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

ed him that his efforts In tais direc-
tfcn would not be appreciated or &C
cepted b. the Duncan machine ele-
nent, and that his spirit OF eonees-
sion and fairness ~as clear case oil
throwing pearls before swine
What happened Immediately fol-
lowing that Convention. In the last
campaign. proved beyond question
that these advisors OF Mr.. aoreheAd
knew Duncan and the machine ele-
ment better than he did. and that his
efforts at fairness and harmony was
simply a case OF warming n snake TO
stab the party on the day OF cleo
ton. Mr.. Morehead's motives were
noble and most commendable. and IL
was not his fault that they were ten
dered to people incapable Of appre-
ciating or responding TO his overtures
In the spirit In which the same were
made.
Now let us look at the last State
Convention in 1912. When the State
Chairman called that Convention to
order. instead of appointing strong
he recognized the overwhelming Roo
sevelt sentiment and proceeded to
appoint one of the strongest Roose-
Welt committees that could be select
ed from the Convention. Out of a
committee of ten, one from each Con-
gressional District. there was placed
on it only one Taft man. That Com
mittee on Credentials brought in
unanimous report, and instead of the
self-constituted leaders of that Con-
vention accepting that report, which
was based on clear and unquestion-
ed facts, they at once raised a howl
to cry down the report and to re-
ject it in lump, regardless of the
facts, and without any desire to hear
the facts. We feel safe in saying
that nowhere in North Carolina could
fair. honest jury be selected to try
the merits Of the contests reviewed
and passed upon by that Credential
Committee, that would not make
unanimous report as to the contest
just as made by that committee.
The leaders in this high-handed
and unjust proceedings, having I'M
seated the Roosevelt delegates in a
number of counties, and having seat
ed, under deal with the old referee
machine, the Duncan-Taft contesting
delegates in all of those counties,
then attempted to put through a most
revolutionary scheme to throw out
the State organization elected at the
last Convention to serve until the
next Convention that dominates a
Governor and a full State ticket,
without waiting until the people
could pass on this matter at the next
State Convention. They were appar-
emily drunk with their supposed pow
er and were thirsting for more pow
er.
At this point, the sincere Roose-
welt delegates in the Convention be-
gan to realize that such high-handed
and revolutionary methods were mott
only unjust, but not in the interest of
party success. Numbers of delegates
expressed themselves to the effect
that it looked as if these new would
be leaders were determined to create
a new patronage machine, without
any view to attempting to win vic
tories at the polls for the Republican
party and it's principles.
At this point, numbers of Roose-
welt delegates, who had been follow
ing the lead of Mr. Richmond Pear
son, began to realize that he and his
close associates, who had attempted
to take charge of the Convention.
were moved by some selfish and un-
wise purpose, and they also began to