The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-07-13
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Toisnot y. NJ. D. c.
The Third Party Prohibtionists Of
Rowan county have nominated a county
ticket
Col. l.. L. Polk has been invited to
address the Ore Hill Veteran Democratic
Club at a mass meeting on the Gath Of
July.
The Democrats of Henderson have Or
ganized a club with the following officers:
4 G. ZOllicOtfer. President: " W Bris-
cOe Secretary: and Jas H. Lassiter Treas
urer
"A gentleman in Wilson county an
nounced himself candidate for County
Treasurer. The next week be withdrew,
says the Advance, for the want of funds
and friends.
The Messenger says Wilmington man
who bet Cleveland would be elected III
1891 and won $50 on his bet, IS now wag
ering his house and lot that he will he re
elected this Fall
The Newton Enterprise says the in
terest in the campaign at this stage Of the
campaign is wonderful and that even
old Republicans are becoming penitent
and seeking admittance to the Democratic
fold"
The following are the officers Of the
WadeSboro Y NJ. D. c.: W L. Parsons
President; J N. Hardson and W e.
Huntley, ice-Presidents; J. e. Boylin and
:. ". Hearn. Secretaries: T. b. Wyatt
Treasurer.
Mr. K. L. Linney of Taylorsvillo. was
in town Tuesday but he did not tell any
body the names of the two damned
scoundrels whom he is reported 30 have
said are running on the State ticket.
StateSville Landmark.
shelby has organized IA NJ y. g
with the following officers: President K
L. Ryburn; Vice Presidents, J l. Webb,
". T. K. Bell. Sr., ". c. Cotbett; Secre-
tary, Clarence f. Frick; Corresponding
Secretary. z H Wright; Treasurer. u NJ
Baker.
-Greenyille has organized a y. NJ. u.
G. with the following officers, T. y
Moye. President; &. B. King, Henry Hard
ing and Charles Skinner, Vice Presidents:
d. J. Whichard, Secretary: } l. Sugg.
Corresponding Secretary: J. r Cherry.
Treasurer.
The officers of the Democratic Club N
Fayetteville are H L Cook, President; ).
c. Rankin, /. " Clark. and ". J. Toler,
Vice Presidents: Geo. II. Haigh and u
McD. Grady, Secretaries; c. l., Taylor and
Z. Z. Moore. Jr.. Cor. Secretaries; W. ).
Pryor, Treasurer.
-Pittsboro has organized \. NJ. d.
G., with the following officers: President,
o c. Bynum: Vice Presidents, John A.
Knight J. Dallas Griffin AMI Lonny [.
Hatch; Secretary, jeff b. Heathcoc&; and
Treasurer, James O. Forester.
j ". Mackay, the Nevada million
aire and money king, has declared, 1t is
said, in favor of Cleveland and Thurman.
The reason assigned for his conversion to
the Democracy is the position OF the Re
publican platform In regard to the tariff
and Gen. Harrison's Chinese record -
Washington Post, Ind.
''-Ah there, Grover, stay there This
is what a dlsgusted and somewhat drunken
member OF the Chicago Convention tele
graphed the illustrious occupant OF the
White House 1t was not respectful and
it was very slangV indeed but it expressed
the sentiment of IA large ma lority OF the
people of this country exactly Mcdowell
Bugle.
Can negro be Democrat from
principle:" was discussed by the colored
debating club few nights ago. One Of
the siadiators closed his remarks with the
emphatic if inelecant, declaration that
''anytody that says a Niger can be a
Democrat from principle is & liar and the
truth amt in him, so says the Scriptures. :"
Perhaps he's right Rockingham Rocket.
There is one good and al-suflcient
reason why Gen. Harrison should not re-
teive a single electoral vote from the
South Senator Berry, of Arkansas, who
knows him well, says: Il would rather
see any other Republican than Harrison
in the White House. because he has more
bitterness in his heart toward the South
than any other man. - Charleston News
and Courier.
-'There vii. be at least a thousand
candidates for t1e Legislature in Georgia
this year. Counting ten bales to the mule
they could produce 10 900 bales of cotton "
The Columbus Enquirer is anxious to know
whether its contemporary means to say
that each of these thousand candidates is
mule The reference of the New Era to
the legislative candidates is certainly
somewhat equivocal. - Lithonia Ga, New
Era.
Tine Salisbury Truth, the State organ
of the knights OF Labor, a paper hereto
fore Independent in politics, with decided
Republican leanings, has declared for the
National md State Democratic tickets IL
SAYS: There is now 10 excuse for any
one who has any faith in Democratic
tie National or State ticket. lndepen-
dentism must skulk, in the dark in the
presence Of these tickets. Men must be
| true TO convictions and professions or they
will ally themselves with the enemies OF
true Democracy.
DR.. Renbow, Chm Of the Prohibition
Ex Com, was interviewed in regard to
Judge Russell's proposed coalition between
the Democratic and Republican parties.
| The Star quotes him as saying: Speak
| ing as an individual he said the Prohibi
tionists are in the field from the profound
est conviction as to the iniquity of the
liquor traffic, and would heartily welcome
all who on this dominant issue ale with
US agreed but the party is not built fOl
coalitions, aud could listen to no OvertureS
for deals or fusion from any quarter what
+ c%ef-
Col julian Alien was in the Land
mark Office few days ago and WAS indig
nant, as every righ; minded man must be
on account OF the ATTACK of Gov. Foraker
of Ohio, on the wife of Judge Thurman
because. as alleged, she had, during the
war, taken provisions to the Confederate
prisoners in Camp Chase. Col. Allen is {
Republican but he is also gentleman
and as 2 gentleman he despises the spiri
which would allow d man 20 nake 2 poarss
and brutal attack upon z woman for al
aot which, as Col. Allen says, was alto
gether praiseWorthy in itself and exhibited