The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-11-06
Chairman Holdings Re-
fusaI Angered Mr.. Harden
QUEER HIM AT BANK
Il Candidate for Shcri'i
threatened stoppaec Of Financial
Accommodation i'll Default OF
Gift of Democratic Ticket
to plaster With Name.

recausc Mr.. J.. y. Holding, chairman
CT ne democratic County executive
refused to furnish hliA
with . Democratic ticket which ne
,niobt initiate with the exception of
tatt,pa hi. name thereon as sheriff IN
,taco af the Democratic nominee. NJ
..4f< ~HlpubIIcan candidate. Tor Sh3Ilii
~. lit,dcn made what was ANITA
+. mount to "a threat that y Mf. itol"'i5
did not do as requested nc IhiEil ~
refused further recommendation ~ inc
Is,nIr in which MI. harden Is Il book
keeper. .1;an,a.,
chance OF election over Mr.. sears pul
as he was an unsuccessful ca'ldlddte
for uoetmaster Of ltdlclgh. n douDj-
s. .Isuis particularly to run ahead
Of his ticket to show the admins
tration'.
t any rate, he approached Mr.
Holding and asked that he be fuT-
nlshed with one of the tickets Whlch
have been prepared for the use of the
Democratic voters of the county on
Tuesday.
Mi. Holding refused and asked for
what purpose Mr.. Harden desired he
ticket.
Mr.. Harden replied with perfect
f~rankncss that he wished to have the
ticket copied with the exception OF the
name OF Mr.. Sears, for which he pro
posed To substitute ms own as cdLul-
date for sheriff.
Trpon this statement Mr.. Holding
again refused, stating that he had sent
the tickets out with special Instructions
to those in whose hands they We're
placed that they should not be shown
To any one before the morning OF
eclctiOn.
Mr.. Harden went away but came
back with the request that the ticket
b. furnished him on Monday. Upon
Mr.. Holdings again refusing he stated
that the bank had accommodated Mr..
Holding and that, if he refused him
the favor, he would use his influence
to see that he was refused any further
accommodation.
MI. Holding replied that to give the
ticket would be to be Il traitor to his
party and that the loans made him by
the bank We're made in the course OF
business and that if the bank wanted
to force payment, it could go ahead.
In other words, after Mi. Harden's
threat. MIR. Holding replied in effect
that he could 'crack his whip
it would be unfair to the officers anc
directors of the bank by. which MI
Harden is employed and in which ~
is a .toCkholder to suppose for a mo
rlcut chat they would either help Mr.
Harden t. put mis- threat into eXecu,
ton o. that they would approve .
his making it. They are business mef
10 3-t not tttpIN tllouSI III A'A''>'
20 be frantic. as Mir. Harden appear
to be. The bank viii doubtless disap
prove of the attempt to use it as {
political club as truly as will the pun
lie at laroe.
The incident. which Will be regret
ted by all of Mn. Harden'S man,
friends. merely goes to show h lengtl
TO which men are led when they en-
tiEt--uctiveIy with q party when !
hopeless of success and which predl
Gates everything on making Il SHOW
10 the end Of getting patronage.
Nj. Sears. who was to nave pee
made the object of Mr.. Harden'S bal
Iot-trickery. will doubtless feel its eft
feet in an increased vote.
This threat emphasizes the repor
that friends of Harden have been ac
lively at work trying to get Demo
cratic votes. 1t should put Democrat
on their guard and make them acttV
to prevent Mr.. Harden'S success IN III
scheme to get votes by having III
name printed on the DcmocratI
ticket.
Threats viii not so in Mort
Carolina and MI. Harden will fin
that his attempt to get Il Democrat
ticket to help his candidacy Will h
properly resented by the voters o
Tuesday.
Wake has had enough Radica
nffcia1-'