The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-06
GOING TO PIECES
The Wake Ring-Ta |"
Ticket Cannot Stand.
The Two Good Men endorsed De-
cline to Accept. The Record
of Some Who Will

The .Ring Tail" ticket endorsed by
the Radical nie-eaters and negroes IN
the so-called 'mass meeting in Raj
eigh last Saturday, is rapidly going
to pieces.
DR.. w. c. Horton, a popular and
excellent physician who was en-
dorsed' for coroner. stated IN an IN
terview on Saturday night that he was
"a Democrat, had taken an active
part in the Democratic primaries and
could not accept the nomination.
Mr.. Sorreli Declines.
Below we print a card from Mr.
A NJ Sorrell who was endorsed Tor
sheriff:
Mr.. Editor:-Please do me the
courtesy to decline for me through
YOUR paper, the nomination for sheriff
Of Wake county, by the Citizens Meet
ing held in your city last Saturday.
/ belong to the army of Democracy
from birth. and must live and die
A. NJ. SoRRELL.
Spoken like a man! Mr.. Sorrell has
been honored by the Democracy Of
Wake county, having served as county
commissioner. magistrate and member
of the legislature. In. every public
position he has been faithful and hon.
est and truly served his party ana
his county. With that record behind
him. his friends felt sure that
soon as he heard that the Ring-Tail
Monguel convention had placed him
in nomination. Mr.. SorreH would de-
cline the nomination. 81 belong he
says, ito the army of the Democracy
from my birth and must live and die
among my comrades. That S the
right sentiment. well phrased.
The '.Rads' Remain.
OF course the Radicals will accept
the nominations gladly and as usual
do all they can to defeat the Democ-
racy and Good Government. but no.
body else will accept a place on the
"Ring-Tail'' or ''Hinky-Dinkey' ticket
as it is called.
Voted For Negro in Preference to
White Man.
On the legislative ticket are these
men for the House: V. c. Terry a
we'll known Republican who has al
ways swallowed the whole hog" of
Radicalism: Jim Terrell. who was a
member of the Infamous Jim Young
Legislature who voted to give Jim
Young the seat to which n. B.
Broughton had been elected. and cast
other votes at the dictation of the
disgraceful gang then in control OF
North Carolina: and w. t. Barrow,
late of the county of FRANKLIN. Bar
row has not been living in Raleigh
long and nobody knew his political
record until he came forward and
asked to be sent to the legislature
He is the president of the Carpenters
Union and an attempt has been made
to get union men to vote for Barrow
and Terry because they belong to the
carpenters and printers unions. Those
organizations are not political and the
members will vote their political con-
victions. Very few white mechanics
in Raleigh will vote for men who
stand UP for Rooseveltism and affiliate
with negroes in politics.
Barrows' Record in Franklin.
Every voter in Wake county should
be posted as to BarPows' record in
Franklin county and in the Legisla-
ture. Mr.. J. r. Johnson. we'll known
and reliable citizen of Youngsville.
Franklin county. reading in the News
and Observer that Barrow, who voted
for Jim Young. had been nominated
for the Legislature in Wake wrote the
following letter:
To the Edtor:-I notice In your
paper to-day you call attention to the
fact that w. T. Barrow. wakes ring
tail candidate for the Legislature.
voted for Jim Young and against n.
B. Broughton. That is not his only
offence. / remember when he was
the candidate of 'brindle- tails, Popu-
list calamity howlers. reformers. ne
groes and anything to-be- elected gang
of pie hunters in Franklin county,
and at that election there was one Jim
Crack Hawkins, a negro on the ticket
with Barrow and this same Barrow
advocated his election and voted for
him for county commissioner and
against some of the best white men
in the county.
In his own township he voted for
Albert Harris a negro. for Justice OF
the peace and against F. p. Pierce. one
of the best citizens of the county ana
an ex-Confederate soldier who was
wounded four times and lost one eve
in battle and had served more than
quarter of a century as justice of the
peace. four years as county com1nS-
sioner and was the Democratic candi-
date for the House in 1886 when we
had the landslide and he was defeated.
This same w. II. Barrow got himself
appointed on the township board of
public school trustees and served with
a negro named Robert Thomas. and
together they visited white schools IN
this communitv under their charge. l
saw this same w. T. Barrow walk up
the street in Youngsville while he was
serving in this capacity with Ihomas
hand locked in his arm.
If the people of Wake want further
information it can be furnished. You
people in Wake have him--please Keep
him till there is another call for troops
to go to the Philippines.
With such candidates as these.
Wake Radicals are giving the same
sort of ticket they put out when thev
could and did elect "a WALLER dog
ticket. In some respects it is worse
Every voter in Wake should closeiy
examine the record of every man on
the Ring Tail Radical ticket. That
is all that is necessary to bury them
deep beyond the hope of resurrection.
Non -.--- anaiSiS Go To Lou RATHER