Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-12-11
IN THE WILSON POST-OFFICE
CONTEST.
The Negro Wick Backed By White
DemOcrats-GeO. H. White is
Taking an Active Interest
in the Matter.
Thomas j. Pence in Raleigh Post.


Wick, Wilson's colored postmaster
arrived in Washington to-day, anC
he brought with him certificates O
good character from leading citizens
of the town, which will be placed be
fore the President by Geo. H. White
tomorrow.
Leaven was working in another
direction. The news was learned to.
night that Senator Pritchard had
~telegraphed during the day for T. J.
Sharpe, chief clerk under Marshal
Dockery. Sharpe is a Wilson county
man, and there was a rumor that the
Senator wired for him to consult
about making another recommended
ton for Vick's position. While
there is nothing against the character
OF Q. B. Boykin, whom Senator
Pritchard had already agreed upon
as his choice for the appointment,
the fact that he is in the saloon bust
ness, it is argued, would handicap
him before the President. The Sen
ator has not indicated that he would
drop Boykin, but this probable con-
tingency was suggested in several
quarters to-day.
I14onuo % assert 1tnt. IL Ia,
made a great mistake in permitting
George IL. White to take an active
part in his behalf.
At his Office to-day, White had all
the papers IN the Wick case, and
they certainly testified to the good
character of the mat and the high
esteem in which he is held by the
citizens of Wilson as an industrious,
peaceable and respected citizen. Wick
was not present, and White said he
would give out the names Of the men
who certified to his good character
SO that the world should know what
manner of man he is. He said Wick
might not like his action, but he
thought it proper.
Among those certifying to Vick's
good character were State Senator J..
E. Woodland, Solicitor G, G.. Daniels,
J. NJ. Pace, of the Farmers Ware
house; M. 3. Overman, Woodland &
Gardner, J. T. Williams & Co., E.
F. NadaI, druggist; Perry Taylor,
George II. Hackney, of Hackney
Brothers; J. r. Uzzell, attorney; J..
T. Farmer, Oestricer Brothers, Will
liam Farmer, T. E. Best & Co., G.
e. Blount, J. s. Overman, F. T..
Taylor, Pou & Finch, lawyers; S. A.
Woodland, lawyer; George w. Con-
nor, lawyer; DR.. Albert Anderson,
Sheriff w. D. P. Sharpe, Clerk of
the Court J. ID. Barden and others.
One of the strongest letters in
Vick's behalf vas written by John
". Blount, whose father owned
Vick's parents in the days of slav-
cry. It brings out clearly the ante
belium feeling entertained by South
erners for family slaves. The letter
follows:
N1ioOI, IN. ~ DSC. Il. I
His Excellency, the President:
I am a citizen of Wilson, n. G. I,
am a white man and a Democrat, ;
and as such I take pleasure in certi-
flying to the high character ofSamuel
H. Wick as a citizen, and his eff
cheney as an official, as postmaster at
this place. In the days OF slavery
his mother and grandmother be-
longed to my father. His mother
was raised in the family home by
my mother, nursed me in my in
fancy; and as a model colored Wo-
man, a model as to honor, virtue and
truth, she retained the kindly re-
regard and good will of all the fam
lily all the days other life.
The son, Samuel H. Wick, is daily
exemplifying the principles of honor
and uprightness inculcated by his
father and mother, and, aided by
his intelligence, his exemplary hab-
its and his polite and clever demean-
or in public and private station, he
has won the confidence of all classes
Of our people. .
And as to these facts, I take very
great pleasure in certifying.
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. BLOUNT. /
Ex-Congressman White remarked
that he did not see how the Presi-
dent could do otherwise than APP
point Wick. "If," he said, ''Senator
Pritchard holds to his recent state
ment that he will be influenced by