The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-08
THE THIRD CONGRESSION
AID DISTRICT..OFFICIAL
VOTE OF HON. BE-.
GRADY.

| NolE VT I1oNs ID f.
GRADY.
A mistate has been going the
rounds Of the papers in relation
to the Congressional vote OF
the Third Congressional district
that needs to be corrected
Some of them have it that the
Hon. Mr.. Cowles received the
largest majority of any Demo
cratic Congressman elected.
Others say that the Hon S. B.
Alexander, of Wilmington dis
trict, eceived the largest ma
jority. These are mistakes. The
official count shows that the
Hon. B. l.. Grady, who had not
before run for Office at the bal
lot box, received the larges I
majority. His majority was
1907, while that Of Mr.. Alexan-
der was 1900. nj. Grady's vote
shows his great strength with
the people. There is not a
moro popular Democrat in the
State, nor a better man, than
the Hon. A. S. Merrimon, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court.
In every county Of the Third
District Mr.. Grady ran ahead of
Judge Merrimon. Not only did
he poll the full Democratic
strength of his district, but
quite O. number of republican !
of the various counties also
voted for him. The result
show, that he is popular with
all classes, color!, and condi-
tons of the people of bis dis
trict, and that the convention
that nominated HIM az Clinton,
acted wisely and we'll. IS he
was stranger to most of the
people of the district, curiosity
was stirred as to what sort Of a
man he was. His intercourse
with the people and his speech
IS in the various counties have
given abundant satisfaction and
ga tifiCatiou to his friends and
lis party in and out Of the dis
trict. He won golden opinions
wherever lie went and spoke.
His speechei were judicions,
impressive and able. While
there are not in them many ct
the flowers of rhetoric or any
OF The brilliancy IF tho orator,
they possess the highest chara-
cter of being forcible, logical
and statesman-l.ke. Mr.. Grady
though a new man, has con
WINGED the people that he is a
man OF no little originality, If
fine powers Of investigation and
of superior intellectual e;ldow-
nenls. He made al excellent
record, and gave high chara-
cter to his successful canvass,
in the late campaign. NJ dest
and retiring, he requires to be
known in order to be admired
and appreciated. He is one of
those enquiring and thinking
men, so much needed i'm these
days, who has a. mind capable
of cropping and prapping with
the practical economic ones
tons of the day, and these
gave subjects of constitutional
law now demanding the study
Of the ablest statesman of the
country. The product of coun-
try life, his environments have
made him full of devotion to,
and sympathy for, the farming
and industrial classes, among
whom he has thus far spent his
useful life. Nor is he without;
that personal integrity ard
high moral character so much
needed in public as we'll asI
Lrivate lite lis garments are
unsoiled aud his .!ite unsta.ned
by any acts that he would de-
sirA to conceal from. puhlic
view. And then. for many
years, he has unJstentaciously |
presented the browning virtue
of a consistent membership in
the Presbyterian church. It is
not merely our ablest and most
intellectual men who are now
needed in our halls Of legisla-
ton, but those of high personal
integrity and moral principle
and religious character.
In all these respects those
competent men, who know NJ.
Grady best, predict that he will
make most useful and efficient
representative.
Moreover, il there is any
thing in bic cd. then courses
his veins blood as patriotic aud
loyal as that OF any family in
North Carolina. No Drawer
soldier fought in the Confed-
crate service, he was in the war
from its beginning to it's close
and bears upon HIS person the
effects Of wounds received in
hard fought battles. His young
er brother Frank, who left col
lege to enter as a private SOL
der i'll our ranks, nobly lost his ,
life in a service struggle with
the enemy. Both were kinsmen s
OF the late Capt. w. S. Grady
Of Cl:ngmap's brigade who {
0rayely fell in one Of the bat {
les around Petersburg, and fo-I !
~ n nn q m rnn,nanf has I>a1J !