The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-27
GLENN FOR GOVERNOR.
His IoWnsmen Organize to Aid the
Fight For His Nomination.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wlnston-Salem, N. c.. April 26.-
AT an enthusiastic meeting held in
the court house, a Robert B. Glenn
club was organized to actively press
the nomination of Mr.. Glenn for Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, a. H. Eller; first vice-president,
j. X. Nortieet; second vice-president,
George p. Pell; secretary and treas
urer, II. E. Transou.
Executive Committee-H. E. Fries
j. c. Buxton, r. s. Nissen, O. +. Tom
lison, E. e. Gray, G.. E. Webb, f. c.
Meinung, Clement Manly.
Speeches were made by several
prominent citizens, and the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the name of Hon. r. B.
Glenn VIII be presented to the coming
Democratic State convention for Gov
ernor, and that we his neighbors
and worthy of that high office, and
recognize that:
lie stands on the broad plateau of
middle life in the full flush of his ma
tured faculties. He is good lawyer,
strong thinker, an able campaigner,
sound statesman, a man of the peo-
pie and for the people, and with the
courage or MS CONVICTIONS.
HE is a man who loves his party
with his whole heart, who loves 1t
most when in the right, but right or
wrong, weak or strong, in prosperity
or in adversely, he is a loyal, true,
steadfast Democrat.
HE has been a lifelong party
worker, commencing in 1876, taking
part in every campaign from that day
10 this. Free of cost to his party he
has placed himself in the hands of
the executive committee, going cheer
fully wherever and whenever sent
in the dark days of the States oD-
preston he was ever in the thickest
of the fray, fighting to rid the people
of the black cloud placed upon them
by negro domination and Radical
Misrule.
THAT the people will not forget his
campaign with Marion Butler, his
services as a member of the Senate
Committee that helped form the
Constitutional amendment" his more
than one hundred speeches for white
supremacy and good government in
1900, and his untiring efforts in every
campaign for his party's success.
Being now under fifty years of age
he has no war record, but at South
Mountain his father gave his life for
his State and a cause that has always
been dear to his son. He was bap-
tized a true and loyal son of North
Carolina in the martyred blood of his
father, and from his earliest man
hood he has fought the battles of his
party in the most trying crisis in its
history, and perhaps as no other son
of North Carolina has done.
He has not yet been hOnored with
an Office directly from the people of
the State. 1t is true, that he has been
an elector, a member of the General
Assembly and has served as district
attorney, but these were positions that
did not carry with them the stamp of
approval, recognition and confidence
of his fellow citizens OF the State.
He has Iabored for the success of
the Democratic party for twenty
eight years-in the hastings, in the
councils of the party, at the voting
precincts on the day of election,
never studying his own case, but only
asking where he was needed, has
given his services to the people. Now
he asks to be Governor, a great honor,
but one he has won and deserves. We
believe that those who have enjoyed
the fruits of the victories he has help
ed to win, and the people whose in
terest he has helped to defend and
uphold, will rally to his support and
nominate him, and
"Whereas, Mr.. r. b. Glenn is the
choice of the Democrats of this coun-
ty, and we fully believe the choice of
the majority of the Democratic voters
of the State.
Resolved, That tho Democratic
voters of Forsyth county form Glenn
Democratic Campaign Club for the
purpose of aiding him in his nominal
ton, and hereby pledge ourselves to
use every honorable means to accom-
plish this end"