The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-01

mary or mass meeting may prefer to
represent North Carolina in the United
States Senate.
A letter to the editor of The Ashe-
VILE Citizen from Highlands, Macon
county, says: "Mr. Gudger's canvass or
this section was most satisfactory to
the Democrats. He leaves Macon with
a certain majority of nearly $50 and with
fighting chance for more. Crawford's
majority in this county two years ago
was 81"
The Asheville Citizen prints the let
ter sent out by C. B. Moore, chairman,
calling upon all Federal officeholders to
pay money for Moody's campaign, and
adds:
ct is understood that if this polite re-
quest does not meet with an early and
favorable response a slightly more man
datory one will be sent and If that
also is unsuccessful in its mission the
official will be notified that the job OF
those who have received favors from
the party in the way of office depends
Oh their aiding it in a financial way
1.-THE above letter has been sent to
not only the revenue officers, but to
every postmaster in the district-even
the women who keep little postoffices in
country districts"
The New York Democrats are confident
of carrying the State. Such Democrats
as John G. Carlisle and VIM. B. Horn
blower, who have not been in line with
the party have been elected delegates
to the State convention. There is no
division in party ranks. and every in
dication is good.
Chairman Hopkins of the State Com
mittee, says that if Cook county goes
Democratic this year. Illinois will give
a Democratic ma jorty. He thinks Cook
county will go Democratic.
On Sunday morning the Raleigh
Morning Post and the Asheville Gazette
published a letter written by Marion
Butler to Jeter c. Pritchard saying he
didn't write the abusive things about
Pritchard published in the Caucasian in
1897. and expressing the earnest hope
that Pritchard will be reelected. That
is the last nail in Pritchard's political
coffin.
Senator Simmons will speak at Green
vile at night, October Bird. On the 4th
he will speak at Ayden at the opening
of the Pitt county canvass.
The Democratic party in Duplin county
is without nominee for either tn.
ID g.,
Senate. A few weeks ago Mr.. j. w. Girls
som was nominated for the House but
he declined the nomination and could
not be induced to remain in the field. Mr.
ID. S. Kennedy was nominated for the
Senate but it was discovered that the
new election law provides that citi-
zen shall have resided two years in a
county before he is eligible. Mr.. Ken
ncdy was a native of Dupln, but had
resided in the west and had only re-
turned little more than a year ago.
Wilmington Messenger.
Hon. ]. Bryan Grimes, Secretary OF !
State. spoke in the market house Satur- |
day night to a good crowd. He was grace
fully introduced by Mr.. J. w. Atkinson, |
and for an hour he held the strictest at
tention of those present. He made an
excellent speech which, undoubtedly, did |
good. We hope that he will make many |
such speeches throughout the State be- /
fore the campaign closes, for we believe |
they will have a powerful effect.-Fay- |
etteville Observer.
Senator Pritchard is making nothing |
by saving that Senator Simmons ac-
guessed in the passage OF the Deserters' |
Pension Bill. Here is what Senator Sim |
mons says about it:
'Smarting under the danunciation OF !
his Deserter Pension Bill, Senator Pritch-
ard has tried to find cover in claiming !
that ] am particeps criminis because |
there was no roll-call in the Senate when |
the bill was railroaded through, and be-
cause the vote on the motion by which /
the bill passed was purely pro forma. OF /
course Senator Pritchard would not claim
in the Senate that a Senator was sup,
posed to acquiesce in the bill because Of
the fact that there was not a roll-call
and because he did not vote when the
motion was pro forma; the roll-call be-
ing very rare in the Senate except on
purely political measures, and when there
is no roll-call. the committee having re-
ported favorably, very few Senators vote
at all for or against. NOBODY knows bet
ter than Senator Pritchard that the fail
ure of Southern Senators to have their
votes recorded against this Ubiquitous
does not show acquescence in
il. ] am satisfied that not three Senators
from the South approved the principle
of the bill, and I am certain the bill would
have been fought by them if there had
been the slightest chance of defeating it..
Ed. Barley and Ruff Henderson FLASHED
in the Wilkes county Republican con-
vention and a serious riot was narrowly
averted. The ticket nominated is: For
tives, ]. Q. A. Bryan and DR..
r. W. s. Pegram: for Sheriff j. II. John
son; for Clerk of the Superior Court, c.
H. Somers for Register of Deeds. o. r.
Elevins for Surveyor, Lee Myers; for
Coroner. w. G. Dyer. 1t looks like the
Blackburn faction defeated the
Call faction.
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