The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-16
STATE TREASURER fIGHl
WAKE COUNTY WILL HAVE TWO
CANDIDATES.
B0uSHAlL AND LACY TO STAY IN FELL
Mr.. francis D. Winston Says He is Candda,
ForAttorney General and Gives His
Views on the Constitutional
Amendment
Amendment.

Mr.. Francis u. Winston, of Bertie
Court. Mr.. Wins,ons name is very fla
vorably mentioned in connection with
The office Of Attorney General, Asked
az TO his candidacy for that nomination,
he said:
YES | will be candidate for that
nomination before the De1nocratic State
convention l hope, Of course, TO receive
the nomination. The either candidates
for the nomination are all my friends.
and there is not one of them who woulG
hesitate to be for me If he was not fo
himself. l read law with Bob Gilmer
md roomed with him. | served in the
Legislature with Messrs. Jerome and
Warren and have known Mr. Meares all
my life. They are all my friends.
In discussing the political outlook i'll
the east, he said:
The east Will be thoroughly ,rgln-
lied. Even now our people are as ne!r
unit as they were on last election
day. The amendment will be stronger
than our party. Many white men, who
VIII vote against our candidates, Will
vote for the amendment. Senators But
uut their campaign work. Butler is
writing around to the Populists ana
white Republicans for names TO whom
he will send literature i'll aid %
silver and against trusts and nonopoheS.
but against the amendment. That lis
his part of the work / have no doubt
thu replies he is getting are dampenina
his ardor along that line. Your recent
sublication of one of them shows the
drift The Populists who are nyt Re
puhlicans will support the amendment.
Senator Pritchard seems to have
charge of the Federal Bureau and will.
at the expense of the people Of the Uni
ted States. distribute his speech which
says positively that the Supreme Coru1
of the United States will declare the
amendment unconstitutional. He HAS
5 abandoned any APPEAL to the peopie Oh
the ground of whether the adoption Of
the amendment will make impossible
the past evils of negro and incompetent
rule in State and county affairs.
His position is the natural Repub
licsln POSITION that the Supreme Cour7
wall not let the law stand, even if the
people want ii and adopt it. The gov
ernment by courts (instead Of the ptao-
pIe) backed up by the military. is be-
publican doctrine and practice here, a.
Well as elsewhere. The Senator asserts
with Il confidence that cannot be hased
un IT'S decisions, that the court will dc
clare against. the amendment and h.
says il will do so because the 'alnelld-
nlent does not disfranchise white pee
pie: but ,iisfranchises negroes. The Sen
ator's confidence is bcrn of his party
practices in dealing with Fundamental
questions relating TO the States. Ii IL
against this threatened inv 4sion of the
right Of the State that we will provide.
No decision Of the Supreme Court; no
rule of legal construction; nothing in
the text of the amendment; nothing that
occurred during its passage through the
Legislature. jI>tffies the belief that It's
parts will be broken and it body dis
ne1nbered! II is not the whole act tnr
Republicans seek to distroy-only 81 parr
They say IL will not be construed as Z,
whole, but that the fifth section will
b.. stricken OUT. II sos it will be al
their instance. and TO do 50 viii s;n.-
9 ply disfranchise the white p, ,Yln. TIE
amendment will stand or fall in its en-
uirety That Was the legislative intent
ard purpose To eliminate the fifth
clause is TO leave an act which the Leg
ilature world not have passed. But the
question viii be put beyond all doubt
in June. Whatever Of amendment *
needed to make clear the legislative in
rent will be adopted. | had the honor
of introducing the original act. Shall
most eagerly support such amendments
as; wall make impossible. distinction OF
the legislative intent by any act of q
liar1isap judiciary. which is now tia
Republicans last hope in dealing VIII
the question"
Col. John s. Cunningham. who came
here to attend the Bryan speaking. left
yesterday morning for his home in Per
son county. Col. Cunningham is a can
didate for the nomination for Governor
on the Democratic ticket and he has
many strong friends in all parts of the
State who are predicting his nomination
and election.
Another gubernatorial candidate that
was here during the speaking was Mr..
Chas. Il. Aycock, of Gotdsboro. His
friends are equally confident. even pro
phesyng his nomination on the first bal
lot
Then for United States Senator there
were three avoWed candidates mot
counting an innumerable number of dark
nOrSeSl. HtN We're SIaie chairman
Simmons, Ex-Governor Jarvis and Col
Wiaddell All of these gentlemen have
declared themselves in favor OF pri-
mary to decide which 1T will be, and no
doubt the next Senator will be named
By. that method.
''If they let the people Of North Caro-
lima decide who is TO be the Senator.
shall be a candidate" said Col. Waddeli
Just as he was about to leave for home
Its the fair thing to do and | suppose.
it will be done. / see that action was
taken by the executive committee look
ing to this and understand it will be
discussed in convention
Only two of the candidates for At