The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-27
MEN WHO WANT OFFICES
CANDIDATES BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
An Effort to Have General Legislation
at tAdjourned Meeting of the Legisla-
ture-Speculation as to- Course OF the
Populist Machine-North Carolina at
Paris Observation-Disclosures Attend
ing Democratic SpeakIngs.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., March "a.

Some one asked for a list of the as
pirants for the democratic nominations
for state offices. The list up to date
appears to be as follows:
Governor-Charles B. Aycock, Theo-
dore F. Davidson.
Lieutenant Governor-John L. Gun
ningham, W. D. Turner, r. L. Smith.
Secretary of Stated. H. Mclean.
j. r. Lewellyn, J. Bryan Grimes.
AUDITOR. B. Holman, B. F. Dixon.
w. S. Pearson, r. n. Hackett.
Treasurer-B. r. Lacy, H. A. Lon
don, ]. D. Boushall, w. H. S. Bur-
gwyn.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-Charles H. Mebane.
Attorney General-R. d. Gilmer, F.
D. Winston.- Charles F. Warren, T. ].
Jerome.
This list was read over and a demo-
crat who travels much and listens we'll
said: Let me pick the nominees.
Here is my guess: Governor, Ay-
cock; lieutenant governor, Cunning
ham; secretary of state, Mclean; at
torney general, Gilmer; auditor, Hol-
man; as to treasurer, doubtful, Lacy
and London in the lead and both work
ing like beavers; state superintendent
of public instruction doubtful, but
Mebane in the lead, and I think a win
ner. If Lacy is. defeated for treasurer
then he will be again labor commits
Sioner. 1 am certain S. L. Patterson
will continue TO be commissioner Of
agriculture. AS to the corporation
commission McNeill and Rogers will
continue. Of course DR.. Abbott (re-
publican) holds over under the decis-
ion of the supreme court"
AS to electorS-at-large it looks like
Francis D. Winston and Robert B.
Glenn will be the choice.
Again there is talk about getting the
legislature at the adjourned session in
June to take up all kinds of legisla-
tion. 1t is not in the least probable
that the session will last over six days.
1t may last only four or five. 1t will
| be extremely dangerous to undertake
any general legislation. All such
| should be remorselesSly shut off. The
legislature is to meet for a specific
purpose. 1t is no secret that that pur-
pose is to guard the election law and
| the franchise amendment to the con-
| stitution.
| The fact is, it, would be far better if
after the franchise matter is settled
the legisla ture should meet only once
in four years and then have a four
months session. There ought to be
! two amendments to the constitution
| one giving the secretary of state the
! power to grant charters to towns OF
! under 500 population; the other to al
| low the corporation commission tC
charter banks. These things would
relieve a great pressure upon the leg
islature. Banks now organized an6
| doing business cannot get a charter
and are no more really than common
| company.
There are thirteen important nomi
nations to be made, and all the con
gressional districts, save one, have
more than one candidate. The eXcep
ton is the Third, which presents onl!
the name of D. H. Mclean. The peo
pie of the district have stood back 81
as to give him a clear field so far a.
their favor and influence are concern
ed, and this is a true compliment t
him.
The question is asked whether tn
populists' machine will not, as here
tofore, appoint a committee to confe
with a like republican committee OIL
the division of nominations. The odd
are that course will be pursued. TIL
fact is, that the populists want t,
conceal their hand. They are no
willing to stand up and be counted.
they did so they would be ridiculous
Many of the popu]ists have gone t.
the democrats, many to the republi
cans. All the snap and life are gon
out of the party. For trading purpose
the machine may hold together 70
years; that is, retain some semblanc
of organization. But the party Wi
never again make a fight alone.
Thomas K. Bruner, secretary of tn
state board of agriculture, leaves her
on the 26th instant for Paris. He vii
look after the proper labelling an
display of the exhibits sent by tn
board and see that they are advan
tageously placed and that the stat
gets due credit The arrangement
with the United States government j
that the latter, which took them t
Paris, will also return them at the en-
of the exposition. This will make
be absent more than sixty days, an
he expects to be back June 1st. Will
absent he will visit the German pot
ash mines, which are the source &
. the potash used in this country, an
more particularly in this state.
! The sales Of tax tags for fertilizer
have been light during the past seve
days.
The supreme court devotes the com
, ing week to the hearing Of appeal
! from. the Eighth district.
The debt Of the Oxford orphan asy
. lum is cow only 81, 700. 1t is hoped
extinguish it entirely this year A yea
, ago the debt was $500.
The state today chartered Hanove
, Lodge, I. 0. o. F.. at Wilmington
! The funeral of Mrs. George 7
Cooke was held from Edenton Stree
, NJ. E. church here this morning He
death occurred at Wilson. Her hus
band was during the civil war post
master at Raleigh.
The business agent of the peniteI
tiary says the shirt factory there
: now making 100 dozen a day at
: cents a dozen, for the contractors.
{ is proposed to increase the output
5000 dozen month. Ninety-six cor
/ victs are now employed in the factor.
} Under the old contract only "a cents
l dozen was paid and the penitentiar
lost 81 900 a month.