The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-03-09
VOL. XVIII.
BURKE.

our people are IOr ransom against ''tne
world, the flesh and the d-I' for L. :.
Senator. Col Armfield would be, next to
Jarvis, the strongest man in this county
for Governor. However | am giving my
own opinions as to the gubernatorial can
didates and cannot tell you the opinion Of
the people. | am satisfied public senti
ment Is not centered on any one yet, and
any good man Will receive our support,
but we ought to get the strongest.
H. r. HICKS, of Morganton:
We want Jarvis for Governor, if he will
just come out and say lie is NOT an aspir
ant for Ransom's place. If he won't We
| don't want him. Next, if the Eastern
people will let US have him, we want Arm
field.
R. n KINCAID, Of Bridgewater:
Col. Tate is our first choice, after him,
| the strongest and best man, or whoever
| the convention nominates.
| |. 7. AVERY, of Morganton
Public sentiment hasn't centered on any
| body for Governor as yet, 'our people are
| open to conviction
BRUNSWICK.
| F. NJ MOORE, of Phoenix:
Stedman.
GEO A. BELLAMY, Ch'm'n. Dem. Ex.
Com, of FL Paso
| Charles NJ Stedman.
CABARRUS.
| r. S. Young, of Concord:
Sid B. Alexander.
T. D. MILLER of Coddle Greek:
As far as | know, Jarvis would suit the
people for Governor, though Col. Armtield
and Judge Clark are spoken OF.
PAUL B. MEANS, of Concord:
| S. 3. Alexander.
J. B. SHERRILL, editor Concord Times:
Alexander or Gilmer
CALDWELL.
G. W. F. HARPER, of Lenoir:
Armfeld probably first choice.
W ". SCoTT, JR., editor Lenoir Topic and
Chm. Dem. EX. Com:
Armtield is probably first choice.
AzoR SHE'LL, Of Lenoir:
As for Governor our people would favor
| Jarvis again.
CARTERET.
". S. CHADWICK, Chm Dem. Ex. Com, Of
Jarvis, if he wants it. Between Stedman
aud Clark, they prefer Clark. Will not
be in hurry this time to throw up Their
hats for any one.
REPRE'TATIvE c. r. THOMAS, JR., of Beau
fort:
Stedman. Clark and Jarvis are spoken Of.
A. H. CHADWICK, of Straits:
| Clark.
SENATOR ". SANDERS, of Sanders Store:
Stedman or Jarvis.
W. L. ARENDELL. Of Morehead City:
Anybody who Will favor the sale OF the
States stock in the a. 4 \. G. K. K. tc
the Yadkin Valley r. +. or to any other
road that will give US communication be
yond Goldsboro
CATAWBA.
r. B. DAVIS, of Hickory:
The sudden call of our State Convention
to meet so early as May both makes the
question, Whom do the People want fol
Goyernor2' pressing one. And yet Il /
one upon which | could wish 70 speak witt
becoming diffidence even if there We're
fuller time for deliberation. The confess
as it stands seems to have narrowed ltsel
to a choice between two distinguished cltl
zens-between Judge Walter Clark, o.
Wake. and Lieut.. GOV. Chas. NJ. Stedman
of New Hanover. These two gentlemen
are not equally well known to me, but bott
are so favorably known to the public, tha
may venture to speak of one without dis
paragement of the other.
1t has long been said of the ''unterrfied
Democracy that it is never so lnylnclbl'
as when it is we'll SCARED. Let me hope
|
by being FRIGHTENED into making the beS
| possible nomination. And in doing so !
will take care to reopen no sectional wound
nor to revive any unfortunate Issue tina
| has been laid to rest. 1t can i'll afford t
take any risk now when no one fails t
see that there awaits the Democracy, botl
State and National, the most stubborn
fight it has yet fought, as well as the mos
doubtful it has ever won. AND for IN
Convention to take any other view OF tn
situation is to be very easily deceived b.
appearances For placid as the water
look now the stiffness that overspread
, | them is but 1.-The torrents SmOOthness er
it dash below"
Let the Convention therefore name a
its candidate for Governor man stron
in every requisite of leadership. Let hlr
be man OF large information, of SCUM
Judgment, Of sterling integrity, and Q
tireless energy. He need not be man 9
: over-shadoWing abilities who dWarfs
who approach him. he ought rather I
he one whose eve can detect and who's
contact will arouse the abilities or othe
men. A level-headed and sure-footed OF
GAMER OF PARTIES IS what is needed now
when not a single township IN the stat
= must be overlooked. And while these al
the essentials of the candidate much MOI
than these are needed for the Offlcel
For the Governor Of North Carolina shoul
+ be a man in hearty sympathy with her pee
pie, and profoundly versed in all her r.
sources H should moreover be one VII
has proved faithful to every trust and VIII
will be found equal to any emergency, An
such a one of my own certain knoWled9
is Chas. NJ Stedman, of New Hanove
And if anything were lacking to make hi
> especially strong in this county and Sc
:. ton of the State, it might well be supple
), by the locality which he represents. Ft
not only now, but always heretofore, tt
generous hand of our chief city has bee
:. extended in aid Of every public enterpr
which has sought the development
Western North Carolina, until her liberia
d ity has become a tradition. And the
IF arc many, very many of US, who in homo
n ing Chas NJ Stedman will feel that Y
Te are in measure discharging debt Whl'
e. we owe to the city of Wilmington.
r NJ. E. LAWRENCE, of Newton, Chm
Dem. Ex. Conn.,.
ANY good Democrat provided he Is
the people, and among the people and fro
the people, and not a professed political
w. B. GATHER, editor Newton Enterpris
d, Clark or Stedman.
G. W. COCHRAN, Register of Deeds, Ne
ton:
No choice expressed but will suppo
any good Democrat.