The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-09
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
BEING VIGOROUSLY PUSHED BY THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
THE IMPRESSION ERRONEOUS
That There Il Great Apathy Among
the Democrats or the State-A Host
OF Democratic Speakers I'm the Field
The People Greatly Interested In the
Leading Issues ofthc Campaign-No
Power TO Postpone the Senatorial
Primary
Especial TO The Messenger.)

Raleigh. y. c.. October s.-P. n
Pearsall. secretary OF the state demo-
cratic executive committee. says the
that there is great apathy throughout
the state in the national campaign.
and very little attention given to car
rying the state for Bryan and Steven
son and the election OF nine congress
men. He says this impression is er-
roneous; that while there is not as
much interest manifested in the cam
paign as in the campaign for the Au-
gust election. still the people are in
teresied in the coming election.
He was asked about the distribution
OF literature. and said IL had been dis
tributed from headquarters-i00. 600
documents. He said that club or
ganization was rapidly going on all
| over the state; that is. white supremacy
| clubs being converted into Bryan and
| Stevenson clubs, and the state well
| organized.
He also said he had out long list
| of appointments for r. B. Glenn. Ed
mund Jones. r; y. Hackert. c. c
| Daniels, Dan Hugh Mclean. Il. F.
| Dixon. Lee 5. Overman. Thos. G.
| Skinner. B. b. Winborne, w. ID. Turn
er and Thos. j. Jarvis: that in day or
two he would have announcements for
a number of other distinguished speak
| ers. Besides these, there Is a sub-elec-
| tor for nearly. IL not quite every coun-
| ~, who is actively in the campaign.
besides these, there are nine candidates
| for congress and nine electors for con-
| gressional districts, who are also ac-
| lively in the campaign. All these are
| covering every section OF the state
| thoroughly.
He says the people are very much
! Interested in the three great issues OF
this great campaign, especially impe-
rialism and trusts.
He was asked his opinion OF the sena-
torial primary and its effect upon the
general election. He said he preferred
not to discuss the matter, but thought
the impression was erroneous that this
question would completely oyershadow
the general election; that II was true
the matter was being discussed now
more than any other. but he thought
in short while the people would have
| generally made up their minds upon
the subject. and then the national cam
! paign would be the leading topic OF
discussion and interest.
He was asked what he thought OF the
proposition Of Judge Avery TO post
pone the primary. He said he did moi
understand how that could be done;
that the state convention, the supreme
power of The party, had ordered tho
| senatorial primary held November 9th
and that he knew of no power &c
change it; that, certainly. the state
committee had no authority TO do so:
all the state convention left for IL to
do was TO devise a plan for carrying
out the primary. which IT has done
and that in his opinion any attempt by
the state committee to abrogate or
postpone the primary would be ultra
wires. He said: II hope you viii under
stand what | say in not said as a sup
porter Of any of the candidates"