The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-19
POLITICS IN MIDDLE.

Politics are getting pretty badly mi--
ed. The republicans of Nevada in state
convention have adopted a platform
declaring for election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
favoring "the largest use Of silver as q
money metal in all matters compatible
with the best interests of our govern
ment' and pledging the nominee to
congress to use his best endeavor to
secure the greatest possible use of sill
yer.
The democrats of Colorado take UP
Senator Teller as their candidate for
the senate, who has been republican,
the last few years.
In Vermont the state election results
il no choice for governor. In this
stronghold of republicans their nominee
could not secure a majority and the
election is thrown into the legislature
where both the regular republican
nominee n the Independent candidate
is each claiming that he will hav a
majority Of the votes.
In one of the judicial districts OF
western North Carolina the democratic
nominee for solicitor was elected to
that office at the previous term by the
opposition party, and he is being oppos-
ed by a lifelong democrat as an indie
pendent.
In a congressional district in this
state some democrats are agreeing to
oppose the democratic nominee in re-
turn for republican aid in securing the
defeat of their party's candidate for
chief justice of the supreme court.
In almost every section of this state
one hears of independent movements
against county and legislative tickets.
New York republicans held a confer
ence last Saturday on the question of
endorsing Roosevelt for the presidency
in 1904, and hey made a muddle of this
according to the conflicting statements
of some of those present. Senator Platt,
and nobody knows where he stands
on this matter-if you knew where he
stood today you would not know where
to place him morrow-sa that II
was decided to endorse the presidents
administration and "as far as in their
power TO endorse him for 1894. Mark
the words quoted-see what a loophol
of escape the senator has made in case
he wishes to change his mind. The
senator further IA there was opposl-
ton to the resolution of endorsement
but the final decision was practically
unanimous" On the other hand the
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee who was present, declared it to be
the unanimous opinion that it was not
only wise to endorse the administration
of Mr.. Roosevelt, but also to endorse
him for 1904. Here is another political
muddle. made either by Mr.. Platt or
Chairman Dunn.
Some people think there is a possibil-l
Jty of the eighty thousand republican,
ma iority in Pennsylvania being wipedl
out or at least greatly reduced. PENNY
packer, who is considered a clean man
and accepted by many anti-Quay rel
publicans on the superstition that hel
would somewhat "disinfect quay
politics, has greatly injured hlmsehl
with these by endorsing the senator
and his political methods. The people,
who say these things assert that eH-
Governor Pattison's popularity and rep
utation for success as democratic can
didate for governor will go a long way
toward pulling him through.
Those who read the signs Oh the
times look for some startling results
from all these complications.