The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-08
IT WAS NOT FORMAL
A STATEMENT AS TO GEN. CARR s CANDl-
DACY FOR THE SENATE.
The Durham Recorder Says that he Became a
Candidate Under Pressura'ffom
All Quarters"

Durham, n. c., Oct. 7.-0Special. J. /
State says that Hon. Julian s. Carr,
of Durham, has made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for the United
States Senate in an interview in the
Richmond Times. This conveys a
wrong impression. Gen. Carr has made
no formal announcement of his cand,
dacy. We has friends in all sections
of the State who have been urging him
for several months to become candi-
date for the Senate. Lately, as ! un-
derstand it-for | have not talked with
him about it-Gen. Carr has stated to
those who wrote or talked to him about
it that at the proper time he would be
in the race to succeed Butler That fa.t
has been generally known for some
weeks or months.
When in Richmond last week, where
he Went to represent the North Carolina
Confederates at the burial of Gen. Herh,
a reporter asked Gen. Carr if it was
true that he was Il candidate for the
Senate. The answer was frank ami
characteristic one, but no formal an
noumcement, in These words:
YES, / am candidate for the Senate
to succeed Butler, and am in the race
to win. / have some fine mem against
me. There's +. NJ. Simmons, chairman
of our State Democratic committee, and
a thorough going, astute politiciam cx
Gov. Jarvis, twice Governor of North
Carolina, and q former Senator, and
Mayor A. NJ. Waddell, of Wilmington.
who has also served i'm Congress, and
whose part in the hate troubles gives him
good place i'm the hearts of the white
people
IF / win, i shall feel that / have
been greatly eomphmented for all Of
the other aspirants are high-toned
Christian gentlemen, who stand well
v1,h the people
Our campaign will not be character
azed by display of acrimonious feeling
certainly so far as / am concerned. Ny
opponents are my personal friends
That was all. j am greatly mistaken
if athe spirit of that interview does not
meet the approval of III North Carolina
Democrats, whether they support Gen.
Carr or some other aspirant. The Re
corder of this city speaking of the mat
ter says:
We are pleased to see that General
Carr has given it out that bn will be a
candidate for election as United States
Senator, to succeed Marion Butler
whose term expires March, 1901.
Under the pressure from all quarters
General Carr could have dome nothing
else.
"There are demands of the people
that must be respected. In the matter
before us, their demand is imperative,
and nothing lse will satisfy them. They
are for General Carr for United States
Senator, and the edict has gone forth
that he must be the man.
The sentiment of the people of Dur
ham and this section is expressed in m
editorial in the last issue Of the Hillsboro
Observer. lit says:
NOW that General Carr has announc-
ed that he is a candidate for United
States Senator to succeed Senator But
Ter, it is in order for all other Demo
cratic candidates ITO retire in his favor
and let MIR. Cars election be without
opposition so far as his own party is
concerned 1T seems to us that Mr.
Carr is entitled to most anything he
wants that the Democratic party can
give him.