The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL
Many of Them Want Stevenson
For President.
IN FAVOR OF TWO CONVENTIONS
The Friends of Col. A. M. Waddel'
Will Ask That He Be Sent to
Chicago as a Delegate
at arpe.
at Large

cumberland, ana 1nueeu ali over tHc
Cape Fear section, are almost enthusi-
astic over the prospects for redeeming
the State at the next election. There is
strong concensus of opinion among
all those ] have recently met that the
silver sweep in Kentucky means sill
yer sweep at Chicago, and that that
means a Democratic sweep in North
Carolina in November.
The information THAT | have been
able to gather during three weeks
stay in Eastern and Southeastern sec
irons of the State is at variance with Il
recent expression by Mr.. w. ID. Pruden,
of Edenton, with reference to one or
two conventions, or rather with refer
cnce to one or two meetings of the
State convention. l think, from eN-
pressions / have heard from hundreds
of Eastern Democrats that he will find
almost the entire East voting against
naming State ticket at the June meet
ing.
| heard Mr.. Iredell Meares, of Will
nlfngton, a few days ago reading let
ter from a relative in South Carolina,
which contained a rather humorous
reference TO the operations of the new
election law in that State. Under this
new law the voter must be capable of
reading the Constitution or of an intel
Iigent construction of it when read to
him. One old darkey who came up 10
regiser, admitted that he could not
read the Constitution, but insisted that
he could intelligently consprue it if it
was read TO him. He was asked by the
registrar what he understood to be the
meaning of the expression of the Su-
preme being"
Il confess ! am not quite clear on
that point" replied the old darkey,
$ but | think it means Senator Till
man.
1t is needless to say that this voter
will vote at the next South Carolina
election
THE boys are all for Boies in this
section remarked a New Hanover
Democrat to me, speaking about the
probable result of the Chicago conven-
ton. Indeed, the Iowa Ex-Governor
would rejoice and be exceeding glad if
he knew how many enthusiastic
friends he had in Eastern North Car
olna
Have you heard the news from Ken
lucky" This is the telegram silver
Democrat few evenings ago insisted
on sending Hon. John S. Henderson,
of Salisbury, but finally decided TO send
it to Secretary Carlisle, at Washington.
Mayor w. I'll. Bernard, the genial and
clever owner of the Wilmington Star,
rs one of the most persistent ''stay-at-
home" editors in the country. Il have
not been TO Raleigh but once in thirty
years" said Major Bernard and /
have never been to Charlotte in my life,
although / have been living in VIII
mington over thirty years." and vet
the Major is one of the best informed
and most successful newspaper men in
the State. He will doubtless kick out
OF the editorial sanctum traces long
enough to attend the State convention
as red hot silver delegate from New
Hanover.
Wonder if Papa Stevenson can't RELY
on Papa Hardin to swing the Kentucky
delegation into the Papa Stevenson
column at Chicago. Watch and see if
he don't.
L saw a rather ludicrous snapshot
picture taken of Congressman Shaw
in the act of cooning it across a Cum
berland county stream on a log. Dur
ing a days outing with a party of
Fayetteville friends a few days ago
the photographer caught him just as
his hold on the log was giving way
and a moment before the Presbyterian
congressman was completely emersed
Ex-Sheriff j. b. Smith. one of the
most popular Democrats in Cumber-
land county and one of the hardest
workers for the party in the State is
being urged by a number of his
friends for the Congressional nomin-
alton in the Third district. He de-
clares, however, that he does not as
pire to Congressional honors. He is
content to be sheriff of the good old
Cape Fear county and both the NOM
nation and election to this position
he can almost have for the asking.
The friends of Colonel A. M. Wad-
dell will doubtless ask the State con-
vention to send him to Chicago as
a delegate at large. Col. Waddell is
a staunch advocate of silver and if the
cause needed a defender there, no one
could defend it with more power or
eloquence than he, and if North Caro-
lima desired to present favorite son
for either first or second place nom
mating speech from him would be a
feature of the convention.
I have heard two methods suggest
ed for raising a Democratic campaign
fund for the approaching campaign.
One is for the Chicago convention to
nominate Boies and Blackburn and
adopt the battle cry of Boes, Black
burn and Bimetallism, 'B. b. B." In
this event the B. b. b. Co., of Atlanta
would be willing to put up the cash.
The other suggestion is that the con-
vention nominate Stevenson and Sib-
ley and adopt the campaign Sshiboleth
of Stevenson, Sibley and Silver IS. 5.
S." In which event the National
chairman might draw at pleasure on
the S. S. S. Co., of Atlanta.
A good deal is being said about get
ting the silver forces together and
getting the different factions aligned