The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01

LsmoSratlc executive committ<s o.
North Carolina lold Mr.. Cleveland
in - interview with hin. that ssa
Aior Vance. who Vas thrG nghlps
the nomination " = certain pArty
As collector n the western cnLT!cL
did not represent ihs DsmOcrAtlc
parry Of North Carolina, Or Tie ssn
Imen; VI the people u iaAI SIALs
81 that time. Mr.. SIInmOE. 1srl.l
making this stAt,m-lt. Aal. II!
course, slll deny . Asa.u, b.I IL,
father It'd NE he kn.. Eu made -
aud believe aIm In pFvlurS ucS u
hT. SIn.mCns. VI oOurs- Mr. % =.
moAa VIA dUns tn!s, he ieal.s.S
eFSIhInR, De CAL give ~. PVIeg
cards and spAdus7 Aad p,~I him 10
nyIng every day N tho week
Although Mr.. Simmons 4. DIV
I-os NJ - having ooon al along The
irivnd and cham ylon VI SILVER. d.
Joined In 1893 - with The SnrIl loo
VI Senator Vance. who were .tryins
10 encom pass his downfall SIM
mons ~As NJ that time holding up
The hands Of Mr. Cleveland, WIZ
Iost NO opportunity - inlurv cenA-
Tor ance politically, OvCauss tn.
ocuator refused ~ suppGrt the un
conditional repeal of the Sherman
act, but stood up squArvIy for al.
yer then, - he did until hi. dNlug
day.
Ia my opinion Mr.. simmons diu
mol brcome . friend VI silver unII
ae found that the sentiment Of tn.
people OF North Carolina ~as oSvr-
~hsIIaingly In lhat direction
N hen SenAtor Vance MAS fxntlnl
IhIs battle for silver Mr.. Summons
was doing ali In his power To ~
mold the hands of the sdmini-tra-
tion, which, as Is we'll known, by
every one, Was In fASorbf The sIu-
gle gold standard, and ,wAs using
ats patronage In North Carolina u
that end.
rrgoet that senator NABce's name
has been brought into this matter. bat
IuAsnuch As II has, ia J.stIc- L. hi-
memory, AID IA fidelity Ia hi- friends.
and as All AtfecIiUnAIs -ou, d,ny nnS
aLd AL statements made, aud bN hon
-oeNrr, that hc ever r-leul-i Iu LI- op-
position 10 Mr.. sImhous' appointment
or continuation a. collector, or that he
ever entertained for u moment ANY 9th
rr than the opinion that from AM
standpoint, Mr.. simmons ~a- who'll,
unit Iur ali office OF trust
81 course, II the INA IorIIN OF the I,eo-
pie al NOrIh tarulInz desire 10 send
Mr. oIfpinJns 10 the senate, I can buI
hcquir,ce, but 1 All determined lac -hAl.
never get 10 the S"nA.e upon Jur fats"
pr-teus- of being the friend oI SENATOR
vance, ard I Wish Ia say 10 those Ih
North Carolina, Who loved hIm ia lie
and " no stIIl love and r-,-r- ms mem
Org, and | believe there are many, that
mr. oiInnoDs Wa, his enemy IL IIs dS
ing day personally aud politically, aud
Has one of the CuIrl OF Ino-e whJ lrIed
u hunillIaie aud hound blm to ms
dea, n.
4 have written more at length than
had intended, but wisu the people uI
North Carolina To unurrrLAnd tina. "a
my father We're lIsIns b. would not for
= niuIneGt iayor or even cOunt.uancr
the prrtensIuns oi Mr.. simmons la SEN
atorIal honura, ior 1 know Tia. tact that
iI lie did not regard him liz 10 BE- rev
rnue cvlIectJr, hr couid not have
Thought MN iii To represent great
state IN The hIshest legislative CHAIN
ber on tile earIu
Yours very truly,
LHAs. y. VANCE
In lss4 at the Centra. n otel IN { Jnar-
lotUe, senator Vance stated subsJan-
TALLY the above facts To me. lie allu-
ded To the great humiliation Mr.. sIm-
MONS had assisted In bringing upon
him, sta ing: my hands arc 80 com
pieLelJ tied that 1 cannot even appoint
u postmaster III the " wc,tern par, Oi ny
State
1. W. FIIs"s.