The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-23
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MT. w. - IOWA, VINO represented
Mecklenburg i'll the State Senate in
1895, and made Statewide reputation
is in the city with II large delegation
advocating the establishment of dis
pensary in Charlotte. / had talk with
him last night about the matter. He
says he has never seen anything like
the way the people of Mecklenburg are
aroused. Within two weeks, notwith-
standing the bad weather. over 1900
white voters signed petitions for the
dispensary. In the last election the
highest vote for any Democratic can
didate was in round numbers $500. This
shows a majority of the Democrats for
the dispensary. / asked him, what is
the sentiment of the white voters of your
county on the dispensary question:"
THE petitions show that not only a
majority of all the Democrats, but a
clear majority of the white voters of
the county signed the dispensary petit
TONS
WAS the matter an issue in the cam
paign?'
THE matter was not an issue in the
campaign, and so far as | am aware
was never referred to in any speeches by
the candidates."
did the Democratic party, through
its leaders, make any pledges?"
1.-THE chairman of the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee has stated repeatedly
that no pledges were made. If any
pledges were made they were made by
individuals without party authority or
sanction, and are binding only on those
who made them. The fight in Meek
Ion lt,p al I,n
for white supremacy and good govern
ment, and upon this issue the ticket
was elected by large majority The
people east their votes for the party
and the men whom they believed would
represent their interests Having Sc
cured their election they now exercise
the right of petition. and majority
ask for the establishment of dispen-
sary
1T matters not now whether the issue
was made at an opportune or inoppOr-
tune time, the fact remains that it has
been made, and the future welfare of
the party in Mecklenburg county de-
ponds upon the action of this Legisla
ture. BY passing the dispensary act
now it can settle the question and make
the county safely Democratic. BY fail
ing to pass it, it will bring on fight
in the county that may result in the dis
ruption and defeat of the party in the
next campaign. The advocates of the
dispensary claim that as a matter of
right their bill is entitled to favorable
consideration by the Senate because it
is endorsed by a majority of the Demo
Gratis of the county and has passed the
House unanimously, and as a matter of
party expediency it ought to receive ia
vorable consideration so that party sue
cess in the next election, an election of
vast Importance to the welfare of the
State, may not be endangered
Referring yesterday to the bill for
Pamlico Senator Miller said that cam
paign pledges were made to introduce a
bill to amend the acts of 1897 so as TO
allow residents of Pamlico to fish the
Dutch or pond nets within 900 yards
of the shore in Neuse river We con-
tend that it is local matter, does not
affect any county but Ours, does not OBJ
struct the stream in any manner, and
we insist that we ought to be granted that
privilege. We think that Craven and
Carteret have no business to interfere
with our local measures"
Charlotte is always in evidence at a
session of the Legislature. Two years
ago the whole city seemed to be here
to protest against turning over the city
to the negroes and their allies.
Yesterday morning big delegation
came here to urge the Senate to pass a
dispensary bill for Charlotte. They
came on special train. Among those
who came, in addition to Mr.. Charles
w. Iillett, who has been here several
days, were Messrs. George u. Wilson,
e. T. Cansler, DIR. ]. Il. Howerton, o..
NJ. Carson George III. Brockenbrough,
II. +. Cochrane, w. S. Alexander, A. g..
Brenizer, J. G. Burroughs, II. G. Carson.
Dr. X. l.. Gibbon, J. G. Harris, ii. IL.
Orr, NJ. p. Pegram, Jr., c. w. John
son. III. A. White, Rev. A. c. Barron,
DR.. c. G. McManaway, C. S. Donaldson,
w. G. Dowd, |. w. Durham, w. f..
Dowd, J. G. Heron, II. i. Rollins, T.
A. Sykes, DR.. |. w. Faison, Prof q. +.
Mccoy, William Anderson, J. Ii. Wearn,
H. w. Harris, n. Summers Alexander,
James NJ. Davis, +. c. Abbott, ID. ).
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NJ. Steel, j. j. Blakely, Dr. G. l.. Alex
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n. Merritt
One of the most interesting matters
that is engaging the attention OF the
Legislature relates to whether the in
surance business shall be given to
commission, in connection with railroads
and banking or be conducted in an IN
surance department.. | met Col. Julian
$. Carr, who is the best posted plan
about insurance in the State outside OF
professional insurance men and who
carries more insurance on his life than
any man in the South, and asked him
which of the two plans he thought was
the best.