The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-14
SOME POLITICAL POINTS.
Jenkins Begins His Campaign of Wake
County.

The Fusion candidates will play n re-
turn date at Auburn They are billed to
speak there again next Tuesday. Ii
will be remembered that they began
their canvass of the county at Auburn.
But that was two weeks ago, and the
people there have since developed such
IN aversion to Fusion that it has been
deemed advisable to give them another
or dose. on the theory that like cures
like.
Jenkins yesterday began his canvass
of Wake county ut Rogers Store. He
has half a dozen appointments in the
county, winding up next week at Apex.
Somebody's fooling Jim Boyd and he's
fooling the Washington papers. The
Star says: "Cul. Boyd. assistant at
torney general. is receiving many letters
from the Republican leaders of North
Carolina. He says that all of these IN
dicate Republican gains throughout the
State" The Colonel had better not put
his money on this statement.
Senator pritchard continues to assert
that the Democrats will not carry II
Congressional district in North Carolina,
says Washington paper. Ii is notice
able. though. that Jeter didn't 80 into
the asserting business until lie had pull
ed Uncle Hanna's leg for Il good smart
campaign fund.
Judging from Mr.. Atwaters speech at
Wakefield. he is likely to prove Il very
dangerous machine in the Hon. Jo-lo
Jenkins trouble department
Nobody need be troubled about the
charge the FuSionistS are making:
That the Democrats also have appoint
ed negroes to Office. The Fusionists
are expecting an accident in November.
and are simply spreading a net under
their political triipeze--to make their fall
easy.
Is there anybody else for whom Super
visor Ray has built bit of road during
his long term of office? The returns are
mighty meagre.
The Rev. Maj. Baylus Cade is giving
the people of the Fourth district his
reasons for being Populist, and they
say he moves them to tears thereby.
He doesn't mention the fat office he gets
under Governor Russell by the deal
Rev. DIR. John Brown Burns, the
grand mogul of the capital square, is
this week expatiating on the beauties of
"co-operation" to refined and select au-
diences of colored Republicans and
white Fusionists. in Martin county.
The Hon. Hill Il. King, the Peanut
politician and parasite on the Manure
Pile. was very fayorably impressed with
his own speeches in the eastern part of
the State. He thinks. as a result. the
10000 fusion majority of two years ago
will be increased to $4,000. Hillory is as
modest in his claims as he is in his es-
innate of himself.
Little Ollie OfficaHunting Dockery,
Junior, the defeated Fusion candidate
for solicitor, is now beginning to cast
significant Chances back at the fat
office in the Revenue department that
he gave up too soon.
Jay Kew Williams and the rest
of the court house gang seem to think
Treasurer Knight didn't intend to hit
them when he threw that bankrupt.
county brick the other day. so they are
trying to explain to him what he meant
to say in that famous letter to Mr.
Stronach.
There is no Disgusting the renewed ac
tivity at Republican Headquarters these
days. With the arrival of that campaign
fund a few weeks ago, Holton and
Thompson took encouragement that they
might win out after all. More campaign
book and other literature are being print
ed, and when the dissatisfaction among
the negro voters Is mentioned they lean
back, with satisfied look, and tell you
it will all come right--in the wash.
Fowler's friefids say it will be cold
day and after the 9Th of November when
the Republicans get him off the. Congress
sional ticket in the Second district.