The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
OPEN LETTER TO MIR. ANDREWS
Where Have the BoIting Republican
Leaders Been Since They BOIted
the County Convention Two Years
Ago?-Have They Done Anything
to Help Build Up the Party Since
That Time?


That Time?
Your letter asking my support in
the coming County Convention has
been received. and | note what you
say in regards to giving the party
your service in the approaching cam
paign. Before pledging you my sup
port for County Chairman | have sew
eral important questions | would like
to have you answer:
First. Do you think it would be a
wise thing for the Republicans of the
county in which the capitol of the
State is situated to elect chairman
from the few that bolted the last
County Convention and held a rump
convention with only a few in num-
Der Don't you think to elect you Ga
bolter) would set bad example for
the other counties of the State? and
besides cause them to adhere to the
teachings of your boss either rule or
ruin" You may answer these ques-
tiOns by saying you were not a dele
gate to the County Convention from
which the few ''noblemen" of Wake
left. But suppose you were not, is it
not fact that you were bolter del
egate to State Convention and that
the few are boosting you for this po-
sition, even though you were not a
close follower of Hon. /. NJ. Deaton
/ (Chief Clerk of the Internal Revenue
Department. who it is said led the
a. -ssh
cain as he left the County Court
| House of Wake with his boiling del
| egation of a few? Are you not now
one of theirs, and they claim you, for
the fact they are pushing you in the
| lead? After the bolt. where did they
go, and where have they been since
that time? Not until this late hour
| have they been heard from, and in
the campaign after the bolt, they still
| holted Not one word did they say
! for the good county ticket which was
named. Not one speech was made by
either of the few for the county or
State ticket, but on the other hand,
making light of everything pertain
| ing to the election of the good, hon
est farmers who composed a majority
of our ticket. Had you given them
your loyal support we might today
had Captain Snyder as our Senator
| from this district Besides, We might
| have had Arnold, Stancil and Ellen
| representing us in the House, and,
! too, all of the county officers might
/ today be filed with good and honest
Republicans of our county But you
and the few didn't give them your
support, as you should have done,
and can You as leader of the boiling
! few ask the above named men or any
| of their sympathizers for their sup
port in the coming campaign? Don't
you think the old school rule of years
ago should apply in this case: When
a boy misbehaved or missed his les
son, he was sent to the foot of his
class and made to stay there until he
repented of his sins, and promised to
sin no more" before he was restored
to his first standing?
2. One other question, Mr.. An
drews. that may be interesting to the
Republicans from the mountains to
the sea (although / can't believe you
to be party to IT'D at the same time,
you represent this faction of the Re
publican party in Wake County who
has committed this objectionable
act Why was Mr.. F. " Gattis, a
deputy collector in the office of Col
lector Wheeler Martin removed from
Office, when no charges OF any nature
were brought against him, and a gen
tleman OF the highest character
Don't you think If your faction of the
party which you represent had been
for the upbuilding and not for the
rule or ruin" policy of your boss, We
would today be gaining recruits and