The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-10
No Senator Has Yet Been
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ton Of the chairman, and spoke as fol-
lows,
I'VE are now coming to the acts in
the play that are to remove the last
Republican misrepresenting North Caro-
lima in the Congress of the United states
THE Democratic party is to be con-
graduated upon the high character OF
the men who are competiting-in gen
erous rivalry-for the great prize OF
limited States Senator and also upon the
kindly feeling entertained by all for the
men who are candidates for this posi-
ton But choice we are compelled TO
make.
81 desire upon behalf of thousands Of
Democrats of North Carolina. to present
to this convention for its consideration,
the name of a man who, to my MIND,
combines all the requisites of a Senator
moro than any other, and the man whom
we ought, naturally to support, on ac-
count Of his peculiar fitness and in
sense of gratitude, | present to you the
name of a man who. as a boy of IL
summers, whose face a razor had never
touched, volunteered in 1852 and entered
the Confederate service, and from that
date to AppomatoX, when the flag OF
our people was furled forever, he fol-
lowed it's changing fortunes with un-
faltering devotion. He engaged in al
most all the dreadful battles from Man
assas to AppomattoX. four times shot,
once mortally, so much so that the ad-
jutant of the 2Sth regiment sent the fol-
lowing message by letter to his mother:
4 have dreadful news to communicate.
l was over this a. m. and learned from
the surgeon that your son is mortally
wounded. On April End, 90, he stood in
the lines around Petersburg his wound
ed arm in a sling not able to carry a
musket and encouraged the desired
columns of Lee in their attempt to re-
sist the last terrible onslaught of the
enemy.
when all was lost this hero returned
home-penniless and manned to again
rebuild his own fortunes and those of
his State.
He studied law and entered upon the
duties of a busy and successful life. He
is today regarded as one of the great
est lawyers of this State. He possesses
a giant mind and a crap of intellect su-
perior to most of men. He is indeed a
great lawyer, loving and honoring his
profession. In the Senate of the United
States, he would grasp and understand
the great principles of Constitutional
law and interpret them in the interest
of constitutional liberty and the Demo
cratic faith
"No man in this State has encouraged
more young men entering upon the du-
ties of their profession. He has loaned
them books, aided in preparing briefs
and given them work to do whenever he
could do So Now we come to his record
as a Democrat.
"In all the battles fought in this State
from reconstruction days down to the
present, this man has stood in the front
line of the battle. Time and again he
canyassed the State with eloquence ant
resistless logic giving his time and
money in the aid of the Democratic
rarity.
when the State Convention met in this
city in 1896, and we were confronted with
fusion forces. the leaders looked for q
mana leader-yes, a leader of a for
Torn hope. A man who could not win
for none could do that. but a man who
would throw himself on the altar Of his
party and lead as many men as possible
hack into its folds.
after looking over the whole State
the leaders of the party went to this mar
and begged him to make the sacrifice. He
left his library, his home and his clients
and made it, knowing that he was march.
ing to certain defeat. His canvass wa!
able. Finally he was disabled intravel
ing through the country, but from hi,
sick bed his physicians could not re
strain his efforts for his party. Now
gentlemen, is one opportunity to show
our gratitude to this man. He responds
to our wishes then, we ought to his now
The capacity of this man for labor i