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{ II WILDE perceived by lhe following Cores
pondence, that j AMEs B. SHEr2RD Esdssehas
been nominated by the Democratic State Com
fnittee as the Democratic candidate for Governor,
and that he has accepted the nomination. This
nomination has been made by the Committees
after due advisement and deliberation; and we
have room at this late hour only to express our
high qualification thtKthe banner of the good old
cause has been committed into such safe and able
hands. twill be seen, by Mr.. shepard's appoint
ments, in another column, that he win canvass the
State; and we predict that he will arouse the par
ty and kindle a f1ameFof enthusiasm wherever he
goes. The following is the Correspondence :3a
RALEIGH, March H. 1916.
DEAR Sir At Meeting of the Democratic
State Committee of North Carolina, held this day,
YOU were nominated by majority of the Com
lmittee as the Democratic Republican candidate for
Governor. at the ensuing election. ''5as- s1a.->f,
/ Permit US, Sir, TO add the hope that you wiilac-
cept this nomination. rendered as 1t is under the
most encouraging circumstances for the democEa-
tic cause and in the Wel-founded belief that per-
severance and vigorous exerton in the present
test, must be crowned with the happiest results.
| Kimbrough Jones, Josiah o, Watson,
". ~ EdaoGrds, Perrin Busbee,
I Gabriel Holmes, Louis d. WILSON,
-g Robert Strange, John ". Elias,
CaLvim Cranes, Thomas Bragg, Jr.
+ R06t. p. Dick, William W. Holden
". ". Avery, a.
Dem. State Committee. .
.,@- Mr.. Shepard's Reply -
| RALEIGH, N. c.
| Tuesday, March 17th, 1916.
GENTLEMEN: Your letter informing me of my
nomination as the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor Of North Carolina, has been received In
January last when in Newbern, | received a letter
from friend requesting me 10 accept such nomi-
nation. To that request returned prompt and
decided negative; on two occasions subsequent
! Gas some of the Committee well know desired
that my name might not be connected in any man
ner with the distinguished office of Governor: but
now urgently solicited (by,the Committee appoint
ed by the late Convention to act for the party) to
become the standard bearer of our noble principles,
cannot longer hesitate. accept therefore, the
nomination so cordially and politely rendered, and
shall use every exerIion TO defeat the policy and
measures of the Federal party.
II is entirely unnecessary at this time to mention
my views on any subject of State or National in
terest, they may be familiar every section of
the Commonwealth. With zeal, activity, and en-
tergy, we can and will be triumphant; and here
permit me to congratulate the Democracy upon
the success of all the leading measures of the ad
miDistration The admission of Texas into our
glorious Union and the adjustment of the Tariff,
upon equitable principles, during the present ses-
sion of Congress, cannot fail to rebound to the
honor o. the Democratic party. On the currency.
the controversy concerning Oregon, and questions
of State policy, and indeed all others, deem it
quite useless now to expatiate, because they will
be examined at length in my discussions before the
people. With sentiments Of high regard and es-
JAMES B. SHEPARD.
To Kimbrough Jones. DR.. Josiah o. Watson, w.
w. Avery, w. w. Holden, Robert Strange,
Louis d. Wilson: Weldon N. Edwards, Thom-
as Bragg, Jr. Gabriel Holmes, Robert P. Dick,
John w. Ellis, Calvin Graves Perrin Busbee.
Members of the Democratic Committee of the
State of North Carolina. 90.