The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

| The executive committee of the Second
! Congressional district met at Rocky
| Mount Thursday night to consider the
question of postponing the nominating
| convention of the district called for Nav
| oath at Goldsboro
! After thorough discussion of the situa-
ton it was decided not to postpone-the
candidates urging an early convention
| Notwithstanding this decision there is
STILL it is understood a strong sentiment
| in favor of putting off the nomination
until after the August election. 1t is
feared by MANY leading Democrats that
| the nomination of a candidate now may
| lead to complications prejudicial to the
success of the amendment.
| There are six candidates in the field for
| the nomination and the convention con-
| test bids fair to be a memorable one.
| Every county in the district, except three,
has a candidate. These three are Wayne.
| BERTHE and Warren. The candidates are
as follows:
| Swift Galloway, of Greene.
| Don Gillian, of Edgecombe.
| j. W. Granger, of Lenor.
| Claude Kitchen, of Halifax.
| F. A. Woodland. of Wilson.
Each of these candidates has considera
BILE following, and it will no doubt take
many ballots to make the nomination.
During the past week Judge Bynum
has been in Raleigh. His mission here
was to patch up the peace between Gov
| ernor Russell and the rest of his party.
His efforts did not prove a bowling sue
! cess.
The Populsts failed to nominate a
| judge for the Twelfth Judicial district.
| They say they will name one, however.
| Republican State Chairman Holton has
| issued posters setting forth that the cam
| paign Of that party begins at Winston.
May 10 that Pritchard, Adams and all
the State and electoral workers will
speak, and that manhood suffrage and
| the right to vote" will be discussed
Hon. Chas B. Aycock spent yesterday
| in the city and left on the afternoon train
| for his home in Goldsboro.
He is very much pleased with the re-
| suit of the itinerary.
Il was opposed to the idea at first"
! he said but now I'm convinced that it
| was a good one"
did you find the amendment sentiment
| as strong as you expected
| Eyes, except in one or two neglected
places In some sections we found things
much better than we had been led to eX-
| pect.'
| Mr. Aycock resumes his canvass at Dur
| ham on Monday. He will speak there in
| the afternoon and night. Thence TO
Wentworth, Reidsville, Mt Airy, Wilkes
| boro and on through the West. On most
of this tour he will be accompanied by
Hon. Samuel l.. Patterson, candidate for
! Commissioner of Agriculture.
1.-THE next list of appointments for the
Democratic candidates given out will
| show" said Mr.. j. r. Young. yesterday,
| that the Democratic Executive commit
tee last night adopted the News and OBJ
servers suggestion to send the candi-
| dates to the woods Nearly every APP
pointment now being made is off the rail
road, and many of them are far in the
| country"
1t was the sentiment of the commit
tee that every white man in North Caro-
lima, no matter where he lives. ought to
be given an opportunity to hear the gos
pei Of White Supremacy preached.
Judge w r. Allen thinks the danger
with the Democratic party now is over
| confidence.
| THE best service the newspapers can
now render to the party" he said yes
terday, lis to continually urge the Demo
| Gratis of the State to work. We already
have the victory, but unless we are
watchful we may lose it. The election is
nearly three months off and the other
| side can and will do much in that time
| In even as many weeks the result of an
election has often been changed"
Ex-Governor Jarvis, who came here to
| attend the meeting of the Democratic
| State committee, left yesterday morning
| for his home in Greenville.
"Have you parting injunction to leave,
| Governor" a News and Observer reporter
| asked him at the train.
NO" he said slowly. Il believe not
Just tell them to keep a clean conscience
and vote the Democratic ticket
But those two things are synonymous
in politics. are they not?" he was asked.
Perhaps he replied laughing. But
the Bible speaks of line upon line and
precept upon precept. Good doctrine
can't be too often repeated"
Mr.. Aycock, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, and Dr. Thompson, the Popu
| list nominee for the same position, met on
| the street yesterday and walked some
distance together.
THAT requires an explanation" Dr.
| Thompson was told.
! Its easy enough explained" he re-
!, piled. 'If we can't have joint canvass
| We'll have joint walk"
Captain Thos. w. Mason, who came
| hora IN attepd tho napoocratir commit toe