The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-22
WAKE COUNTY POLITICS.
The Democrats will Win---The Cam
didates.--The Kind OF Man John w.
Thompson Is.


Thompson Is.
Especial Cor. STATE CERoNICLE.l
APEX, August 19-The action of the
Convention on Saturday gives very great
satisfaction to this section Of the county.
All agree that it is a ticket that will and
must win. The nost of the candidates
are well and favorably known here.
Our friend and township man, ". B.
Upchurch, has ma le very great success
thus far il life, as q farmer and private
citizen, and viii work well anywhere
that he can be induced to undertake.
| He is not an orator, but will make an
earnest campaign, and his talks will
| be pointed and practical He is
very popular here. NJ. W. Page
has great popularity among our
people and will receive a large vote
Messrs. A. O. Green and J. v. Thomp
son spent several years Of their lives
with Us. Green is , man Of convictions.
He believes something, and Will be felt
anywhere he may go. He will be our
next Senator. Thompson is strong
man, so formed by nature, and his life
has been that Of q true man. A neigh
bor living il all adjoining township, u oon
being asked how he liked the nomination
of Thompson, replied he wished he
could give him one hundred votes. 'In
the days when he was steward at the
asylum," he continued, II was dealing
in beef, cattle and country produce, and
traded with him a great deal. | have
never seen a more conscientious, up
right gentleman. | really love the man.
l carried chickens to him; he would
buy the whole lot; ne wanted some fol
his own use | would begin to take out
some of the best ones for him; stop
stop you must take them as they come
must deal honestly with the institu
ton This was new and unusual to me
but it was right, and it increased my es
TEEN for the man. offered him peaches
and apples Of my own raising as q toke1
of the esteem I had for him, and in view
Of the large patronage he gave ne. "No
sir" said Mr.. Thompson, 81 am a publi
servant and have small amount of pat
: ronage to bestow. I must be perfect,
) free and do justice by all. No man cal
] give me anything" This is somethin;
5 Of the man we have before US for Clerl
e and Probate Judge When his strengtl
y is fully worked up he will be elected b
large majority.
: Space will not permit US to speak c
e Buck Jones, the most popular lawyer i
the county Of Wake, and Of Lorgoe
= whom no man opposeth, and Of Dayi
i and Sorrell, and that hero, Sidney N
V Dunn. Suffice it to say they al
all worthy men, and have shown by the
e lives, in their different callings, ths
i they were worthy Of the confidence thf
has been bestowed upon them by the:
s fellow citizens. Can't every Democrat
is voter in this county secure one vot
" more. In this way our vote would |
il | doubled. Let no one have any fea
about the Alliance. The Alliance
IS made up Of the best men of this count
G. They have the best interest Of this cou1
" try at heart, and 10 set of men will
IS more Jealous in the advocacy and su
port Of our ticket in this campaign ths
oe they.
ce | never saw cur people more dete
of mined. We look for complete REDEEM
ID ton Of our county at the ensuing ele
at tiOn. THEOBALD