The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-18

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ooh only made one speech"
"Where?"
AT place called Log Cabin"
II is vet to be learned whether this
one oratorical effort was enough for the
Doctor, or enough for the inhabitants
of Martin county. Perhaps it was both.
Certainly it would be interesting to
know why the Doctor didn't repeat the
dose. after going TO the trouble of getting
indefinite leave of absence from his
duties here and riding n hundred miles.
The Rev. Hal Air has finally, in his
numerous writings, endorsed everything
Republican except himself His natural
modesty forbade that Now can't some
grateful Fusionist rise up and endorse
the Reverends administration as wise.
statesmanlike, careful and cconomcal?"
Wake county people have shown that
they can stand good deal, but it is
hardly credible that they can stomach
another dose of Hambone Jones.
The people of this county will "get'
their moneys worth this campaign
With three sets of county candidates,
three candidates for Congress- two judi
cial tickets and generous sprinkling
of outside stumpers, there should be no
lack of oratOry and a plenteous diversity
of opinion on public questions.
If heports be not misleading, Atwater
is making the fur fly from Jenkins by
telling some mighty damaging truths
about the would-be Congressman. For
instance there's his vote against Bryan
at st. Louis.
Richmond Pearson came down Sunday
to see about the muster out of the Sec
ond regiment. Nearly half of it is from
his district and nine tenths of the men
are Republicans. Hence Little Richard"
wants them either mustered out at once
or some arrangement made for them to
register and vote while at home on fur
Tough.
Seeing the chances of success for the
Fusion ticket daily growing beautifully
less. Joe Rogers has, it is said, cut loose
from his colleagues and gone to bush
whacking for No. /. Even this bad faith
In saying the London Gaiety Girls"
Saturday night was the bumest perform
ance ever seen in town, the News and
Observer did not include Little Office
Hunter Dockery, Juniors, speeches be-
fore the various Fusion conventions held
here.
De Fusionist's a-chasin oh de voter now,
After Piece.
Once he was certain, but 'e's loollin' lone
some now,
Huntin' Piece.
l CANT help a-wond'rin what'll be is
fate
After heturns come in on November de
ate,
Will e go ter work, err sit around and
wait,
Cryin' "Pie-ee, Piece ?
There have been few rockets in this
campaign, there will be all sorts of
sticks.
The Fusionists have a Guy and Jay
on their ticket all right enough-Barnes
and Rogers. But they're not the only
shadows in the graveyard.
There's a certain Fusion candidate for
county commissioner whose own son de-
clares he will not vote for him.
Now that Holton's official negro paper
is charging that the Democrats have
committed cold-blooded murders to carry
elections, the campaign may be said to
be well under way.
Rays incompetence as road supervisor
cannot be excused on the ground that he
is doing the best he knows now. He has
not only spent every cent of the road
fund, he has absolutely ruined every
road in the district.
Little Office-Hunter Dockery, Jr., is
in a dead run. He says he has can
vassed two counties for solicitor, and
that if the Democrats come anywhere
near carrying Wake county he's gone.
So we lowed when de driv up. And
Wakes alright.