The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-30

Besides. Editor j. L. SiAactl took a
delight in jumping on the Republican
organization in Wake County and in
misstating facts, and also sent many
thousand copies into Wake County
containing his malicious and false
articles. The Caucasian has many
readers in Johnston County as well
as in Wake, who will read Mr.. Du-
pree's article below with interest.
Stancil thought Ii awful when only
eighteen days notice was given OF the
County Convention in Wake, still he
gave only fifteen days notice in John
ston, and then 1t seems that he tried
to keep some of the Republicans from
finding out about their primaries. Mr.
Duprees article follows:
Editor The Caucasian:-Will you
please allow me space in your yalu-
able paper to make a request or two
of the editor of the Smithfield Jour
nal?
Now. Mr.. Stancil, | regret very
much that 1t is needful for this to be
done; but it appears to me that there
are certain truths that should be told.
Now, sir, it is a duty you owe the
readers OF your paper, and |, there
fore, appeal to you 70 explain why
you sent out the April 26th issue of
the Journal to certain Republicans
that had been robbed of the an
nouncement of our County Conven-
ton? | want you to explain why the
editorial columns of your paper of
the above date should be so much
different in some papers from what
It is in others. You had to make
some little change in the type, did
you not? Now, | don't know how
many Republicans you sent those pa
pers with the announcement of the
Convention left out. But 1 do know
of few, however, and two of them
happened to be my brothers that live
in Pleasant Grove Township.
Now, | do not know your motive
for this unless you thought it might
keep them from knowing when our
Convention was, and probably they
would know nothing of their primary,
and, therefore, not be delegates to
the County Convention.
Now, Mr.. Stancil, do you really
think that you were doing right or
that there was any fair play in such
as that? Has not Pleasant Grove in
the past always been ready to render
you all the strength that they had
and the way you would thank, If
they had depended on the Journal to
inform them, would be to rob them
of any knowledge of the Convention
whatever? I suppose you thought that
if they happened to go to the Con-
vention as delegates Il mean all of
you Republican who received your
Journal and robbed of the announce
ment of the Conyention) that they
would vote for our esteemed friend,
Mr.. J. d. Parker to go to the Ma
tional Convention as a delegate from
this District. But you, sir, not only
did not vote for him, but have boasted
through your paper that he would not
be coated at Chicago, but that a man
who two years ago not only acted but
actually swore that he was Demo
crat in order to vote in a Democratic
primary; and right here | want to-
say that | have been informed that
your township sent you to the State
and District Conventions on the con-
dition that you would vote for Mr..
Parker, but you seemed to forget all
about 1T when you got to Raleigh
You may say you were not present
when Mr.. Parker was voted on. Well,
that is all true; but where were you?
When old Loge and his crowd bolted
the Convention you were seen pacing
out after them with about three 9TH
ers from Johnston with you and, OF
course. you did not go back to vote
for anything.
Now, we all remember very well
how mournfully you plead with Us in
our Convention and that you was
willing TO bury the Ratchet. Youl
seemed to be sincere. and the people
of your township sent you as a dele
gate to the District and State Con-
vention on the condition that you
would vote for Mr.. Parker, he being
the choice of the Convention. but in
stead of your burying the Ratchet,
what did you do? The truth OF the
matter, Mr. Stancil, is Just this: You
forgot to do as you agreed, and sol
far as You could, buried the wishes
Of those who sent you.
Now, it is up TO You to explain
why you acted as you did. OF course
it is very plain to me that you not
only did all yeu could against Mr.
Parker, but Messrs. Morehead and
Butler as well. Ii you had had the
power you would have carried out