The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-05
SAID TO BE THE DRUMMER
The Appointments of Would-be Col-
gresham Gjl,s.
he SPEAKS NEAR POU BUT NOT WITH HIM
Three Appointments in Each County, Beginning
With Chatham and Ending With RAN
dolph. MendenhaIl to Begin His
Canvass at Once.

The Republican district executive COM
mittee met here yesterday and appointed
a Mckinley elector for the district.
Ills name is L. d. Mendenhall. His
home is Randleman, in Randolph county.
His profession, drummer for a Richmond
grocery concern.
"He is a fine speaker said ould-be
Congressman Giles, last night land he
will quit his business at once and begin
the canvass. He's man of about 80 years
of age, well known in business circles
and exceedingly popular.
This is another step in what the Re-
publicans recently declared would be a
business mans campaign.
Mendenhall is a Republican in politics.
Other than this very little seems to be
known of him here by anyone. His APP
pointment, it is stated, was dictated by
Marshal Milliken and others of the ''reve-
nue. ring"
Mr.. Giles, the Republican candidate for
Congress, will begin his campaign, he
says, in Chatham county next Monday,
speaking at Johnstons Bridge on that day
and closing his campaign Of the county
on Wednesday at Asbury, near Cum
mock.
Fror, Chatham he comes to Wake coun-
ty and will speak at three points McCul
lers on Thursday, Wakefield on Friday
and Stony Hill on Saturday From Wake
he will go to Johnston Nash and Frank
lin, and close his campaign in Randolph.
MIR. Pou and | have two appointment s
very near together on the same day, ;"
said Mr. Giles last night. Next We'd
nesday / speak at Asbury in Chatham
and he speaks at Cumnock, only two miles
away. On Thursday 1 speak at McCul-
lers, in Wake county, and he speaks at
Fuquay, only three or four miles away.
The news from Michigan is that most
of the Hollanders will vote for Bryan.
They like the Boer, plank in the Kansas
City platform, and resent the treatment
of the struggling Beers by the Rcpubli-
cans. Their vote alone would be suff
cient to put Michigan in the Democratic
columns.
Touching the political situation in the
Fifth district, tho Greensboro Telegram
says an interesting rumor has been cur
rent for some time to the effect that eff
forts are being made to induce the cotton
mill operatives of the Fifth district to
vote for Mr. j. r. Joyce for Congress.
Gle is held up to them as the laboring
mans friend and special guardian. Those
who are manipulating the scheme, it is
said figure it out that if the mill oper-
atives can be voted practically solid for
Joyce the Democratic candidate will be
defeated. 1t is not known with what
success, if any, the movement is meet
ing"
The Hungarians will generally vote fer
Bryan. At a Hungarian festival at SulZ-
er's Park in New York, a straw vote was
polled, and out of 1000 votes cast $50
were for Bryan. The Hungarians are
opposed to Imperialism. They have en-
pcrienced it and know what it means.
New York Typographical Union No. 6,
known as big Six" has sharpened its
axe for Mckinley and has already begun
to swing it, says the New York Journal
At its September meeting this orgari-
cation. which has more than 5000 mem
bers, passed a resolution condemning the
Republican party because of its aftllla-
tion with corporations and trusts inimlcal
to the cause of organized labor. Since
then central bureau has been establish
ed here to carry out the purpose Oh inc
resolution.
Mr.. James P. Rahal, president OF Big
Six said last night:
"Our organization has taken definite
stand against the reelection of McKin-
ley. We are in no way, connected with
any political party, but we are waging
an effectual battle on our own account
against the policy Of the present Admin
istration as manifested in it's attitude
toward organized labor.
1--WE are today in touch with more than
twelve hundred labor organizations of all
kinds in the State of New York alone,
and we have representatives among them
all, who are seeing to it that our printed
matter is being distributed where it is
going to do the most good.
Similar work is being done by us in
Ohio West Virginia and Indiana.
1--WE have succeeded in establishing
friendly relations with the allied trades
in nearly all of the other States in the