The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-18

zen, records his own nomination and
that of jenkins without a word OF com
ment as to either, and adds:
The nomination of an elector for the
uislflct was left to the executive com
hllttee. Some representative business
man will in a few days be named for
elector."
Inc Wake county Republicans. outside
OF the revenue and postoffce ring that
nominated him, do not like Giles a little
ofl. they are asking who Giles is. any-
now, and why he was nominated? In
answer 10 the first question no satisfac-
tory answer has ever been given. In
answer 70 the second they are beginning
to discover that Giles was nominated
through the influence of Tom Bailey.
postmaster; Carl Duncan and Jim Young.
reVenuers: Claude Bernard. district at
torney; Hiram Grant, clerk of the Fed
eral Court; Henry Dockery and his man
sharp, IN the MarShal's office.
The ran and file of the party had no
more to do with the nomination than a
Choctaw Indian.
AND why were these gentlemen of the
red-legs so interested in Mr.. Giles. and
SO opposed to Mr.. Nichols. an ex-Con-
gresham from this district and a candi-
date for renomination?
This the reason.
The nomination of a man for Congress
by his party, even though he be defeated,
labels him as the party leader in that
district, and if his party is in power at
washington, his recommendations for of
fee go. See?
That's where BAILEY and Bernard and
Jim Young and Carl Duncan ct ais come
in.
Nichols wouldn't sign on their de-
mands. Giles would. Nichols is a man
who totes MS own head on his shoulders.
Giles is the other sort.
Between Giles and Jenkins there is
little choice-either politically or person
ally. Jenkins is a Mckinley offce-hold-
er, Giles wants to be. Jenkins was nom
mated on a straight Hanna-McKinley
platform. Giles being a Republican
didn't need a tag of that sort. Jenkins
made a speech denouncing the Democrats
for the so-called election frauds, declaring
that 4 great crime had been committed
in the disfranchisement Of the negro
and that such amendments would not be
allowed to stand.
The speech of Giles was ditto; then
after making it he this week adds to the
gaiety OF the situation by writing for
the editorial columns of his paper the
following delicious morseI:
1T is the duty Of every self-respecting
citizen to frown with disapproval and
look with indignant contempt upon men
who would further degrade our State by
the further agitation of the race issue.
In other words both of them, in their
speeches of acceptance raised the ne
gro question as an issue and declared
their intention to fight it over again il
their campaign for Congress.
For this fool hlunder their political
allies are saying all sorts of ugly things
about them. Though they will be a
once taken in hand and taught a lessor
or two about public speaking and tho
value of issues. it is doubtful if the
damage already done by their Democrat
hating, negro-loving speeches can ever
be repaired.
The Democrats are ready for such al
issue, and they'll meet Mr.. Giles or Mr.
Jenkins, CT both, on it.
How is the national campaign gettins
alOng?" Mr.. j. c.. L. Harris was asked
yesterday.
Badly. It's hardly getting on at all,
was his reply. The campaign for Me
Kin1ey in this State this year vii
amount to nothing. It's being run en-
tircly in the interest of the Eighth an
Ninth districts, and l shouldn't be sur
prised if we lose both Of them.'