The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-17
DREWRY NORATES
He IS A FARMER
BY Proxy There are Corns
on His Hands.
DOUGLAS A STIRRER

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for Senate are the TlYoritc~-
Norris and Calling Warm
Up Tire Meeting.
BY EDWARD l.. Bi;IrTON.
LeesviIIe. July l4-With the can
didatcs for Democratic nominations
and the voters | foreSather,d here at
\ LccSyilIc today. where Wcr" present
folks from Iousc,S Greek, Cedar
Fork, Barton's Greek and oak Grove
townships. If il was not 2 crowd
that meant a big majority for Percy
J. Olive for the Senat1 and the pres
cnt Board Of County Commissioners,
than | fail 10 read the signs.
As | hastily ouute the crowd At
one time | found 22H people. Others
tel me there were between 80 and
! 800 present, while DR.. J.. T.. SOrrcIl,
who knows how TO r~aIculate and who
presided over the meeting here. say
that from 800 to $50 were present. It
was a big and interested audience that
was not even disturbed by the arrival
Of a tally-ho coach of Raleigh root
crs.' after the speaking began.
The speaking was devoid of any
new features, the matters presented
at former spcakinGs being presented
in now frocks, while PrcSidcnt-of-tac-
Evening Times and General Insurance
l. Agent 1DItN1N DoIc dON1 IlttNy oil nc
organ pedal that announced that u
am q farmer that Was exceedingly
amusing. Why the folks who farm
from under umbrellas in Raleigh ana
get corns on their hands by proxy DO
the farmer stunt is beyond me, I'M
less they think that the dear farm
crs" out in the country are easily de-
cciNed. AS they see it the real far
MOI who depends on q moderate sized
farm for Il living don't sport flashing
diamond rings and drive in high seat
ed dog carts with basket trimmings.
\ Cigar in the Campaign.
MI. Bart NJ. Calling added to the
gayety of the meeting today in a
highly original manner. He was hit
ting it up lively against the present
Board of County Commissioners. when
all Of a. sudden, he came to a dead
halt and in a an indignant and
r~cproachful, exclaimed: "There.s Mr..
Britton smoking his cigar This
writer replied by saying that as he
had paid for it he thought he had a
right to smoke it, but Mr.. eating
continued his speech by insisting Il 4
III past reports Of meetings the re
porters had failed to give him space
enough. and tell all he said, to which
the reply was mad that space forbid
the printing of all the meanderingS Of
Mr.. Calling.
Mr.. Calling insisted that in the re
port of the Apex meeting Mr.. Norris
had been given a fuller report and
THAT the reporter had said that no re-
port of Mr.. G%atling's remarks would
be printed unless there could be OBJ
tanned a report of Mr.. Norris re
marks. who had been left speaking
tat Apex. IS the train pulled out. but
as Mr.. Norris remarks were furn-
ishcd the account did appear and it
was stated that Mr.. Norris remarks
iyy-a c., tIi- - y-hJIn NJ
eating had furnished none. the re
porter using his W notes. Mr.. Belt
ton said that he was willing to print
a synopsis Of Mr.. Gatling'S remarks,
and Mr.. Calling, said he would be
satisfied With a quarter Of q olumn.
on which Mr.. Britton promised a
third of a column. out as the synopsis
MIR. Calling furnishes is nine and q
half big pages. closely written. that
would fill a column and a half or two
columns this reporter has been forced
to hold it over to another day. ana to
ask that it be cut down in length.
Norris TO Meet Brewer.
Mr.. Herbert Z. Norris. county attor-
ney, advocating the election of the
present Board Of County Commissions
iers was present, and i'll a stirring ad-
ldreSG PRESENTED the course of the
iBoard, showed how it had conducted
affairs. saved money. worked roads.
improved county property and de-
served reelection. In regard to the
remarks Of Mr.. w. G. Brewer. made
at RoIcsville while Mi. Norris was
kept in Raleigh at court, now in SEES
sion, that Mr.. Norris was on the run
and afraid to come to Rolesyillc. Mr..
Norris said that ne would "heard the
lion in his den" and would meet Nr.
Brewer "at Philippi," otherwise Wake
Forest. and that it YOU prove a
IT - r,ln ~ ~ TDnCC e lnfnat - M
brewer. He also called the attention
of the reporter Of the Raleigh Evening
Times to the fact hat at Rolesville
whom he was trying the case there
on the failure to work the roads of
two mon that the floor Of the store
fell in when he. Norris. was setting
up the crowd to cheroots, and tina
his relations to the people Of Roles
Iyille was entirely pleasant. During
lsome cheering for M. Calling he said
that's the crowd from Raleigh in the
,t~tally-ho.' while a farmer friend of
1.-THE present Board called out. THAT
all right. for while they shout we
farmers Will vote
The Lcng Talks First.
At RoIcsville the long talk speak
ers came first. There were seats in a
= lGrove and hard by was q barbecue
table, while near at hand in the doors
$ land windows Of & church. aides and
IElfIS il$lelcG To the SpedhIl-- Ut.
J.. Z. Sorrell presided and first in
PRODUCED Mr.. Percy j. Olive. candi-
2 date for the Senate.
Percy j. Olive Leads Or.
Mr.. Olive began speaking at 1890.
and it was about FIVE o'clock after all
: the candidates had been heard. Mr..
Olive speaking for thirty minutes. He
+ declared that personal considerations
should not enter into the campaign.
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