The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-08
NORTH CAROLINA
POLITICAL NEWS

Raleigh. n. C. October 5.-CSpeciai Cor
respOndence.)-The political situation in
North Carolina at present is certainly n
queer one. A national campaign Is on.
but there IS practically no interest mani
Tested I'm Il in this state IL Is quite
freely said by both democrats and rcpub-
licanS that they never saw 50 languid
campafgn- II Is almost like a dream To
hear persons who have been in New YORK
recently tell about the excitement about
the campaign there. In all this state
there is not even a campaign banner OF
either party.
The pOpuIiSts are no longer considereI
strong enough to he termed a party
The few who are left. the old guard
who died with Senator Butler In the
crushing defeat nj the state election last
August. will affiliate with the republicans
II is the general opinion that very few
popuIists will vote for Bryan IN Nor;h
Carolina
One part Of the pOpuiists have called
a state convention here October Hth. 10
nominate mlddIe-cf-ihe-rold electors In
one district the uliddle-of-the-ro3d popu-
lists have officially Endorsed the repuO-
ifcau candidate for congress The p"ph-
lists hate the democrats with a mercer
hate than that shown by the repuoicahS'
The popuIistS. under the personal suSgrs-
Ter. are holding what they term indisra-
ton meetings These they hold only IN
th. few strongholds they have Senator
Butler attends and speaks. under an IS
cnrt II weII-armcd populists. who IN Two
cases have ridden a number 81 miles On
horseback t. form his escort.
Deadly dull as the national caInpaish
g. there = campaign i'm progress N"i0.i
Is lively enough This is the light 1" s.
,,,,~e ,ba democratic Endorsement Tor
U-nite5 states senator Such Endorsement
q 81 course exactly the same as an eiec-
,tor ss the legislature Is four-hiths or
,,n.-p democratic and the state convention
ordered a primary 10 get the sense 81 ''le
legislature al the election IN NoNeilo.I'
as TO who shall be the senator Ihus tue
Will ~ the voters Will BE- mandatory
,,,,o, ~, democratic caucus Of the leEis-
lztur- II s. therefore precisely equiv
sIeut u a popular election
Two wears agp. after the great cam
paiEu ia which the democrats Fecdp1ui'i
the state. il was said IN this cnFreSP''ui
euce T. bc the consensus ~ deiii"Vta'.S
opinion that r. NJ Simmons. theh' Is
now. the state chairman. was 10 be
r-,5ra4 states senator. and Charles u.
Aycock. governor. when the time eHnie
for election -.
Tn. t.,puIsr democratic idea as TO
Avfo~Jz pruV,sI true lie Was 'le,t'A y"
August The constitutional '-iti -i''-'"
silefranchisiue. negro il.iierIiss was u.s.
ratified. aud simmons scored an"l NJ
Isrt i'm ? feyv DAYS after the s-npAc 81 TN
haiti. ,I.nreI away the senatorial A-h'
tss.lm.. hot First. Julian = carr "h-
r7nunss.i his candidacy. then summons
then Alfred Al Waddell. mayor 81 VIZ
miu.ruu aud lastly. cA-ScaAa"F A-vii'..'
J. Jarvis. This quartet IS in thc Ae."-
simmons ami carr az, tile leaders IN me
fri .nH faHT q
ASH. IL the Last degree. One hears 4
hundred times IS much about thi- stuA-
tariaI i-ht AS Itvut the s-tii"il-l cam
paicu. and 90 gets Wa-mer e.cn day II
could Tex b. much hotter II the aspiFants
wee II opposite political parties
simmons . fr.-als s-GS hc j. IL rlShN
entitled Ju tht s,rlatorshils that he has
led an. pIEJs 90 Xlc."ry la ghree cant
psIEu-. two II th.2c afnrEs ths EEssi csl
ON rs-eagd. that hc j. tne lc.s4cal man Tor
the position. rhat his record Is compete
Tie friends y carr are equally - en-
Ghusisssti,. and are n Work in all Eaisa
81 the state ll,- is Wealthy. and is sii--.l-
iu.- money - S. H. has Ie,n "A larger
CiVer L. ChIrlJtes and mas a wide e 'nuec-
tiuu With the business Interests. ia WHICH
h = a large sIu,khsl-ie-- simmons. rs
state chairman. has Eecez sari.y placed
his canvass in the hands II his friends.
Male carr Is making = personal cam
IasEn lie is tine head If the orsAniz-i-
tsol 81 confederate veterans ir this STAKE.
and he Address many gatherings u the
Old selI.-r-& lie says r. - the people
-. usfisa-s.-'
some u Cars trieE.ls have intlnated
that simmons mirht use his power as the
hesd 81 thc party simmons says ne TilI
10 un such thin-. ami makes the positive
statement silat 90 th- primary We're held
SoW he would get .s''.p majority. and
adds that MS tiunr uasses he VIII EI.n In-
stead uf losing
The republicans and pupuIisis hate SIM
mons. AMI they 1r. sI atkins against
htU AMI hoping for hEs defeas. ThiS Is
heard on ala slides Srrsu..e tn say. n
number uf the republicans haV, ga Idel
that tn can vote iu the primaries The
latter ATE pretty Wii- open. to ha sure
When the Gemucra-i- cuurlitts, mes last
month d construed th, term. democratic
voter" in the resolution adopted hy the
state convention in Arril. as applied 20
the primary for senator. a. Include ali
white and Crnutau Iudiau elclt1rs whu
v.te In November election for the demo-
cratic Tr'si,., utisI electors and cor the
utsttscr-ltis- etuiiiarts far CONGRESS AS
wei as ali white and t'ro1ton electors who
voted TN democratic ticket last August
Then tEr state committee said any,
bOssy who should vote the Democratic
ticket in August should H. eligible 10
vote ia the primary The committee nd
del - tins that anybody who voted for
Bryan aud Stevenson ami the democratic
Cuug-r.s-inual candidates in November I
should also vote for senator az the pri-
mary
Then "a Poruiist who in August did not