The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-21

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POLITICAL
POT-POURPI.
Condensed Mention OF What
People Are Saying And What
Parties Are Doing.
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some Republican Opinions on the Con-
vention.
You must confess that this II a rep
resentative gathering Of North caro-
lima Republicans" was a remark ad-
dressed by prominent kepno'ican
10 Or. j. j. Mott. Yes. cir, replied
the Doctor, at / 8 the most distinguish
Cd representation OF pie counter lei
lows that ever assemblies In North
Carolina" Mott knows Them
~ did the best could TO beat the
scoundrel,- said Reynolds, OF Forsyth,
while the crowd was cheering Russell.
There was a DOckery Croatan dele
gate from Robson, who was offered
$50 to vote the county solidly for Rus
sell. He declined, and threatened 10
expose the tactics of the Russell men.
J. J. Wood, of Halifax: They seem
to believe in n minority report, ana
we'll send 'em one from our county.
I'll never vote for Russell As long as
God let's me live
Spencer Blackburn: Russell is the
weakest man We could have put up.
Guthrie will catch many Republican
votes. Men from my section were in
structed for Dockery and they voted
for Russell. Their railroad fare was
paid by Russell
John Lowry, chief of the Croatan
| Indians, and a cousin of Henry Berry
Lowry, says that Russell's men tried to
| bride him. He says he fought Russell
| for the nomination., and he Will light
him at the polls.
John Williamson says he will not
support the nominee, and that Russell
will be beaten by 10000 votes.
Col. O. ii. Dockery: 81 am afraid for
my party, because the result will be
very damaging. Judge RusselPs NOM
| nation was not obtained honestly, fol
the votes of two counties were not rep
resented. | am not ashamed of my
campaign, for every act has beer
OPEN"
OF course a great many Russell sup
porters express opinions contrary t.
the above, and say they can elect theil
man. The object in giving adverse
opinions is to show that there is dissat
isfaction at the nomination. Only
few of many hundreds of very sever
criticisms are presented.
Mai. Fl. L. Grant, of Wayne, a warn
supporter of Russell, is reported in al
interview to have said: "Docker!
spent a good deal of money. He dit
not begin to do this until after tn
Mecklenburg convention. Il. B. keog
spent the money for Jim Boyd. KeOgl
poses as the friend of Morton. Boy
did not blow in any of his own money
l don't think Russell has spent owe
,, $500. His money has been going
long time. He began with the prima
ries; at the very beginning. That i
very costly work."
Comptroller Eckels, who is run
: ming all over the country as Cleve
= lands goldbug agent and DRAWN!
J, his salary from the people for tn
J same, is now in Illinois. Speakin
q of the silver movement there and tn
> probable results, he says:
4 81 do not know whether those VIII
o are engineering the free silver move
=: ment in Illinois consider the cours
l. they are pursuing is winning pol
it tics, but if so, l will certainly t
e disappointed in the results on ele'
ton day. 1t means at the outset tn
e complete abandonment of importan
II States like New York; New Jerse,
n and Connecticut, It involves tt
n loss Of Maryland, Delaware, an
Kentucky. 1t could not SAFE Ind
n ana.
he ITO make this loss good, enoug
IF thoroughly silver States would ha,
T. to be won to give a majority in tt
y electoral college. Colorado, Mo-
If tana, Utah, Nevada. and 1dal
* would possible 90 Democratic, b
ID when those are named, the who
10 gain is enumerated. The elector
ell vote of all would not equal Ne
ne York. Mr.. Boies could not car
H. H. Iowa, Kansas, or Nebraska, and N
a. Bland could not win in Missouri.
If don't know that any Democrat
S; elected on any platform, but I 8
O. certain there is an opportunity up
an a sound money platform, while the
he is absolutely none on a free silv
In one"
IN
Nv Hon. Horace Boies' home cour
as has adopted gold resolution. H.
ms is pair for Senator Briefs no
ng county. Boies is one of the stars
VI the silver Democrats, and is spoh
W.. We Of for the Presidency if the sill
ms men control the Democratic nati'
ate al convention.
oot One Honest Man,
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