The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-28
THESE ARE OFFERED
Robinson For Judge and
Parker For Solicitor.
Sixteen Republicans Nominate judicial Ticker
For the Sixth District For Defeat
In Novemb r.

The Republican Judicial convention VI
the Sixth Judicial District stole march
on an anxious public yesterday
The convention, which was to nominate
| nudge and a solicitor to be defeated in
| November. was scheduled for five o'ciock'
| and as no place had been mentioned II
was Judged that the Metropolitan HAL
would hold the convention.
! But the schedule was busted and tue
convention met at twelve O'Clock. Inc
| hall was the office of Mr.. John Nlcnols'
| on Salisbury street. 1t is not large u
fee and there is furniture in it, but room
was found for the sixteen delegates IN
the one room Chats good complha-
! ton for a gold standard party, though
the standing and sitting was pretty close.
| 1t was a handful, but nevertheless the
handful did business to the extent OF
nominating the cut and dried ticket they
| were told to nominate. In other Words
Judge w. S. OBJ. Robinson, of Goldsboro,
now on the bench. but soon to retire
| because of lack of votes. was nominated
| for Judge and James ID. Parker, of Smith
| field, was hitched on as the nominee for
solicitor.
| Col Nichols presided. and Mr.. E. J.
| Best, who had called in on business, was
named for secretary. Mr. Claude Dock
cry, of the doodle service. arose and
with an eulogistic tribute, presented the
name of Judge w. S. OBJ. Robinson for
the nomination of judge. No one OBJ
jected. Mr.. Dockery looked relieved and
so the meeting continued to nominate.
Here Col. Nichols graciously divided
out the honors and let Assistant District
Attorney Oscar Jollity Spears, of Harnett,
sit in his chair and preside. This honor
was the welcome hand to one who is
up near the top of the Goodies" role of
fame, and being about on a par with Col.
| Nichols as to avoirduDoise, he filled"
the chair, while the self-deposed chair
man Grated.
His Grafton consisted of the words
which presented to the sixtee anxiously
waiting hearers the name of James ID.
Parker, of Johnston, as the proper thing
to go on the Republican ticket as the
nominee for solicitor Again no one OBJ
jected and the sixteen voted their APP
prevail of Parker.
The fifteen, for of course, Col Nichols
did not vote. by a unanimous voice told
Col. Nichols he might remain as chair
man of the Executive Committee of the
District.
This done the fifteen left and Col.
Nichols again filled" the chair in his
office
Judge Robinson is known. so it will
not be necessary to inform the public
concerning him, but the dust is furled off
the scroll of fame, and the date of July
~ n
may be drawn from out the dim light of
his la woffice and exhibited in the bril-
liancy of his past heroic achievements.
What! You did not know he was
hero? Why he is the only private in
dividual in all North Carolina who ever
called out the military. His voice called
to one time Governor Russell and the
troops of Raleigh were on the go to
Smithfeld, though they never got beyond
the Union depot in Raleigh. Hank back
to this true story of the past:
Once upon a time there were Populists
in North Carolina and during these days
the Democrats had a meeting at Smith
field. This the several obstreperous
Populists attempted to break up and
disorganize and in the scrimmage which
resulted some heads were thumped In
publican Executive Committee chairman
of Johnston county, and also ran a little
newspaper office.
Jimmy got frightened during the after
noon in Smithfeld because of the scrim-
mage and imagined that his office was
surrounded by a mob which was going to
thump him. so he rushed word to Gov
ernor Russell in Raleigh telling his woes
and asking military protection. His cor
puleney from New Hanover was quick to
act, even though the sheriff of Johnston
county had not asked for troops, and
ordered that Captain j. j. Bernard and
the Raleigh Light Infantry proceed in
stanter to Smithfield and protect Jimmy.
The company got ready and with martial
tread repaired to the depot, ready for
the train.
But they did not 60 for at this time
| the God of War" the Acting Assistant
| Adjutant General of the State of North
Carolina, Colonel ]. c. L. Harris, APP
peared on the scene and by, order of the
Governor countermanded the order. This
change of front came because Sheriff
Ellington telegraphed to Governor Rus
sell that there was no trouble. the place
was perfectly quiet, and no troops were
needed in Smithfield, nor had been asked
| for by proper authority.
| Jimmy has other proud records. He
sat- associated with Col. Nichols as Uni
| ted States Commissioner on a case
brought by some of the Populists because
| of the humping, this being suit under
| the Fifteenth Amendment, said to have
been started by Parkers suggestion but
which Col. Nichols found did not fit at
all.
| And rumor gives Jimmy another bid
| for fame. He wanted, and is said to have
started, scheme to colonize the negroes
| in Africa. He is glad now that he didn't
succeed, for if he had where, oh where,
would be the votes for him in the COM
| ing election. Then he wanted the negroes
in Africa. now he wants them at the
| ballot-box.
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