The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-21

Gc,dsboro, who had just returned from
ST. Louis. Il spent a day in the
grounds" said Mr.. Royal" land it's the
busiest place I've seen in many day,
and it's going to be the greatest show
II the history of expositons.'
IF you will give me all the sentiment
for governor that is not yet formulated
will win the nomination in a walk
said . prominent gentleman who IS not
candidate. but a close observer.
Everybody l see expresses great regret
over the destruction by fire OF the Green's
ECro Female College, but there seems to
be difference OF opinion even among
the Methodists as to the advisabihty OF
attempting to rebuild and reequip it as
a Methodist college, but most people are
willing to wager that the Methodist wo-
men will rebuild it bigger and better than
ever either at Greensboro, Durham, or
Raleigh.
"A little while longer" said a promi-
ncnt Eastern North Carolina tobacco man
land the time for preparing and
lOUdCCO DtuS VIII nave pdSSSu,
land my information" he continued, sis
that not halt as many plant beds nave
or will be prepared or planted as were
planted last year" You hear a great
deal of late said another Eastern to-
bacco man, about the poor quality Of last
years tobacco crop. Since the trust con-
Guided that 1t was necessary to advance
prices in order to fool the farmers into
4 +; al 10 civ
ing this as a reason for the starvation
prices at which they at first made up
tneir minds to buy last years crop
and at which they did buy good portion
of It
III the tobacco is so horribly inferior,
continued this gentleman, why have they
put the prices up from % to so per cent
unless it is because they saw the hand
writing on the wall and concluded that
unless something was done they would
be scrambling tor leaf tobacco next year,
gcou, bad and Indifferent
1 hear the time and the place for holding
the State Convention being more or less
discussed The time figures but little in
the discussion, but the place comes in
for considerable talk. Greensboro, Raj
eigh and Asheville, in the order named
are the places discussed mostly. The
Greensboro advocates claim an endorse
mont of the splendid manner in which
that pushing town entertained the last
convention and point with pardonable
pride to their excellent hotel and hall
accommodations and other attractions and
corveniences. The Raleigh promoters
point to the capital city as the political
hub and declare that hotel and hall acl
coinmodations will be sufficient by the
time the convention meets. Ashevillc
wants the Democrats of the centre and
the east to gaze on its unmatched noun
tain panorama, and thinks that a mere
glance at the mountain metropolitan and
its picturesque environment is worth a
trip from the remotest eastern county to
say nothing of its magnificent hotels
and newly rebuilt auditorium. And then
too there is some discussion by friends
OF the different gubernatoral candidates
as to the probable effect that would ac-
crue to the chances OF this one or that
ore in case the convention went, to this
place or that place, this feature however,
is not likely to enter very largely into
the contest. The most important points
ale, first: The location and available
accommodations of the place itself, and,
second its ability to accommodate the
delegates and visitors. Some we'll inform
ed gentlemen are predicting the most
largely attended convention that has here
toiore assembled in the State.
l think after talking with hundreds OF
people of all callings in four states during
the past two months that l can name
a national ticket that would be win
rer from start to finish, and il l was
called upon today to name two men who
in my opinion would arouse greater en-
thusiasm where enthusiasm is most need
Jed and win over more floating votes, where
floating votes ere essential to success at
the polls. | should name for President,
William Randolph Hearst, of New YORK,
via California and Illinois, and Tor wee
President. Marshall Field, of the North
west, via Illinois, these two men are mil
l,onaires but there is not dollar of their
combined millions. whether inherited or
acc umulated by them, that IS talnleu
with oppression or dishonor, their Dusl-
ness interests are varied and more I'm.
portant and far-reaching than those OF
but very few American citizens. The one
has made of himself a world power III
MS CHOSEN Helu OIL uSCluiiANNN
modern day journalist stands "ttnou' d
peer; an untiring fighter Tor me rlsii'
AKA although reared in the mldst VI mn
lions a tribune of the tillcrs ana .oiiel"
of America. The other has MADE Oh hliii
self the master of Western merchants
a wizard of business building
To- emost American citizen. II such ino,i
are not fitted for safe and sound Ieau
elship and American statesmdnsiip "
what avail is our boosted ideal u III
dividual achievement.
Ii such men as these are nanleu a.
Louis there will go out from ihdI ol'y
a wave OF enthusiasm that WIZ 80.
over this country from ocean ~ e.,
and result in a sweeping Vlceoiy -,
real genuine Democracy. At least 'na'
what | think about it,
| | heard prominent Chapei fiiilan -.
liz a good story on the tram 'ho - ~
Gay. It was a funny happehiha q -,
University some years ago. ai,o .''e ~
told perhaps many times De.o.s' -
had not heard it and it is gooa enoGsn -
frint During the time that - ~