The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21
HUM, BUZZ! Buzz /!
Some People Say They
Heard a Noise.
1t Was Reynolds Cussing Out Demo-
cracy Yet Ayerring That He
Loves Iosephus
Daniels.

Especial TO News and observer.)
Durhanf. y. c.. Aug. 20.-The Re-
publican county convention met today
at noon and the first Republican gun
of the campaign in this county was
fired when Charles A. Reynolds, of
Reidsville. Republican candidate for
Congress. addressed those who assem-
hled to attend and look on the con-
vention.
Speaking a few things about "the
fine representation in the convention
he plunged into State matters ana
said that during the campaign. wheth-
er he was elected or not he intended
10 impress upon the people that the
State government is a great business
corporation ana docs not belong 10
Joe Daniels, Senator Simmons, or Ay-
cock" but that il belongs TO all the
people of the State. He said that
the Democrats call themselves JEFF
ferSonian Democrats and then added
that jefferson was never a Democrat
but was Republican. He compared
the administration of Governor Az
cock and Governor Vance, stating that
the present administration cost four
times as much as Na-ce'S adminiStra-
ton cost. He said that today the
State IS filed with useless office-hold-
ers and charged that in this way the
Democrats We're. paying election ser
vices.
The speaker then took up the y.
and y. G. Il. X. matter and charged
that for years the road has beer .
run al loss i'm the interest of the
Democratic party. When Bryan got
hold of the road. lie said. there was
not a cent of ffoating indebtedness ana
that there was SI4, coo or $4,000 in
the treasury. Now, he continued, there
is floating debt of 100000. when
men tried to get a receiver appointed
and run the road on business basis
the leaders turned and are now try
ing To send these men 10 the peniten-
tiary.|
At this point he stopped in his regu
lar speech and said he wanted il un
sferStood that ne liked Joe Daniels per-
sonally and that he called on him every
time he went TO Raleigh, but that he
was terrible as n politician. Every
time / pray he sail, Il pray that
Joe Daniels may never join the Re
publican party.
Referring again 10 the y. and \. G.
matter he said that McBee made more
in seventeen days than was ever made
i'm the same length of time before, and
this in a dull season. \ few days
ago. he said Mr.. Bryan discharged
about fifty men because he did not
need them. this i'm a busy season at
ter he had worked the men all of the
dull season.
The speaker then charged that the
Democrats write their laws Cor the
purpose of making criminals of the
people and attacked the election law
from several standpoints and init
mated that or numerous occasions
the elections have been stolen.
He touched very lightly on the
Watts law but said that there was no
temperance in the entire measure. lie
said it was n bad law and that il was
passed for the nurpoSe OF catching the
honest temperance vote when as 4
matter OF fact there was no temper
ance.
Then taking up the national issue
ne declared for sound money and 9th
er things included in the Republican
platform.
The speaking took place in the court
house and there were probably two
hundred and fifty people who heard
his speech.
The county convention assembled
promptly at II o'clock and was called
TO order by County Chairman W. I.
O'Brien. He was made chairman of
the convention. Nominations were
made for all of the county offices. the
Legislature and endorsement for the
Senate.
There was no opposition TO most OF
the nominations made. Il. L. Duke
was nominated for the Legislature;
ID. c. Mangum endorsed for the SEN
ate and the delegates named instructed
to vote for him; NJ. +. McCown was
nominated without opposition for sher-
lift: j. I. Pope was named as the can
didate for register of deeds. the name
of r. p. Hackney being withdrawn
,snasaH rApuaSf r II I COyarI was
nominated for treasurer, j. \. W.
I.atIa receiving three votes. This was
the only contest for county officer ana
ii showed the vote of the convention
To be 81. CeZart receiving 81 votes
and Latta 5. DIR. {. a. Adams was
named for coroner and then a fuil
ticket for county commissioners, con-
stables. magistrates, &c, placed IN inc
field