dr. Attmore, Mr.. Hardison and
Mr.. Mayo, not having been present, ask
ed to be acquitted on the ground that
they were Democrats.
This body was pleased to confer, by
unanimous consent, upon Jesse L. Riggs,
an ex-whiskey distiller, the sole right
and power to take down any man on
the ticket if it should please his "dicta-
torship."
This was all done according to a pre-
vious arrangement with DR.. d. H. Alb
bott but it was necessary for them to
go through with this farce Of a con-
vention that they might cause some I'M
suspecting Democrat to fall a victim to
their pornicious scheme. DR.. Abbott,
who holds the Republican party of Pam
lico county in the hollow of his hand
was near by and kept up constant COM
munication with his so-called conven-
ton.
On the following day July 81, the Re-
publicans held their convention. AS was
previously arranged they nominated the
ticket of the gag convention of the day
before. 1t was known that DR.. Attmore
and Mr.. Mayo would not accept the
places offered them, hence the RAIDS SIM
ply put in the men they wished in.
Henry Cowell for Representative, and
Alex Lee for Register of Deeds.
The RAIDS would sell their hope of
heaven, if they had any, to beat Geo.
Dees for the House, the man who is our
exponent of honesty and white suprem-
acy.
When the RAIDS had come up to their
agreement with the Dictator who had
been appointed the day before, he thus
addressed DR.. Abbott:
'tThou preparest a table before me in
the presence of mine enemies; thou an
nointest my pocket with cash. my cup
runneth over with corn whskey.
look to us for protection against negro
rule.
shall follow the people of my county all
the days of my life and l will dwell in
the house of the Republicans forever"
To this the DR.. said: amen! Enter
thou into the joys of negro domination
Fear not loyal Democrats. The end of
time is not yet. The white people OF
Pamlico are going to rise up in righteous
indignation and condemn such a perni-
cious scheme to throttle white suprem-
acy.
We have sisters, we have daughters,
we have wives, we have mothers who
look to us for protection against whskey
rule and negro rule.
Will you follow, or be led by them?
No; this can never be said of the pure
and ble-hearted sons of the grand old
county we love.