The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-24


er, a Prominent Young Attorney.
Was Nominated for the House
Republicans Will Garry the County.
Whiteville, N. c., Sept. 1a, 1908.
Special to The Caucasian.
One of the largest and most repre-
sentative conventions ever held in
this county assembled here to-day to
nominate the county Republican tick
ct. Every one remarked upon the
fine personnel of the convention, and
the delegates from every precinct re-
ported many gains to the Republican
party. This county went Democratic
last election about three hundred
majority. After the nomination of a
fine strong ticket to-day it was pre-
dicted on every hand with the great
est confidence that the county would
go Republican this fall and elect the
entire ticket.
Mr.. Irwin B. Tucker, one of the
prominent young attorneys at the
Whiteville bar, was unanimously
nominated for the Legislature. In
short, spirited talk he showed that
he would wage an aggressive and
forceful campaign. He challenged
his Democratic opponent to meet
him On the stump, and served notice
on him that he would charge and be
able to prove that his opponent had,
while Democratic county officer, de-
posted county funds in a bank and
drawn the interest and put 1t in his
own pocket. He said that this was
only one of the local issues that
would play prominent part in the
county campaign and that he had ev-
cry confidence that the voters of the
county would not elect a man who
had been guilty of robbing the coun-
ty in this way.
Ex-senator Marion Butler, who had
been invited to address the conven-
ton, was given quite an ovation
when he arose to speak. In a clear,
concise, and forceful manner, he con-
trasted what the Republican party
had actually done for the country in
contradistinction to the promises
which the Democrats had made in the
past and broken and the promises
which they are now making. He
showed how Bryan was trying to
capture the vote of certain Western
prairie States that have no timber
by promising them free lumber. He
said he could not blame these West
ern States that wanted to get our
lumber at a very low price from vot-
ing for Mr.. Bryan If they believed
he could and would carry out his
promises, but he asked why should
not every North Carolinian and
Southern man who had timber to
sell vote against Bryan for the same
reason?
He also pointed out how Bryan
was constantly receiving negro dele
cations and having secret conferences
with them. and that In each case
when the negroes left they were en-
thusiastic for Bryan. He said thai
these negroes had but one grievance
against Roosevelt and Taft, and tha
was that they had dismissed the ne
gro regiment that shot-up the tow
| of Brownsville. He then asked tina
| if these negroes, after a secret cen
ference with Bryan, are for him
what could Bryan have promised
them? He then asked il there was
| Democrat In Columbus County VIII,
did not approve of Roosevelt's cours'
in dismissing that negro regiment
and if they would vote for a man TO
President who promised to restor
them in order to get the negro vote
He said that Bryan had taken thi
position on the negro question an,
on the free lumber question becaus
he did not think he would lose tn
Democratic vote in the South by 8
doing. He unquestionably believe
that the Southern Democrats vii
vote for him, no matter whethe
what he stands for is for the help o
the detriment of the South, and thai
therefore. Bryan's position on thes
questions was an insult to the intel
ligence and manhood of the voter
of the South.
| The speaker then, contrasted til
record of the Democratic party
handling the public school fund wit
the record of the fusion Legislator
J and administration, and showed ths