The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-30
POLITICS IN
WAKE COUNTY
The Primaries Are to be Held
Saturday June Ord.
The Candidates Who Have Announced Them
selves and Who Are Most Talked About
For the Several Offices,

selves and Who Are Most Talked About
For the Several Offices.
On Saturday, June End, the townships
in Wake county will meet in their con-
ventions or primaries to select delegates
to the Wake county Democratic conven-
tion. In the country precincts the DEM
ocrats will assemble according to their
regular customs. The executive COM
mittee of Raleigh township has called
an all day primary in which all the white
men in Raleigh who will support the
Democratic nominees are invited to take
part The polls will be opened in each
precinct at o'clock a. M. and closed
at $50 p. M, on that day. At these
primary elections in Raleigh township,
the vote will be taken for State Senator,
Representatives, and all the county Off
ces. The place of meeting, &C.. will be
published later 1t is to be hoped that
every Democratic voter in the county
will attend his township meetings and
that in Raleigh the voters will come to
the primaries, and help nominate a win
ming ticket
The success of the Democratic party in
Wake county depends largely upon the
personnel of the candidates who are
named to lead the ticket. 1t is not
enough that men of character and ability
should be named-the Democrats of Wake
county will name no others. 1t is i'm
pOrtant as we'll that men of we'll known
capacity who have the confidence of the
people should be chosen. More than that;
the candidates for the legislative offices
ought to be able to present to the voters
of the county in such shape as will have
greatest weight the arguments in favor
of the Constitutional Amendment. There
will be no trouble in carrying the amend
ment IF THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
1T. They will understand it if it is pre-
1. scented clearly, strongly and forcibly to
the voters.
This is no year to pay personal compli-
ments. 1t is year when there is need to
command the services of the best men in
the party and to select the men who can
get the most votes. There is no reason
why the voters should not select the men
who are believed by them to be the best
qualified, whether they have announced
themselves as candidates or not. Some
of the best men in the party have an
nounced themselves as candidates: there
are other good men who would respond to
call Of the party, even If it required a
sacrifice to do so. Who is the best and
strongest man to nominate? That is the
question for every voter to ask himself
in regard to every office.
FOR STATE SENATOR.
The most important public official
to be chosen is, of course, State Senator.
10Th ,f
in all State legislation. He represents
the largest Democratic constituency of
any other Senator who will be chosen in
the State. Important questions will come
up for consideration in the Senate, and
Wake should send man who is in touch
with the best sentiment in the county,
man of ability who stands for the policies
set forth in the Democratic State plat
form. AS the head of the county ticket
he should lead the fight for the Constitu
tiOnal Amendment, and should be able to
present it to the voters with ability and
in way to convince their judgment.
Who is the man among Wake county
Democrats who best fills this bill? He is
the man to name for Senator. There has
been strong pressure brought to bear
upon Mr.. Chas. M. Busbee to become
candidate, but he has declined He would
make a Senator worthy of the county and
the State. The men who will be voted
for in the primary, so far as we hear,
for State Senator are:
ERNEST P. MAYNARD.
NEEDHAM B. BROUGHTON.
WILLIAM B. SNOW.
FABIUS A. WHITAKER.
Two of these gentlemen Mr.. Maynard
and Mr.. Snow, have announced their can
didacy. Mr.. Whitakers friends and
neighbors desire his return. Mr. Brough-
ton has been requested to enter the race
as an active candidate. His position is
this: He does not desire the nominal
tion, but if the voters of Wake county
desire to nominate him for the Senate,
he will not decline the nomination.
FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.
1t is likewise of the utmost Importance
that the three men named for the House
should be strong and popular man, able
to uphold the banner of Democracy. The
gentlemen who will be voted for in the
primary, so far as heard from, are:
EUGENE c. BEDDINGFIELD.
WILLIAM HENRY HOLLAND.
CASTOR T. POWELL.
JOHN p. PEARSON,
ROBERT N. SIMS.
There may be others who will be pre-
scented and voted for on the day of the
primary. All the above have announced
themselves as candidates except Mr.. Bed
dingfield. He is warmly supported by
friends and is not candidate. How
ever, those friends who are urging his
candidacy say he would not decline if
nominated. The party ought to nominate
the strongest man. whether from the
above names, or from names not yet pre-
Sented The cause is everythng-way
and beyond the ambitions of any man.
FOR SHERIFF.
The contest for sheriff is between Capt.
M. W. Page, the present incumbent, Mr..
George w. Norwood, of Neuse, and j.
Wiley Jones' of Panther Branch
FOR TREASRER.
We have heard of no candidate except
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