The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-20

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erence expressed IN more letters than any
other four places.
d Following is a summary Of the lette, :
N Ia favor of
RALEIGH, ... 80 GREENSBORO. . II
# GOLDsBORO, ~ CHARLOTTE.
IA WTLMINGTON, 5 ASHEVILLE,
81 SALISBURY, WINSTON,
s. STATEsYILLE -. 2 DURHAM,......2 2
8 In favor Of places west of Raleigh, 80 !;
east Of Raleigh, 13. Total in favor Of places
other than Raleigh, 45
Following are the letters condensed
Alamance.
n GRAHAM The Democrats here prefer
81 Greensboro as the place for the convention
to meet The Republicans have expressed
y no preference.
ANSONvILLE. Nothing has been said
s about place for conventions.
WADEsBoRO. All parties are content
8 with Raleigh.
MoRGANTON. The Democrats here pre-
fer Greensboro as the place for the conven-
ton, although any other place would suit,
for instance, either Raleigh or Charlotte.
Z RUTHERFORD COLLEGE. The general
feeling is for the convention to be held in
Greensboro.
WASHINGTON Place for conventions,
81 Raleigh.
@ WINDSOR Greensboro being central
@ and well provided with hotels. and easily
81 accessible to all points is perhaps the best
E place for each convention.
Buncombe.
-, IL ki<,r
to sit here.
WILLIS CREEK 1 think each party
prefers Raleigh as the place for its con-
vention.
NEWTON. The Democrats of Catawba
want their convention at Greensboro.
Cleveland.
SHELBY. No special place for holding
the convention has been named.
CasweII.
IEASBURG Nothing has been saiC
about the place for conventions to me, t
Chatham.
PITTsBORO Raleigh would suit boil
parte- bet'er than any other place for tht
s conventions.
Cumberland.
FAYETTEVILLE. Both parties wan
conventions ht Id in Raleigh.
Cherokee.
MURPHY There is no talk yet abou
conventions.
CONCORD. Our people will agree t
have the conventions at Raleigh, bu
would prefer Greensboro. This prefer
ence is based solely on distance, Greens
boro being the nearer.
LENoIR We prefer that the conven
tions be held at Greensboro.
Durham.
DURHAM. Raleigh is the place for tn
WARSAW. For place Of Democratic cor
vention, Raleigh Republican. Wilmington
WALLACE. Our people would be please
to have the convention meet in Go ldsbort
il it would be satisfactory.
a Davidson.
LEXINGTON. Both parties want convel
tions at Greensboro.
Dare.
HATTERAs New Berne, Washington. {
2 Elizabeth City We have no railroads i
this county, and would like to sail to th
. convention while others 90 by rail.
Edgecombe.
TARBORo. The convention ought t,
and no doubt will be, held, in Raleigl
There is objection heard sometimes, but
is not organized or, think, very stron
~ or reasonable.
WINSTON The Democrats of this sectiO
are opposed to the holding of the Sta
ss Convention at Raleigh | know the sent
IA ments Of the people when l assert thi
& The have various reasons for wanting
ID elsewhere. one of which is, they belle,
that certain local influences would
brought to bear upon the convention IN D
half of certain aspirants, were 1t held
Raleigh and the people of Forsyth, be
remembered are now and forever oppose
@ TO ANYTHING that smells Of bossism or h
Isl the sound of ringism. They are In raw
# Of almost any central location having II
needed facilities for holding the conve
M tjon other than Raleigh. Their preferenc
~ however, would lay in the direction
hi Greensboro, if that place has hall sui
3 ciently large to accommodate the cOnve
# tion. Many with whom l have converse
I'M urge the selection OF our own city, Wi
~ ston. We have every facility Greensbo
# offers with the additional one of having
81 less ,han five large halls -four tebac'
81 warehouses and the Opera h. usel capab
81 Of seating the largest convention WI
three commodiOus hotels and lnnumeran
comfortable boarding houses, ana oei'
# within easy reach Of Greensboro, W1nst'
would be no bad place for the Democra
Of the State to assemble. A short "h
III since there happened to be six editors
@ papers IN this section in town on the saf
day This subject was discussed, and tn
Z all favored Winston as the place for hol
ing the next Democratic State Conventio
8 GuilfOrd.
GREENSBORO Our people prefer Greer
boro as the place for the Democratic &C
yention, but would be satisfied with II