The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-31
POPULIsTs AND REPUBLICANS COMBINE
ON STATE TICKET.

The Committees Make up a Ticket From the
Candidates Nominated by the Two COnven-
tions-Dr. Thompson Declares Supreme
Effort Is to Get the LegisIature-Repubh-
can Candidates Pledged to Butler-POpulist
Policy in Legislature Announced.
The State Committees of the Re-
publican and Populist parties have
agreed upon a single State ticket as
follows:
Governor-spencer B. Adams, of
Guilford county, Rep.
Lieutenant Governor-Herbert F.
Seawell, of Moore county, Pop.
Secretary of state-Cyrus Thomp-
son, of Onslow county, Pop.
Auditor-Hal W Aver, of Wake
county, Pop.
Treasurer-William H. Worth, of
Wake county, Pop.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-Nereus G. English, of Randolph
county, Pop.
General - Zebu1on V.
Walser, of Davidson county, Rep.
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing-James Y. Hamrick, of Cleve-
land county, Pop.
Commissioner of Agriculture-Jas.
NJ. Mewboorne, of Lenoir county,
Pop.
Member of North Carolina Cor
poration Commission, for term of
six years-Charles A. Reynolds, of
Forsyth county, Rep.
Member North Carolina Corpora
ton Commission, for term of four
years-Alexander S. Peace, Of Gran
vile county, Pop.
The committees explain their ac-
ton in a personal letter. by DR..
Cyrus Thompson, nominated for
Governor by the Populist State Con-
vention. It is an interesting politi-
cal document and reads as follows {:
MY DEAR SIR When I was nom
mated by the Peoples party for the
high and honorable Office of Cover
nor, I expected to stay on the ticket
to the end, whether elected or not,
and have since frequently stated that
such was my intentions. In view of
these statements made by me, and
approaching the high honor confer
red upon me at the convention, 1
think it is now proper for me to
write you, stating whyI think it to
the best interest of the party and
welfare of the State, under the pres
ent conditions, to run a cooperative
ticket, which has been agreed upon
by both parties, containing my name
for Secretary of State (the position l
now hold) instead of for Governor.
At one time there seemed to be lit
tie hope of electing a State ticket,
while we have always had a hope of
electing a majority of the legislature.
Recently the situation has improved
so rapidly that when the time came
for printing the tickets it seemed
very probable that we could elect
the whole State ticket, if we could
unite on it all the forces which are
against the amendment and the
Democratic machine. Therefore, the
problem that presented itself to us
was this: Shall two State tickets be
run through to the end, and thus
throw away our chances of electing
all State officers, from Governor
down, and turn over these offices, as
a free gift, to the Democrats, OF
should we arrange a cooperative
ticket, representing all elements OPP
posed to the Democratic machine,
and unite our vote upon it, with a
bright prospect of electing it?
A week ago or more our State
Chairman wrote a letter to every
county and township chairman in
the State, and also to every county
and legislative candidate whose
name had been received at headquar-
ters, presenting these very questions,
and asking for advice. The letters
in reply from every township in the
State were almost unanimous in
favor of a cooperative ticket. The
only difference of opinion expressed
was as to the composition of the
ticket. Permit me to say that I can
not feel otherwise than highly fiat
tered and gratifed at the expressions
in these letters expressing a strong
desire that I should head this CO.
operative ticket for Governor.
When these letters in reply from
all the counties we're in, a conference