The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-30
PRIMARY RETURNS
Regular Wake Democrats. Ex
eept Sears for Sheriff. De-
feated by Small Majority.


ity Of 400. bat Country vote Over
comes it-Inteasc bitterness Man
ifes,ed-asuse and yiniacatioa
VIII Hardly lie Forgotien-stAie
Results Also Badly Muddicd-Ali
the Counties Did Not Hold Pr
maries. bat Allen Seems 60 Lead In
Judgeship Race.
The long drawn out and bitterly
Democratic primary came
to an end on Saturday last, after .
contest involving more mud singing
and personal abuse than perhaps
any campaign ever pulled OF IN this
State The insurgent ticket succeed
ed in nominating all CT It's ticket
with the exception Of Sears. for Sher-
iff. who defeated Rand by a majority
of 81. Skies. for the senate. defeated
Jones by222, although he ran away
behind Jones in his own precinct
Mial barely defeated Russ for clerk.
receiving only 65 majority. Norwood
for treasurer. defeated Pegram by
1913, Anderson for register, won over
Bernard by 322.
On the legislative ticket, Battle led
his ticket, receiving a majority OF
757 over Hinsdale. who led the reg
ular ticket with a vote of $3.50. Pace
and Judd, insurgents, won by greatly
reduced majOrities, running about
800.
The success OF the insurgent Dem
ocrats in landing all of their candi-
dates but one is. II is claimed by the
regular Democrats, a moral defeat.
the so called "Jo-Jo" ticket ESQ term
ed by reason of the names OF its
heads and sponsors, Josephus Dan
iels and Josiah Bailey, won by over
/ 700 majority last spring, now gives
/ the regular ticket about 400 majority
thus not alone facing about but polit-
ically making a double sumersault.
1t is, there can be no doubt, a prac-
tical reputation of the alleged re-
form movement that swept the city
one year ago, and having been test
ed, are now utterly repudiated by
those who know them best The reg
I ular Democrats are comforted by the
apparently well-grounded hope tha;
the promises and pledges made the
country people this fall, will fail just
As abiectly as did those made TO the
Raleigh people a year ago.
Since the primary has been held
the local paper edited by Josephus
Daniels, who surpassed himself In
villification and abuse, has apparent
ly repented of its course and in soft
ly spoken and soothing words now
begs the men whom he had termed
as ballot thieves" "conspirators, .
''would-be murderers," robbers OF
the public treasury" and even drag
ging in the private life of at least
one member Of the regular Demo
Gratis, to return to the party. He and
Mr.. Josiah William Bailey, whom
Daniels once denounced as a black
Republican hyena," are now strain
ing every effort TO induce the regular
Democrats to forget all the abuse
they have heaped upon them. The
regulars reply that they evidently
forget that they are talking TO men.
Another significant feature OF the
primary is that the insurgents evi-
IDENTIFY had to rely upon the hope OF
electing their ticket, in November. If
nominated, by selecting three Re
publicans to help fill out their slate
Messrs. Pace and Lynn were active
Republicans two years ago and their
recanting was a shock 20 those who
knew them and liked them. Prof.
Skies admittedly voted for Mckinley
and absolutely refused TO vote the
Democratic county ticket two years
ago, and even on the present occasion
waited until the last moment to sign
the necessary pledge TO support the
party nominees and evidently did IL
with great reluctance.
That the Democratic party is hope
lessly divided Is apparent to everyone
and the opinion is freely expressed
j by prominent Democrats that the Re
publicans. under competent leader
ship, will sweep the county. viIlif-
cation and personal abuse has pass
ed all bounds and the regular Dem
ocrats will hardly forget all that has
been said about them. Not alone
were the leaders abused and de-
nouneed In the vilest manner. but
even the plain citizen who chose to
exercise his right to vote as his con-
science dictated and voted for the
regular ticket of his party, was term
i ed an "Esau." and charged with sell
ing his vote for whiskey. This Is bit
terly resented, and the "Jo-Jo" tick
st will have reason to regret Il In
November.
The State at Large.
As many counties will not hold