The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-07
GETTING NO COMFORT
Iredell Meares Esq. Writes an Able
Letter in Support of Clark.
WASTING TIME AND POSTAGE ON NE"
Thus Writes DR.. Paul Moore of Northampton Co.
to the Ring>Tail Chairman Who
Asked Him 10 Fight
Clark.

Nobody in North Carolina believes the
Hill candidacy amounts to anything.
Judge Clark is certain to be elected Chief
Justice by over forty thousand majority.
And yet there is one person who is either
himself deceived by Pritchard & Co.'s
boasts, or is trying to deceive others,
into believing that there is really seri-
Gus contest. He is now writing letters
predicting $4,000 majority. If he believes
that, he shows an ignorance of the politi-
cal situation that is colossal and that
therefore fits him to continue the series
of blunders that have marked the anti
Post, Charlotte Observer, Bill Day, Dan
Russell, Fab Busbee & Co., launched it
in the middle of Blount street, in the city
of Raleigh, one quiet Sabbath afternoon.
Pretending to appeal for money, (when
everybody knows that the Radical anti
Clark crowd has money to burn), Chair
man Whitaker has sent out a letter
urging active support of Hill. He is get
ting some interesting replies, very few
are such as he desires, but he burns all
the letters except the few from Radicals
to defeat Democracy. Here is the letter
Whitaker is sending out:
Headquarters of the
Independent Democratic Party
of North Carolina.
Supporting Hon. Thos. N. Hill, of Halifax
County for Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of North Carolina.
Greensboro, n. c., October l. 1902.
Mr.. Iredell Meares, Wilmington, N. c.:
Dear Sir: l was in Raleigh Friday
and Saturday last and obtained what
really believe to be the inside figures,
which is evident that they anticipate
Clark's defeat by at least 25,000 but tc
accomplish this. it is necessary for us
to put our shoulders to the wheel and to
do what we can. for Clark's defeat
means more to the State of North Caro-
lima from every standpoint not only for
pure government honestly administered,
but for clean politics and pure men for
office. Victory is ours if we fight for l..
1t is necessary for all the anti-Clark
forces to come to the fight now, person
ally and financially, or we may lose our
glorious opportunity. / beg you not 70
delay, but as Clark said to Russell.
Whatever thou dost do quickly" 1--WE
have them on the rum" Talk anti-Clark
and advocate Hills election. Send me
name and postoffice address of people to
whom l can write and people to whom ]
can send literature so that we may con-
vert them from the error of their ways
or the State will be damned by such /. |
man as Clark / have some very strong |
articles in press in circular form that I |
desire to distribute over North Carolina |
Shall l send it to you for distribution Or |
will you furnish me with names and post |
office? Clark's defeat is more vital to |
North Carolina with its property and |
people than anything since the days of
reconstruction. 1t is going to take
money and lots of it to run this cam
paign, and defeat Clark. We have no one
to call upon for money but depend
wholly upon voluntary contributions
from friends of the cause l will appre-
ciate anything that you can do person
ally in the way of finances and actual
work in this campaign or get your friends
to do. Yours truly
f. H. WHITAKER.
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