The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-20
DOMINATED BY
THE REVENUE RING
y
PaIemon John Scarss Dun
can-Abbott Convention.
TWO RADIO CAN DIDATES
Meekins Propose to Discuss Their
Claims in Joint Cebate.
PoPULlsT CONVENTION sL'M-YsTTfNDED
Several Delegates Left the Convention Declar-
irg They Would Not Supp IT DR.. Alb.
Other Poll ic Totes.

The Republicans in the First district
are not harmonious
They have already named two eandi-
dates for Congress, and singular COIN
cidcnce is that both are from the little
county of Tyrrell. Since DR.. Alb Alexan-
der ran for Commissioner of Agriculture
in August and got showed under by some
thing like sixty thousand majority, he
has mighty itching for office. AS his
party had already met and nominated his
neighbors son-Isaac Meekins-Dr. Alb.
saw no way of going to Congress unless
he could make sacrifice of Isaac. But
Isaac objected to being offered up as
sacrifice to DR.. Abs ambition, and he de-
clined to get down when DR.. Alb, request
ed him to step aside. Thereupon Dr. Abb,
who was backed by Duncan and the rev.
enue ring proceeded to call a second
Congressional convention at Edenton To
show the character of that convention.
DR.. Palemon Johns paper the Elizabeth
City Carolinian, this week contains this
account from spectator:
DOMINATED BY THE REVENUE RING.
81 attended the gathering of the in
surgent' Republicans at Edenton on the
9th inst. ! was. there as spectator TO
see and learn what would be done. |
found the attendance much smaller than
was expected that many of them were
office holders and that it was dominated
by the revenue ring. There was no at
tendance from Dare and Hyde. The sim
gle attendant, from Currituck was APP
pointed at a meeting of five persons held
behind closed doors; that the pair ad-
mitted from Pasquotank were self-ap-
pointed, no convention having been held;
the same from Gates; that the delegates
appearing from Tyrrell were appointed at
a meeting of four men, as stated by a
Republican of that county, who divided
the honors of delegates and alternates
between themselves; and so from several
other counties no primaries or conven-
tions were held as required by the plan
of organization. This clearly illegal con-
vention then organized, named DR.. Abner
Alexander. of Tyrrell for Congress and
Thomas p. Wilcox. of Pasquotank, for
elector There was a great lack of in
terest manifested and l never saw 50
little enthusiasm.
1.-The Populist convention was the small
est and least enthusiastic ever held in
the district. part of the delegates
urged the nomination of Hon. Theo.
White for Congress- part favored the
endorsing of Meekins, but finally, by
majority vote a motion was carried to
endorse Alexander. I heard several
delegates declare that they would not
support him"
A CRIME TO THE PARTY.
DR.. Palemon John, the leader of the
Republican party in Eastern North Car
DINA. and editor of the leading Republi
can paper in the State, has this to say
about the convention:
San account of the convention called
by DR.. D. H. Abbott at Edenton last
week is given by Spectator in another
column. Knowing, as we do, that this
action will not be approved by the great
body of Republicans in the district we
are constrained to join in disapproyal.
Even were the call and proceedings le'
gal. the placing of a candidate in the
field at this late date leaving SO little
time for the thorough canvas which Re-
publicans desire, was a grave mistake,
but when it is learned that neither pri-
mares nor conventions were held in
number of the counties, as required by
the plan of organization, it borders on a
crime to the party as it tends to disor
ganization and operates in the interest
of the Democrats who are highly pleased
This alone ought to be sufficient reason
for every Republican to support Isaac NJ.
Meekins who is the legal nominee ard
is so recognized by the great body of
Republicans of the district
Mr.. Meekins has invited DR.. Alexander
to meet him at his various appointments,
land thus let us put our respective
claims before the people that they may
be able to intelligently determine who is
and who is not the regular candidate"
In the meantime the Democratic and Re
publican committees announce appoint
ments for Mr.. Small and Mr. Meekins
at the following times and places:
Gum Neck, Tyrrell county, Thursday,
October 18th, 1 p M; Columbit, Tyrrell
county, Friday, October 18th. ! p. M;
Beaufort, Careret county October %;
Oriental, Pamlico county, Eat night %;
Bayboro, Pamlico county. "a; Aurora,
Beaufort county, %; Englehard, Hyde
county Cat night 26; Swan Quarter, Hyde
county, 10 m, 81; Sladesville, Hyde
county, p. M, 81. All appointments ex-
cept those otherwise pointed out are at
p. m.
State Chairman Simmons has spoken
twice in Iredell county this week-on
Thursday in Statesville and on Friday at
Mooresville.
Which shall it be--Jenkins or Giles?
One of them will have chance of con-
Resting Pous seat. Which? Yesterdays
Henderson Herald said:
Eve learn that Mr.. J. ]. Jenkins, the
Populst nominee for Congress in this
district, is here today comforting with
the Fusionists to see what arrangements
can be made for either Giles or himself
to s'come down. Neither expects to be
elected if they run. but they think in event