The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-01

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OF this letter the name Of District a =
torney Holton was fled with the Sec
retary OF State as an incorporation and
stockholder of the club. the party 10
whom ii was addressed said that the
papers he had drawn up were Sigra
by Mr. Holton, and he did not consider
recovatlon by letter of sufficient i'm
portance To justify the suppression of
his name in the cancellation of a sell
emn contract and financial obligation.
prominent promoter of the move
inent remarked that Mr.. HoIton Who'll
~ misapprehends the purpose and
spirit of the movement and while we
regret his withdrawal the club will go
on without him. Some of us have
survived without any help from him
and can live a little longer.
Despite the fact that State Chairman
Rollins name has never been men,
toned 1T is generally understood that
he diSapproved of the club, and il is
the talk of the Republicans present
that all present Incumbent of Federal
officers even to the third termers are
clinging TO Rollins, even 10 the extent
OF affronting Blackburn.
Among the prominent arrivals to-
night TO help out the club is: State
candidate for Governor c. j. Harris
who previously wired that he cordial
l.
ever way he said one way or the other
it loks like the proceedings here to-
night will demonstrate that Congress
man Blackburn has an immense fol-
lowing despite the assertion that the
Greensboro Tar Heel Republican Club
is apparently seeking to undermine
the privileges of Chairman Rollins.
Over two hundred prominent Re-
publicanS of the State were present,
u
was called at O'Clock.
1t was nine o'clock before the
meeting was called to order by E.
We're crowded with Republicans but
almost all of them were of a different
set from that so familiar to Repubit-
can conventions of the past 1t was a
fine body of men not as fat-beliied as
usual but thoroughly orderly, we'll
dressed and courteous to each other
and the reporter A few familiar faces
were there, among them being O'BrIen.
of Durham Bernard, of Raleigh. ana
Ryan, of High Point but most of the
old reliableS were conspicuous BY
their absence, it was announced amid
applause that Postmaster Charles A
Reynolds, H. O. Sapp and j. T. Ben
bow, of Winston. sent special requests
to be enrolled as members. BlackbuH
club to order, said that it was a new
thing in this world, when party men
should be denied the small privilege of
forming a Republican club without
having their party called In question.
I'VE shall never have majority
party IN the State" he said until we
quit fighting among ourselves over
loaves and fishes of office. We have
tried that for forty years and failure
is written, | am tired of fuss and
fighting. The report that this club is
organized to hghtsthe Republican State
organization, is lie. The State organ
iZation and its splendid chairman, Ro-
lins, have done all possible to redeem
the State and il is no criticism for
Republicans TO meet in a social club
or to organize one. Rollins. is my
friend, and | am his friend and the
presence of Mr.. O'Brien here tonight
shows that there is no friction in this
matter.
Blackburn then related how he had
missed only 1,500 of elections in Il
district that was 5000 against him
two years ago and how he wont OFT
this fall His speech was received
with much enthusiasm and applause.
The meeting was organized by the
election of Blackburn as permanent
chairman, G.. S. Bradshaw. secretary.
and A. r. Grace, assistant secretary.
After a statement of the business
permanent organization was made by
the chairman, stock subscriptions Were
taken and over ninety non-residents
subscribed al twenty-five dollars each.
several taking more shares.
Among the prominent takers OF
stock We're: MarSaall ]. M. j. M.
Millikan. e. S. District Attorney Har-
~ $. Skinner. eX-candidate for Coy
ernor c. j. Harris. Postmaster c. A.
Re'nolds, G. H. CoWles, b. c. Sharpe.
G.. S. Bradshaw, W. P .Bynum. Jr..
c. NJ. Bernard, j. A. Angler l.. G.
Wagner and w. r. O'Brien. On motion
of G.. S. Bradshaw, the annual non res
ident fee was fixed AT $40 per annum.
j. A. Vance, of Wilmington, made
a short talk saying that this club IS
the best thing ever started by the
Republicans party in the State. Other
remarks were made by Messrs Black
burn, Bernard, Bradshaw and others
all emphasizing the idea that the or
ganiZation was not antagonistic to the
chairman of the State party organi-
Zation but was only for the purpose Of
the members of the party keeping III
touch with one another for the entire
period between elections. ongratula-
tions on the presence of one hundre
and twenty-five Republicans on short
notice was the keynote of all speeches
At IL o'clock a motion for a meeting
of stockholders to elect officers was
adopted and January 22nd was named
for report of committee, to be named
by Chairman Blackburn