The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-21
Radicals Led Out for a
Drubbirg.
A SLIM jim AFFAIR
Handfull OF Radicals Meet Here ana
Nominate for Defeat Berry God
win. Of Pine level For Con
grc~~. and ". =. OBJ. Al
phabet Robin~ton of
ooId~borO For
solicitor.

There Were two slim jim meet
ings here yesterday OF Radical pie
hunters ana IA handful, at each Were
50 unkind as 10 name two candidates
to IL batted out Of the box Ill NO
vember by the Democratic nominees
for this district for Congress ana the
solicitoGship.
The meeting we're 50 sParsely al
tended and 50 much on the quiet THAI
outside Of the Few Radical Pie hunt
ers, numbering tWentE-three ia atI
there were only present a few re-
porters who had gotten a tip OF tn-
gum shoe ana n or TWO Wnp
happened TO look in accidentally. II
50 small an atfair that it seemed
as if all the RAIDS in il were ashamed
IF being caught. 1t was 81 quiet thar
even the negro Radicals knew
get a f~urlOugh from the front Of the
~postotticc building To be present. Ine
doodlers, stamp liCkerS, United States
Commission, pie eaters and pie huns
ers We're represented.
After poW-Wowing, electiag chan
men and going through business as if
they really thought that what they
We're doing amounted to a hin u
beans Berry Goodwin. q farmer OF
Pine Level, Johnston county, Waa
nominated to be defeated for Con
Fress in the Fourth District. and ex
Judge w. 5. OBJ. Alphabet Robin
son, III Goldsboro, was named ~
the sacrifice for solicitor in the Sixth
District.
The e~x-judge of the alphabet pre-
fixes was not present, but vas teIe-
graphed that he was expected to ac.
ceDt the lickin' in store, out so far
as known he has not replied. Berrs
Goodwin whose experience in politics
is limited to having been a magls-
trate, was present and accepted the
honor CD. During his speech he
asked if any ladies were present Gas
if any lady in North Carolina even
dared be at a Radical pie hunters
c~onyentiOn) and then proceeded TO
tell as how some one had once said
about something Congressman Pou
had done. Now you have played
a warm place. The excuse f5r Berry's
nomination seems to be that he has
some little cash and his is a good
leg for the Radical politicians to pun.
The convention, it was understood
was to begin at l. O'Clock, but ut that
time there We're five delegates ana a
newspaper reporter present. Finally
others of che driftwood party came III
and the Congressional convention OF
the RadS started up. AS f. d. Jones,
of Gulf, chairman, was absent. the
convention VAS called to order by j..
P. Il. Adams, Of the Doodle Depart
AiitlitJ ~ "oS ny GIG
gram from Jones.
The chairman by telegraph. stated
the business of the convention to nI
the nomination Of Il candidate ror
Congress to oppose Hon. Ed. w. Pon,
give him a close race and defeat h1nj
if possible, and that's not possible.
On motion Of United States Com
missioner Nichols, Adams as chair
man, and w. w. Green as secretary,
We're made the permanent organiZa-
ton.
Commissioner Nichols whooped her
up a little, and nominated Berry God
win for Congress. This nomination
was seconded by Thomas Massey, or
Johnston, a former Populist and ex-
Populist Congressman j. w. Atwater
moved that the nomination be made
by reclamation, and it was done, the
voices being very faint.
Mr.. Goodwin spoke a little, said he
no speaker, returned his thanks,
told the joke he did not want aides
to hear, and after intimating that he
would carry Johnston, which he wont,
into a seat
The executive committee for the
Congressional district was then Sc
lected. n from each county and one
at large: Chatham, DR.. II. T. Chaplin;
Franklin, w: w. Green; Nash, Mach
Brantley; Johnston. James ID. err.
Vance, s. f. Satterwhite; Wake,
Claudius Dockery; at large. j. G. stan
ell, of Johnston. The committee or
ganiZed with j. (. Stancil chairman,
and w. G. Briggs, of Raleigh. city
of the Raleigh Evening Times.
as secretary.
Immediately after the Compression
al convention had adjourned, Com
missioner Nichols called to order n
convention of the Sixth Judicial Dis.
trict, and designated A. J. Barefoot
chairman. He is the Republican nomi-
for the Senate for the district
Johnston, Harnett anc
sampson.
J. +. DObsOn. postmaster at Colds
ooro. nominated ~ex-Judge w. 5. OBJ.
Alphabet Robinson. The nomination
seconded by J.. d. Parker, OF
Johnston, a United States Commission
y. and the nomination was made by
reclamation, also very faint. w. :.
OBJ. viii lose some of his Initials
when he reads the returns in Novem-
per and sees that Solicitor Armistead
Jones has 1iattened him out.
It was decided that the executfv
committee should consist Of two mem
Oers from each Of the four counties-
Wake, Johnston. Harnett ana WAYNE,
and one at large, and the following
we're chosen: J.. W. Harden and H. j..
Harrell, of Wake; S. G.. Pate and &
o.. Holmes, of Wayne; J.. 3. Holland
and j. NJ. Coats. of Harnett; H. T.
and Doe Stevenson, Of John
with John Nichols at large.
The committee organized with John
Nichols, United States Commissioner.
chairman, and Assistant Postmaster
H. r. Leonard. secretary.
And then the meeting Of mossbacks.
doodlers, stamp lickers, pie eaters ana
pie hunters. broke up. The candidates
will be defeated in November
There were q number Of commit
-ees named, some of the members be-
.ng present and some absent. In the
punch that was present to make up
he TWO meetings there We're among
others: Berry Goodwin, Of Pine Level
h IS 40 years old next April and
whose friends think he is old enough
o have cut his wisdom teeth and not
o have allowed himself to be made a