The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-25
THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF-THURsDAY OCTOBER 25. 1900

one emo OF NOrtn CafOllna 10 the other.
on the contrary, the fair is rather helping
along the discussion" and the names of
Simmons, Carr and Waddell are heard on
all hands.
have found out already that the East
appears to. be overwhelmingly for Sim
mons or Waddell, if the representatives
of that section now here correctly or even
fairly we'll indicate the general status of
things East of Raleigh. OF course, most
Of them advocate land they do SO very
warmly. it should be added) Mr.. Sim
mons, with Major Waddell coming
second, in the proportion Of about three
to one. On an average. the fifth man in
a crowd OF Fasteners is an enthusiastic
talker-up of General Carr's candidacy,
most of the Carr strength coming un-
questionably from the Fifth Congressional
district
l am told that Mr.. Simmons will re-
ceive certainly three-fifths and probably
two-t thirds of the votes of the Democrats
OF Eastern North Carolina, and few dis
pute this claim. know of no competent
Judge of the situation who has even ques-
toned the assertion of Mr.. Simmons
friends that he will receive a large ma
jority of the Democratic votes cast at the
primary in the East. The only differ
ence of opinion seems to be as to the pro-
portion OF his majority
This fact will doubtless become so
patent to visitors from the Western and
Central counties during the week that
they cannot fail to observe it-and have
understood, from the lips OF a number OF
locally prominent Democrats themselves,
that they were anxious to ascertain the
preference of the Eastern Democrats,
,II hot no nf 10
knowledge would govern their action In
voting for one or the other Of the Sena-
torial candidates. If all such honest en-
quirers after the truth from the West
were here this week they would doubtless
become ready converts to the cause OF
Mr. Simmons
Those of the Western Democrats who
express their readiness to yield to the
preference of the East, even if contrary
to their own individual inclinations, are
pursuing the proper course. Obviously
and unquestiOnably the East ought to
name the Eastern Senator. If the West
named him for her, then the West might
find the East's memory at least two
years long and troublesome in 1902 when
it comes to the selection of Pritchard' s
successor.
But they very properly base their desire
to do the right thing by the East on a
higher plane than that, and Eastern gen
tlemen tell me they so accept it-just as
they would accord it to the West.
This, however, has been predicted upon
the once considered possibility OF the
Western vote being SO divided between
the three candidates as to make the
selection of the East's choice uncertain.
am now told by weil-informed Western
men that the West will cast big ma
jority for the East's chOice-Mr. Sim
mons.
THAT vOTE-swAPPING ARRANGEMENT. y
note that a double-barrel brother OF
the State press thinks it a shame that
"Llewxam'' should have helped along
the already current report Originating
from the point of the truthful local pencil
| Of Brother Avery, in the Charlotte OBJ
server) that a "plan' to swap votes was
being arranged between some white Re-
so-called Democrats" for the express
| (and in some instances avOwed) purpose
of killing Simmons
| am grieved to know that | have
shocked or offended our brother.
Why he should have taken umbrage at
| my harmless little white flag of advice,
he can best state 1t bore no emblem
upon it's peaceful folds-called no bad
! names; called no name at all, in fact. 1t
was only desi gned to put true Democrats
on their guard, and not once did | think
| Democrat would be SO colOr-blind as to
mistake it for a red battle-fag en-
blazoned with Charges against the
skiddish gentleman's commanding Gen
eral.
The bearer OF this double-barrel Jour
nalistic gun is the only soldier in the
whole newspaper army, now bearing
| arms in this Senatorial battle, who essays
to Judge my motives and methods "
He speaks also of something he terms
| ''innuendos'-wh do not find in my
dictionary. I've assaulted no one and
don't intend to. | despise character
assassin as intensely as any man can.
But it is a right | still enjoy to help ex-
pose such a damnable plot as is known
to have been started in this State to
"kill' good. honest, Democratic Sim
| mons votes by ''arranging" with Repub-
| lot for some one other than Mr.. Sim
mons. Others are engaged in the same
good exposition work-as all who read
the weekly newspapers of North Carolina
| last week las we'll as many of the dailies)
| observed and | refer my critic to them.
| The Henderson GOLD LEAF, for instance,
has 'seen with its own eyes'-that is to
say, the fair and honest eyes of Brother
Thad Manning-these things, and now
warns Democrats of "these fellows"
If the men, calling themselves Demo
crafts" engaged in this dishonorable
piece of business are the friends" of
another aspirant (as my critic insinuates)
that is no excuse for them and is no
credit to their candidate, blameless per-
| sonally in the matter as he may be. If
they were the ''friends'' of another they
would be as severely condemned by this
writer and even more SO by Mr.. Sim
mons himself, [ believe. At least that's
the kind of Democrat he is rated here at
his home, and there you find the sequel of
his popularity among the true members
OF our political household OF faith and
family
| This feeble pencil has had at no time
aught..in view except the good and future
welfare of our party in defending it and
exposing schemes that would possibly
work its disntegratiOn and destruction.
But my object has been accomplished
the Democrats of the State have been put
on their guard-and lift my hat to our
critical brother and wish him long life
and much happiness. LLEWXAM
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