The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-09
HON. JOHN r., WEBSTER
Will Support the Democratic NOmi-
nees--His Statement OF His Views
and Plans.

nees--His Statement OF His Views
and Plans.
At the time of holding the Democratic
County Convention in Rockingham
county it was telegraphed that Hon.
JOHN r. WEBSTER, who has been acting
independently of party for several years,
would henceforth support Democratic
nominees. We were glad to print this
statement. Mr.. WEBsTER's name was
placed before the Convention for noml-
nation for the House, and he came with
in three votes Of securing the nomina-
tion. In his account of the Convention,
Mr.. WEBSTER reiterates his Democracy
and his intention to support all the Dem
ocratic nominees. We make the follow
ing extracts from his article:
The editor Of the Weekly appreciates
most heartily the high compliment paid
him by the convention. His name was put
in nomination for the House and he came
within three votes Of securing the prize
and this, too without soliciting the vote
Of single Democrat in the county,
either in the primaries or in the conven-
ton. Though repeatedly solicited by
friends all over the county to become a
candidate for the Legislature, we had
persistently refused, and it was not un-
| til Monday afternoon that we consented
| to let our name be put IN nomination.
We have worked most earnestly to Sc
cure harmony in the party, and even if
| we had desired the nomination for the
| House or any other Office we would not
| have been willing to have endangered
the success of the party by probable
revival of the old feuds of many years
ago. We knew that there were Demo
Gratis in the county who would bolt our
nomination, and we determined not to
give them an opportunity OF again stab
bing the party. We desired no office, as
private interests would not permit us to
take it, even if it had come to
us unanimously. We intend 70
spend next year travelling, if ~ u.p
| perfect our arrangements IN time. We
intend to leave in January and spend six
months seing America and use the re-
mainder Of the year in viewing the
sights of the Ola World To have gone
to the Legislature would have postponed
Indefinitely the qualification OF one Of
the chief desires Of our life, viz. to visit
The points OF interest IN America and
Europe There would have been nc pc
cun5ary profit to Us TO have gone TO The
Legislature, as past experience has
proven. The good one can do, and tie
expression Of confidence Of the people,
ora i+S c,1lv +troc fiCra To
At the convention friends insisted
upon putting our name before the con
geDtion for the House, but We declined
for the reasons set forth above. Finally
We yielded, with the understanding that
we would decline if nominated, as We
merely wanted the endorsement of tie
convention, SO as to settle the question
of our Democracy for those who have
assumed the responsibility Of reading Us
out of the party. We led on the first
ballot, and came within three votes Of
being nominated on the second. X ;
We shall stand Loyalty by the nomi
nees Of the convention. ;. We appreciate
most sincerely the compliment paid Us
: aud its memory will be treasured in ou
neart and will long inspire us to labo
zealously and faithfully for the princi
pies of Jefferson, Jackson and Randall
and against all innovations which ma,
be proposed-it matters not by whom.
Let the dead past bury its dead an(
let the Democrats Of the county turl
their faces to the living present. LIE
others do as they may, as for us we ar
,, a Democrat and shall be loyal to th
principles Of the party and to its nomi
| nees.