The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-23
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pledged myself, in case you were chosen,
to do all l could for your nomination
The Senator being State officer, ninety
six counties other than ours may nave
voice in naming the successful candi-
date, so not whether you or l are the
stronger in Forsyth, but who can get
the most votes in the Legislature, is
the vital question.
'You declined my proposition, made
no counter offer, but simply wrote a
card stating your purpose. You say your
friends will urge your motion, thus
showing you have been considering the
matter and notifying them of your plan
and you may have the strength on the
day of the convention to accomplish
your wish. Still, not believing that your
course is wise or just l cannot agree to
it, Being a State matter Forsyth coun-
ty alone should not decide between us,
for it would be just as fair for one of
our candidates for clerk, to propose to
leave his election to Winston-S Salem
township because he thought he was
stronger there, instead of to all the
townships in the county. Even If polite
to leave such a question to one county,
it certainly ought not to be to a con-
vention constituted like ours will be, for
you know 1t is not to be held under the
plans OF our party organization, with
primaries in each township to select dele
gates, but is mass meeting where every
Democrat is a delegate, and where only
few out of the many votes in the
county will likely be present. Again we
both have warm friends. who are very
jealous in our behalf, and to inject a
motion into the convention that might
ingender bitterness would injure the
county ticket, a result which neither of
us can desire. therefore renew my for
mer proposition, to let our members go
to Raleigh pledged to vote for the stron-
ger candidate, caring not so much for
either of us, as for getting the Senator
from Forsyth. Our love and pride of
county should make us desire the pre-
senting of that candidate before the eau
Gus most likely to win for even in poll
| tics a man should not live for himself
alone. In selecting Forsyth as your bat
tie ground, do you think you are fair to
me? You have lived here all your life
your play mates, school-mates, comrades
in arms, clientage of thirty years and
your kin-folks are all here, while 1 have
y
have no such relations. Although 1 have
not lived there for twenty-four years,
do not think l would be altogether gen.
erous in offering to leave our contest to
| Rockingham, my old home. Again you
know that have only been at home three
days since the State convention, and that
l will be away next week at Davidson
court Prior to the State convention, we
| Z ho
State primary but it was not so, and
since then 1 have neither seen nor writ
| ten to friends to come to our mass meet
| ing, and did not know of your intended
motion until my return from Wilkes the
| day before your card was published.
will make no personal effort to defeat
your motion but confidently rely upon
| the wisdom of the fair minded men who
will attend the convention to defeat a
resolution, that in my opinion, will pro-
duce discord instead of harmony. IN
/ tiringly, from now until the election,
will canvass for the whole State ticket
and will aid our county candidates al
/ can in their campaign and Son the day
of election, and when the battle is over
and the victory won it will be time
enough for me to consider my own in
| terests. The news that 1 felt from the
State at large makes me hopeful of
my success. If elected to the high posi-
tion of Senator, / will serve all the peo-
| pie of every class faithfully and hon
estly, trying to do all l can for the up
building of my State. If defeated, 1 will
not sulk, but as in the past will work
| zealously for Democratic supremacy il
our State and nation, but l cannot agree
that a mass-meeting in one county shall
decide the question of my success or de-
feat in the State. Hoping that after yot
calmly think over the matter that yol
will agree to my proposition of letting
our members select the candidate tina
will prove the stronger before the Gen
eraI Assembly, l am,
Very truly yours.
"R. r. GLENN"