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

The Pitt Republicans met in the
court house Saturday, 18th. and
nominated county ticket Every
Io"hshlp was represented. The
court house was full of people, II
was one of the largest conventions
ever held in the county. EVERYTHING
was harmonious and enthusiastic
The nominations were:
Senate-Job Moore.
House,. c. Fletcher and G.
Harris.
Sheriff-W. H. Harrington.
Register-W. W. Bullock.
treasurer. L. G. Manning.
Coroner-W. r. Purser.
Commissioners-W. NJ. King, J.
H. Barnhill, w. T. Keel, Ireden
Moore and Marcellus Smith.
This is good strong ticket and
We expect to elect 1t or a part of it
anyway, despite Kitchin's brag about
his poll holders and that we had as
well put our ballots in some rural
free delivery mail box
Before the work of the conyen-
ton was begun, A, A, Whitener
| made a strong regulation campaign
speech, that was loudly and often
cheered. 1t was a fine speech and
did much good. He showed up the
rottenness of the Morganton asylum
how Gov. Glenn tried to suppress
the facts-how he tried extra strong
white wash, &c. Mr. Whitener
said he had challenged Gov. Glenn
to meet him on the stump and face
these charges, but that the Rev.
IGoVernor had refused and had gone
about saying "Whitener was a falsi-
fer" He told of how want-to-be
Governor Kitchin, one of the State
absentee congressman, failed to di-
vide time with him at Kings Noun
tain, but tried to kill the time by
talk. He said he was ready to meet
any democrat anywhere in joint de-
bate. None dared meet him. 1t was
a great speech and did much good
for the republican cause in Pitt Co.
After the nominations, Hon.
Thomas Settle spoke for over an hour.
His was a different speech from Mr.
iWhitener's, Mr.. Settle devoted his
time more to national questions and
at his conclusion there must have
been a number of democrats who
convictions that they might, too, be on
the right, big and winning side. Mr.
Settles speech was that of the states
man who understands the science
of government. Though he never
told a joke, he held his audience
clostest attention from beginning to
finish. He must have made some OF
the few democrats present ashamed
that they We're democrats. But the
most of such will let Josephus hob
mob at a Bryan chicken party and
then crack the old Democratic lash
over their heads. Many said they had
never heard such a speech before.
Those speeches did good, did
good. If We could have many more
such there would be little doubt
about Old Pitt going right-Repub-
lican.
But the great day was today. Yes
today. 1t was Democratic day. The
Hon. Rev. DR.. Major Be Eff Dixon
held forth in the court house to what
crowd that could be had by taking
advantage of a big court. His was
the regulation Democratic speech
with the negro as a choice morsel
which made several leave the court
house. After electing Bryan and
Kitchin and abusing his friend
Cox he had little to say. He told
about reconstruction stealings, but
put it all on the Republicans, not
mentioning a lot of Democrats who
did the lions share of those steal
Iings. He evidently thinks the re-
lport of the fraud commission out Of
print. He told of the sheriff OF
iSampson being a defaulter-a thie1
with many embellishments, but
not a word about that Rowan sher-
lift who did worse-squandering the
county funds, forsaking his wife fol
a negro wench, allowing that wencf
to whip his wife in his presence, &c.
&c. He told about Cox being trust
! owner, but said not word about
iJosephus maintaining a trust against
fairness and truth for his party. He
, took up prohibition saying it was mo-
a political question and worked it fol
all he could. He took up the free
pass business but did not tell how
Josephus hoodwinked the people ant
had his representative to ride on one
He failed to tell about the miscegen
alton in the Lincoln County poor
house or that in another Western
: county convicts, male and female, ant
both races, were housed and slept IL
the same room together. In fact
7 there was so many half truths or less
that his speech was practically fail
ure. We never heard a man compli
, ment it. 1t was what may be called
failure and many more such are
wanted down here to make the count!
solidly Republican.
!. The average Republican would be
ashamed to make speech of the
low order as that of today by the gen
tleman so anxious to retain his sea
at the Democratic feed trough.
HENRY r. KING.
Greenville, N. c.. Sept. 81, 1908.
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