The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-05

Buck" Jouws mounted the table
and his supporters greeted him wtts
loud yells. and pandemoalam reign-
ed.
Ar. Bailey. In the judges stAad
attempted 10 speak also. the cro~d
yelling Jones. Jones' and Bailey
Bailey" this situation. and his voice
vas drowned out
AesSrs- J. J. Bernard. Bailey. So
lieitor Jones. George Norwood. J. y.
Holding. IL G. Strong. aud ". ID.
Jones. IN turn. tried TO restore order.
but the house was ia al uproAr. with
cat calls. yelix. announcement OF ball
games. with good sprinkling o'
'cuszing" on the side.
Armistead Jones. Chairman Of the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee. and Solicitor of this Judicial
District. stepped 10 the side of Mr.
Bailey. and with intimidating ges.
lures, said Without rejecting any
more on the Democratic party. you
God-damned scoundrel. you. | make
this proposition. that you call Dan
Hugh Mclean. OF Harnett County
TO the chair 10 call this meeting tc
order. You've been rejecting on mt
and the Democratic party all through
what you've said. and I'm not going
TO stand IL.
A man who said he was from
Method, whirled around and around
in a frenzy. threatening TO Thrash
ANY damned one of EN-
After other futile attempts Il
speak. Bailey and Daniels and theil
following withdrew from the court
house TO hold a meeting in th'
streets.
Mr. Jones and his followers asked
the crowd to stay in the court-hous'
and about half of the crowd siaid
Mr.. Rufus Dunn was elected chair
man of the courthouse meeting. So
licitor Jones then made a speech IL
which he stated that Bailey's objec
was to stifle the party. That whel
he was fighting for white supremac.
J. w. Bailey was enjoying an otiic
under Russell's administration, ans
further charged that Bailey was II
accord with the Republican party h
the campaigns of 1898 and 1900. ii
| also charged that Bailey spent none
right and left for Locke Craig. ye
he comes and says put a stop 10 bus
| ing votes.
Bought Votes.
At this juncture Mr.. J. Sherwoo
Upchurch asked to be heard. an
coming TO the stand, he said
II am up here TO correct id
and Infamous lie. that VIII Battle
stood on the platform and told an
| | said to him what no gentlema
would have taken. AS to usin
money, he acted a scoundrel, for b
came TO me and asked IL ! coul
| told him l thought / could delivt
the goods, and he gave me chec
and said that after the election b
would pay me for my services. Afte
the election Bailey came to me an
said: You are the only man that di
not throw me down Later he tol
me that / had sold my vote, and
replied, You're lie, for | voted II
the man that Joe Daniels cannot col
troll. / voted for VIII Kitehin.'
loaned the Academy OF Music for Ii
use of the Democratic party al
would not take a cent for 1t. Bale
put placards In so that he might Sc
those of his gang and had the poli'
. at the door. He wanted to keep ot
] those opposed to him When
, said that I threw the people out
/ the Academy, he lied"
Mr.. J. y. Holding was called u
TO talk long. The proceedings
+ this day shows that nominatio
f should be made by primary and n
2 convention. The mass meetil
: was called by ]. W. Bailey for |
r Democrats, yet when we attempt
: to go, we were barred.
= When I went up TO quiet {
= crowd Bailey says that IL | cam
r quiet the crowd, nobody else sha
1t is an effort to split the party.
: have been sick for several years.
e when a man tries to put me out oi
a Democratic meeting, he will have
d hard time. What are they tryi
e to do? They are tring TO get
I their ring and shut you out t
d months ahead OF the primary. TT
e meeting will probably endorse Bal
d for the Senate. They wanted TO ;
= a little ring here. nominate tn
l. men, and try to force them upon
b people j. W. Bailey has charf
.e every chairman of precinct comm
Is tees as being corrupt. They are W
.e neighbors, and he has charged Il
II they are frauds and corrupt. ant
D. ask you to put your stamp upon
lie Don't keep your mouths shut, but
D. the people all about It,"
v. Mr.. Armistead Jones offered !
Sc olution providing that the Democr
re should vote at the primary on whe
n er they wanted the county ofie
ey put on a salary. The resolution :
be adopted.
tol Senator Jones was called for
IL responded, expressing his heart
to thanks for the kind sentiment of
crowd. You know that Josep
Daniels and Josiah William Ba
are trying TO thwart the will of
as people When Mr.. Bailey said
les had anything TO do with the ma