The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-19
TICKET
WakeDemocrats Name I icket
to Oppose the Ring"
Candidates.
TWO TICKETS IN FIELD

TWO TICKETS IN FIELD
Bailey Ffays the Democratic Machine.
His ArrsIgnment OF MIR. Caddell.
Editor Of the State Democrat, was
severe-Said the Paper WAS Sabsi-
| sidized and Connected With the
County Treasury-Why the Paper
| Has New Editor-He Openly
Charged County Commissioners
With Gross FayoritisEi-SaidT They
Would Have Fair Election at Pri-
maries or q Funeral.
The meeting of the Wake County
Democrats, pursuant TO call signed
by forty prominent Democrats"
headed by J. William Bailey and
Josephus Daniels, was held last Sat
urday in Metropolitan Hall. The first
meeting, called for April 18th. and
which broke up in riot and scenes
characterized as a disgrace 10 the
State" by the press, selected a COM
mittee to have charge OF the second
meeting. AS stipulated by the News
and Observer. which has been for
warding the movement. only Demo
Gratis who were in favor of ousting
the ring were invited and appar-
emily the suggestion was needed.
There were present probably four
, or five hundred persons, many from
the country. The hall had been di-
, vided off by townships, though some
, of them were not represented, if the
seating of the delegates was an indi-
cation. T. b. Moseley and Police
} Judge Stronach acted as ushers, di-
t recting affairs generally on the floor.
The city delegates were seated in the
| south side of the gallery, the north
4 side being allotted to spectators.
g Though the hour was set for -, 1t
was half past the hour before the
meeting was called to order by Jose
] phus Daniels. who stated that he
! had been selected by the open air
s meeting Gone of the three held on
: the occasion of the rioting Of April
;. 30th) to call the present meeting to
Q order He referred to the other meet,
ing, which he openly charged had
been designedly broken up by tae
: ring wing" Of the Democratic party
s He asserted the present meeting was
f not one Of insurgents but Of Demo
:. Gratis who loved their party and mo-
l. pie" and who were determined tt
n wrest control from the present crowt
who had been running things with
high hand and who did not consul
# the people. He declared that nomi
It nations had been made and township
), committees appointed lin the bacl
e room of a lawyers office in th'
r shadow of the court house." evident
y ly referring to Solicitor Jones and hi
y son, State Senator w. B. Jones. H
also spoke of other meetings tha
had been held in the hall they nov
a sat in, and invited former State Sen
W ator Fab Whitaker to the temporar
s. Craftsmanship.
cSI MT. w QlIdh0I Was d AllAC Oo<
ID zled by his entrance into tn
a. limelight, and his remarks in tn
Id main were hardly audible to the mai
body. He often referred to "felle
Democrats" and kept his eye glue
SO ON Editor Daniels. who sat nearb
~ and who had evidently made b
W mind up to see things go straigh
On though in the main, the body was IL
u dependent and often asserted itsel
si- Mr.. Whitaker closed his remarks
st calling upon Mr.. J. W. Bailey to a.
dress the meeting and explain It's o.
ljects.
X Mr.. Bailey's speech, from his stan
X point, was a mastery one and alb
ss- delivered. From any standpoint,
'u- was a terrible arraignment OF Il
m Democratic party for its mismanag
ed ment of the county's affairs. He
by not hesitate to call a spade spa
and he offered to prove his aneg
tions IL need be in open court.
ed declared that he was not candida
ars for any office, but was going
out "clear his decks" for the fight of
de- life. that of ousting the ring win
ng- of the Democratic party from t
co control of Wake County's affairs.
gus spoke of the previous meeting tf
in had ended in rioting and disord
charging the ring" leaders with
responsibility and in solemn tones {
in clared that they had deliberately
.wo out to murder and but for the co
scz- ness and forbearance on the part
de- the reform leaders (meaning hims
ded and Editor Daniels) blood wo'
nm have been shed and murder dor
we'd that day.
Ion- He openly charged the ring" "
corruption and fraud in the cond
Of the primaries and elections,
they were the same men who
been overthrown In the city
spring when the reform leaders