The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-28
HOT BANQUET ECHO
Judge Bynum's Unpub-
Iished Speech on
Young Men.

II IS Il ldCL liltI tie HlOSC
features of "set" occasions are those
which are not down on the program
and when a function is ''set" the re-
ports that get to the public are apt to
| be strictly-too strictly in accord
ance with the bill of fare.
To this truth it now develops that
| the banquet at Greensboro, which
was to build up a respectable party
| in North Carolina was no exception
The speeches on the program went OFF
| in fine shape. The lion of the occa-
| sion, in the person of the long and
| sinuous Vice-President, INDUCED in
some remarks of q nature that might
| have been expected of so well-to-dC
and well-settled gentleman, the
| fiery Mr.. Yerkes-pronounced Yer-kes
| shook his name and gave advice OF
the glittering sort which said in the
| interests of peace, Thou fool, come
with me-" the brilliant Mr.. Tom Set
| tie threw a bunch of sparks of ora
| tory down the middle of the board
which glowed like brandy on plank
| ed shad-but the speech of the even
| ing was the eXtemporaneous effort OF
| ex-Judge Bynum, of Greensboro, said
| by competent authorities to possess
| the majority, if not the controlling
share of the brains of his party in
the State.
Judge Bynum had listened with po-
| lite attention to the efforts of his fell
| low orators and had, perhaps made a
few appropriate and more or less fer
vent remarks himself along the usual
| line of the might of the Elephant and
the glory of his pdnoply, but when
the speech making was near its end
and the guests were getting wearied
slightly with the repetition of care
fully conned addresses, someone call
ed on Judge Bynum for eXtemporane-
Gus remarks. He made them and it
is reported, said things which caused
stir. He did not attempt to make
speech, Judge Bynum. He merely
gave advice.
The object of the meeting, he UNI
derStood, was to settle friction in the
party and he had heard with a great
deal of pleasure a half dozen gentle
men make stirring illusions to the
need of the young man and his place
in the party counSelS. Very we'll and
very good, but what was the friction
observed at this delicate feast of love,
or words to that effect? Between
whom did it exist? Who We're the
belligerents? Were they not the two
very hottest young men in the party
i'm North Carolina? The need of
young men was a self-eVident one,
but it was possible to run a good
thing in the ground. 1t was under
stood that the chief trouble was the
decision of the question as to whether
the patronage of the State should be
controlled by the versatile e. Spencer
Blackburn or the equally versatile
Thomas Rollins. That was the bone
of contention. and it was being
knawed white by two very ravenOus
young men who. instead of promoting
harmony were playing the wild. Let
the banquet decide on the removal of
the patronage from either of their
hands, let the one get his fife and the
other his drum and march at the head
of the column piping it to victory
and all would be we'll Children who
didn't know how to divide, ought not
to be trusted with cookies. Here were
these two scrumptious young men
wanting all the apples for themselves
and quarrelling about who should have
the most and when some other fellow,
with his mouth watering ventured TO
ask for a bite they We're one in this,
that their reply was to the old effect
that there "aint going to be no core!
Report has it that the speech of
Judge Bynum received the major APP
plause of the evening, and created the
one big sensation! 1t was talked
about the hotels afterwards and the
banqueters listened with interest and
approval. Yet not a line of any of
this came out in the reports, Asso-
ciated Press or otherwise-which all
goes to show that reporting can't be
done from a menu card.