The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-27
BRYAN IS COMING
Writes That He Will Make Two
Speeches.
TIME: MIDDLE SEPTEMBER
Massey Will Make a Straight
Canvass For Gold.

Mr.. Pou and Capt. Strowd Arrange
Joint Canvass--Date of the Watson
Guthrie Canvass--Dr. Mott Here
Pritchard Speaks at Newbern- MIR.
Pou Saws, "The People Are With Us;
We Will Win.
81 WILL SPEAK TWICE IN NORTH
CAROLINA ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF
SEPTEMBER. WILL GIVE DATES
LATER. YOU CAN DECIDE ON
PLACES. WILL COME FROM JACK
SONVILLE, FLA, TO NORTH CARO-
LIMA AND LEAVE FOR VIRGINIA"
The above is an extract from letter
received yesterday from Hon. William
J. Bryan, the next President OF the
United States 1t will be good news
to the people of the whole State, who
will give Mr.. Bryan the most cordial,
the most hearty, the grandest recep-
ton ever rendered to any man in the
States history. From all sections OF
the State come inquiries to know when
he will speak and where, indicating
that at least half of the voters are
preparing to see and hear this tribune
of the people. He will come to North
Carolina as the nominee of three par
ties, the Democratic, Populist and the
Silver parties, and all three of them
will join in the Tar Heel welcome to
be given him.
The places at which he Will speak
have not yet been decided upon.
Wherever necessary special trains
will be used so that the people at all
the stations along the line of the route
can see the candidate, and rhe will be
requested to make short speeches at
the more important towns through
which he will pass, in addition to the
Two great speeches he will make at
two points to be announced later. Al
most every town and city in the State
is urging that it be selected for one
of the great speeches, or. II that be
impossible, that the route be arranged
so he can make short platform speech
there. This desire is confined to no
section of the State.
Hoola Boom Campbell, the Cherokee
statesman, was in town yesterday. He
has challenged John NJ. Campbell, of
this city. to meet him in joint debate
at Murphy October 3, the date of the
Cherokee Republican convention. The
challenge has been accepted.-Ashe-
vile Citizen.
=. T. Massey, of Johnston, Republi-
can candidate for Congress, was here
yesterday. He gave to the press his
letter of acceptance, in which he says:
II take this opportunity of signify
ing my acceptance of the nomination
and appreciation of the honor. My poll
teal convictions are well known to the
people of the district and | heartily
endorse the nominees and platform of
the National Republican convention.
In 1894, | favored cooperation with
the Populists for the purpose of Sc
curing to the people a free ballot and
fair count with local self-government
which was accomplished by the Legis-
lature of 1895, and favor a continuance
of cooperation in order to make sure
the perpetuation of these benefits. /
earnestly solicit the support of all who
endorse the principles which we con-
tend for with assurance if elected to
support all measures looking to the
restoration of confidence and the pros
perity of our country
Mr.. Massey called at Republican
headquarters and had a long confer
ence with, Chairman Holton. The chair
man predicted Massey's election by
two thousand majority, figuring that
Massey would come out even with
Strowd in Chatham.
Mr.. Massey returned yesterday to
his home in Johston. He said to a
News and Observer reporter yesterday
that he endorsed heartily the financial
plank in the ST. Louis platform and
would make straight sound-money,
protection campaign in the distict. He
said he would canvass the district, be-
ginning early in September. He did
not know whether joint canvass
would be arranged
Mr.. Massey is very much in earnest.
Some of the Popuiists are intimating
that Massey was put up to pull down,
but all the Republicans say the Strowd
people are fooling themselves.
Congressman w. f. Strowd came in
yesterday and had a conference with
Chairman Aver at Populist headquar-
tiers. 1t is no secret that the nomina-
ton of Massey and the consequent
forcing of the Populist tub to stand on
it's own bottom is causing him to lie
awake nights. He claims to be conf
dent of his election by 1900 majority.
When told that Chairman Holton
claimed that the fight would be draw
between Strowd and Massey in Chat
ham, he laughed heartily, and said he
wished they would allow Chatham to
settle the election. Yesterday after
noon he had conference with Mr.
Pou and they arranged for joint
canvass.
why don't you invite Col. G. Bent
Afford, the Sound Money" candidate,
to the joint debate?" newspaper man
asked him.
Il have no objection to his coming
in" Capt. Strowd replied, "the more
the merrier. I'm in favor of inviting
him to come i'm
Y
Chairman Holton, of the Republican
State committee, has gone to his home
in Winston on business Judge Rms