The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
THE AMENDMENT WILL GO
SUCH is COMMITTEEMAN DAN
IELS' VIEW.
BETTER CLASS or REPUBLICANS FOR Il
They Are Supporting il in The Hope That It VIII
Help Their Party, Senator Buffers
Successor is Soon to be
Elected,
washington Post.)


"There is no doubt that the constitu
tional amendment to be voted on mex
August Will be adopted said Mr.. Jose
phus Daniels, the editor and pCITieto
of the Raleigh News and Observer, t
Il representative Of The Post yesterday
Mr.. Daniels is the Democratic nationa
committeeman of his State and is thor
oughly acquainted with the politica
situation.
The Democratic party, which has {
clear majority of 1I,0O0 over both tn
Republican and Populist parties. h
continued. lis united in support OF tn,
amendment. There is Il large number o
Republicans, led by such men as ex
Congressman Settle, who are giving j.
their hearty support. They believe tina.
after ii becomes a part OF the organ>
law OF the State it will remove the mig
ger question from politics, and rhIt thel
the Republican party will attract TO j
men who will not affiliate with the legrt
in politics Mr.. Settle is the ablcst youns
Republican i'll the State and he is no
alone among the better class Of Re
publicans who feel that their party i;
doomed TO perpetual defeat as long a.
the negro is a leading factor in politics
Most of the Populists. who are original
ly Democrats. returned to the Demo
cratic party in 1898. AS an exampl
Of the change. / may say that in WAX,
county alone-the county III which TIL.
capital Of the State is situated--ther
were ] 200 populists when the party wa
organized in 1892. At the last election
there were less than 500. In one pre-
cinct where there were over fifty Pope
lists in 1858. thirty-six of them will yoj
for the constitutional amendment. /
spite of the fact that the Populist le:,t
ers viii unite with the Republicans !.
fighting it,"
DEMOCRATS SOLIDLY SUPPOR'
IT.
How does the Democratic party stan
regarding the amendment"
''All elements of the Democratic par
ty are united in support of it. The.
never were many gold Democrats
North Carolina, and Palmer and Bucl
ner received only 536 votes. These, an
those who voted for Mckinley. al
heart and soul for the amendment, an
are working with the party organizltio
for its adoption. The Democratic Sta
committee viii make it the paramoIl
issue in State politics, will draw the co
or line as in 1893, and make the appe;
to the people on the shibboleth. 'Perm
nent white supremacy If, after tn
amendment carries, wide division anon
the whites follows, the State will lot
III danger, no matter which party win
of a return TO the bad government wlio
Republican rule must necessarily giv
in Southern States, where the neg
comTpses three-fouIths of the party
is a desire to secure such situatio
in politics that had much to do with til
submission of the amendment
What about the approaching Sen;
torial contest:"
The successor to Senator Butler wi
be chosen by the Legislature that is
be elected next August He will be
Democrat. There are four ayowed car
didates, men of ability, either OF who.
would be acceptable to the party in th
State. They are ex-senator Jarvis, e.
Representative Waddell, ex-Renresent.
tive Simmons, and Hon. Julian s. Car
The first three have had honorable legis
laltiye experience. The last is one G
the leading business men of the Soutl
and has never held official position.
is now almost certain that the comm
State convention will order primar
to be held after the August election
probably on the same day as the Pres
DENTAL election, to select a Senator
This will be done to emphasize the fat
of the party in its declaration in fave
of electing Senators by the people an
to postpone the Senatorial contest INT
after the amendment has been atiapte
and the Legislature has been chosen {
the August election"