The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-04
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THE POLITICAL NEWS.
Straws That Show Which sway the
Wind Blows.

straws That Show Which sway the
Wind Blows.
e. G. Mcdaniel, OF Jones, has
come into the Democratic ranks.
Little Lumberton darkies wear the
Cleveland and Thurman cap.
The Republicans of Cartaret,
Jones and Onslow have endorsed Col.
John NsWhitford, of Jones, for Sem
ator.
Gen. Johnston Jones prints a
card denying the recently published
report that he had connected himself
with the third party.
Gov. Hill, of New York, has of
fered his services to the national Dem.
ocratic committee and will make sew
eral speeches in Indiana.
Col. Walter L. Steele says that
Richmond county will disown its rad
ical son. Dockery, and give a whop-
ping Democratic majority.
The radicals in Durham county
will not put out candidate for the Z
Legislature, but will support third
party candidate Burkhead, It's said
"A few New York Republicans
are betting even money that North
Carolina will go Republican. They'll
lose their money, and we'll be glad of
it.
Massachusetts Democrats say
they have a great deal better chance
of carrying Massachusetts than the
Republicans have OF carrying Connec-
ticut.
Connecticut workingmen are in
vulnerable to the free trade and low
wages scare, and a rousing old-fashion-
ed majority is anticipated in Novem-
Der.
"A prominent and well known
citizen of Michigan one day last week
in New York club house, put up
$4,000 against $1,000 that Michigan
would go for Cleveland.
Til eradicals in this county seem
to be in much trouble about their
candidates for the Legislature. 1t is
said that Messrs. Paschall and Self,
who were nominated when Dockery
spoke at Siler, have both declined to
Chatham Record.
1t Is the opinion of nine-tenths of
the intelligent people who heard Col.
Dockery at Mooresville that he exact
ly fills the description of Hal Fetter's
man who "handled the truth very
carele.sly and id sparingly."-
Landmark.
"A correspondent of the Chatham
Record says: "Now, Mr.. Editor, L
am not preacher, nor do | propose
to preach, but 1 am going to prophesy
that Colonel Dockery will not get one
per cent. of the Baptist vote in the
State they are WHITE MEN, Colonel.
William Walter Phelps declined
a denomination in the Fifth New Jer-
sey district, and Mayor Charles ID.
Beckwith, of Paterson, has been nomi-
mated for the Office. Mr.. Phelps will
try to capture the United States Sena
torship now held by Mr.. Mcpherson
What's the matter with Governor
Scales as campaigner Nothing
He made mssterly canvass i'll 1881.
The people of North Carolina would
like very much to see him on the
stump in this campaign. They believe
in him and he can sway them as few
of our public men can.-StateSutlte
Landmark.
The Republicans in the Eighth
,,o&h hnr nI
Capt. E. w. Ward, of Lincolnton to
oppose the gallant Col. Cowles. The
Newton Enterprise says Ward
was a Yankee soldier and that
since his retirement on May 1st, 1879,
he has been regularly drawing Sl75
per month pension from the U. S.
Treasury, and will do SO for life. Just
wait till the boys in gray get chance
to vote, and if Col. Cowles doesn't
come out ahead, then THE SENTINEL
is no prophet.
DO you know what it means to
elect Dockery and Republican Leg
islature 1t means the destruction of
our present system of county govern
ment, and the election of a Republican
to succeed Gen. Ransom in the Unit
ed States Senate. Col. Dockery would
probably be the man elected to the
Senate, and Pritchard, the Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
would then be Governor of our State.
Are the people of North Carolina
willing for such a man to Sbe their
chief magistrate ?-Monroe Ei,quieer