The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-26
ABOUT POLITICS
AND POLITICIANS

We want to suggest the name of Hon
| X. L. Smith the new Senator-elect from
CabarrlIs and Stanly, for president pro
tenn of the State Senate. Mr.. Smith Is
one of the brightest and best Informed
young men i'll the State, and is wen
yerscd in parliamentary rules. He II
| cmincntly capable in every respect to
preside over the Senate with command
and dignity. and is one not to be SWaytd
by the prejudices of Il moment. lie Is
| a loyal Democrat, and is worthy "i
every honor his party may place on him.
1t is sbut just that Stanly and lCabarfHS
should have a voice in the organization
of our next Legislature, and we rise
to place in nomination the name of Hon.
r. l.. Smith for president pro tcmpore
of the Senate. y more fitting choice
could not be made.-Stanly Enterprise.
In the Raleigh correspondence of The
| Observer of yesterday, II was said III
is most earnestly hoped here that the
new board of Agriculture which will no
doubt go into office next January, VIII
elect Mr. Thomas X. Bruner, secretary
When the Fusionists turned him OUT
the State lost the services of very
valuable man" This is Il matter
which, like the late election, rises above
politics. There are Il number of men III
North Carolina, any one of whom Wolhd
make good Senator, Governor or Cmef
Justice. but there is only one man who
| is pre-eminently fitted for the important
office of secretary to the board of agrl-
culture. Mr.. Bruner knows more about
the resources of the State than any man
in it, and knows better how to talk ana
write about them. The State Museum
at Raleigh, il magnificent collection. IS a
monument to him. He has done more
than anybody to bring the State INTO
public notice, and this work is his de-
| light. Through long years of study ana
investigation he has qualified himSelf
for it, and while there may properly be
| contests over other places to be filled,
| there should be none over this Nobody
else than Mr.. Bruncr should be thought
of.-Charlotte Observer
Messrs. Eavcs and Lambert. we learn.
| have filed due notice of their contest for
| the seats in the State Senate, to when
| the face of the returns have elected
| Messrs. Souther and Kerley by Il very
small majority. The grounds of contest
| are irregularities reported at two boxes.
| -Morganton Herald.
The Elizabeth City Carolinian, Repub-
lican organ. pays this compliment to the
| Democratic representative-elect from
| Pasuuotank: "In one respect the Demo
| Gratis of this county acted wisely-they
| nominated some of their ablest and best
| men. To the personality of their ticket
| no one could take exception. All VINO
| are acquainted with j. Bush Leigh, the
| epresentative-elect, know that he is a
| brainy young man, genial. honorable
and imbucd with progressive ideas.
| The next Legislature will undoubted-
| ~ be one of the ablest ever assembled
| in North Carolina. There is so much
| good speakership timber in it that it viii
| be hard to decide which one of the many
| able men ought to have the place Oh
| honor. We would like very well to see
| Hon. J. Frank Ray, of Macon county
| speaker. because he made such splen
| did fight against great odds in the Leg
| isaturc of 1898. We will always love
him for his boldness and straight
| Democracy Record
Impeach Russell Why certainly he
expects and the Legislature ought net TO
| disappoint him.-Windsor Ledger.
|
| 1t is claimed that the Secretary OF
| States office in this State is worth over
| $4,000. Some of the papers since the
election are urging the Legislature tc
create a new office-lnsurance Commits
| sioner-in order to take away Il large
amount of the pay which is now drawn
by DIR. Thompson. Is it possible that
there is no better way to adjust this mat
ter? Gould not the Legislature manage