The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
CALL fOSItO Al NIGHT
II Emanated Prom s Man Once Con
victed of Larceny.
A MSS" MEETING Held IN TRENTON,
The Call Was 10 Dissatisfied Democrats Blu.
None 10 k Part in the Meetif 9 Which
FELL 10 Pieces, Accomplishing
Nothing

Nothing
State Chairman simmons Yesterday re
ceived a letter from a leading Demo
orat in Jones county giving a fuu ac-
count OF the meeting held in Jones coun-
~ 10 get out a so-callei Independent
ticket. II is as follows
Trenton, y. G.. Sept 10. 1902
Dear Dir. Simmons-About TWO weeks
ago a notice was put in the New Bern
journal calling a mass-meeting to meet
at Trenton on the 18th OF September. for
the purpose OF nominating county ON
GERS. acceptable to the people. The call
stated that great dissatisfaction existed
in regard to the ticket named by The
Democratic county convention. and inxi-
ted everybody to attend, regardless OF
former party affiliations. These notices
We're broadcastcd all over the county.
being posted in the night time. to con
ceal the author. Since the call the lead
ers OF the Populist and Republican par
ties in this county have been encrgeti-
cally and nersistently working the mat
ter up. stating that it was TO be a meet
ing OF dissatisfied Democrats and that
the call was made by Democrats.
Upon investigation it Leaked out that
the call emanated from one y. Vi. Col
Inns, of Mayesvillc, a Republican. He
vas indicted for larceny in Onslow coun-
~, tried and convicted at the fall term
OF 1895. He appealed and a new trial
vas granted. He left the state and has
recently returned. and is now living at
Maycsville. The second trial has never
come off. as he left the state to avoid
same. Since his conviction he has been
a bitter Republican.
The Democrats here circulated and
ventilated this affair all over the coun-
ty, and it is generally known who is
the origin of this Independent movement.
yesterday, the time for the mass
meeting, there We're about fifty people in
Trenton, three-fourths of them Demo
Gratis, who came out Of curiosity to sec
what was to be done. NOT a SINGLE
DEMOCRAT IN THE COUNTY TOOK
ANY PART IN THE MEETING. Their,
was absolutely no interest or cnthu-
siasm exhibited on the part of Populists
and Republicans, save by two or three OF
the leaders.
The leaders of the movement were
Frank Brown. Populist and Pritchar0
= q idA III W. i0l 4 :
ard for United States Senator in 1897
and was given position as clerk in the
United States Marshal's office in Raleigh
and n. NJ Collins. Republican.
"Of course there were some other Pop
ulists and Republicans present, but they
seemed to be ashamed to take part in the
meeting, owing 20 its origin. s. +
koonce. PODulist clerk of the Superior
court. refused to go in the meeting. H
and Lewis King, cx-Populist county
treasurer. state publicly that they ar,
not going with that crowd.
EARLY yesterday morning Brown and
Collins We're busy trying to get some al
cur defeated candidates to accept nomi-
nations 1T the hands Of this crowd, but
| am glad to say they all refused, anG
consequently Brown and Collins wero
very sick and it would have pleased
you to see their chagrin ard disappoint-
ment.
at . o'clock the meeting was called
to order by w. VI. Collins, and Franz
| Brown was made chairman, and wa
| called l.on to state the object of the
meeting. The meeting was held in the
court house, and l don't believe there
were over 30 people present, about twcn.
ty-fiye Democrats and about fifteen Fu-
sionists. Brown and Collins were the
only men who sat in the bar and th'
| only ones who said q word.
Brown spoke a few minutes saying
the object of the meeting was to nam
q ticket. that would please all the pco-
pie regardless Of politics. lie said
that there was great dissatisfaction al
over the State to the men named =!
the Democrats. owing to the fact tina
| Two - p ,ro RIM hv hnCCac and ring
and therefore he said the meeting hac
been called to give the people Of th1
county an opportunity to name a tick.
ct that would suit them. He said II
selecting their nominees no regard woult
be had for a mans previous politics. II
conclusion he said he would move tina
in order TO give the people another %
%portunity to come together tn
meetings would adjourn TO meet her.
Monday. September 29th, and he hope
they would be able TO get a large
crowd present. He took his seat an
for several minutes the silence was pow
erful. Finally he walked over and whis
pered to Collins. who thereupon seconde'
the motion. The motion was put an
got. two votes, Collins and someone else
Brown then stated If any one wishe'
to say anything now was the time. an
, he waited in vain for several minutes
no one responding. Finally Brown sug
gested an adjournment, which was sec
opded by Collins. which motions receive
two votes. Instead of being a masa
meeting, it was a mess meeting. |
was an absolute farce. This is admit
ted by the Fusionists. The small Gro"
went home sick and disappointed.
They will not be able TO gel az
Democratic following in Jones and n
Democrat will allow them to make
tool of him
Hamilton, Ny, Sept. ia re-unlo
of the One Hundred ard Fifty-SeVent