The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-03
.POU At SM|THf|ELD
Made a Splendid Speech
to a Fine Crowd.
County Compaign Closes Today. Tie
Candidates Have Been Almost
Continuously on the Go Since
October 10Th.

To-day brings to a close the Wake
County Democratic canvass by the
nominees for the legislature and coun-
ty offices. The campaign o~ened at
Apex on Oct. 10th, ana to-days speak
ing will be at Millbournie. The can
didates have spoken in every town.
ship in the county, and in some of
the larger ones where there are two
voting places they have spoken day
and night. With the exception of fair
week, when there was an adjourn
ment from Tuesday until Saturday,
the canvass has continued from day
to day from it's commencement until
it's conclusion.
All the candidates are agreed that
the crowds have been larger at nearly
every appointment than they had an
ticipated. Notwithstanding the fact
that Wake county farmers have this
year raised a larger crop of cotton
tnan usual and when the campaign
started this crop had not been picked
and hands to pick it We're scarce.
there has been good attendance
at each speaking place and at many
there have been large crowds.
Tuesday night the Democratic nom
inees spoke at Wakefield. and here II
was that the largest and most en-
thusiastic audience of the campaign
was present. Congressman POu was
present with the candidates and &c
livered a masterful speech.
Wakefield is the home of Prof. r. e.
Sentelle one of the nominees for the
House. The Wakefield High School.
of which Mr.. Sentelle is principal. has
one of the largest school buildings III
the county outside of Raleigh. The
speaking took place in this building,
and every seat in it was occupied,
third of the audience being COM
rosed of the handsome women of this
prosperous section of the county.
On the rostrum were seated MIR. Pou
and the county candidates ana
choir of twelve pretty young ladies
dressed in white.
The choir sang 1.-THE Good Old
North State" and then Mr.. Sentelle,
Mr.. Olive, Mr.. Ellington, Maj. Ber-
nard and Capt. Page made short
ward he was received with applause,
showing the enthusiasm Of Little Riv-
er's Democracy
Following the county nominees
came Mr.. Pou, who was enthusiastic
cally cheered as he approached the
front of the stage.
Mr.. Pou spoke for one hour and a
half, discussing both national and
State issues. He expressed. as did the
other candidates. his appreciation of
the presence of the ladies. and said he
was glad to be the representative OF 81
party that had always stood as the
protector of the pure Womanhood nf
the State.
Proceeding to discuss the political
issues, he made his speech a clean
cut argument addressed to the mind
Of the honest, unprecedented citizen
who wished to east his vote for what
was right.
He took up the tariff policy of the
Republican party and showed that
just as it was not right to take from
the pocket of one man to give TO an
other, the protective tariff system of
the Republican party was not ri9ht.
On State issues Mr.. POu spoke with
force and eloquence, eXplainin" the
Watts law and defending the policies
and expenditures of the State admin
istration with the earnest franknesS
which has characterized the utter
ances of the Democratic speakers
throughout the campaign. The speech
was delivered in Mr.. Pou's best STYLE
and thoroughly pleased and aroused
his audience.
The Wakefield section is one of the
finest in the county or State. The
people are of a high type. thrifty, hon
est and progressively Industrious. The
crowd that heard Mr.. Pou was one
which was entirely representative. No
speaker could have wished for better
hearers. nor any crowd for a better
speaker.