The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-31

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Raleigh. no body OF repre-
IVY sentative men We're ever
more completely at sea as 10
III nlotform or policy upon whicD
t,sv would appeal to the peop'e io'
r.rt,,row of an enemy. The co
| a,it,on that conquered the stare 'n'
| hald II with the grip of steel Tor lou
ye,rs was stronger than ever anu W., WI
ahsnlutely certain of victory III
.,nornous patronage Of the leoe', .
yovcrnment had been In thelr ha''u
Tar four years. and with 'he s,"''
,rr.,,ry ollgefT, ne, -sru1r e m
;, rule of the negro ana his allies on tn,
state for generation
When CASTOR entered the convention
! hall he received an ovation, heartfelt
| and generous. but ii did not reach tn,
| point Of disturbing element in tn,
calculations Of the three or four promi
nent candidates for governor. Genera
Worth had drilled his cohorts so thor
oughly in opposition to him that any
sort of stnmpeding was out of The
question
The platform committee was com
posed of seven leaders, among whom
was Castor, There was long wran-
gle over the document and at length
when they reported sensation was
created For the first time since their
triumph over Simon Iegrec the com.
mittee was divided. and, refusing to
agree, submitted majority and minority
reports. The committee stood five for
the majority and two for the minority.
When Castor rose to offer and de
fend his minority report a sudden hush
fell on the sea Of eager faces. A few
men In the convention had heard him
speak All had heard he was an ora
tor OF power and were anxious TO see
him. His leadership In the revolution
3f Independence had made him Il fa
nous man.
"Mr Chairman and gentlemen Of the
convention he began with delIber.
ate clear voice which spoke of greater
tered convcyed-"I move to substitute
for this document of meaningless pluti-
tudes the following resolutions on
which 80 make this campaign"
You could have heard pin fall, as
IN ringing tones like he call Of d bugle
to battle lie read:
Whereas. II IL impossible to build a
state inside state Of two antagonistic
races; and,
Whereas. The future North Carolinian
must therefore be an Anglo Saxon or
mulatto.
Resolved, That the hour has now come
In our history to eliminate the negro from
our life and re-establish for all time the
government of our fathers
The delegates from New Hanover.
Craven and Halifax counties, the great
ceniers of the black belt, sprang on |
their seats with n roar Of applause |
that shook HE building. and pande |
monum broke loose. When one great |
wave subsidized another followed. ltl
WAS ten minutes before order was re
stored while Castor stood calmly sur
NtNlnS tHe StOrfD-
Just before him sat General Worth,
pale and trembling with excitement.
The audacty of the resolutions had
swept him for Il moment off his feet
md back into the years Of his own
laring young manhood. He could not
Ioip admiring Ibis challenge of the
modern world TO stand at the bar of
lenental manhood and make good it's
light to existence. He was about t0I
uminon his messengers and rally his
euienants when CASTOR began 10
peak. and his first words chained his |
ttcntion.
While the tumut raised by his reso
itions was In progress CASTOR lifted
is eyes toward the gallery. and there
lst above him where il curved toward
ne platform sat Sallie His heart
'aped. Her face was afame with emo
on, her eyes flashing with love and
ride. She slyly touched with her Hips
he tip OF her finger and blew a kiss
ross the intervening space. lie
niled into her soul a look of gratitude.
nd with every nerve strung to its
ghest tension resumed his place by
e speakers stand When the tumultl
ed away he began n speech that fixed
e history of the state for Thousand
'afs
His resolutions had wrsught thel
owd 10 the highest pitch of excite
cnt. and his words. clear, penetrat-
9 and deliberate. thrilled his hearers
th electrical power
Gentlemen" he said. and the slight
/ whisper was hnshcd, the history
man is a series of great pulse beats.
hose food overwhelms his future and
- It's life. Like the damned torrent
mountainside. II breaks the con.
-vaiism that nolds IL stagnani for :
ieraii"ns and floods the world with d
sweep. Theories. creeds and insti
ions hallowed by age are cast rs
'bisA on 'he Scared bills that mark