The state chronicle., 1892-05-14
Political Currents.

The delegation elected at the pri-
maries in St Matthew's township are
all democrats.
a private letter from Chowan
county says that its democratic con-
vention instructed for Holt.
The delegates to the State conven
ticn from Surry county. are uninstruct-
ed; but it is said that Holt is in the
lead for governor, and Cleveland for
president.
Waynesville Courier: Clay county
selected j. S. Bell and d. X. Moore
as delegates to the State convention,
instructed for =. b. Alexander and
Charles Nj. Stedman for Governor
and 1t. Gov, and instructed for Georc.
A. Shuford for judge.
The democrats of Yadkin county
have held their convention and nomi-
mated the following delegates to the
State convention. who are tried and
true democrats, and will have no third
rarty in theirs w. f. Bovender, w.
}. Dickson, 7. c. Phillips, NJ. l.
Woodhouse, J. ID. Hamlin, \. S. c..
May, and n. Glenn Williams.
The Durham Globe interviewed Col.
Julian ). Carr toi ascertain his views
as to the nomination for governor. In
reply to the question: "Are you can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
nation?' Col. Carr replied, 81 am
not. To the question, would you
accept the nomination if it should be
rendered you?" He said, II hold tha.
no man should decline the nomination
of his party for the high Office of gov
ernor of North Carolina
Hillsboro Observer: Sheriff Hughes.
who presided at Orange democratic
convention, in his speech said he
was a member of the Alliance but had
no sympathy for the third party. He
said that much complaint was being
made that money was not as plentiful
now as it was before the war. He adj
mitted this, but claimed that this state
of affairs was brought about by the
people themself He thought il al
would live economically now as they
did before the war, there would be nc
! cause for this complaint.
The Caswell NewS: "The editor OF
the PrOgreSsire Farmer has a some.
what difficult role to perform in play.
ing the part OF a nOn-partizan editor
while he is on the stump an avowed
third party advocate. And here i,
may be not amiss TO ask him to tell us
when the government buys the rail
roads who the money will be paid to
Will it not be Vanderbilt. Jay Gould
and the rest of the Wall street pluto
Gratis: We always thought that Wal
street was at the bottom of a good dea
of the St. Louis platform. 1t look
that way"
A correspondent Of the Roxb0r,
Courier writes: "Suppose that tn
records of those who are abusing Gov
Holt were only known. Let his liz
and character be compared to som,
who criticise him. Gov. Holt clearl,
wrote that he was not a member of
trust and had never been. | hear,
one of the leading citizens of Roxbor
say, short time ago, that he ha
known Gov. Holt for thirty years, an
that he was "A most excellent man i
every way, that he was liberal, kint
honest, and that his administration ha
been wise and just. The fact is tha
Gov. Holt is the recognized leader j
this great campaign now being wage
in our State"
Hickory Press and Caroiina
" hen charged with the design of a
, tempting to capture the State demo
: cratic convention and force upon it tn
; St. Louis platform as the platform {
the democratic party Of North Care
lima, some Of the third party men sa,
We'll, WHY isn't that all right
: Hasn't the majority the right to rule
: While admitting that the majority hs
| the right to rule when the majorit
2 demonstrates the fact that il is the IN;
5 jority in the way prescribed by Law
e We deny that majority antagonist
: to party has a right to go into
| party convention, in the face of ii
r traditions, usages. written or unwritte
n law Of the party, and claim the rigl
d to dominate it by virtue of superi'
}, numbers, especially stem it goes
!, with pre-determinat;nn not to abi'
S by the action Of that invention if
IT should prove TO be c"atrary to
d wishes"