The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-09-21
POLITICAL POT A-BILING.
WHAT s.'TlIEY SAY,' ABOUT POLL.
TICS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The Political CaIdron j. BEGINNING to
Roii--Some Expressions OF Opinion in
the Newspapers.

The Political CaIdfon is Beginning to
Roii-->ome Expressions OF Opinion in
the Newspapers.
Capt Tom Evans declines 10 run on
the Third party ticket for the Legislature in
Rockingham county.
Bnnn viii eat the watermelon; Mich
OILS will eat the rhine: Bum will be elect
ed Nichols left behind. - Durham To-
hacco Plant.
The New York Star pertinently asks:
"Why do the Republicans not put their
candidate for President on fhe stump?
Is his "barI' his only qualification tor
the place"
With the present light before us We
are with tbe Salisbury Watchnan which
insists that Col. W;,ddei must be made
Governor when FoWles term expires
iStatesyille Landmark.
7. b Wo;rack, ESQ, of Chatham,
will address the Durhamites Friday night.
Mr.. WomacA Is one of our most astute
politicians and will tell the Durham peo
pie some good truth.
The Democrats Of Haywood have
nominated the following ticket: For the
House. w. H. Hartgrove for Sheriff, W.
II. Leatherwood; for Register. H. B.
Moor; for Treasurer, W. z. WEIGH, Jr.
Mr.. j. G. Black. of Carthage, who re
turned from a trip from Randolph and
GulifOrd counties, says Democracy Is all
right in that section, and that Randolph
will cast its usual Democratic majority
Sanford Express.
The Independents of Massachusetts,
who left the Republican party in 1884 and
supported Cleveland, have been inter
viewed. Out of 81, sixty will support
Cleveland, five will support Harrison and
the balance are undecided.
The Democrats Of Perqullnans have
nominated the following ticket: For Sher-
iii the present incumbent, F F Winston;
Treasurer. W : Blanchard; Representa-
tive, EIsb,rrs i;ddlck; Register Of Deeds,
Jas WinSOw: Surveyor, l. W. Babb;
Coroner, Or. J. H. Mcmillan.
The Democrats of Caswell county
have nominated the following ticket: For
the House, Allen H Howard; for Sheriff,
+ ). Graves. the present incumbent; for
Treasurer, Geo. .. Wilson: for Register,
Ezekiel s,ade: for Coroner, 5 L. Stevens;
for Surveyor, JAS. \. WI hanson.
! Mr. Walker, the Prohibition candi-
date for Governor. made a speech at White
Hill. this county. last year for local option.
He hOOted the idea OIL carrying prohibition
into politics. His object then was to make
prohlbl;ionists, his object to-day is to get
Republican campaign money and to hand
the State over to the Radicals. II Sanford
cypress
Many of the friends of Val. Jas. W =.
Wilson, of Burke, desired him to run for
the Legislature. Ia "A card declining to be
a candidate in the Morganton Star Mai.
Wilson said: An honest government,
with tax levy only sufficient to meet its
economical administration. with prOtec
ton to no class to the injury of another
these fundamental principles of Democra-
cy must succeed"
The :" Mon Labor Party" whatever
that is, met in ayettevllle last week and
nominated the following ticket: For the
Senate. Capt. W. J. Tolar: for the House,
T s Lutterloh and Warren Carver; for
Sheriff, J. Owen Williams; for Register,
/. J. Parker; for Treasurer, }. +. Troy.
Streeter and Cunningham were endorsed
! for President and Vice President. We pre-
snme that this is but another annexto the
! Republican party.
A well informed gentleman in Moore
| county writes to the CHRONICLE that the
| prospects of Democratic success in Moore
so far are better than he has ever seen.
| He add,: The Third Party vote in this
| county will not be more than thirty five,
= ioiued to induce i've or six Democratic
voters to jOin-that he could kill more
! Democratic votes that way than i'll any
/ other
From Mr. Freeman, staunch Demo
/ crat and merchant at Bat Cave, Hender-
son county, who was in the city yesterday,
we learn that six prominent Republicans
! living in that section, who heard the joint
discussion between Mr.. Eug. d. Carter
and Mr. H. G.. Ewart, at Bat Cave a few
days ago, had forsaken the sinking ship
of Radcalism and had pledged themselves
to vote for Cleveland, Fowle and honest
government Asheville Citizen.
Saturday was a field day at kinston.
Senator Ransom, Congressman Simmons
and G. b. Aycock, Esq. spoke and spoke
with their accustomed ability. Senator
Ransom spoke over two hours. Com
menting on the speaking the New Berne
Journal says: mo speakers ever received
better attention from so large crowd
The people seemed anxious to hear the
issues of the campaign discussed and these
speakers appealed to their reason and
good Judgment and presented the issues
so clearly that no one was left in doubt ;
Col. Paul b. Means has been inter
viewed by the Charlotte Chronicle. He
thinks Fowle will be elected by 1000 ma
iority. He gives his reasons: II estimate
that from my knowledge of the respective
votes III the State and my Judgment i:
based on rather "a singular fact, and tha
is that that ma lolity will be due to the
fact that there has been some apprehen
sion that maybe Dockery might slip in
Because of that fact, every Democrat il
North Carolina has made up his mind t.
vote; and there are fully 20, 900 mor'
Democrats that Republicans in this State.
A friend in laEcey writes to th
CHRONICLE as follows: The political out
look in this county is brighter this yea
for the Democrats than any time in tel
years. Clubs are being organized in al
the townships. and the enthusiasm tha
prevails is simply wonderful. Two year
ago Yancey went Republican, but We ar
going to redeem her from the curse o
Radicalism in November We will Civ
5 Fowle handsome majority. DR.. Whit
; tington, our nominee for the House, is
, prominent young physician. a sober CHRIS
tian gentleman, and an orator of ability
He = i'll make a good member.
Col Walter l.. Steele, who was in tn
city this week. tells the CHRONICLE tha
he never saw the Richmond county Dem
, ocrats so thoroughly united and so eI
, thusiastic They are going to make sue
: a fight as they have not made in the pas
richmond countV has paioritV of ms