The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-15
SpIintered Ticket Re-
quest is Declined.
GOES BEHIND A MASK
Chairman Democratic Executive Com.
mittee of Wake Emphasizing His
Defamation to Waste Time in
Joint Canvass With the Wake
Republican Ticket Candi-
dotoc
dates.

The Citizens ticket, rapidly dis
tintegrating has through it's chairman.
Col. j. c. l.. Harris. asked the Demo-
cratic candidates of Wake county to
divide time with it in the campaign
speaking now in progress
Chairman William B. Snow. of the
Wake County Democratic Executive
Committee to whom the request was
sent by Col. Harris, c. c. c. c.. de-
clines the request and in SO doing
calls spade a spade and makes no
bones about it.
Col. Harris signs himself as Chair
man Citizens Campaign Committee"
thus making Four C's combination
mat is beautifully alliteraturer. but
you {, that what Col. Harris C'S is
not the same G that Chairman Snow
CS and SO Chairman Snow in his re-
ply tears off the mask from the HinlIy-
DlnkS and calls it the Republican
Citizens Campaign Committee" thus
smashing the ALTERATION ana in the
letter telling of the smashir~ of the
alleged ticket.
But the request and the reply tell
the whole story and here they are:
Inc INSuuCSt
Raleigh, y. c.. Oct. 10, 1904.
Mr.. w. b. Snow. Chairman Wake
County Democratic Committee.
Dear Sir:--I am directed by the
Campaign Committee appointed by the
Citizens mass meeting to request OF
you joint canvass with the Demo-
critic candidates for the General AS
sembly and the county offices. If YOU
agree, the appointments already made
by your committee will be satisfactory
to us.
Awaiting your reply. l am
Yours very truly,
J. c. l.. HARRIS.
Chmn. Citizens Campaign Committee.
The Declaration.
The reply of Chairman Snow is as
follows:
Raleigh, n. c. Oct 13. 1904.
Mr.. j. c. L. Harris. Chairman Repub-
lcan Citizens Campaign Commit
tee. Raleigh. n. c.
Dear Sir:-In reply TO yours of Oc-
tober 10th. requesting a joint canvass
between the Democratic and Republi-
can candidates for the Legislature and
the county offices, l have the follow
ing to say: The appointments for
speaking by the Democratic candidates
were made on September 18th. and
announced through the Raleigh pa
pers Our first appointment was for
October 10th and the candidates began
their campaign on that day. At that
time the Republican ticket had been
fixed and decided for ten DAYS and
nothing had been said or suggested by
you. or by anyone else in it's behalf,
concerning your desire for a joins
until the Democratic ap-
had been made and adj
Vertised and the candidates had left
their homes and gone out to fill their
appointments. You surely do not
hope or expect us to furnish crowds
for your candidates to address. !
might even consent TO such an ar
rangement as you propose if YOU had
a ticket in the field against the Dem
ocratic ticket, or, at least, one worthy
of enough consideration or OF Such I'M
pressiveness as to Justify our dividing
time with it. But it is well known
that at least five of your candidates
have declined to allow the use of their
names on the ticket and those re-
naming hardly Justify so great sac
rifice of time and patience on The
part OF the Democratic candidates as
a Joint campaign would necessarily
entail. Had / known, or been ap-
prised of such desire before our
were fully made. the
matter might have received more ia
yorable. or more serious. considera-
ton. For the reasons stated l must
respectfully decline your PROPOSE
ton.
VIM. 3. SNOW.