The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-21


he said.
There was a pause Dr. Sorrell said
| he would like to hear any resolutions
| that were ready. Secretary Fort arose
and read the following:
always stood for equal rights to all and
special privileges to none, and
Whereas, The present office holders
o; Wake county have so far disregarded
this great principle of the party as to
bind together to perpetuate themselves
| in office,
Resolved, That we, the Democrats OF
Wake county. in convention assembled,
| do hereby enter our solemn protest
against this never-ending term of office
and the means employed in the last pri-
mary to bring about the continuance of
| the same
Resolved, That 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-
| tion in office which will ultimately cause
| The office to seek the man, thus obviating
| the debasing methods to obtain office
which prevail now to such an alarming
| extent.
| Resolved, That we do hereby denounce
as 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 to posi-
| tions 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
chnery of the county and,
| Resolved, Further, that the convict
labor shall be equally distributed on all
the public roads of the county and not
as heretofore to a favored few"
| DR.. Sorrell moved that these be adopt
ed ard about five voices were heard to
say AYE" when the vote was put Then
there 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 q
resolution
| He read it. and it came like an ex-
| ploding bomb. The meeting simply went
to pieces, as has been told 1t was the
resolution endorsing the judges Hon. E.
| w. Pou and the Wake Legislative ticket
besides re-affrming allegiance to Demo-
cratic principles The Populists and Re-
publicans We're dazed. 1t 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 saw the Radical
hopes and plans had left the hall
THE AFTER SHOW.
Everybody was in stir. There were
sickly smiles on some of the faces.
Busted all to pieces" said a Republican.
Gone up the spout said another
voice. The crowd began to drift out,
when suddenly voice rang out:
| 1t was j. Erastus Ballentine, defeated
in the Democratic primaries for County
| Commissioner, who was talking He was
! drcadfully in earnest. He wanted a tick
ct nominated and he called out to have
the people outside come back.
| 1--WE have seen an unusual sight" he
| said. I'VE came here to right certain
wrongs. l believe we We're not treated
| right in the Democratic 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 4 Democrat, and stand
for its principles, but | 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. I think the
resolution of DR.. Sorrell should have been
tabled. 1t is for the people here to say
what they will do
Just here j. d. Arnold, Populst, OF
| Eartons Creek, cried out, There will
be ticket nominated if Ahave to nomi-
nate enc of my own" Mr.. Ballentine
asked all present who were in favor of
going ahead with the movement to hold
up their hands. There were twenty three
raised. Mr.. d. 1. Fort announced that
he would stick.
Thad Ivey. Populist, moved that a mass
meeting organize and ]. E. Ballentine
be made chairman. This was carried.
Ballentine accepted and said he want
| cd to get out a good ticket of Independ-
ent men. 81 will not sell you out" he
declared
Thad Ivey said he came by invita-
tiCn of Democrats That he had not afi-
lated with the Democrats in eight years
| hut if the men here wanted to be treated
as they had been and have schemes rail
| roaded through he would go home. 81
am a Populist," he said 81 personally
| like some of the Democratic nominees,
but what will it amount to If you don't
| nominate a full ticket from constables
| up" This was endorsed by ]. d. Ar
| ncld.
| d. = Fort was then elected secretary
of the 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. young man of Bar
toms Creek. moved to nominate a full
ticket 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 ]. 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.
J. Fort and he was elected.
Thad Ivey moved that an executive