The state chronicle., 1892-05-06
Poliffc1l Currents.

1--WE thought you were for Sander
linz" is a question asked the Newbern
Journal. And i, replies: $50 we are,
if he stands up bravely to the demo-
cratic party. We are for no man who
hinches in the least, or goes hair
breadth towards the third party
Mr.. w. F. Strowd, of Chatham,
says he did not say his course had put
him outside the democratic party, but
states that he did say: "My course
may put me outside the democratic
party. / shall not attend any demo-
cratic primary. 1t would be an act of
duplicity for me to do so''
The Kinston Free Press says: "The
last issue Of the Progressive Farmer
abuses and mjsrepresents Gov. Holt
outrageous!y, and threatens to have an
Independent candidate put in the field
If he is nominated The abuse of a
democrat by third party paper will
only make Holt stronger with true
democrats
The Jones county convention en-
dorsed p. NJ. Pearsall, Esq for attor-
ney general of North Carolina. The
Kinston Free Press, referring to this
says: This section ought to have
representation on the State ticket, and
we hope he will receive the full sup
port of all the delegates from this Sec
ton. He would make a good and
faithful officer
The Goldsboro Headltghtreports that
at the primary convention held at
Grantham's township, Wayne county,
the democratic platform of 1890, and
the Ocala demands We're voted down
and the St Louis (people's party }
platform adopted in its stead. And all
this, it says. was done in democratic
convention, its members claiming to be
democrats.
1he Burlington Ne.cS says: "The
indications point to more or less
trouble for the State democratic con.
W nton. Extreme men seem deter
mined to make third party out of the
democratic party in North Carolina
Hence the importance of every coo
) b -aded man doing his duty. The
, d mocratic party is nearly as old a
the government and its principles arr
: sound.
At Scotland Neck a strong thir,
party man said to the corresp sponden
of the Richmond Dispatch that tht
C State convention at Raleigh the 1871
e will be asked to remain the same as t.
State and county government, but viii
be asked to divorce from national pol
tics and send delegates to the Oman
y convention and ignore the Chicag
5 convention. He said that if this
not done ''the people" will take actor
:. The report that Pamlico county ha
held its county convention and e1
dorsed Sanderlin for Governor, Skin
ner for Lieutenant Governor aud O.
t borne for Attorney General is an e.
n rOr. We have the official call OF "
n /. Caho, chairman OF the democrat
n executive committee OF that county, be
s. fore us and the conventions is not to
is held until the 9TH OF this montl
l. Tue ren,r that BERTHE C unty ha
e held its county convention is also e
d roneous. The convention docs M
st meet until the 1th proximo.
The P,oy,essice Eumer ''wiIl sol
Gov Holt, if he is nominattd,' sa,
the New Berne Jouruni ''Certainl
. it adds SO will the Sig"M all II
"a independents, The devil h msef, and a
~ who are opposed 10 the denoci at
o. party. Ga, it is TOO ,at tGat ind
pendents and radicals are agin Go
Hol,! Wien Col Polk was in tt
democratic party as a disorganiz4
m and the Progressive Farmer was ru
Id ming at the rate of fifty knots an bo,
tc AS democratic alliance organ, v
were somewhat uneaSv, bat now tt
+, he and his paper are prophet Al
ae oracle of the peoples party their pt
be formances are Of little consequence. .
IS The Winston Sentinel says: u Il
re Progressive Fatme, may be regard
IS. as rejecting the sentiment Of the th
ty party people who are trying to captu
,;s the democratic machinery, the woul
be-wreckers are evidently gettil
&C. scared. They are trying to play
wS little game of bluff that will not bl
tie at all The PROGRESSIVE Farmer W
]4- find that its bluff will not scare the {
+. mocracy. The results Of the primari
: have disgruntled fellows on the ru
''e They see that the tide is against the
and begin to warn the democrats tt
no they will turn the State over to neg
itb rule if they nominate certain men.
!, it possible to conceive Of anything
politics more contemplate"
80 The following is an extract from
:, private letter from al aged gentlem
'"e OF Sanford: 1T is very gratifying
cal all lovers of honest government to
es' the universal endorsement of Cover
de- Hollis administration The conv