The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-03
Political Currents.

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Political Currents.
Monroe township, Union county, in
its Democratic convention, unani-
mously pledged itself to stand 10y the
State and National Democratic plat
forms.
Buncombe county Democratic con-
.vention met Saturday. Gen. X. b.
Vance, leading Alliance man, de-
clared himself as opposed to the Third
party. On motion of ID. A. Black
well, president of the county Alliance,
the president recommended III. A.
Gudger, of Asheville, for the office of
Lieutenant Governor. A suggestion
was made that the convention recon-
mend the platform of 1890, which
Harry Skinner is reported as saying
would suit the Alliance, but it was not
acted upon.
The Wilmington Messenger says:
"The Martin county democrats in the !
Alliance will take no third party ''in !
theirn." A letter to us from BERTHE
county says; "The third party has
some advocates. but the Alliance lead
ers are democrats, and you may put
BERTHE county down as solid for good
and honest government. That is bet
ter. Let all democrats get together
and stick together. White men can
not afford this year to engage in politi-
cal foolishness If they do they are
irretrievably swamped."
The Marion Record says: at is
gratifying to see the political situation
in North Carolina rapidly changing
A few weeks ago it looked as though
the Third party would develop strength
enough in North Carolina to render
precarious the result of the
election in November, of this
grand Old commonwealth. The Third
party is gradually dwindling into in
significance and it is being shivered TO
pieces for the want of concert of ac
tion, while the prospect of a united
democracy and consequent victory in
t November is waxing brighter and
brighter every day"
Durham county in 1888 was entitled
to y delegates to the State con vention.
The Sm says: "We suppose the same
) basis will be the guide this year. On
: the vote for Governor in that year
5 Governor Fowle received 1875 and
l. Mr.. Dockery l ,6l7, difference of only
l. 1913 votes. This gives you some idea
+ of how close this county is between the
i two parties. Unless there is unity
l. this fall there is little hope of the Dem
y ocrats being successful in this county
{ This is plain talk and we throw it out
q for what it is worth, in the hope thai
Is it will bring our party friends to re
J alization of the situation"
= The Marion Record says: "a larg'
- majority of the farmers in Mcdowell
r county are Alliancemen. We hea
e them say on every hand that the oh
= jects of the Alliance when original
started was to better the condition O
II. the farmers by mutual aid, education
a. etc, and that it was not to int, rfer
H. in any way with the religious o
~ political convictions of its member.
al True to that avowed principle Of Il
+. order, the majority of the farmers !
r.. Mcdowell take no stock in the Thir
nj. party. As of yore they will co-operal
cd with the Democratic party and a soli
d. Democratic delegation will 90 to Il
tv State Democratic convention
OF The Salisbury Herald learns throue
he reliable source that a secret polite
,et meeting was held Friday at Tradir
ng, Ford. Mr.. S. A. Ernhardt was Il
not speaker OF the evening. In referrir
IN to the approaching primaries he sa
ed that every Allianceman, no matter
be he had voted the Republican tick
md and had affiliated with that party
nal the past-just so he was an AilianC
lch man-had right to 90 into the De
ing ocratic convention and urged that !
should attend. This" says the III
an aid, "coming from man who was ho
ed, ored with the Democratic votes
tic Rowan county two years ago, Is d;
OF ing outrage on the citizens he rep
'ess sented. Shame on Mr.. Earnhardt
son his wanton disregard of the princip
but he once professed. How he can ii
the express himself is more than We C
the understand. Mr. Earnhardt was call
to order several times by Alliancem
lop- present who told him he had no ri'
to discuss politics in secret meetings
too that it was unconstitutional-but
lose went right ahead regardless Of vi
ave they said"
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