The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-16
nUNCAN DYNASTY ENDED
BY BUTLER MOREHEAD
Duncanites Were Cleaned UP Horse, Foot and ORA
ooon at the State Radical Convention by Butler
and His Cohorts

else hitched out in the back lot, with
nothing doing.
Chairman Adams Benedictlon.
The first speech hurled at the con
yention was by State Chairman Spen-
Ger B. Adams, and it's tone was as if
he was bidding a farewell, a long
farewell to the greatness OF the Job.
He began by saying that the Repub-
licans themselves knew how we'll he
had filled the position Of State Chair
man and that now he came to return
the trust and burden, that he had
done the best he knew how. A dis
cussion of patriotism versus partisan
ship was lex presented and MI.
Adams declared with emphasis and a
loud voice for patriotism. He de-
clared that two strong parties are
best for a State and read an
extract from a speech he made in
Asheville in 1895 to prove this was
no new idea. He told next Of his
pleasure in seeing the Republican
party grow from q handful to Its
present size, that 1T is now a party
of Which every Republican and every
Democrat should be proud declaring
also that there are no better Repub-
licans to be found anywhere than
those in North Carolina, and that
there are no more loyal people in the
world than North Carolinians. He
expressed pride that when the State
wanted to sell its bonds Republicans
had been among those buying.
In national affairs, he said, the Re-
publicans of North Carolina and the
South had never received their dues,
but he hoped the time would come
when this would change, that there
should be no difference between a
Republican in North Carolina and
n in Massachusetts; that each should
have the same consideration. He
next said he proposed to render an
ccOun of his stewardship and told
of the increase in the voting power
of the Republicans, that he did not
claim this had been his work. but that
he had done the best he Knew how.
He urged hat there be peace in the
party and that they save their am
munitiOn to use on the Democrats and
that it should not be used in warfare
in the party, that now is the time to
wipe the Democracy off the face of
the earth
The Contested Delegations.
The roll call for contests revealed
the fact that there were contesting
MOrehead delegations from Carteret,
Cumberland and Vance, with contest
ing Duncan delegations from Clay,
Durham, Wake and Wayne. Claims
We're also set up that Camden and
Dare We're not represented. All these
matters were referred to the creden-
tails committee
Chairman Adams naed the creden-
tails committee, one membe from
each congressional district as follows:
CD [. NJ. Meekins, of P~asquOtank;
CD J.. M. MeWbOrne. of LenOir; CD
Thos. E. Owen, Of Sampson; Cd j. c..
Matthew'S, of Nash: (5) r. J. Petree,
Of Stokes; CD D. r. Johnson, OF
Richmond; 60 A. H. Price, of Rowan;
60 j. D.. Albright, of Mecklenburg;
G0) w. E. Logan, Of Buncombe.
After this the convention adjourned
to meet at $50 in the auditorium, so
tha all could have seats.
.Oratory'' and Disorder.
-Four hours Of all kinds Of oratory. a
large part Of it in opposition to the
yells and shouts of the delegates,
with threats to suspend the conven-
ton unless order was restored, marked
the afternoon session of the Republic
can State convention held in one end
of the Greensboro auditorium, the
show taking place in the arena used
for a horse show and circus where
the delegates were mainly. seated.
spectators and some delegates occu-
plying tiers of seats on the Sides, the
speakers platform being one built up
in the centre Of the ring.
Duncanites Lay Down.
AS a result Of charges and coun-
tercharges. some cOuched in the dir
test Of language from each side of
the two factions, the Duncanites alb
solutely aid down their fight to
make E. Carl Duncan, e~x-Seaboard
Air Line receiver, ex-Collector of In
ternal Revenue, and Republican ma
tiOnal committeeman for North Car
DINA, the chairman of the State Re-
publican committee. The plan used
by the Duncan forces was to with
draw Duncan for peace and har-
mony' in favor Of Maj. J. E. Alex
ander, of Wi~nSton-SaIem. formerly
private secretary to Governor Rus
sell, but Alexander's name was