The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-01
NmON-PARTISAN MEN
OF DUPL|N MEET
All Who Are Sore at Democrats
TRY to Name Ticket But

Warsaw, Aug. 29.--The Duplin
county n~on-partiSan party, consisting
of the Progressive and old line Re
pubiicans, and a few of the Demo
cratic party met in kenansville yester-
day to adopt a platform and nominate
candidates for the various county Of
fees and the State Legislature.
They elected /. w. Moore, of Teach
eyS. chairman of the convention, and
John King. of Wolfscrape, secretary.
J. G.. Holland, of Warsaw, presented a
motion, which was duly carried to APP
point a committee of one from each
of the voting precincts of the county
to draft the following platform. l
We oppose the high rate of taxes in
force in Duplin county.
2. To repeal the dog law. fish law.
the stock law, now In force in Duplin
county.
3. We favor the iniative and re-
ferendum law.
The matter of nominating the va
rious officers vas postponed until
Tuesday, September 22nd, owing to
the fact that a majority Of the can
didates whom they had figured on
nominating would not accept the no
mination. A portion of them being
candidates on the Democratic ticket
This is practically the same as the
old Republican party of this county
with the exception of a few Demo
Gratis, who have beer diSgruntled over
various matters.
The stock law is playing an import
ant part in this party, as the ma
jority Of the party are farmers who
state that they feel that they were
done a great injustice by the Demo
cratic members of the State Legisla
ture when, as they say. the stock Law
was forced on them, without thei
consent or a voice of the people a
all. This matter has caused consid
cradle feeling ever inc it was passed
about a year ago.
Fighting Tobacco Worms.
The farmers have a war on thei
hands in fighting the tobacco worm
that Is causing almost as much tall
and anxiety as the European war
They are spraying the plants an
picking h worms. but despite thei
= efforts it seems that it is a very bar,
matter for them to overcome tn
pest.
Several cases We're heard of toda
where these worms are being gather
ed by the barrel to be burned Thes
. pests only infest the green leaf. bu
owing to the exceedingly dry sprins
!, which caused the farmers to be rath
er later than usual in setting thei
plants, a considerable amount of tn
: leaf is still green in the fields, and
is upon this part of the crop tina
they are now being bothered.
q Negro Robbers Arrested.
Il Deputy Sheriff John Herring rs
: turned from Wilmington yesterda
bringing with him three negroes VIII
had been arrested there. charged VIII
robblnS the commlSSary of the Cam
Lumber Company. of Il large amour
Of clothing. and entering the store ,
j. b. Boney. both of these stores b.
y ing located at Wallace. and holdin
X up Mr.. Q. l. Dempsey. and relievir
him of $3.50. These negroes are su,
posed to be members of A gang WI
nave Deen making excursions fro
y, Wilmington to the smaller towns ne,
= by, and making burglarieS OF mo,
Or or less Importance. for some time
r These prisoner are now in II
Of county Jail at k%enanSville. where tht
? Will be held 10 await trial at the ne
y term of court.
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