The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-22
TIE STATE TICKET.
>ouE PERSONAL POINTS ABOUT
OUR NOMINEES.


Skctched-The Party's Fortunes
Placed i'm Worthy Hands.
Ii gives the CHRONICLE special
pleasure to present today sketches of
The nominees on the State ticket:
our Next Governor.
Sudden emergencies or perplexing
nostions always seem to have happy
contingency awaiting their solution
and in the election of Elias Carr as the
democratic candidate for Governor,
fortune was never more propitous than
when she blew aside with propitous gales,
that for time had hung threatningly |
in the sky. Good men and strong
men had been named; each and all of
them seemed to be sustained by all the
democrats of strength and popular
favor; yet in the animation of the anita
gonism of opposing claims, it became
evident beyond a peradventure, that
whoever might attain the honors of
majority of the convention, was sure,
in tn canvass that was to follow, to
feel the stings of unappeased majority,
therefore wisdom taught the necessity of
seeking one, modestly Withholding all
claims or pretension to the high rewards
Of the usual magnificent democratic ma
jority, had up to the supreme moment,
-
the office of governor. Yet, when the
name Of Elias Carr was presented as
the solver of the difficulty. the surprise
was not that he was presented, but that
il had not been done before. For there
was present not only an allianceman,b but
true and tried democrat; not only
farmer, but practical business man;
not only the holder of his own plow
and the manager of his own farm, but
man of education and culture,
fitted to lead in practical matters
under the guidance of native
common sense, but with equal
power and skill to grace the halls of
the most polished assemblies. Never
was more speedy disposal OF the
embarrassments, which ut the open
inc of the convention seemed to darken
deliberation and menace results. The
solution came as mutually, as simply,
as UNEXPECTEDLY as that made by Co.
lumbus to the courtiers, who presented
simple, yet perplexing problem.
The day spring of good fortune at
once revealed itself, and the conven-
ton went forth with the certain conf
dence that their decision was the hap
piest that could possibly have beer
reached. But who is Elias Carr
What has called him from his retire
ment and drawn him into the full
blaze of popular scrutiny, to be sub
jected to popular criticism, and to b'
rewarded with popular approval? u
10 the present moment living In th'
quiet of rural retirement, known tt
his couutymen as trusted guide il
county affairs, drawn out incidental,
TO take part on the wider arena OF ag
ricultural State deliberation. at one
taking rank by the demonstration O
his strong sense and his safe and thor
ough information, until by the yer
force OF merit, modest, yet unmlstaks
BILE, he was established in brie
period, as a leader in council, and ais
AS the proper head of that new, power
tul and patriotic body, known as tn
farmers alliance, head firm, prudent
conservative, and always holdin
as well his fealty to his old party a
TO the organization he was called bot
to lead and to serve. Mr.. Carr wa
born at Brace Bridge farm, in tn
county of Edgecombe, near the vi
lage of "Old Sparta" and was th
son of James Carr. He is now abol
iitty-one years of age. He has a lars
and influential family connection
whose careers are associated with muC
Of the most honorable history Of Norl
Carolina. He was prepared for e
trance into the University of Nor
Carolina at the Bingham school
Orange county. He pursued b
course at Chapel Hill for some tim
but eventually finished his educate
at the University Of Virginia. Th
education he applied to the practic
purposes Of agriculture SO as to |
come regarded as one of the best al
most successful farmers in the Sta
and lived farmer, with simple de,
ton to distinction, until called for
to lead his fellow agriculturists
their loftier aspirations after that j
tice Of equal recognition SO long {
MED them.
lie has been for fifteen years
member of the board of county CO
missioners of Edgecome county, a
for some time member of the boz
Of managers of the A. and NJ c
lege, and is also a member of
Worlds Fair commission. Mr.. G.
married in 1859 Miss Eleanor, dau
ter Of Mr.. William Kearney,
Shocco Springs. He will be kno