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fPflW u I U -v-1 - - ; - f 1 if. PARTY "SCRAPS" of . old . ' . ; civil rights" ox the river. Delegates Served it vfhe first : Tabl "Bread Cast On tbe ;Wters"-JI!ie VaiJce-Settlo CampiUsn Stopping the Beat of the Baw JDrnm Jtt i "Kniperor ot Cunbcrland. v v Written for The Ofcwrver. That was an excrtlpnt tory ibout a Maxton Republican; convention, con tributed by "Red Buck' to the: 6un day Charlotte Observer of November 17 th. No one can tell a atory. better than "Red Buck." and n .one . could (have binned the characters, an'd Bar rated the startling ucenes and exclH ing incidents of that conglomeration of warring factions with ja more charming, versatile pen. ' . But those who were witnesses or and Dartlcioanta in the party conven- , tions and political gutaierings of the - iate sixties and the early seventies be i'came familiar with, ecenes which the - younger men cf this generation can ' only dimly imagine.!" The ban of dis-r tfranchisement was still on the white " IntelUgence and, character of lhe - stato on men supposed to be worth $30,000 ana . more i (there were pre cious few Of them), and on all who hud held civil offices under the Con '. federate government About 1?7J or 1873, before Vance had redeemed North Carolina by his brilliant and glorious campaign' of . 1876, the Republican Congressional ; convention .of the old third1 district . was held in FayettevlHe. The dele gates from New Hanover, Bladen and perihaps Columbu breached here by steamer front Wilmington;,. At that i time we were in the cltrtch of a ruthj lew i adverse maionty, and, "civil rights" - (strange i mlanomerf ' were everywhere supreme. The boat on which they were to nk" their i, trip , waa th .steamer "iVorth State," commanfled ; by Oapt C Thomas Xi Green; one of the bravest ' coolest and most determined men. that I ever.vkne w. Tire . delegates were of both -races, but all, as. "black as the back,'; and Captain Oreen , had beflldea . these several prominent FayettevlUe and Wilmington men and -women as passengers. He became convinced be fore leaving Wilmington that his un , welcome passengers Intended to Insist 1 on 'enforcing their "civil right," and wheh the "North State" swung out t from , the wharf he was ready for the tussle. : ,V'v...,v, J0 , ,:;, ',:,- . At supper time the steward went alohg the decks, ringing the beH the Wilmington . and J'ayctteYjlle" folks Ihavlng received a hint. from the cap- twin tn ramtttn fmnmtaa in-th is nivn. " cabin. . The ' delegawsi '.white: -.and - llack, clamorous and hungry, swarm , ed into the supper room, and attacked khe abundant fare. Few : of - them were used to anyth'ng f lettr, f and therefore -they' did not ho-Hc that the table service waa something ; of the ' cheapest coarse nuckuback ; table ? cloth, tin spoons, ugly iron forks, and -' the commonest -kind of crockery. But r there was plenty to eat; and, after the last man had gorged himself, and - had arisen from the table four deck hands marched In, took each a corner of the table-cloth, jumbled knives add ' forks, dishes, broken food, etc., all together, swung the cloth off the ta ble like a great bag, carried Jt out to the railing on tht pper deck,- and - tossed the whole' blamed thin over -, into the Cape Fear river! '. - -, 4 , Then the tabla was handsomely r set; and the other guests, without a mllr'ltmr-reo'hMr' that anything out of the ordinary had occurred, pawed into the saloon, pre cede! bv the captain, and eat down I hereby offer the above amount to anyone who will furnish me the name of the party or parties who had printed, and caused to be circulated an anonymous circular headed'"Suit Dismissed," and concerningthe McKanna Liquor Cure. The circulars are being mailed out from Greensboro and contain false and malicious statements. will protect anyone furnish ing me with the desired information from any undue publicity. REIDSVILUE. N. C. 7T to-a hot ppettting sapper. Captain Greena friend ,th ene my" had had he 'wind taken out of their saite" completely. They were furious, but they Aaa no. visible ground of complaint, and they were forced to endnre their humiliation in Hence. The "biter was bit" severely. , The memorable campaign of 1876. alluded to above, was truly a "Battle a rumm " Th forces were toar- .ahaled for the struggle by the promi nent leaders of both sides; tne most men in abUlty, publld service and prestige Vance for the Democ racy and Settle for he ReipuUlic" party.. The polemics oi such men on $he stump were, worth hearing,-- and were attended by he wildest enthu siasm. The Pemocrats, throwing off the shackles of a lg ana aimum r . tolerable domination, "felt victory ln their bones," and were eager ana ag gressiver the Republicans, after, an Kidled-lease of power, were des perate, grim and determined. The antagonists, the central figure in the trenit- were among the most remark men of their time. Personally kcommandlng in bearing and presence, neither under si teet in neigm; aw. adroit debaters, ' speakers of rare mower. " ''''.'.'' r " .." - When the speaking between the two took place in Fayetteville. it was from an immense open air stand erected on the north lde of Market Square, At that time, with the ex ception -of the late Col. Thomas 8. Lutterloh. who waa absent from town that day. and the late Judge n. P. Buxton, who rarely attended political gatherings, the Republican Pfyof Cumberland county waa overwhelm ingly controlled by tn negro element with Troon leaders as Jim Bowman. J. W. Hood (before he became bWhop), tahm Swett end tna younger ,th rwMchairman of the Democratic executive committee, and was ex offlclo charged - with vth 'honor and duty of introducing our candidate, Zeb Vance. ' When n finished nis speech there waa a Pmrul pauae, for in. an that - assembly there could not be seen a decent Republican in troduce hto champion. I hesiUted only a minute over the awkwardness of the situation, before I briefly in troduced Settle as tn leader of his party, a a man of great abUlty, a foeman worthy of even Vance, etc. Party feeling waa intensely bitter then, and I 'remember that hundreds of ; upturned Demo cratic face f scowled at , me In anger, for having - coma, to - the aid of the enemy at such a Junction; onl Vance amiled, and regarded me approvingly, . Settla bowed in ac knowledgment' of tne introduction, but he left the stand after the upeak ing without my making his acquaint ance, w But I was "cuetlng bread on the . waters." though I did not know It at the time. . - ' In ' 1888 I remoreJ to Greensboro, to become; associated with Z. W. Whlte- Lhead in the publication of The Qally ana weeaiy rwnoi iew monuii after making my home in that pleas ant town its peoplo were kind enough to invite me to delivers an address in Benbow 'HalL ' On tha morning .-; of that day Col. John A, Barringer . (I think it was h) chairman of cdm-r mlttee of arrangementa, fnformed me that a member of the; tar would in troduce me to ttie audience; I forget the name, but he waa a man of no prominence.;' But that night while the large crowd was gathering in the' italUColoneL-Barrmgerevliently . A,Jn this CQnnectlomj-ecnll ga.mur little .elate, told me that Judge Set-, )ng iDddent of the era of Keconstruo tle had especially .asked the favor option, lilustrsxlng the political tenrper introducing me. I, too, felt elation at1 and Dtrit of those days. Jeraey Hop- the request, but I failed to attach amy significance to It. The great political leader of 17 wus abput to pay a debt With his wonderfully winning personality, his choice speech , and graceful delivery, he told how, twelve years before, in the times .that tried roen'a political souls, I anuncompromlalng party foe, had etepped forward to iris rescue, in a crisis where there was not one of Ms own Allowing to raise a voice in bis behalf. xi iv u a gratifying incidentgrati fying to me, gratifying to the audi ence, who clapped and cheered, and seemed especially gratifying to -the speaker. Judge Settle and I were afterwards very warm rriende, despite party creed, until he "waa , stricken with apoplexy in the office in Greens boro of the late Mr. Payne, clerk of the Federal Court and died some hours afterwards. On one occasion, in those same strenuous, healed seventies, the Dem ocratic and Republican parties held meetings In.Fuyettevllle on the same day. The latter had their gathering up-town In the large room of the Union League, a huge, hip-roofed, abandoned warehouse, a gloomy, di lapidated structure, lit for, midnight conclaves, "treason, stratagem and spoils." Our assembly was around a decorated stand erected under the market; and, if my memory serves me, our orator of the day was Hon. A. M. Waddell, of Wilmington, then candidate for Congress against Nelll McKay, an able, shrewd Republican ot Harnett county. While WaMdell was In all the far ver ot hl speech i the Republicans marched down Hay street 4n a ragged, pnotley, howling procession, with a big bass drum and two or three hideous horns at the head, all led by Bill Webb, a notorious mulatto, about 6 1-3 feet in height Bo manifest was the malicious Intent to disturb our meeting, and annoy Colonel Waddell, that keen indlgation. was at once aroused. V I..-' - --.. '; ' Seated on the platform was , the late Alfred A. McKethan, then past three score years of age, formerly the moat extensive carriage manufacturer in the South, one of the moat promi nent and public-spirited men of the town and county, ; who had been mayor of the city and chairman of the county . commissioners, an un swerving Democrat a man absolutely without fear. At the pabel ot discor dant sounds on the street he reared hi old Jlon-like head; his eyes glowed" under hw shaggy eye-brows; he lean ed forwards doubtful that he saw and heard aright. Then with the activity of a boy, he Jumped off the stand, ran tnrougn tne market opening a, ciasp knife, and planted himself squarely at tne head of tne procession, "Beat that -drum again. he cried. to the big, greasy negro, brandishing the. drum-stick, "and I'll cut the head out of ttrVK:? : Things looked ugly for a few min ute. The - Republicans crowded around angrily; curses ' and threats were heard; the old man. stood in his tracks ''like stone wail;" his fearless and, resolute -character t was. wll known, and. besides, hundreds of his fellow Democrats were by this time at ms pack, two white Republicans. Fry and Jersey Hopkins, realising the serious danger of the situation, has tened to the front conferred with Bill Webb for a moment aadVthen the procession filed by with .. no further beat of drum, kins was chairman of the Republican board of county commissioners; and One day, vexed at some conflict with his authority, he stormed out at the offender: "I'll have you know that what I eay 'goes.' I am the Emperor of Cumberland county!" Thencefor ward he was known only as "Emper or Jersey." J. H. M. Fayerftevllle, N. C. , Nov. 22. T. W. C. A. CONVENTION. Interesting Session at Rock Hill Yes terdayOn Motion of Miss Long, Of Charlotte, Dr. Johnson, d' Win- throp College, Is Made an Adopted ."Daughter" Mrs. Hardin Rentgns ' Chairmanship of State Committee. Special to The Observer. Rock Hill, S. C, Nov. 80. The T. W, C. A meeting was opened this morning by Mrs. Martin D. Hardin, who held a fifteen-minute service, and beautifully unfolded the ministry of pain in life. The business session followed, with the pledges made for the year. While these are encouraging, and each year the finances are larger, yet this fea ture of the work does not keep pace with the Increased work to do In the territory. The budget this year was raised to $200 . and about half was pledged to-day by the college associa tions and individuals. ., Dr. Johnson, president of Wlnthrop' College, asked if It was permissible tor one who was not a member of the Y. W. C. A., but for one whose heart was in the work, to make a pledge to this fund. Miss Lily Long, dean of the Presby terian College, of Charlotte, rose and moved that Dr. Johnson be made an adopted daughter. ' The motion was promptly seconded and unanimously carried. Dr. ' Johnson, who was the founder of the Y. M. C. A, work in South Carolina, is equally a hearty supporter of the Y, W, C. A. -' MJss Angy Manning Taylor's Bible hour was a beautiful interpretation ot the 6th chapter ot St John. , ', The' State committee held its reg ular monthly meeting to-day at Wln throp College In- the Y. W, a A. room. At this meeting' Mrs. Martin D. Hardin, chairman, withdrew and Miss Lily Long, of Charlotte, took the chair, when the resignation Of Mrs. Hardin, as chairman of this commit tee, was acted upon, and icaepted with deepest regret and sorrow. A beautiful reception was tendered the delegates and hostesses by the Y. W.. C. A. of Wlnthrop College, which was held In the spacious Carnegie Li-braryVM''a'M'''w'v-v-.'vi:-i?'.'' .:Jj " 'It was complete and truly South Carolina hospitality in every detail. The ; dining room was a place of beauty to look upon the soul to feed upon with the inspiring music, an J the body strengthened by the substan tial refreshments which only the good cocks of the domestic science's pupils of Wlnthrop College know :s how to give. , Miss Casler, State secretary, and Miss Lillian Long,, industrial sec retary, spoke to-night-: ,v&-?v;.;fe. f Rock HiU haa indeed opened her heart- and doors to the delegates at tending this convention In a way not soon. to be forgotten. v it MC8CVLAR PAINS CURED. j Tturlng the summer of 1903 I was trou bltt with muscular pains' In tho lntp of my foot" says Mr, H. Pedler, ef To ronto, Ont "At tlmns It was so painful I could hardly walk. Chamberlain's Pain Ikilm was recommnd to me, o I tried It nd was completely cured by in wsll twwtt. I tw-riwMiwirwMi4 It to sevni.l of my frl'mds, all of whom spok Mahiy.of If For sate by W X Hand & Co. , Cure Luslstanla Bringing Newman Back. London, Nov. 80. 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