The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13

ydu GlecUOFdl DIckeb. IuIS Is SUdUSu
by authority of Chairmen Manly and
Aver,
Speaking of one of Wake county's
nominees for the Legislature, the Eliza
beth City Economist says: IN. B.
Broughton, ESQ.,, is a candidate for the
Legislature of North Carolina in Wake
county. He is am able man, a good
man and man of the highest charac-
ter, and Wake county, the metropoli-
tan county in the State, would do it
self honor in electing Mr.. Broughton
as its representative. Mr.. Broughton
is a business man of large interests
and it was thought at first that he
would decline the nomination, but he
has accepted, and we are pleased to see
that he will make an active and earnest
canvass.
The Republican committee has made
appointments in the Eastern part of
the State for Hon. j. NJ Bangston, the
negro orator, of Virginia, and Rev. z.
A. Hubert, president of Livingston
College.
Col. Gold Bent Afford, the only ORR
9inal yellow-hammer candidate for
Congress in this district, was in the
city Saturday. He was on his way
from Johnston county, where he has
been canyassing with Pou Massey and
Strowd. Col Bent is not very enthu-
siastic over his prospects, but he is
enjoying hugely the novel experience
of canvassing for the votes that he will
not get. He says he does not expect
to be elected but is only trying to ed
ucate the peopleTup to what their real
needs are. He complains that the other
candidates will not give him an equal
division of time. He thinks that if the
Democrats and Populists fuse his
chances of election will be very mater
tally improved.
Hon. Charles M. Cooke, Secretary of
State, returned Saturday from a tour
of speaking through Eastern North
Carolina. He brings good reports.
News preceded him of the good effect
of the able speeches he has been max
ing throughout the State. A private
note from Jacksonville states that
Capt. Cookies speech at that place was
one of the best the people ever heard
there, and not only converted the way
ering but also stimulated the Demo
Gratis to the highest endeavor. Capt
Cooke spoke at Benson, Johnston coun-
| ty, Yesterday; speaks at Dunn to-day;
at Ellington on Wednesday,; at
Little River Academy on Thursday; at
Bradley's Store on Friday; and at Holly
Springs, Wake county, on Saturday.
| Mr.. r. b. Boone was here yesterday,
returning from a canvass of the coun-
ties of Stanly, Montgomery, Arson and
| Rockingham. He was on his way to
his home in Durham to attend court
there this week. He speaks of the out
| look in those counties as very bright
for the Democrats.
| The Greene county Democratic coun-
| ty convention at its recent session in
Snow Hill passed a resolution that
must be most gratifying to Chairman
F, Manly and his associates. Here it is:
| Resolved, That the able and eff
Gent manner in which our party's
campaign in this State has thus far
been conducted inspires us with conf
denee in it's success, and gives us every
reason to look forward to a glorious
victory for our cause in November
next"
''They do tell me- said Mr.. Hezekiah
/ Gudger, at the Park Hotel yesterday,
chat the greatest joint debate that
| has been heard in this country in re-
cent years was that between DIR. Tyre
| York and 'Coon-slSin' Henderson at
| Winston the other day. The battle
was fought fast and furious and ragged
| for several hours, and yet those who
heard it say that neither one of the
speakers came within mile of the is
sues involved in the campaign. Dr. York
opened the performance with a broad
side attack ON Henderson's record, per-
sonal private, political and otherwise.
| The 'Coon-skinner' replied by Smelling
the doctor with the same kind of shot.
Both of them made, or attempted to
make, liberal use of Bible quota
| tions-neither one ever getting them
right but each one trying to correct
| the other. And so it went, the crowd
| splitting their sides with laughter,
while the speakers grew red in the
/ face in sheer eaTnestness and vexatdon
at one another. Finally Henderson
broke up the meeting by the following
brilliant flight: DIR. York is a political
Arab, stealing his tent from the silent
| IOlu anu WddIEIluSs IlIAC 1SliulttSts
away into the wilderness of Democracy.
Why, my friends, he has changed his
politics as many times as there were
| stripes onr-on-on-as there were
stripes on the coat Qaughter)
oh, of Joseph. Damn it'll"
| Private letters from the Western
part of the State bring the news that
Auditor Furman is especially strong
in that section. Hundreds of Repub-
licans are announcing their intention
of scratching "Coon-skin" Henderson
and voting for our present very eff
cient and popular Auditor.
Mr.. w. c. Bowman, prominent Re
publican of Madison county, spent
| yesterday and Sunday here and left
/, yesterday afternoon for Greensboro,
where he has an appointment to speak
to-day. c. A. Reynolds, the second
choice Republican candidate for Lieu
| acknowledgements WAS also here SIM