The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-15

idential elector, and Jenkins will be the
Fusion nominee for Congress just as he
was in 1898.
1t is quite significant that no Presi-
Dental elector was nominated by either
the Republican or the Populist conven-
tion. Giles in his paper, the Chatham Cfti-
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
district was left to the executive COM
mittee Some representative business
man will in a few days be named for
electOr."
The Wake county Republicans, outside
of the revenue and postoffce ring that
nominated him, do not like Giles a little
bit They are asking who Giles IS, any,
how, and why he was nominatedP In
answer to the first question no satisfac-
tory answer has ever been given. In
answer to 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
JOEu6y, 1flIdIl 1IdHl, CIGi n VI Inc l. Gu
eral Court: Henry Dockery and his man
Sharp, in the Marshal's office
The rank 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 MIR. Nichols, an ex-Con
gresham from this district and a candi-
date for denomination?
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
flee 60 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 his 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 office hold
or, Giles wants to be- jenkins was nom
mated on a straight Hanna Mckinley
platform. Giles being Republican
didn't need tag of that sort Jenkins
made a speech denouncing the Democrats
fer the so-called election frauds, declaring
that a great crime had been committed
in the Acknowledgement of the negro
and that such amendments would not be
allowed to stand.
l,
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 morsel:
ut 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 in
their campaign for Congress.
For this fool hlundcr their political
allies are saying all sorts of ugly things
about them. Though they will be at
once taken in hand and taught a lesson
or two about public speaking and the
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 an
issue. and they'll meet Mr., Giles or Mr.
jenkins, or both, on it,
Glow is the national campaign getting
along?" Mr.. J. C. L. Harris was asked
yesterday.
Badly It's hardly getting on at ALL"
was his reply. The campaign for Nc
Kinley in this State this year will
amount to nothing It's being run en-
tirely in the interest of the Eighth and
Ninth districts, and l shouldn't be sur
prised if we lose both of them"
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