The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16


wetmore and Hanrick Speak.
.srondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The campaign opened in Cleveland
.,,ntv August Ssh, under very bright
Srsnices At the call Of the County
Chairman of the Peoples party, the
~.~ominating convention met in Blan-
tor's Hall, in Shelby, at IL o'clock, a.
while that of the Republican party
not at same time in the court house.
Toary precinct in the county was rep
-osented at both these conventions by
full delegation. Complete co-opera-
tion was agreed upon. The following
ticket was nominated for county off
GERS and will be elected in November
by a safe majority:
For Member of the House, D. J..
Hsmrick, (Populist); Clerk Superior
Court, ]. b. Quinn, (Populist); Regis
ter of Deeds, B. A, Barber, (Republi-
CAM Treasurer, J. B. Bgers, CPopulist /;
surveyor, W. P. Beam, (Populist)
Coroner, John Green, (Republican)
commissioners, Capt. Jno. A. Roberts,
Populist); P. W. Hanoi (Republi-
cam, and G.. F. Hamright, (Republi-
CAM.
At 1:3O p. m. an immense crowd
gathered in the court house to hear the
issues of the dey discussed by L B.
Wetmore, Esq, nominee for Solicitor
in the Eleventh judicial district, and
Morrison II. Caldwell, Ed, Populist
nominee for Congress in the Seventh
district
Mr.. Wetmore spoke for forty-fve
minutes, paying a high tribute to the
Judiciary of the State and outlining
the duties of q Solicitor. He reviewed
the past history of the Democratic
party in this State-its fraud and cor
ruption, and pointed out the open dec,
darations of the Democratic party that,
if again restored to power, it will re-
peal the laws enacted by the last two
legislatures and give as a Mississippi
or a South Carolina election law. The
speaker was frequently interrupted by
applause.
Mr.. Caldwell opened his campaign
with q speech Of one hour and a half.
He began in q very cool and deliberate
manner, and as he proceeded became
more enthused with his subject till he
became eloquent and pathetic. He
showed the ~insinceFity of the Demo.
cratic party in its tfetended devotion
to the "White man and white metal )
that they had been}ftried by the Popu.
lists and found wanting; that while
the platform declared for certain re-
forms, the party H. being dominated
by goldbugs and mUnopolists; that his
opponent had forced State issues, with
which Congressmen@have nothing to
do, into this campaign instead of dis
cussing National issues; that he would
meet bis opponent, by agreement, in 6
j1int canvass in Octobers that the peni
tentiary was never under better man
.agement than at present. The speaker
made a fine impression on his hearers
and we predict his election by a hand.
some me- 1rity.
Labor Commissioner ] 7 Hamrick
was called for and Responded in bis
usual happy style in a sno spicy
speech. Our people always know what
to expect from J. Y. He gave the
DemocrntI soma uu i co crack IN re
gard to the penitentiary wnicn a re-
ceived from the legislature unds I
Democratic control an extra appropria
ton of $35, 900 q year, while at present
it is run without any appropriation,
He pointed out instances to show that
the Democratic party has never failed
to put negroes in office if, by go doing,
it could carry it's points, n~otwithstand,
ing it has 50 much to say about ''white
supremacy" and negro domination"
Excellent music was furnished by
the Boiling Springs Cornet Band-the
boy band. A SPECTATOR
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