The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
SIMMONS CLAIM
ON SENATORSH|P
Presented by the Manager of
His Campaign.
C. M. BUSBEE'S VIEWS
Reviews the Service Rendered to His
Party by Mr.. Simmons.
He is A MAN OF CHARACTER AND ABILITY
Mr.. Busbee Predicts That Mr.. Simmons viii il
the Primary Election Obtain a Larger Vote
Than the Aggregate Vote Of All
His Competitors.

On yesterday Mr.. Charles NJ. Busbee,
in conversation with reporter for the
| News and Observer in regard to the Sem
atorial contest Git being understood that
| he is to have general charge of Mr.. Sim
mons interests), said
"At Mr.. Simmons request, l have
consented to look after his canvass for
| United States Senator. He cannct do SO
assume the care of his interests. Mr..
Simmons is unable to supervise the de-
tails of his canvass; he is chairman of
the State executive committee and cam
not, even in the slightest degree, neg
lect the duties which devolve on him by
reason of such position however much
his personal interests may suffer; he
cannot mingle the campaign in North
Carolina for Bryan and Stevenson and for
the Democratic Congressional candidates
with his own canvass for the Senate and,
therefore he is compelled to place the
management of his canvass in the hands
of his friends, while he devotes his own
time and energy to the general affairs
of the Democratic party. appreciated
the delicacy of his position and, as
know his thorough fitness, by reason of
his character capacity and legislative
experience, for United States Senator, to
say nothing of his great services to the
party, l consented to serve him.
II know that Mr.. Simmons will make
thoroughly competent Senator, otherwise
/ would not support him. | believe him
to be in every way fitted to serve the
State wisely efficiently and honestly in
the United States Senate. He is man
OF the highest character and of intellect
ual strength-he is a capable lawyer, a
fine speaker, and a quick and ready de-
bater-he has had legislative experience;
he made most faithful and useful men,
Der of the House of Representatives
when he was in Congress from the Sec
ond district And in addition, he is man
of affairs-of business capacity and ex-
perience, altogether reliable and trust
worthy The addresses issued by him ae
Chairman during the campaigns Of 1898
and 1900 are models of strong and Wig
orous English. No abler political docu-
ment has ever been issued in North
Carolina than the letter of Mr.. Simmons
to the President, in relation of the Civil
Service laws, during the recent campaign
in this State. And it is to be especially
considered that the State will need a
competent defender and champion in the
Senate in respect to the recently adopt
ed Constitutional amendment. | do not
minimize the ability of the other candi-
dates. but Mr. Simmons is above all
others, the man to defend in the Senate
the Democrats-the people-of North
Carolina against their enemies and cal
umniators. The Republican National
platform. in substance, declares that the
amendment is to be assailed 1t must be
defended. Mr.. Simmons has given more
constant thought to the subject than any
other North Carolinian. He has been
closely identified from it's inception with
the movement to free North Carolina
from a vicious electorate. He has guild
ed and guarded that reform from the
day of it's beginning to the hour of it's
triumph, and to him, more than to any
other man, is the State indebted for the
just and necessary modification of its
Constitution. In a recent letter to Mr..
Simmons, from Governor elect Aycock
he says: Now that the fight is over and
the magnificent victory is won. | wish to
express to you my appreciation of the
great work which you have done this
year. Your plans were we'll laid and
wisely executed. There is no other man
in the State who could have conducted
such a fight as you have made
Il think no man becomes entitled
in the ordinary meaning of the word,
to any office by reason of his party SER
vices, however great. But l think that
party services ought to weigh, and weigh
heavily, in favor of a candidate if he is
IN all other respects competent to dis
charge the duties Of the office Mr. Sim
mons has done faithful and exceptionally
important service to his party. The