The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-23
ABOUT POLITICS
AND POLITICIANS

Much has been said since the election
and nOtfa word too much-in commenda-
ton of Hon. +. NJ. Simmons for his
great ability in conducting the campaign.
Of Governor Jarvis and Capt AShe, for
their good work in preparing the Cam
paign Handbook and answering the
| "Populist Handbook of Facts" of the
splendid speeches made by jarvis, Wad-
dell, Aycock, Glenn. Shaw. Cooke POu,
Sprull, Shepherd. BuSbee. Watson. Man
| ly, Kitchin. Davidson. Lucas. Doughton,
| Woodland Boone. Bryant. Bennett, Lock
hart, Webster, Turner. Lcazar, Gilmer,
Smith and the other eloquent men out
side of able party candidates who from
mountain to sea-shOre carried the gospel
| of Democracy to people who were
charmed aud convinced of the uutrins,
capable and winning work of The press
all these have been given their due need
of praise. This paper joins in and en-
phasizes every commentator. There
were two men whose work was most
valuable of whom the general public
knew little. because they worked in the
quiet of the committee headquarters,
with no opportunity to he seen and heard.
L.
secretary of the Democratic State COM
mittee and Mr.. L. NJ. pearsall. of New
bern, who had charge of the speaking bu-
reau. They did their work well. and are
rs deserving of the party's gratitude as
those men who were daily in the public
eye.
Mr.. Ii. l.. Goodwin, popular young
lawyer of Dunn, will be candidate for
engrossing clerk of the Senate. He
studied law at Chapel Hill.
Mr. W. NJ. Carraway, who was a mem
Der of the House from Greene in 1898,
will be a candidate for door-keeper of the
House. He served in the Confederate
army.
Salisbury correspondent of the Char
lotte Observer writes:
THE possibility of Governor Russclrs
impeachment seems to diminish each day.
1t is argued that the impeachment of his
nibs would only make bad condition
worse by putting Lieutenant Governor
Reynolds in the gubernatorlal berth. It
is considered most eXpedient to leave
Russell shorn of his power when the Leg
islature adjourns. No less than six Rep
resentatives-elect have expressed this
view of the situation to your correspon-
dent"
We learn that the Democratic leaders
of Greene county held 1t meeting last
week and finally decided to contest the
election in that county on the ground of
a. 8
at least eleven illegal votes cast by the
Fusionists and this number taken off
from the Fusion vote elects all the Demo
Gratis except for sheriff, the fusion nom-
nee for that office having received 81 ma
jority according to the returns. lf is
thought that Mitchell, fusion nomineefoi
the Legislature will not even make a
contest with Capt. J. +. w. Suggfor
that office.-Kinston Free Press. ri
There were so many political speakers
in the late great canvass that the Mes
senger did not undertake the huge job
Of commencing all, but it did refer edi-
torially more than once to Governor Jar
Wis, Mr.. c. b. Aycock, Captain Glenn
and Captain Buck Kitchin, and wrote
once of Mr. Claude Kitchin, his brother,
the representative. Mr.. ,Josephus Dan
iels, ex-Representative Woodland, Mr..
Kerr Craige and perhaps others. All did
"yeoman service" and merits well, and
their efforts contributed to swell the di-
mansions of the victory, Governor Jarvis
began his canvass early in July He and
Captain Samuel a. Ashe spent weeks in
the excellent Democratic hand
book that was found so effective and use
full. Governor Jarvis made a great many
speeches that were marked with the
simplicity, directness and force of all
his public speaking. We copy with pleas
ure an editorial from the Washington
Evening Messenger upon him.-Wilming-
ton Messenger