The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-07
ABOUT OUR POLITICS !
Some Preferences of the Democratic
State Committee.
The Question Concerning the Early Call
of the Convention in May.
A GREAT ALEXANDER BOOM NOW ON
The Story That Carr Does Not Want to
BE Governor Has Not Been Denied
by Carr as Yet.

BE Governor Has Not Been Denied
by Carr as Yet.
The Asheville citizen puts up thi.
business in its last issue. The truth is
that many candidates are in the field,
but it must be here stated that Col. J. s.
Carr has not yet denied but what he will
be candidate for governor. He is now
absent in New Orleans and Will perhaps
make statement upon his return to this
city.
RALEIGH, n. c., March 5.-The major
ity of the members of the democratic
state executive committee, which met
here favor Hill. Your correspondent is
assured, in fact, that nearly every one
was outspoken for Hill. The Charlotte
Chronicle, whose editor was there, does
not so report the situation Editor The
Citizen.
Some persons argue, and with much
force, that the convention is called at too
early date, and that long campaign is
not the proper or desirable thing this
year. The committee talked much about
this matter, and while some favored May
2 as the date, nearly all voted for May 18.
NOT THERE FOR POLITICS.
E. C. Beddingfeld, delegate to the St.
Louis convention, returned to-day. He
says the report that the North Carolina
delegation left the convention in body
is not correct. Some left as soon as the
few remained out of curiosity. Marion
Butler, president Of the state alliance,
who was put on a committee, declined to
serve, saying the North Carolina dele
gates were not there to go into politics.
Beddingfeld says Polk was not present
during the third party meeting. He says
the silver millionaires will put up i'm
mense sums for use by the third party.
NO THIRD PARTY MEN.
Another leading alliance man ques-
toned to day about North Carolina said
| that if there was now one third party
man in the state there were 10000. By
quiet and judicious management of the
presidential matter there is bare posi-
bility of holding these len down on state
matters Chairman Smith, of the demo
cratic state executive committee, left for
Washington to-day.
| MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
1t was he who introduced in the COM
mttee meeting yesterday the new plan
for the minority representation in con-
ventiOns. There is disposition to make
every reasonable conce ssion to the ALI.
ance. The date chosen for the demo
cratic convention is the one suggested by
the president of the state allance.-Rich-
mond Dispatch.
THE ALEXANDER BOOM.
A Charlotte dispatch says: The recent
gathering of the members of the demo
cratic state executive committee in Raj.
eigh was the occasion of comparing notes
from all over the state, and from what
was learned it is evident that very com.
ple,ely equipped Alexander "boom" has
been rolling along under the surface and
gathering strength as it rolled for some
time past. The Developments are such as
to indicate that Captain S. B. Alexander
is the coming man for governor. 1t may
be that this very nomination will solve
the political problem in this state, and re
suit in thoroughly reunited democracy
and the triumphant election of the entire
ticket.