The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-04
Who Shall be Covernor--The Out
look.

'DTTnR PATRIOT As yet il il talked
in Hh lcrs apOut K.>.eigh who vii head
tbe Democratic ticket for Governor 10
North Carolina in 1884 The cloud is
no bigger titan a very small hand at this
writing, but 1t l. a cloud and can be
seen without the aid pf a space annIhi-
iatlng glass The wires we're laid durin.
the session Of the Legislature aud were
put underground i look over the
fled aft Dri~ some entertaining reflections
GOV Jarvi i out of the race, bot i.
uni,rs God to be grooming Capt. Octa-
vIus Coke. who by the way, Is going 10
be a Formidable candidate for the nomi
nation. Capt. Coke j. a hard worker, a
thorough Democrat, a good organizer, a
young man, and has some money. To
know him personally Is to admire him
lie Is = Virginian By nativity, but is
thoroughly North Caroliuian In feeling
aud sentiment. He will have friends
| outside of the Jarvis faction" 1t Is
no secret that he Is in the field and at no
distant day you may expect to hear of a
Coke BOOM The name Of Secretary
Of State Saunders is mentioned in con-
~nection with the nomination, but 1t l.
without his consent or knowledge. With
his physical ailments ii would be impo,-
sible for him TO canvass the Sta e, and II
the State could be won without a hur-
rah, the duties Of the office would be
more than he could stand. Col. Tom
Holt. a rich manufacturer, and promi-
ncntly identified with the agricultural
intel es's, Is known 10 be a candidate and
will push his claims. He has the
wherewithal to start a good. healthy
boom and keep it agoing. From all ac-
counts he rs just In a humor for that
sort of diversion. But the "Old Fifth
district, that saved the party in the late
contest, has entered the lead horse. and
he will stay well in the lead, if all the IN
dications are to be relied on Alfred
NJ. Scales, of Guilford. is the people,
choice for Governor. His record in wal
and in peace is without a flaw or a blem
ish. Brave as the bravest in the strug-
gle for Southern Supremacy, he has
been as wise as the wlsest In the coun.
CHS of the nation since the termination
Of that struggle. Har ly a public man
In North Carolina can show such a re
cord. The people are at the bottom o.
his boom, and If his health permits hin
to enter the race for the nomination
nothing short of a gagged and packed
convention can defeat him. 1t is hardly
believed that this game will be tried, be
cause it can have no other result thar
party defeat. Democrats do not agree
as t. the outlook in the State. Some
are %sanguine of success, while others,
who are very observant men, don
know SO much about it." Among thu
latter the expediency of rendering tn,
nomination to Senator Vance is talked
They assert that his services IN the cam
paIgn will be indispensable. and that hi
candidacy will greatly enhance them
His record in the Senate on the tarif
bill, it : urged, viii present an issue t,
the people that will overtop all local anC
State issues, ard in that way win tn,
fight. | could give you the names o
some who maintain these views and the,
would doubtless surprise you. Vance
seat In the Senate is involved in the re
suit, and while there is not likely to b,
any formidable opposition to his %re-elec
ton, a successful candidacy for the gov
ernorship would make it certain. TIL,
hitch In the arrangement is in naming
the candidate for Lieutenant Governor
who will necessarily succeed to the gov
ernorship. A syndicate is forming 70
the purpose of establishing a new Dem
%ocratic newspaper in Raleigh. Variou
surmises are INDUCED about the the en-
terprise. As yet the movers are workin,
very quietly, but it is known, neverthe
less, that the project is well under way
Y. X.
Raleigh, March 20, 1893.