The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-03
CLASH AMONG
WAKEDEMOCRATS
Ins and Outs Have a Warm
Time of Tt

Meeting on Street While Another
! Faction Meet in Court House.
The correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer reports the Democratic
meetings held in Raleigh Saturday as
follows:
That the Wake county democracy
is a lusty fellow from the racket rails
ed here this day is the general ver-
dict. The highest expectations of
those who anticipated the sensational
in connection with the Wake Demo
cratic mass meeting called by ]. w.
Bailey, Editor Josephus Daniels and
torty-odd Democrats of the county to-
day were outstripped in the actual de-
velopments and since the meeting, or
rather meetings, adjourned the peo-
pie who participated seem to move
about in a sort of a maze, wondering
what they have been up against.
There were finally two meetings
one led by Mr.. Bailey and Editor Dan
iels, held out on the curb in front of
the court house after vain attempts
to meet in the Academy of Music and
in the court house, and the other by
the organization in the court house.
When the doors of the Academy of
Music were opened for the mass
meeting the managers of the call had
the place divided into sections for
various townships and there were
rule was followed in admitting and
seating the people. Manager Upchurch
of theacademy insisted that his
house could not be used in this way
and that the doors must be open to
all comers or the mass-meeting must
be held elsewhere.
When the crowd assembled, and the
hall was pretty we'll filled, at 1890,
J. w Bailey came on ths platform
and declared in an indignant manner
that the meeting had been called by
more than forty good Democrats for
the sake of the party and to rid the
people and party from ring and ma
chine rule, which, he charged, had
first tried to destroy the movement
for this massmeeting and failing in
that had sent their helpers and work
ers into every part of the county
calling on their followers for help
and, to cap the climax, he declared
that they had brought about through
Manager Upchurch and w. B. Jonee--
fair samples of that macine crow
"a refusal to allow the use of the
academy in such way as would pre-
vent them from stampeding and kill
ing the meeting. There were LOUD
calls for Jones' Bailey then called
on all Democrats opposed to ring rule
and domination of the machine to e
with him to the county court hous'
where the meeting could be held in ;
Daniels were followed by large mum
fair manner. Mr.. Bailey and Edito
Daniels were followed by mum
Der of people and the idea quickl.
spread for all to go to the cour
house, which filled to over1owing.
The appearance of Bailey on tn
judges stand was the signal for tn
uproar to begin. There were cries TO
Jones' some calling for Armistea'
Jones, chairman of the county exec
utive committee" and others TO
"Buck'' Jon IS his son, wnc is ais
especially active in Democratic pol
tics and a state senator. Along wit
these cries went up insis :'.g that MI
Bailey be heard. Armistead Jone
1oou.. ted a table to ask that tne ~ ? .
ing he quiet and listen to Mr.. Bale!
but all were powerless 20 stay tn
storm of confusion that went up froI
all over the hall. Finally w. B. Jont'
mounted a table and st arte1 off wit
an arLeal to MY fell,s Democrats,
hut NI. Bailey, standing on the ros
ar..sn shouted to his FLOWERS not t
let him speak, and that was the sigma
for another general outbrefF. Regis
= -. Z DIS J. J. Bernard at once a
to appeal foe order. Nj
a his friends woatc5 no met
Ashouted for lin TO com
shouted back bis right t
out order cut of the NEE