The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
TALK OF A PATRIOT
Hon. Francis D. Winston S
Personal Strength.
He Has No Murmurs or Stings, But is in Fine
Spirit and Ready For the Fray
This Summer.
Windsor Led ger.)


The failure of our countyman to re-
cieve the nomination for Attorney
General was due entirely to the fact
that the East had been given large
representation on the ticket when
that nomination was reached. We
are gratitied at the very tlatterlng
vote he received. On the first ballot
he led all the candidates. He was
the only candidate who carried his
Congressional district solid. He Sc
cured votes all over the State. TINS
demonstrates his personal strength.
No man was personally so strong for
that office. He comes home to the peo-
pie who love to honor him. He brings
no murmurs and no stings of defeat.
He pledges his party his best efforts,
and to those who know him that
means great deal Mr.. Winston will
place his services at the disposal of
the State Executive Committee and
a series of appointments will be made
for him in western North Carolina.
He has no superior as an organizer.
He returned home from the State
convention Saturday night. We call
ed on him yesterday and interviewed
him.
First of all said he. wish to eX-
press my gratitude to my countrymen
for the warm support they gave me
for Attorney General. We had strong
delegation at the convention.
Il am hattered at the large vote |
received. The question of geography
entered largely into the nomination
and think the convention acted wise
" in conceding the nomination to the
West.
THE ticket is a magnificent repre-
sentation of the virtue and intelli-
gence Of the State. Every section of
the State, every profession, every re-
ligious denomination is represented
on the ticket. The party is fortunate in
its candidate for Attorney-GeneraI. |
roomed with Mr.. Gilmer at law-school.
He is a splendid speaker. an excellent
lawyer and very strong man in the
tranSmontane section.
THE platform is fully representa-
tive of our party pledges in the past.
1T endorses without question the
Chicago platform and especially de-
nounces the recent Legislation of the
Republican Congress on the money
and tariff questions.
The acts of the last legislature are
endorsed and those selected for spe
cial commentator are the Craig bill
to prevent removal of suits from our
State courts: the Election Law: the
Increase of the School Fund: the Cor
poration Commission Act; and the
Constitutional Amendment.
1T also declares for Il legaliZed pri
mary by which the people can NOM
mate all their officers. In this con
nection it declares and provides for a
Senatorial primary in November. The
man who opposes the platform can find
no political comfort any where save
in the Republican party. In fact all
opposition to Democracy this year will
be under that banner.
Il found the sentiment for the
Amendment as strong among west
ern members of that body as in the
last. | am sure the Amendment will
be adopted by large majority"
AS there has been considerable men
ton of Mr.. Winston's name in con-
nection with our legislature nominal
ton we asked him if he would be a
candidate before the county conven-
ton.
That" said he. SIS matter for
the convention. ! did not seek the
nomination two years ago. Whoever
is nominated by our party will accept.
No good citizen can decline to serve
his people in this emergency"