The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-20


meetings. He was not pleased with
the Harris Bernard masque-
rade and vociferated considerably for
township meetings. Let us stand to-
gether as Republicans" was his key
note.
C. Tom Bailey here butted in again,
again announcing that he favored the
Nichols resolution and calling FOR a
speech from Claudius Dockery.
Dockery apologized for speaking as
he was not member Of the commit
tee Thereupon c. Tom Bailey an
nounced, ''You are good Republican"
and Dockery agreed that he was, so
he talked some and told how nice it
would be to fool the naughty Demo-
Gratis and ring in with an Independent
| crowd on them, getting all the dlssat-
isfied to herd up with the Republicans,
who were to keep any suggestion of
! the affair being a Republican cam
paign dodge way out of sight. Wake
county is peculiar county," he an
nCunced, and told how it's independ-
ents would flock to the new nag, when
the RAIDS opened the door. He gave
his voice for the mass meeting.
J. M. Terrell, of Marks Creek, arose
and announced that 81 am a brand
new Republican,, whereupon Post
| master Bailey announced, Il think he
is as good Republican as the rest of
u.s." Incidentally this is the Populist
| Mr.. Terrell who was in the '97 Fusion
Legislature, SO his newness as Re-
publican is at a discount. He wanted
| to go at the campaign barefaced as
| Republicans and said that he was
against the hiding out trick. He an
nounced also that he was an Abraham
Lincoln Repub and was getting messy
on the back, that Roosevelt was good
| enough for him.
Here Col. J. c. L. Harris argued for
his mass convention and explained
| the beauties of ringing in all the dis
satisfied Democrats and Populists. AS
to the name he said the fight was not
to be made as Republicans, and that
s'I-don 't-care-what- He
then reached deep down in his pocket
and pulled out typewriter resolutions.
These he read, and while he did so
it was seen that Rowan Rogers was
not pleased. The known, etcetera,
etcetcra, that Col. Harris was loaded
| with resolutions that he would have
kept quiet. He endorsed the typewrit-
| ten stuff,
| Thad Ivey of Carey, here sprang in
| to the arena. Thad had a bad time
two years ago with an Independent af-
| fair and fought the Harris-Nicholls-
Bailey Bernard Dockery scheme. He
wanted to be a Republican flat-footed.
Col. Harris rose and did some more
/ stunts for his resolutions, but Thad in
sisted that the thing be a Republican
affair in name and in fact.
G.. Tom Bailey here moved to adopt
the Harris resolutions, but j. G. Keith
got into the game and in a remarkable
flow of language, insisted that he be
"heerd." He was, and he objected to
dropping the Republican campaign as
the people were onto the game any
way. He denounced Gov. Aycock for
leasing the Atlantic &, Seaboard" road
and not giving Glenn chance and vo-
ciferated nightly something about
bloated bOndholders
1t was regular circus of a game
by this time, and Rowan Rogers went
to the bat declaring again that Re
publikkin" was the thing to stick by.
He was finally quoted and an old man,
r. II. Spencer, of Panther Branch, an
nounced that Il want to say few re-
marks" He preached his remarks
and said the naughty Democrats would
capture the mass convention and do 1T
up. ~ am proud of being Il Republi-
can" he said, and urged the folks to
be proud with him and whoop things.
up.
Then Nichols wanted q committee
to promulgate something before the
Harris resolution and appoint a COM
mittee to issue n call. G. Tom Bailey,
by request, read the Harris typewriter
effusion, and as the vote was about to
be put Trad Ivey and Rowan Rogers
both were talking. Thad talked and
then Rowan talked but while Thad
weakened and talked parliamentary
law about the previous question,
Rowan insisted that the crowd stick to
"Republikin." On the show down
only Rowan Rogers voted against the
Harris document.
-;4l ok 1n
mittee and Rowan came in again to
ask something. col. Nichols is a
good Republican," announced Post
master Bailey, and then Nichols told
of his burning desire for an address
to the public. Harris agreed and Hill
| King, Populist chairman, insisted that
10000 copies be sent out, while voice
asker, "Who will pay for them" No
body responded to the question, but
Col. Harris talked some more, us did
Thad Ivey, who insisted or a preamble
to the address. saying it came from the
Republican party.
"Thats-exactly-w hat-we- don't want'
Numbered Col. Harris, who said the
meeting was now not a Republican
committee meeting, but one of the peo-
pie, and that the address and the res
Olutions were not to go out from the
committee, but were to be signed by
the men present as individuals. Ivey
murmured but had to take his medi-
cine.
Then the resolutions were passed
Land the chairman rose to name the
committee. 1.-THE chairman must be a
member" cried out Jim Young, who
had seconded some resolution. Ber-
nard "resoluted' that every citizen who
opposed the Democrats be invited to
attend the mass convention, and some
one named Fuquay arose and said
that circulars should be sent out stat
ing this.
Here Chairman Adams announced
his committee, this being j. G. l.. Har-
ris c. M. Bernard, Claudius Dockery,
Thad Ivey and G. M. Rowland.
Il move we adjourn said Postmas-
ter Bailey, and the rip roaring farce
came to an end.
Men and brethren, the affair was, as
some one has said, "a RIP RACER" II
was an exhibition in the open of men
deserving their own party to do the
sneak act by the independent Goo
save the mark) route.
And the humor of it is that Col. J
c.. L.. Harris, Claudips Bernard anC
ex-Congressman John Nichols, who
, have been fought to a finish by the
Postoffice and Revenue Doodle GROVE
? xero called on by that same crowd Il