The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23
WAKE INDEPENDENT
MOVEMENT BUSTED
Little Handful of Radicals
Fix Skeleton Ticket.
BEST MEN WALKED OUT
Wanted TO Endorse Democratic Prime pies
and Candidates.
BEST MEN WALKED OUT
DAZED RUMP CONVENTION STATES TICKET
The Gathering of Radicals, REVENUE Goodies
and Populis!s Listen to a Few Choic,
Harangues FROM fIamboyant
Spellbinders,

Spellbinders,
Il MOVE THIS MEETING ADJOURN
SINE DIE" said Mr.. bryant Smith.
ALL IN FAVOR WILL SAY AYE"
said Chairman l.. R. Wyatt, and a num-
Der Of voices responded. CONTRARY,
NO" and there We're . few noes.
4 DECLARE THE MEETING AD-
JOURNED,' said the chairman.
Then came voices of protest but Chair
man Wyatt reached for his hat and leav-
ing the judges stand said Il am chair
man no longer, / resign" and with DIR.
l.. F.. Sorrell, Mr.. Bryant Smith and
other Democrats quit the court house,
those left in the room looking dazed.
This was the elimination of a twelve
minute meeting of what has been termed
an ''Independent" Democratic movement
against some nominees Of the Wake
County Democratic Convention" After
q failure at primaries over the county
called for Thursday by a meeting held
in Raleigh two weeks ago there was an
other meeting held in the court house
yesterday, which began at II minutes to
one and ended at 5 minutes to one.
The anti-climaX came when, after or
ganization and the adoption Of a series
Of resolutions setting forth the alleged
grievances of those assembled, the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced by DR..
l.. r. Sorrell.
"Resolved. That we do hereby reaf-
firm our allegiance to the principles Of
the Democratic party and most cordially
endorse its nominations as made for
Judges, and especially do We
to voters of this Congressional district
the Hon. Edward w. Pou. the brilliant
and rising statesman, who so faithfully
and efficiently nov represents this dis
trict IN Congress. We do furthermore
endorse and to the voters of
this county the candidate for the Legis-
lature as nominated at the recent pri-
I~naries."
immediately after DR.. Sorrell read this
resolution Thad Ivey, of Cary. a Popu-
Observation-Disclosures asked
that they be read again. Secretary D..
/. Fort lii SO. AS he finished John Al
len, of Barton's Creek. said W can't
support that" In a moment A. l.. Tay-
Tor. of Swift Creek. an original Popu-
list. was on his feet with a motion to
table, saying that was not what the con-
v%ention had assembled to do and that
they were not going TO endorse the Dem
ocrats.
Before there was any attempt to put
the motion G. Bent Afford. of Holly
Springs, was speaking. He announced
that he was against any such resolution
and he wanted the people present to be
truly independent. that he was an hide
PENDENT himself. While he was talking
there were cries that the motion was not
debatable.
At this juncture came Bryant Smiths
motion to adjourn and the close of the
meeting. which was followed later by a
feeble effort at a meeting, led by J. z.
Ballentine and participated in by twenty
three, of whom at least eighteen were
Radicals, Revenue Doodles and Populists.
The meeting yesterday made no at
tempt at organizing or at finding if the
crowd in attendance was composed Of
delegates. In fact it is understood that
from only a very few places in the coun-
ty were -here any elected delegates, all
others who came to participate doing
SO of their own accord. There were in
the court house during the meeting about
ninety people, and of these at least sixty
were spectators only. The meeting was
smaller by seventy people than that of
two weeks ago.
At twelve O'Clock the hour for the
meeting there were about fifteen people
in the court house. It was said that
the leaders were holding a caucus some
where. At twenty minutes to one DR.. L.
P. Sorrell, Mr.. l.. z. Wyatt, Mr.. Thad
1vey and Mr.. d. l. Fort appeared. It
was known in a minute that there was
trouble. Mr.. Bryant Smith came in a
few minutes later and said to friends
that he was not going to submit to hav-
ing an attack made on the whole Demo-
ocofip fin1ynt &C no u-oc n nOr,on,
IN the audience among others were
John w. Atwater, Independent candidate
for Congress-; R. B. Davis. a Populist
from Wilmington, who has been in Raj
cigh for some weeks talking up indie
pendentisn; Ceburn Harris, old line Re-
publican; G. Bent Afford, Independent.
Cold, Palmer and Buckner man: Lum
Holding, Radical whiskey store-keeDer
and guager; w. D. Meacham, Radical:
G.. T. Bailey, Republican postmaster OF
Raleigh; ]. p. Arnold, of Barton's Creek.
Populist: Charles Cooper, Of Houses
Creek. voter of negro tickets, who de-
clares he would sooner vote for a dog
than a Democrat; H. S. Keith, Of Raj
cigh, a Republican; Bob Hedgepeth, of
Barton's Creek, Radical. who voted for
jim Young: Wiley Ray, of New Light. a
Radical: ]. P. Massey, of the old Tim
Lee NduICdl bOdTu OIL county commits
sioners; r. L. Thompson, of Barton's
Creek, voted against the amendment and
for Jim Young: Rufe Powell, Populist, OF
SWlth Creek. and other lesser lights
I c. Radicalism and Populistism.
Chairman Wyatt, Of the last meeting
called the assemblage to order and D. /
Fort appeared as secretary. The con
: vention is ready for business said the
, chairman. Are there any resolutions
I: he inquired
There was a nause. DR.. Sorrell said
nc would like to hear any resolutions
that were ready. Secretary Fort arose
and read the f%ollowing:
Whereas, the Democratic party has