The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
SENATORIAL FIGHT A BATTLE ROYAL
The Adherents of the Candidates Will Wage a
notly Contested Campaign.

To the Editor: The Senatorlal nght
in this State is now on in earnest. Gen.
Julian S. Carr. Hon. F. NJ. Simmons ana
Col. A. NJ. Waddell are the candidates..
All these are able and deserving men.
Each has been loyal to the Democratic
PARTY under all conditions and at all
times. Each has a personal following OF
worthy Carolinians.
At this stage OF the contest, it looks as
if the close fight will be between Messrs.
Carr and Simmons. The battle will be
hard fought. The forces are at work this
early in the campaign, and were the cleo
ton held to-day the result would De
doubtful. General Carr is developing
wonderful strength among the people IN
every section of the State. His announce
ment was made ten days ago, and those
OF Mr.. Simmons and Colonel Waddell fol-
lowed. Before the announcements of the
several candidates, there was a vide
sDread impression tina Mr.. Simmons would
have a strong lead, but this is not true.
If any man does not believe a hard fight
is on let him travel over the State and
come in touch with the people. He viii
find that many strong men are for MI.
Simmons, and that as a rule the party
machinery is with him.. but he Will soon
discover that the rank and file OF the
voters and many business men and strong
workers in the State are for General Carr.
These are at work. The claims OF the
candidates are being pushed with energy
and mere or less system. So far. the
eight is being conducted upon a high
plane. 1t is ~good-natured, but serious.
This is the first time in the history of
the State when the people have had an
opportunity of e~lecting a United States
Senator. 1t is a serious problem with
them, and they have gone about it in a
business-like way. They are not taking
instructions from anybody, and with the
usual North Carolina stubbornness, they
are not disposed to wear a collar. They
are considering and discussing the claims
and the fitness of each candidate.
Party loyalty of one candidate does
not seem to outweigh that of another.
The records Of the three men are clean
and honorable. Mr.. Simmons is active,
brainy and wears the laurels Of three
victories. The people of the State think
of him as the man who led them through
two of the hardest campaigns waged in
the State. Colonel Waddell is a man of
great ability, learning and character, and
his friends claim that the famous cam
paign Of 1898 was started by him. He is
a man Of burning %eloquence and splendid
force. General Carr has been a lifelong
Democrat. He has been in the thick OF
all the political battles since the war.
His time, ability and money have been
at the disposal OF the party in each cam
paign since the civil war. and he has
never refused to respond in a substantial
way whenever called upon. Therefore,
from a standpoint OF party loyalty and
work, no one Of the candidates seems to
have advantage over the other.
Colonel Waddell and Mr.. Simmons have
both held high positions, and nave dis
charged their duties we'll. Each has
ability and each has influence with those
about him.
General Cars friends and supporters
claim that he is the fittest man to be
United States Senator. He is we'll .edu-
Gated, having graduated at a college of
high standing with honor. He is q
forceful orator. His speeches are well
prepared and we'll delivered. In dealing
with men, he uses wisdom and tact, and
he is in touch with every class of peo-
pie, a friend Of the laborer and an as
sociate of the capitalist. In business
Mr.. Carr has been successful. Begin
ming life a poor young man at the close
CT the civil war, he went to work, and
ny ClGot dppllCdllOu 10 business ana WISE
methods, made an independent fortune
He is a business man of rare attainment
and high standing. He has grown VI
with the industries of the State. His
executive ability has given him a nation
al reputation second to no man in thu
State, and if elected to the United State.
Senate he would represent the industrial
South, the new South, and be an honor t.
the South.
Each one of the candidates has many
personal friends. and each is backed BY
sCme strong man. The campaign of Mr.
Simmons is being conducted by Mr.. Chas
NJ. Busbee, Of Raleigh, who is one Of tn
best organizers of the State, and is
man who has been in other political con.
tests. Many of the men who lave beer
associated with Mr.. Simmons in the las
two State campaigns are rallying arounC
his standard, and claim that his part,
service entities him to this honor. For in.
staRce, he is supported by his law part.
ner, James H. Pou, who is an eX-chair
: man of the State executive committee;