The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-18
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CON
VENTION.
Editorial Correspondence

editorial correspondence
Greensboro, N. c., July 1.-THE biggest
"off year" State Democratic Convention
ever held in Nirth Carolina adjourned
about 5 o'clock this morning, after a
continuous session from o'clock last
night. Every county in the State, ex-
cept Mitchell, was represented. Most
of the counties were fully represented.
No man who looked into the faces of
the membership of this convention could
doubt that Temporary Chairman A. M.
Scales was right when he declared it
had in its keeping the destiny Of the
State of North Carolina. From Murphy
to Manteo there gathered here repre-
sentative men of all callings. There was
70 spirit except one of a determination
to make the Democratic party the true
exponent of the best aspirations and
truest progress of the commonwealth.
From the opening eloquent address of
welcome by that noble and chivalric
crator-Charles Manly Steadman-(God
give him length of days and every good
tihngD until Wilfred d. Turner (the
model permanent chairman let the gavel
fall in the early morning light, the con-
vention did not make single mistake.
do not say this because of the personnel
of the ticket. The fitness of all the can
didates was so marked that it was at no
time possible to make a mistake in that
direction. l speak of the platform, the
speeches. and the spirit of the conven-
tion as well as of it's nominees.
The action of the convention will
strengthen the dominant Democracy in
the State. The party is united harmon
ious, compact aggressive. 1t is living in
the present. 1t is proud of its past rec
ord, confident of the wisdom of it's pres
ent policy, and confident of it's victorious
future. There was no faction here. The
absence of factional spirit was marked.
Men who had differed upon party policies
were working together with a common
purpose Some men who had gone out
side the pale of the party were here,
happy to be again in the household of
faith. They received the glad hand. No
fatted calf was killed for them, on the
one hand, or any reference on the other
hand that could wound them was pro-
muIgated.
There will be no bolt, there will be
no detection, there will be no division
among the North Carolina Democracy
This is secured. not by any compromise
of declared State or National policies
but by the knowledge on the part of all
that Democratic harmony and Democratic
success is essential to the continued
peace and prosperity of North Carolina.
No man could know the character Of
the men here in this convention and the
men they represent and doubt that the
Democratic party represents, as tie
platform declares, 1.-The intelligence, tho
virtue and the manhood of the people
of the State Instead of the amendment
opening the door for detection from the
Democratic party, it will cement all
Democrats in the Democratic party.
knowledge that it is and will continue
to be the dominant party will add two
recruits where it will lose one by the
plea that now the white folks can af-
tord to divide.
The platform is all right in every par
ticular. / believe it is the best State
platform adopted in dozen years VI
is brief. concise. and every word in it
counts. 1t is unequivocal in expression.
Nobody can misconstrue any plank or
any sentence. The Democratic party
owes debt of gratitude to the able gen.
tlemen who prepared the platform.
Their names ought to be known. They
are H. S. Ward, of the First district
Claude kitchin, of the Second; Rodolph
Duffy, of the Third; H. A. London, of the
Fourth; John r. Webster, of the Fifth;
n. A. Sinclair, of the Sixth; Cameron
Morrison, of the Seventh; r. A. Dough-
ton, of the Eighth: S. B. Alexander, of
the Ninth; w. T. Crawford. of the
Tenth. These gentlemen gave many