The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-09
ALL REMINDERS
HAVE VANISHED
Independent" Leaders bid
Farewell to Greensboro
IN LOVE With The PLACE
Mr.. Whitaker Says an Ind pendent Morning
Daily Will b. Established in Green's
boro--- Senatorial Talk
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Greensboro, \. c., Nov. S.-All remind
ers even of the recent political campaign
vanished today when the last vestige of
the State Republican and State Anti
Clark, anti-Kitchin headquarters with
the person of Republican Secretary d.
c. Pearson took the train for his
home at Morganton, and Chairman of In
dependent Organization, f. H. Whitaker,
boarded an eastern bound one for his
home in Enfield, Halifax county.
Col. Pearson before leaving desired it
published as coming directly from him,
that although the people of Greensboro
didn't vote his way, he had fallen in love
with the spirit of fairness to political
opponents which pervaded the whole
community; second, that he had fallen in
love with the cosmopolitan life of the
city and hated to leave; third, and last
ly that the newspaper men of Greensboro
and the press correspondent had shown
him and his committee every courtesy
and in all reports of what was going on
had treated them with fairness. He also
said that the committee work this year
had been just plain hard work of type
writing, printing, mailing Congressional
documents, etc; that Senator Pritchard
had not been on hand much, having the
burden of the State campaigning almost
entirely on his own shoulders. Mr.. Pear
son has spent most of the season here,
and the two have made many friends So
cially. who will be glad to have them
- i'm If the Colonel feels much char
gin or disappointment over the result
of the election he doesn't show it, for
there was the same old jovial smile on his
face and merry twinkle in his eye, when
he said good bye, ] just honestly hate
to leave you all.
Another gentleman who has made many
friends here in a social way, was Mr.. F..
H Whitaker, chairman of the State or
gani7 alton, recently formed to "rebuke
the y amocratic party for nominating a
man they did not approve of Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court" Mr.. Whit
akcr came here about two months ago
and opened headquarters in the BenbOw
hotel There is no doubt about his hav-
ing worked faithfully to accomplish an
jmpossibility; build up State organiza-
For all that time he has been at work
with his typewriters and stenOgraphers
from eight o'clock in the morning until
eleven at night in an effort TO make a
success Of, what, in his zeal, he impresses
everybody here with the sincerity of, his
belief that his candidate Hill would get
% 900 ma ority over the Democratic nom
ipce This correspondent said to him
when he first came here: why, it takes
six months solid hard work to build up a
dismantled county organization; if the
opposition to Clark is as much as you
think it is, you cannot possibly focus it
in three times two months" But what
he lacked in experience then he has
learned now. and the disastrous defeat
seems to have stunned him, because OF
all men in North Carolina, he, it seems,
must have been the only one who serious
Iy thought that his man would pull
through.
Before leaving, Mr. Whitaker express
cd himself as highly appreciative of the
cordial treatment he had received by
everybody in Greensboro, especially, he
said, by the newspaper fraternity, who
had done his cause great harm by pub
fishing some things, but it was news they
got and was the truth, and such things
were legitimate campaign weapons, he
supposed He declined to go into partic-
ulars concerning the conduct of the Hill
campaign, saying he did not care to pose
as a critic of other mems views or poll
cics, and that he would only says that
one of the chief causes of the failure OF
the independent movement at this time
was 1.-The fear of the people, after so re-
cert an experience with the Clark Rus
sellism administration, that any kind
of division in the ranks of the Democratic
rarity would bring back those terrible
days" Mr. Whitaker said also that he
would soon have a conference with the
State anti-Clark executive committee,
composed of w. w. Clark, New Bern;
Thomas f. Norheet, Roxobel; +. }. SIN
clair, Marion; Jno. w. Fries, Salem; J.
K Blackburn, Durham; DR.. bred Pea
cock, and Caesar Cone, of Greensboro.
The purpose of this conference was 10
consider the making permanent organl-
zation to encourage, foster and promote
independent action in politics OF the
State, so that both parties would be
raised to a higher level and to prevent,
as far as possible corrupt or incompetent
men from being elected to office. To this
end an independent morning daily would
be established in Greensboro on the lin"
of the Washington Post except that 1t
would make the Industrial, educational
and civic progress of the State the cardi-
nal features Mr.. Whitaker did not say
when the paper would begin operation
or who would finance or edit 1t, only
saying that these facts would be given
out after it was fully determined on the
wisest course to pursue after careful and
deliberate conference with the leaders
of this idea in various parts of the State
While here Mr.. Whitaker has made