The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-26
GREENSBORO People INDIGNANT.
The Resolution About the Cones. by
republican County Convention
ArOuses Great Indignation
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tSpcSidl u Inc AleSSenRcT.D
Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 22.-To gay
that the lawyers on both sides OF the
Cone will case were Disguised, horri-
fled. astonished and indignant at the
unanimous adoption by the republican
county convetltion here Saturday of
the following and only resolutions
would be putting it mildly:
Whereas, There Is now pending in
the superior u OF Guilford county a
suit claiming that a certain pond OF
water owned by the Messrs. Moses H..
and easar Cone breeds malarial dis
cases and is a nuisance.
Resolved by the republican conven-
ton Of Guilford county now assembled
DO not eliev THAI such charges are
true. that aid prosecution is unjust
and not warranted by facts, but has
assumed the form of persecution.
w demand that said prosecution
be withdrawn. or the parties who are
responsible for the same become re-
sponsible for all costs in the case"
To d to the offence against all the
proprieties and make 1t come closer
to the realm Of contempt of court is
the statement made at the time of Of
fering II by 0. A Starbuck hat the
resolutions had been carefully consid-
cred and agreed on in caucus.
/ oIltAlS tucIe, among OIner prOnl
nent men, was Hon. w. p. Ragan, a
lawyer nominated by the same body
for state senator and a prominent
ure also was the eX-attorney general
or North Carolina, Hon r. d. Doug
lass, elected chairman Of the campaign
committee. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted. When IL
is remembered that this case is an in
dictment found by a grand jury, and
the case Is 0 pending in the superior
court for trial, the full measure OF
fo~olhardiness and gravity OF this overt
effort to inject partisan politics into a
trial pending by the republican organl-
cation can be better understood.
It Is viewed here by all sensible peo-
pie, regardless Of politics. not only with
disgust, but alarm. "Populism, in its
rankest stages, never attempted such
a puerile partisan thing as that" il the
way n lawyer, <and he is ~antI-CIark.
too), put 1t The case referred TO has
been up for trial twice, and II Is an
open secret that the prosecution and
the defendants had come to an AMIGA
bic understanding some weeks ago
owing to the fact as the solicitor him.
self has stated. that the cause OF COM
plant, the improper draining and con-
sequent sickness had been removed
since the indictment was found more
than a year ago. II Is correctly re-
ported that Mr.. Cone. whose name ap-
peared yesterday signed TO the Anti
Clark committee attack on Judge
Clark for non-judicial qualities. dis
closes having instlgated the resolu-
tons.
Rumor Is also rife, 20 tn effect that
Chief Justice Adams. who left this
morning TO hold his Chickasaw n
taw court in Indian Territory. vas the
adviser, IL not the author OF the reso-
lutions.
One ,bfpu IL cerfafu- the white nAa-
pie Of the county and OF the city who
almost universally have been deter
mined TO see that the Cones should be
given every encouragement and sym
pathy in all audible undertakings.
more than 1000 Of whom voluntarily
signed an assurance TO this effect six
months ago. feel that these resolutions
are insulting, confidently expect 10 see
them denounced and repudiated by
these gentlemen.