The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-17
HON. R. B. GLENN SPOKE HERE
LAST NIGHT.
BIG AUDIENCE HEARD HIM
He spoke 1wo Hours and n Half on
the Issues Of the Campnign-De-
moIished the Pretentions of Sena-
tor ACKNOWLEDGMENT U~tterances
showing h Importance of this
Counties.

always has a hearty welcome in
Wilmington. arrived here yesterday
and addressed a large audience OF the
citizens of Wilmington last night at the
court house
At $3.50 2. m, George l.. Peschau,
chairman of the county democratic
executive rommittee. opened the meet
ing by saying hat it was with a feel
ing Of genuine satisfaction that he was
able to announce that a Wilmington
audience would be addressed on the
issues of thu campaign by one of the
best and most popular speakers IN
North C~arolina-the Hon. r. B. Glenn,
of Winston. Applause.) He said the
Hon. George Rountree would introduce
the speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Rountree was greeted with
hearty applause as he arose to intro
duce the speaker. He said he was fully
persuaded that there is no community
on the face of the earth SO hard to
arouse to action as the people of VIII
mington. but he was equally persuaded
that when they were aroused and when
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and realized the necessity for action
they are irresistible, as was shown in
the campaigns of 1898 and 1900. Gap
~pIause.) Hence. he said, it is that ex-
traordinary efforts are being made by
the watchmen on the towers of demo-
crazy to persuade our people and con-
vince them of the Importance of this
campaign and the Importance of this,
the first election under the new election
law and suffrage amendment to the
constitution. For many years the DEM
cratic party has been endangered by
the enemies of democracy, whether by
the forces of the fusionists under Jeter
g. Pritchard or the forces of negroism
under Russell and Pritchard as in
1898 and 1900. He stated that it was a
pleasure for him to announce that the
persuasive voice of the big-hearted Bob
Glenn was to be heard here in this
campaign, ~persuading the people not
to be led off to their i'll doing by the
republican party. (Applause.) He went
on to say that Mr.. Glenn was here to
deliver a message to our people, and
NAEA1 IN go AAON AA~A~ -"
for office. as by an act of unparalleled
self-abnegation he a withdrawn from
the race for the United States senator
ship, the very acme OF his ambition
and the uttermOst goal of his life. He
a withdrawn in favor Of his friend
and townsman, the Hon. Cyrus B. Wat
SON, of Winston. (Applause.) He o n
tSNIE6 nv ran9rEinO hnVEpvpr That
unless North Carolina is more than
ordinarily ungrateful, this distinguish
ed son of the state would yet receive
abundant reward at the hands of the
people of North Carolina. (Applause.)
He concluded by saying. II take great
pleasure in introducing the Hon. Rob-
ert &. Glenn, of Winston, the best CAM
paigner in North Carolina" (Applause.)
Mr.. Glenn received a perfect ovation
Whea he took the judges stand to make
mis- sDeech. He expressed his appre-
citation of Mr.. Rountree's remarks and
the kindness and courtesy he had al
ways received in Wilmington. He
said the citizens OF Wilmington
had listened TO a great lea of
speaking, and he did not propose
to 90 sack to the period before the war
or dp-ing the war, and that he wished
to say, as MIR. Rountree had said. he
was lot a candidate for any office in
the gift of the people Of North Caro-
kna but was here simply as an humble
ottHen to 90 his duty TO u state and
the democratic party. He stated that
ue to q few weeks ago he had been q
candidate for h senate, and that he
IA No higher ambition than to repre-
sent the grand state of North Carolina
IN tina honorable and distinguished
body. but complications in his county
& ais desire not to injure his people
had caused him To leave the race in
favor of his friend and townsnan, the
Hon. Cyrus B. Watson. (Anntause.) He
said Mr.. Watson vas a true Confed-
crate soldier at a time when the state
needed his services most, that he was
one Of the ablest lawyers in the state
n q true Christian gentleman and
what more could be said of a man. Gap
piause.) Mr.. Glenn said he had made
up his mind to put his ambition forever
behind him and that he felt that it
was hs highest duty to hereafter serve
his country and his God. (Applause.)
He declared that he was not a dello-
erat for revenue only, but was a
democrat for the good of his state, and
he knew of no better service than to
keep in power this great Anglo-Saxon
ace (Applause.) For this reason he
a come here to appeal to the hearts
and the conscious of the neoplc OF New
Hanover. Especially did he appeal to
h republicans and populists if any
were present, for their good, for the
good Of the state, and for God.
Mr.. Glenn then made a powerful and
elegant speech of two hours and a half.
enchanting his audience with attention
and very deep interest from start to
finish. His splendid voice never failed
hin, ana bic uhvcical mower ast0nished