The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-04-12
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
STATE CONVENTION IN SESSION
AND A BIO GATHERING.
A Great White Re-Union-State Primary
for United States Senator Certain to be
Ordered-All for 1t NOw-Candidates'
Ratification Meeting Tour-Wake Coun-
ty Convention News Notes.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH, \. t.. April 10, 1900.

RALEIGH, y. l.. April 10, 1900.
About the time these lines appear in
print the Democratic State Convention
will have assembled in this city.
At this writing all the Indications point
| to one of the largest, most harmonious
and most enthusiastic conventions ever
held in North Carolina, and the ticket
| which it will offer the voters OF this
State one of the best and strongest. from
every point of view, that our people have
ever chosen to man the old Snip of State.
| And this latter result is more easily
reached this year than usual, for there is
not an aspirant for any office to be filled
| who is not worthy OF the nomination
and who would not admirably discharge
| its duties. to the credit OF himself, his
| party and his State
4 GREAT DEMOCRATIC REUNION.
Quite a number of leading Democrats
| of the State have been here for several
days. some of them with headquarters
established at the hotels where they
keep open house" to their friends. And
| these are not confined to the candidates
for positions on the State ticket. either.
There is now going on a great Demo-
cratic reunion. and Il commingling OF the
best and bravest and most patriotic men
| OF the Old North state.
All of them are deeply interested in the
success of the suffrage amendment. and
| on all sides one can hear the inquiry:
''Whatare theprospects for the amend
ment in your county?"
| And as often is heard the almost I'M
failing reply:
''Splendid! Nearly or quite all the
white people are for it. and will vote for
it's adoption almost to a man"
| Sometimes. but very !nfrequontly. will
be hear! the response that there are a few
still holding out against it, But it is
always added that this is because of
erroneous impressions created through
false allegations and assertions of some
OF the ofice-hOlding gang. particularly
in n few Western counties, where the
revenue heelers and other official hire
lings have been industriously at work
trying to mi~lead the iliterate white men,
But even these will have their eyes
opened to the truth before election day.
and then their opposition or lethargy
| will be overcome.
| EX-POPt LISTS IN LINE.
One OF the most encouraging features
OF the present gathering is the presence
of numbers of Old-time Democrats. who
We're fooled and seduced by Butler and
his crowd into DESERVING their old al
legiance temporarily, but who are now
once more safe aboard the old craft
again at her original moorings-and
I some of them are now better and stronger
Democrats than ever because OF their sad
and costly and humliating experience
with these non-prncipled political trick
| sterS
These are the men who are going tO
materially assist in rolling up an UMPIRE
cedented ma jOrity for the ticket and the
amendment in August. And we are glad
; to have most of them back. for most OF
them We're honest in their intentions, even
if they were made the tools of designing
and self-seeking demagogues for a time
and until they could see through the lat
ter's rank hypoericy.
WAKE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democrats of Wake held splendid
lv represented convention last Saturday
All appeared to be in fine trim and re-
ported bright prospects for the party.
: Delegates to the State and Congress
siOnal conventions We're not instructed
although resolutions We're introduced
endorsing AvcOck and Cunningham fOl
Governor and Lieuterant-GOvernor.
This resolution would have been over
taken But the committee on resolutions
: agreed that it would be ''policy' not tC
endorse any one owing to the candidates.
5 OF several other gentlemen, the poin'
raised being that it might hurt thu
, | chances" of one of Wakes candidates.
The friends OF Col. Cunningham finally
acquiesced in the position taken by tn,
/, COMMITTEES, with the full knowledge tina
1 AycOck and Cunningham will both re
ceive the solid vote of Wake in the Stat
, convention. according to instruction
V | given at many of the primaries four day
e | previously.
: A resolution favoring a State Prmar,
for United States Senator Ito be held OF
| the day congressman and Presidential
electors are voted for) was adopted.
After the business of the convention
was completed State Chairman Simmon
1 addressed the convention. from the tex
: of White Rule He made an eXcelen
a speech and was frequently applauded.
4 STATE CANDIDATES TO sPEAK--wHEN Az
, WHERE.
, The following schedule has been al
, ranged for the White Supremacy Rail-
: and Ratification Meeting to be partici
q pated in by all the nominees for Stat
y offices Except judiciaD at each of the fol
= lowing places: Burlington. Monday
April 10Th; Winston Tuesday April 18th
. Greensboro, Tuesday night April 18th
Hickory, Wednesday. April 18th; Asht
vile. Thursday. April 10Th: Murphey
Saturday. April Dist; BrysOn City. Nor
April oath: Marion. Wednesday. Apr
If 2oth; Shelby. Thursday, April Goth; Chal
d lotte Saturday. April 2Sth; Fayetteville
d Monday. April 3Oth; Rocky Mount, Tues
"a day, May LIST; Wilmington. Wednesday
:, May 2nd; New Berne. Friday. May 4tl
J. EIZab beth City. Saturday. Nav 9TH
a At these meetings the several candidat t.
v will be present and discuss the subject
of good government. the Constitutions
amendment and White Supremacy. an
everybody is invited to attend
NUMEROUS NEWS NOTES.
The fourth annual conference OF til
e Epworth League OF Christian Worker
was held last week, and there was a lara
attendance of delegates. \ number ,
:. excellent addresses We're made. anon
If them being one by Gen. Julian S. Car
e whose subject was "Laymen and Liberia
N lty. 1t was an excellent production an
:, finely delivered. The Raleigh papers ,
IL Sunday printed it in full.
u President Alderman. of the State Tn
versity. has been elected president ,
Is Tulane University. of New Orleans, l.;
% The salary is $4,000 DR.. Alderman hs
l. not yet indicated his acceptance. and
,e is earnestly hoped by the friends of II
~ North Carolina University that he wi
N decide TO remain where he now is
White Supremacy campaign button
le have begun to make their appearance
the State. Chairman Simmons has a
ID ranged with firm for the manufactu1
g OF large numbers of them.
Is At the Y. NJ. c. A. convention at Cha
10 lotte last Friday W n Hendren. of Wi
e ston. was elected president and W.