The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-17

felt good as it swept over my face, and
into my throat and lungs, though
LADEN AS IT WAS WITH MAUDLlN
|SPEECH AND DEVILISH MUTTERlNGS
AND CURSES. / wendell my way Is half
mile up the street TO a friends, fell INTO
La good bed and got five hours of quiet
sleep, the first | had since l struck the
town.
Returning to the room next morning I
found that two counties, including the
Wilkes ease. had not been Transcribed
from the notes. [ had also to send out
for the Blackburn member of the commit
tee to confirm some Surry county evidence
/ was not sure about and wanted no cavll
over in the convention. This committee
man knows | was IN dead earnest about
making the report, as indeed ! was with
the Blackburntes present The moral Of
feet would have been better on the public
mind, though the REVOLUTIONARY
COURSE taken. Is more pronounced in
the nomination of Blackburn without the
report Of the committee and the presence
of the lawful chairman. / was not afraid
of Blackburn surely. BRAVE MEN DO
NOT DEMEAN THEMSELVES AS HE
DID IN THIS WHOLE BUSINESS.
was rot afraid of the officers. THE
MEANEST OF THEN IN THIS WILKES
'BORO AFFAIR SERVED WITH ME
IN OFFICE FOR EIGHT YEARS. They
had no desire to hart me. and if any one
Of them did HE KNEW WHAT HE
WOULD GET IF HE ATTEMPTED 1T.
have been at loss to know certain
" why these officers took SUCH A DIA-
BOLICAL INTEREST in Blackburn.
There was scarcely an i0ta of sentiment
for him in Iredell county save what these
officers personally inspired. If this is not
true why use SUCH CI4ANDESTINE
WORK IN MANAGING THE PRIMA-
RIES? Why fool the public and STEAL
VOTES? II there was unalloyed Black
burn sentiment here why was it thought
necessary to PROMISE PLACES-the pat
ronage ana protection Of the government
to get help and votes? If Blackburn can
kill and make alive in this district, who
gave him authority? He is not the dis
penser OF public patronage If he has got
authority from any authorized source
what does it mean that THIS OBJEC-
.TIONABLE CANDIDATE is FOISTED
ON THE DISTRICT? 1t can emanatc
from nothing but A DESIRE TO LOSE
THE DISTRICT to the Republican party.
for the reason that Il Republican Repre-
sentative in Congress from this State
WILL SUPERSEDE THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE STATE COMMITTEE IN BE
SLOWING THE PATRONAGE. ! am a
Republican and love the Republican party,
and LIAR AS BLACKBURN IS, I would
rather be ruled by him and have the
credit OF q Republican Member in Con-
gress, THAN BE UNDER THE IPSE
DIXIT OF a chairman of a State commit
tee, though he were my brother, WHO
REPRESENTED NOTHING BUT THE
PARTY NAME party with no votes,
ami none SO poor TO do it reverence
party 50 weak and pitiful that the regular
opposition cuss it no longer
There HAS BEEN NO LAWFUL NOMG.
NATION OF A CANDIDATE for Con-
gress in this district That Is certain It
has BEEN PREVENTED BY THE OF
FICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
BREAKING THE WRITTEN LAW OF
THE PARTY in wording in the primaries.
with lawful convention the district
can be carried. viii the influence that
can straighten it out be brought to bear?
If Mr.. Rollins will apply to ne I can
furnish him model that need not be pa
tented.
Jill MOTT.
Chairman Committee on Credentials.
Statesville, y. c.. April IA.