The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-21
THOMPSON'S NAME
LEADS THE TICKET
Spencer B. Goes by the Board
With a Dull Thud.
DR.. ALEXANDER, DITTO
But He Gets Sop in His Sons Nom.
nation For Judge.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CAUCUS
They Parted the Places Of Trust and Honor
Among Them and For the Offices in the
the Gift of the People They
Cast Lots.

The Fusion State ticket is now ready
to be flung to the breeze.
1t was fixed by Butler and Holton
at meeting in Buffers room at the
Marlborough on Thursday night.
In this patriotic undertaking these
two WORTHLESS had the valuable aid ana
advice of the following statesmen, who
were present at the meeting: Carl
Duncan, collector of revenue; Henry
Dockery, United States marshall; Lit
tie Claudio Bernard, district attorney,
and Zeb Vance Walser, candidate for
attorney general.
And this is the ticket, so far as
could be ascertained yesterday, that
these traders in politics have decided
to let 1.-The dear people vote for on
August 2:
For Governor-Cyrus Thompson,
(Pop), of Onslow county.
For Lieutenant Governor-Cladius
Dockery, (Rep), of Richmond county.
For Secretary of State-James +.
Parrott), of Lenoir county.
For State Treasurer-W. III. Worth
Pop.), of Wake county.
For State Auditor-H. w. Aver
Pop, of Wake county.
For Attorney General-Z. Y. wv 'ser
(Rep.), of Davidson county.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-N. c. English (PopD, of
Randolph county.
For Chairman Corporation Commits
sion-C. A. Reynolds (Rep.), of For
syth county.
For Corporation Commissioned. s..
Peace Pop.), of Granville county.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
J. NJ. Mewborne (Pop), of Lenor
county.
For Judge Tenth district-J w.
Bowman (Rep.), of Mitchell county.
For Judge Twelfth district-John
A. Hendricks Rep), of Madison.
For Judge Western Criminal cir
cult. f. Alexander RepD, of For
syth county.
1t Isl understood that there will be
no Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing voted fer by the Fusionists.
Senator Butler will have the tickets
printed at once. In fact work began
on them yesterday.
The above is news that will no doubt
convey to the Fusion breast throb
of bounding JOY 1t is something to
be able to know before the fatal day
comes whom you are expected to vote
for. The Fusion policy is not to tell
until election morning, fearing that
some of their voters will shy if they
see too far in advance the thing they
are expected to support; but somehow
the ticket leaked yesterday and the
News and Observer is able to present
this morning that which it has reason
to believe is the simon-pure article.
The appearance of Alexander's name
for criminal court judge, is, am toio,
a sort of olive branch held out to
his father, DR.. Alexander, who was
originally on the Republican ticket
for Commissioner of Agriculture.
When it became necessary to trade
the Doctor off for Mewborne, there
was much doubt as to whether the
Doctor would consent to be traded.
So it was decided, in order to mollify
him, to throw him some sop in the
shape of judges nomination for his
son. But in order to do this Mccall
had to be sacrificed.
This, however, was done without
any tear-shedding, McCalFs friends,
if he has any, being told that there
was no chance of election anyhow.