The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-21
Wake Independent Move
ment Busted.
Continued from Page Nine)

Cary. lPopulisD; hudson Buffalo, of St.
Matthew. PoQulisD
The committee retired and while this
was out H. S. Keith of Raleigh, who
announced that he was for protection.
and was a National Republican, grated
hercely. advising the men to stand to-
gcther and fight all bosses. mo ring
rule and no bosses" was the burden OF
his speech.
There was a lull and G. Bent Afford
seized the opportunity to speak. He an
nounced that an Independent was a good
thing. that ne was one He declared that
it was great to have convention with
out any lawyers in it. He argued that
this was an independent movement that
Jefferson would have endorsed and then
drifted into a discussion of points in the
lible, by which he said all good people
should be guided. After an essay on the
Principles of truth and error he sub
sided, his final remarks being about
rocked in a Democratic CRADLE"
+, The committee had returned and for it
Mr. ]. E. Ballentine announced that TIE
committee decided only to nominate at
present County Commissioner and a
Register of Deeds and leave the rest of
the nominations for the executive COM
mittee to fill in.
As county commissioners he submitted
the following list of names: William
Seedlings. Raleigh; ]. T. Broughton, st.
Mary's: Henry Cole. Raleigh; Frank
Weathers, Neuse, and Milton Banks. Mid
die Creek. The meeting gave vote of
approval TO this list. and also to Mr.. d.
1. Fort. whose name was presented as
Register of Deeds, some six or eight
voices being heard in each vote.
motion by A. F. Tayrbr that all va
cancies that should occur on the ticket.
or if decided upon to fill out a full ticket
and name candidates for the Legislature,
be left TO Chairman Fort and the execu-
tive committee was carried, and the
meeting then adjourned.
But before any one left the hall there
were cries for Lum Holding. He is a
Radical stOre-keeper and guager, regu-
lation Revenue Doodle and after an
nouncing that he was an old-line Re-
publican he harangued the crowd with a
lot of nonsense about nothing in particu-
lar. Everybody laughed and the speaker
laughed also. Here are some choice bits
with which the meeting was entertained
before the audience drifted away:
you people said you wanted to hear
the biggest fool in Wake county and you
called on me. That was right" >
Il was put IN for a monkey and am
one with the tail cut off" z
You will never get a good government
till you elect me President of the United
tates and that will never be-
THOUGHT FEW WILL ACCEPT.
The question that arises in connection
with the partial ticket nominated yes
terday is as to the acceptance of the
nominations made. The ticket for county
commissioners consist of four gentlemen
who are known as Democrats and one
who has not always voted the straight
ticket, of him it being said that he voted
against the Amendment. 1t is not
thought that more than one, possibly
two, OF the nominees will accept.
Mr.. Fort, the nominees for Register of
Deeds, has heretofore announced himself
as an Independent candidate, and he
has now become the nominee of the
trump" convention held yesterday
MR.. COLE DECLIES.
Mr. w. Henry Cole was seen by
friends at late hour last night. In
talking with them he stated emphatical-
ly that he would not accept the nomnia-
ton for County Commissioner and would
not be a candidate under any circum-
stances. He knew nothing of his nsmi-
nation until informed of it by friends
last night.
Now watch and see the ohters decline.
They will do as Mr.. Cole has done.