The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-18
HEADQUARTERS SELECTED
Republicans Want Populists to
Rise. Stand and be Counted.


Young Has to Howl for Mckinley
Nomination of Local Tickets.
Judge Russell will never come
down. You can put that IN your pipe
and smoke it, Maj. I'll. L. Grant, mem
Der of the Republican State Executive
committee, said yesterday
..When Daniel l.. Russell comes down
from the head of the Republican state
ticket it will be the coolest day TINS
country ever saw" said Secretary
Hyams, of the committee; we are noe
only not going 20 take hlln doWh' x pu'
we are going TO elect MN anu ia "a
- ne viii substitute flesh for whls-
- :, the Governors chair. That
rssolution passed regarding Judge hus-
sall was not only sincere and honest
hut & was passed by the committee
unanimously. We have an honest elec,
+;op law now. something we never haa
before and that means 25,0ou Noues
for ms that have never before peeh
counted. We are thousands OF votes
STRONGER than either the Democrats
or. the Populists, and we are connueht
we will carry the State. ,,
..I'ye told you all the time Russeii
would never come down, sald lom
RaiTev. one of the decorative pictures
in the Republican fresco. -.
.Will YOU withdraw from the TICK
et?" / asked Judge Russell yesterday.
..That thing has been nailed so many
times y he said, that / didn't think
ANYBODY outside of a mad house hon
e.tly believed it. 1t is not only ao-
solutelv absurd, but is getting very
monotonous.
..Judge. some of the Popuists are
saving that Marion Butler, the omnt-
notent. will pull you down from the
ticket. What is the understanding
about this?"
II don't know what the understand
mo. is. he answered in a voice that
could be heard two squares away, put
I know what my understanding apous
it is. Ny understanding is that l want
to be Governor. Mr.. Butler may De
omnipotent in his own party, bat out
side of that party there are some
things he cannot accomplish.
.You asked me about my under
standing" he continued: it reminds me
of an incident that occurred TO me
when I was canvassing one of the
DRESS. In the audience / noticed one
particularly Intelligent looking man,
with the appearance of an archbishop,
and / thought him a minister. saw
he was very much interested and / took
pains to make every point clear, SO
that / could not be misunderstood. Al
ter the speaking he came up and shook
my hand and said, THAT was pretty
good speech i hope you understand
my position I said. Yes he replied,
4 understand that you want to go to
Congress, and that d. bad
The Judge said he not only would
continue in the race but would be
elected Governor.
He said, IF there is anybody now
living on earth that believes the ru-
NOR about my coming down he ought
to be in a mad-house."
WHAT EDITOR RAMSEY THINKS.
In this weeks Progressive Farmer
editor Ramsey gives his views upon
the Populist State convention as fol-
lows:
..Thss question has been fired at the
writer several hundred times during
the past two or three days: What do
you think of the work done by the
State eenvention?
1.-THE personnel of the ticket noHli-
mated is good. 1t is q strong ticket,
and the platform is not bad. But we
don't know what is behind it. before
it nor around it, The whole thing.
is enveloped ia mystery.
s'We feel like telling an old story to
illustrate our position Once upon
time a man owned steer He wanted
to use team one day, and hFched
himself to wagon alongside of the
steer. The steer became frightened
and ran away. AS the curious team
was passing down the road at a 1904
gait man cried out to the man yoked
with the steer: Where are you goingo'
Don't ak me- said the man, AK the
steer
"of Course the above yarn Is as old
as the hills. We are told that Capt.
Noah used to kill time on rainy days
by telling the man and steer story to.
his friends on that celebrated cruise
in search OF patch of earth But
the application is new in this instance,
and we repeat, tax the steer"
4 STRONG LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
A prominent citizen of Raleigh, talk
ing Yesterday of the Wake county pol
itica1 situation, said:
'The time is approaching when the
Democratic convention for this eoun-
" will be held for the purpose OF NOM
mating candidates for the Lsgisla-
tslre and county offices. Wake county can
be carried if strong and suitable can
didates are named by hhe Democrats
l have heard the following legislative
ticket suggested as sure winner, w:
For the Senate III. C. Olive; for the
House of Representatives, James A.
Briggs, c. n. Allen and j. III. Fleming.
All of these gentlemen are and have
always been enthusiastic advocates of
the free coinage of silver and stand
squarely upon the Chicago platform.
They are popular and representative
citizens, possessing the confidence of
every man in the county and can be
elected if nominated"
The Progressive Farmer explains
zeh's predicament thus: "Mr Walser
i. very popular, but is the nominee
of the Republican convention, and will
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