The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-12-13
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.

| IHE SENAIURIAL ElOHT.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES IN THE
FIELD FOR RANSUM'S PLACE.
Opinions of the People and Papers
From all Quarters-WaddelI Shows
Considerable strength = Jarvis
Friends Hard at work-Ransom
| Still In the Lead.
From the Charlotte chromicleT
The Senatorial fight in North Car
olina is growing very hot. At this
writing, from the most impartial in
vestigation, the situation seems to be
about as follows: Senator Ransom is
a candidate for re election. He is
opposed by Alfred M. Waddell. The
friends of Thomas j. Jarvis are push
ing him forward in the race. Capt.
Sid B..Alexander is being presented
by large number of prominent pa
pers and people. Capt. Alexander has
not himself taken any part in the race.
The friends of Gov. Jarvis are
making vigorous fight for him. They
claim that 49 votes are already pledg-
ed to him, and that 80 who oppose
Senator Ransom are unpledged As
many as thirty have expressed them
selves openly for Capt. Alexander.
Col Waddell has surprised the friends
of Gov. Jarvis, in their canvass, for
| they have found as they freely admit
that the Colonel has far greater
strength than they had dreamed of.
Gov. Jarvis sailed from Rio de Ja-
neiro on the 18th of November. He
reaches Washington on the 10Th inst ,
when he will resign as minister to Bra
zil. Although he himself has made
no announcement of being a candidate
it is certain that his friends are max
ing most active canvass in his be-
half. The magnitude Of the Jarvis
strength may be imagined from the
fact that the Ex-Governor is receiving
the almost undivided support of the
Methodists.
The claim is made by persons who
are opposing Senator Ransom that a
canvass of the Legislature demon
strates that a majority are opposed to
the Senator's reelection, and they
claim that it is about certain that he
will be defeated, that he is, in point of
fact, already defeated.
In Charlotte, the feeling of course,
is divided between Ransom and Alex
ander. 1t is not regarded here that
Capt. Alexander is candidate, and
! therefore the feeling has been almost
unanimous in favor of Ransom. The
Chronicle heard prominent Demo-
crat say recently that he would bet
two to one that Ransom will win
hands down.
The Chronicle asked Capt. Alex
| ander if he were candidate for the
Senate, just before he left for Missis-
sippi. He said he would not try to de-
feat Senator Ransom; but that if a
majority of the legislature prove to be
against the Senator, the contest would
be open to the field, and sin that case,
he saw no reason to believe that any
| contestant had priority or preemp
tion claim"
Should Capt. Alexander under con-
tingencies permit his name to be used
there is no doubt it would prove =,
power in the caucus. apt. Alexan a
der is the only man spoken of from
this section for the Senatorship; and
in case he runs, he would scarcely be
opposed in the west; certainly he would
have no competitor from his section.
The Charlotte Chronicle came out
the other day and endorsed a new
man, Solicitor Will Osborne, for the
Senatorship.
Our peerless Ransom the gallant
soldier, the noble patriot, tht true
| statesman.--our knightly Senator
Wilso,s Mirror.
Our friend, Mr.. Abe Venable, edi-
tor of the Neaus Of Ogford. writes the
SENTINEL: "Ransom, Ransom, by
all means. We need him now worse
than we ever did,
Senator Ransom can do us more
good now than any man we could
send in his place. He is fully alive to
every interest of North Carolina and
| the South.-Scotlaaad Neck Democrat.
Senator Ransom's friends talk as if
the Senatorship belonged to him. So
Ransom will be reelected whether the
| people want him or not. If the peo
pie had straight shoot at him, he
| would fall with full thud.---Sanford
Central Express
The SENTINEL has interviewed
nearly all the lawyers of Winston and
the prevailing opinion is that Ransom
ought to be retired. A majority oi
Winston people think the same thing,
Waddell has more supporters here
than any of the candidates.
Several North Carolina politicians
were sitting in the Metropolitan hotel
in Washington City last week, chat.
ting about the contest for the Senator.
ship. "Mr. Jarvis" said one of these
| gentlemen, "is coming home to contest
fer Senator Ransom's seat, which will
become vacant on the 4th of March
next. Jarvis is a plain, everyday sort
of man, who is popular with our peo
i pie, and who believes that his popu
Iarity will carry him into the United
States Senate. There was never 4
greater mistake" )"
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