The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06
WAKE DEMOCRATS
REJECT DaaflasM
Hold Big Mass-Msssing and
Pat Ous q Ssroeg lnde-
pe0dena Ticket


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meeting of Make County. = sargsir
attended meeting 90 D~moxTAts was
held in the eoarsAoas@ O. Saturday.
The hall ~as crowded and The ness-
inE enthusiastic To sh. hlxh~si de-
gree.
The meeting wAs called 10 order
b. Mr.. ". c, Brewer. who proposed
AR. George = 0sn for chairman ana
Mr.. John Fort - secretary. both Gen
tiemen being selected. MF. ON said
he did net propose TO make speech.
but that the eonvension VAS there
for business and /, waa evident
that such was the case.
Mr.. Brewer. on being recognized.
asked permission TO read tho call Tor
the meeting. which Was done. The
reading vas frequently tnterrupsed
by applause when some telling point
was made. and the names OF joscphus
Daniels and Josiah william Bailey
greeted with boots and laughter. The
cali rscited the fact that the late pri-
maries OF the Democratic party were
unfairly conducted: that the "seif-
styled" reformere voted large num-
Der OF Republican votes: that at least
three nominees were Republicans IL
stated that DIR. Sykes. or Skies. had
refused TO vote for the county nomi-
nees two rears ago II ssssrely
scored Josephus Daniels and his pa
per for the false. malicious and
cruel faIsehoods IL circulated" and
that they had conducted n william
GUS campaign"
Mr.. Chas. 4. Harris vas placed In
nomination for the State Senate and
his nomination was carried With n
hurrah. For the House. the meet
ing named J. W. Blalock. of Panther
Branch: Mr.. John s. Riddle. OF Ra-
leigh. and MIR. r. II. S.ailingH. OF
Oak Grove.
When the place OF Clerk OF the
Court was reached there were loud
calls for Russ. and so demonstra-
tive did the convention become and
notwithstanding the announcement
that Mr.. Russ had decided not 10 ae-
cept the nomination. the chairman
was compelled 10 send for that gen
tleman. His appearance was greeted
with a storm Of cheers.
Mr. Russ was evidently laboring
under deep emotion and In voice
he could hardly control. he stated
that he was firm In his determination
not TO run, that for family reasons
which he had fully explained TO his
friends he had decided TO retire. He
said that he had no doubt OF the elec-
ton of the ticket: he Was sure OF It's
election and he pledged his aid. per-
sonally, TO every man who would be
named. The ovation was cordial
one and was a fiattering tribute to
Mr. Russ popularity.
Mr.. Burney Hobgood. OF 81. Mary's.
was then placed In nomination for
Clerk, being seconded by several and
named with a whoop. For Treasurer.
Mr.. William Taylor, Of Raleigh. vas
unanimously named and there we're
loud calls for a speech from him.
He responded briefly. stating that he
was In the fight TO win.
For County Commissioners. there
were named Mr.. Jos Partin. Of 81.
Matthews: Mr.. Y. +. Young. Of Pan
ther Branch, and Mr.. W. VI. Yates.
OF White Oak.
Mr. Taylor. Of Raleigh. then arose
and stated that In vie wof the fact
that Mr. Sears, for Sheriff and Mr..
Anderson, for registrar of deeds. on
the Daniels-Bailey ticket. were can
didates before the "Jo-Jo" conven-
ton and therefore were not the
personally selected candidates" oil
the two self-appoEnted leaders. he
moved that they be endorsed. This
was done without dissenting voice
An executive committee was then
selected 10 conduct the campaign and
to I'LL any vacancies which might oc-
cur on the ticket
/ Mr.. Charles q. Harris. who was
named for the Senate made a ring
j ing speech in which he handled
the Daniels-Bailey combine without
/ gloves. He pledged his utmost ef
forts to redeem the party from the
hands Of the so-called reformers.
The meeting was revelation Il
those who had watched the course ot
! events in Wake County In point ol
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