The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-23

/ ~ N4Ef' county liz * ~ l"a 'ahF+ oH''N
! rbi- great principle of the party as 10
tI-a together to perpetuate themselves
IN Ctfce.
.Ree0lved, That We. the Democrats OF
u-,ke county. in convention assembled.
an hereby enter our solemn protest
,eainst this never-ending term OF Office
and the means employed in the last pri-
mary 10 bring about the continuance OF
The same.
Resolved. Tha We shall urge hereafter
as the unwritten law of the party that
none shall be eligible for more than TWO
terms in succession, thus causing rota-
mon in office which VIII ultimately cause
he office TO seek the man, thus obyiating
The debasing methods to obtain office
which prevail now 70 such an alarming
extent.
resolved. That we do hereby denounco
a. undemocratic the unfair and unequal
distribution Of the offices by giving TO
the city of Raleigh all of the lucrative
| Offices, save ore. We maintain that a
Democrat has a right TO aspire 10 posi-
lions of honor and trust in his party re-
CARELESS of his location within the county
or having his aspirations approved by
those now in control of the party ma
/ chinerv Of the county and.
Resolved, Further, that the convict
labor shall be equally distributed on all
tie public roads Of the county and not
as heretofore TO a favored few
Or. Sorrell moved that these be adopt
ed ard about five voices were heard TO
saw aye" when the vote was put. Then
| here was another halt in the proceed
ings while consultation went on. John
allen called for a roll call of town
ships. but DR.. Sorrell said he had a
resolution.
He read it. and it came like an eX-
ploding bomb. The meeting simply went
to pieces, as has been told. It was the
resolution endorsing the judges, Hon. E.
". Pou and the Wake Legislative ticket,
besides rc-affirming allegiance to Demo-
cratic principles. The Populists and Re
publicans We're dazed. It was a knock
out blow to the Radicals who wanted to
have Pritchardites nominated for the
Legislature. Before they could recover
their wits the meeting was adjourned.
and men who in time had seen the Radi-
cal hopes and plans had left the hall.
TIE AFTER SHOW.
Everybody was in a stir. There We're
sickly smiles on some Of the faces.
Busted all to pieces" said 4 Republican.
Gone up the spout said another
voice. The crowd began to drift away,
When suddenly a voice rang out:
1t was J. Erastus Ballentine, defeated
in the Democratic primaries for County
Commissioner who was talking. He was
dreadfully in earnest. He wanted a tick
ct nominated and he called out 10 have
the people outside come back.
We have seen an unusual sight, he
said. We came here to right certain
wrongs. I believe we We're not treated
RIGHT in the DanOcratjo convention and
the only way to redress these things is
by organization and at the ballot box.
We have met because Of the promise
of support from certain gentlemen and
We came in good faith. We have been
The butt Of ridicule and in an ~unguarded
moment we have disbanded. All the time
given TO his movement is time lost. I
have always been q Democrat, and stand
for its principles, but l am against ring
rule. We should not submit to this sell
out. it seems to me. If there are those
here who do. l do not. / think the
resolution of DR.. Sorrell should have been
tabled. 1t is for the people here to say
what they Will do"
Just here ]. d. Arnold, Populist, Of
Earton's Creek, cried out, There will
be q ticket nominated if I have to nomi-
nate one of my own" Mr.. Ballentine
tNhN oih ~ , VIZ IL y II
going ahead with the movement to hold
Up their hands. There were t~wenty-three
raised. Mr.. D. l.. Fort announced that
he would stick.
Thad Ivey, Populist, moved that a mass
meeting organize and J.. E. Ballentine
be made chairman. This was carried.
Ballentine accepted and said he want
cd to get out a good ticket of Independ-
'nt men. 4 will not sell you out he
declared.
Thad Ivey said he came by invita-
tiCn of Democrats. That he had not affl-
lated with the Democrats in eight years,
but # the men here wanted to be treated
as they had been and have schemes rail
roaded through he would go home. 4
am a Populist,' he said. Il personally
like some of the Democratic nominees.
but what will it amount to if you don't
nominate a full ticket from constables
up2' This was endorsed by j. D. Ar
mold, and it was a POpulist duett.
d. !. Fort was then elected secretary
of tho new meeting, and announced that
he had never scratched a Democratic
ticket.
Charles Cooper, Radical, of Barton's
Creek. here declared that the men who
had quit had been bought, but Secre-
tary Fort said it was not so.
w. a. watkins, q young man or Bar
tons Creek. moved to nominate a full
ticket. j. j. Smith, of Cary. informed
the meeting that if it nominated a full
ticket it would not know what it was
doing.
Then there was consultation and little
confabs. Finally j. F. Ballentine said
he could not be permanent chairman as
he had not time and a man was needed
from start to finish. He suggested D.
]. Fort and he was elected.
Thad Ivey moved that an executive
committee of one from each township
represented be elected and let these con-
fer and suggest a ticket. Chairman
Fort then named as the executive COM
Inittee A. F. Taylor, of Rhamkatte.
tPopClistl. Artemus Honeycutt, D. G.
Mangum, J. E. Ballentine. Thad Ivey. of
Cary, lPopulist); Judson Buffalo, of St.
Matthew, ~(Fopulist).