Yes, it is true. Update: 2/16/12 8:19 PM
Jim Womack carried a United States flag as his handpicked candidates marched from the new GOP Headquarters on Steele Street to the Board of Elections Office. Womack had originally promised 6 candidates and a host of state GOP leaders from Raleigh. Dozens of witnesses have confirmed no one of prominence was in the march.
His forces were depleted by half--only three showed up. Reliable sources have confirmed that one often-mentioned candidate dropped out when he refused to pledge to follow Womack's voting instructions during commission meetings. Extensive witness interviews have identified those candidates marching to Womack's cadence. They include Kirk Smith for county commissioner and Cameron Sharpe and David Hector for Board of Education. Reports of videos showing the march are still being pursued. “No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne.