The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-20
]. S. CUNNINGHAM WITHDRAWS
FROM THE CONTEST FOR NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR.
His Announcements OF Withdrawal.
ningham for Governor and L.ieuten-
ant Governor by Acclamation-Stand.
ing Master Shepherd to Begin Taking
Testimony I'm wilmfngton-Fine Spe-
cimens OF Buffalo and Elk for state
Museum.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh. n. c.. March l


Raleigh. n. c. March IL
Colonel John s. Cunningham, Of Per
son, has taken a most patriotic and
public spirited step in withdrawing
from the contest for the democratic
nomination for governor. in order to
insure entire harmony and unanimity
in the party. He has been a Jealous
worker for the party's best interests
for twenty years. and has given freely
Of his time. means and influence for its
success. AS legislator. chairman Of the
state board of agriculture, president Of
the state agricultural society and in
numerous other positions, he has al
ways devoted himself to the best in
terests Of his state, and to do his duty
faithfully, fearlessly. honestly. In his
address, which is to the people of North
Carolina, Colonel Cunningham says:
Il believe the success of the demo-
cratic party this year is paramount to
| the ambition of any man. and that
each member OF the party ought to
yield his own wishes in the interest
| Of unanimous action. l think il is also
| important that the candidate for gov
| ernOr, who is rightly rega ied as the
| head of the party, shoEsd be selected,
| as far as possible, without contest and
| Will pIdCllCdl
! these views and desiring always to do
| what is best for the party and the
state and believing that what is the
| welfare of one is for the welfare of the
| other, l have decided to withdraw from
| the race for governor.
| Il congratulate myself that in the
| contest have made have done moth
| ing to create any enmities and that the
| friends of other candidates have been
| considerate of me and my friends.
| have endeavpred to conduct my cam
paign upon q high plane of political
ethics, ind'Ilging in no unkind criti-
cism or harsh statements concerning
! any one.
Every patriotic citizen must admit
that the success of the party in the
coming campaign is more important
| than the triumph of any individual
| and that party success at this time
klould be placed high above every
| other consideration. The constitutional
! amendment is at issue and it must be
decided in favor of white supremacy.
My friends throughout the state
have been loyal to me and they
have labored in my behalf with an
ernestness and zeal which has made
itself felt. To them / am truly grateful
and it is to them that l turn with sin
cere pride and shall ever cherish their
loyal support as the brightest page in
the history Of my life. They have
waged a vigorous contest and the as
} surances of support which / have re-
ceived from many sources have been
warm and numerous. / deeply appre-
ciate every kind word they have spoken
in my behalf and / feel they will un-
| derstand my action in retiring from the
| race at this time, since / assure them
and the good people Of North Carolina
! that 1 am taking this step because
! believe that it is in the interest of
party harmony for me to do so, and
because L think my retirement Will in
a measure Simplify the situation and
increase to some extent our chances
| of success.
Every one who knows me will un-
derstand that NV best services from
now on, as they have always been in
| the past, will be at the command OF
the democratic party. and have never
failed to enter into the thickest of the
fight whenever the principles Of that
| party have been aSSailed or white su-
premacy threatened"
This withdrawal Of Colonel Cunning
ham makes practically certain the
nomination Of Charles B. Aycock, OF
| Wayne, by acclamation- 1t is consider
ed more than probable that Colonel
Cunningham will get the nomination
for lieutenant governor, in the came
way and that such a step would be a
fitting recognition Of the farming and
manufacturing interests, both OF which
he represents.
Among today's arrivals here was
Henry Jerome Stockard, now of Vir-
ginia, but ranked as one of North Car
olina's truest poets.
Chairman NcNeill, of the corpora
ton commission, is here and says be
expects that Standing Master Shepherd
will begin at Wilmington the taking
Of testimony in the tax assessment
4 in which the three prQaf railway
systems. a smaller one. and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company are in
| volved.
The supreme court will devote nex'
week to the Seventh district appeals.
The state supsr1ntenoent Of publ
instruction, who has resided here fol
two years. il taking his family to hi:
home at Newton
The labor commissioner has com.
pleted his list Of newspapers in tn.
state. 1t shows a large increase dur
ing the twelve months. There are nov
almost 200 democratic papers.
There is at last quite a stir regard
ing the primary election to be held
here Monday, involving the question o.
the sale Of the city hall and market
Business men who are near the mar
ket have organized to fight the sale
The odds are that the primary viii
be averse to sale.
The hide, bones and head Of q mag
nif1cent buffalo have been received al
the state museum and will be hand.
somely mounted The hide. bones and
head Of an elk have also been secured
| The last record Of buffaloes In this
crossing the Catawba river In what Is
now Iredell county. Persons now liv-
ing have killed elk in Watauga and
| Ashe counties.