The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
THE CAMPAIGN TAME
The Huyguys are in Despair, and Held
Meeting to Patch Things Up.
THEY WON'T SAY WHAT T Ely DID
MIR. Pittman StelI, the Popu'ist Nominee for
Coroner, Writes a Patriotic Letter, An
nouncing That He VIII Support the
Amendment, Vote for the Demo-
cratic Candidates.

To the Voters Of Wake County:
| desire to say to the people gen
orally. that the Populist convention
of Wake county, which met in Raleigh
on July 18th, 1900. nominated me for
county surveyor after / had positively
stated beforehand that | would not
run | now declare to the people at
large, that ! do not and will not accept
the nomination. More than that. | am
in favor of White Supremacy, and for
that reason | intend to vote for the
constitutional amendment and the
Democratic ticket and lend them my
earnest support.
PITTMAN STELL.
The POpulist executive committee
for this county held a meeting here
yesterday. The fusion ticket fixed up
between the Populist and Republicans
some time ago, is falling, or more
properly, has fallen all to pieces and
the meeting here yesterday was doubt
less for the purpose of patching up
the tattering ticket.
But evidently. they are not proud
of what they did Yesterday. At any
rate, they won't tell anything about
what happened. But 70 appreciate the
position they are in just bark to the
foIlowing:
OF the candidates nominated on the
following will not accept, but will af-
mongrel ticket, it is certain that the
filiate with the Democrats:
Mr.. j. b. Hill. He was nominated
by the con-Fusionists for sheriff. He
has declared most emphatically that
he doesn't van any Fusion in |his'n,
He asserts hat he will vote for the
q =, a,JI,np nnI for tho nor,n,.,t ~.
candidates INC that he Will have moth
ing to do with the Fusion arrange
ment.
Mr.. L.. N. Green, who was nomi-
mated for chairman Of the Board Of
commissioners. 1t IS said that he an
nounceS himself as in favor of the
amendment, and that he will vote the
Democratic ticket.
1t is also understood that Mr.. Dali
las; ID. Hayes, Of Oak Grove town
ship, who was nominated for the
House Of Representatives, has declared
that he will support the amendment.
the Democratic candidates. and hat
he will not accept the nomination ten
dered him.
AbOVe is given a statement from Mr..
Pittman Stell, the Fusion nominee for
coroner declining the nomination
ana ttcidIllS HIS l1ttIitlOl W support
the Democratic nominees.
There are others on the ticket, who.
to say the least. take very little inter
est in the campaign. and it was to
stop these leaks and patch up the
fenceS that the meeting Of the eNecu-
tive committee WAS held yesterday.
1t is very hard TO learn exactly
what was done as the members were
very reticent. but it is reported that
Hill King, after calm" the meeting
to order. gave out the following
hymn. which was sung to the tune,
Hank From the Tomb
what was the ticket begun for,
If it was sroon to be done for?"
! or words to that effect. | went TO see
Hill King about it yesterday and he
clamped his marble and ponderous
laws" together INC said: Il amt civ
ing cut anything. | amt one Of them
chairmen that gives the other fellow
a stick to crack me on the head with
and all the other members were equal
II as reticent. though not so graceful
in refusing to diyulge information.
And so that is exactly the hole
the Fusionists are in in his county.
Their ticket is dropping all to pieces.
:. and those who haven't come down are