The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-21
GaveIIed Bossed Rad Con-
vention Ends in Row.
WEAK TICKET NAMED
.raLe.s Raroain Counter Remnants OF
RadicaIisnl Hold Pussy County
Convention. E.ndOrSe Wits
Briggs Platform, pats
Itself on the Back.

goa chairman declaring it adjourned
because he wanted 10 cover up the
sore the so-caIled Radical convention
Of Wake county ended abou 1our
o'clock Yesterday afternoon, and the
remnants Of kadicaIism
back to their holes. 1t was hoI
Young lend the needed color, Dat
Young to lend the needed color. pul
the bunch made up for TINS by Holll-
hating for Clerk OF the Court, JAM
J. crrcIl, who was "JeeIns colIedB"
hen they miErepre5ehted wake /"
The General Assembly,.
1t was the same old gang ana the
same old gags of cheStnutty MAYOR "eie
" orked overtime. Not a new laGT
seen, though Elmer Shaffer, al
vavs known as q Republican, insisted
that this was the first political con-
yention he had attended and Spoken:
At But the man who will
thai Elmer is a new Repupllcah
would get the merry boot. The moss
backs Of the Variegated cOlOred
WnisWers Of many bizarre styles were
there from out OF the woods, as were
the doodle r~eVenOOerS. the
ers. the pie-eaterS. the
and the usual fringeS of decfeplt RAD
icaIism that goes to make up a bunch
that makes people tired TO look at
ana listen to.
Resolutions, all nicely typewriter
beforehand were read by Postmaster
to-be Willis g.. Briggs. AS he ended
reading these, Thad Ivey, of Cary
rural mail carrier, asked him whom
it was on the sOlutio committee
who had pOCketcd his and other
resolutions sent in, and While Willis
was deliberately explaining and Ihad
Ivey talking Chairman Claudius Dock
cry, United States Marshall, busted IN
by putting Il motion TO adjourn the
convention, which he did despite the
few voices heard in the ayes and
noes and a call for division. Claudius
certainly knows how to boss a con
vention and Willis how to get ready
typewriter resolutions. The reSOlu-
tons suppressed by the committee
were from Cary and Outside East,
North. these asking the Radicals to
"skiddOO" County Chairman j. P. II.
Buck Adams. and get rid of him, as
there is too much doodle business in
running the Radical remnant party.
A Weak Ticket Nominated.
There were about 70 people inside
the railing in the courthouse, and
about twenty outside. these latter ne
ing spectators, amOnf whom were
some eight or ten negroes. OF the
seventy inside the railing about thirty
seemed to take part in the proceed
ing spectators, among whom were
dreams Of Radicals carrying Wake. A
ticket was naned for defeat, which
barring M or two, is a weak one,
and it is believed that the strongest
men on it will withdraw. AS nomi-
mated, it is:
For State ScHate-W. f. Upchurch,
of White Oak township.
For h House-E. II. scarborough,
of Mitchelps Mill; John w. Parker, of
st. Mary's, and w. IL. Hester. of
Marks Creek.
For Sheriff-JOhn w. Harden, of
Raleigh.
For Clerk of Court-James NJ Fer
rell, of Marks Creek.
For Register OF DCcdS-J. w. LasSi-
ter, of Wake Forest.
Fer Treasurer. NJ. Green. of Raj
eigh.
For Coroner-Dr. H. II. Marshburn,
of st. Matthew'S.
For Survcyor-C. II. B. Leonard, of
Raleigh.
For County Commissioners-W. w.
Wynne, of Raleigh; L. A. Holt. of
Buckhorn; r.. l.. SOrrell, OF Houses
Greek; j. j. Powell, of New Light;
Charles Suggs, of Middle Creek.
The Platform Willis Read.
The Committee on Platform aud
Resolution. the membership of which.
was Willis CT. Briggs, Vic Terry, ID. ID.
Lashley. ]. s. Mangum and w. H.
Hester, presented a typewriter report.
Postrnaster-tO-be Willis G. Briggs read
IT, saying that the committee had a
hurried meeting and presented a plat
form. 1t is to be noted that it was
typewriter, evidently being ready be-
~torehand, and it has the flavor of the
platform Willis made for the Radical
convention a few weeks ago. Copies
Of it were ready to be handed out to
reporters and it reads thus:
The Republicans OF Wake county,
III convention assembled, express their
qualification at the prosperity of our
people under successive Republican
national administrations. We urge all
our citizens, whose agricultural inter-
oStS are fl~Ourishing ana industrial en-
lerprlseS prospecting, to unite in aC-
cOrd!ng TO the administration of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt their hearty support
we endorse the platform adopted
by our party at Greensboro and we
highly commend the nomination of
Judge Robert NJ. Douglass. statesman
ana JurlSt,-a man whose whole life
has been-a battle for the people
against corporate injustices and spe-
clal prlVllegeS,-fOr membership on
the North Carolina Corporation Com
mission.
The Republicans, in appealing to
our fellow citizens for their suffrage.
making the following declaration of
principles regarding Wake county af-
fairs:
i. Every qualified elector should
nave the privilege of casting. without
interference, q secret ballot, and to
this end we favor the enactment of
q fair election laW on the order of
the Australian ballot system.
y. The present iniquitous Demo-
cratic road law, which imposes a
double burden by both taxing our citi-
ZenS and requiring them to work he
Dads. shall be repealed and personal
service abolished.
80. The county officers shall be paid
tar salaries and the fees they now
receive turned into the county treas
my.
a. The school board of Wake
county shall be elected by the people,
lb@ terms of one member expiring
every two years.
"5. There shall be no further county
BOND issues without submitting the
same to q vote of the people.
&c. The law shall be amended SO