The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-20
Political Chat.

j. Leary. ST., of Edenton, was nomi-
mated for solicitor Mr.. Leary held
this office prior to G. w. Ward. After
the judicial convention the senatorial
convention met and nominated Wheel
er Martin, of Martin, and II. Wilson
Harris, Jr., of Hyde, as candidates for
Senators from the second Senatorial
Observation-Disclosures Messenger.
Mr.. Henry r. King editor of Kings
Weekly, a member of the Legislature
of 1908, has the following card, prom
inently displayed in his paper:
announcement.
THAT wrongs may be righted, the
right of appeal always exists. The
Great Court of Appeal is The People
and to them | appeal to right the
great wrong done me by the so-called
convention, September 18th, 1904.
when | was robbed of nomination the
people tried to give me. This action
is taken by me in response to the
spontaneous demand of the people
that | allow myself to be voted for as
a member of the next General Assem-
bly,.
"Elect me and l will serve you for
your best interests only and not for
mine
In his speech at Salisbury Saturday
Mr.. E. Spencer Blackburn, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Eighth District, referred to the Char
lotte Observer as 1.-The most decent pa
per in the State" and asked, What
makes The Observer decent?' one
of his auditors replied with another
question: Because it is partly owned
by Republicans" Mr.. Blackburn
said: well, it has Republican ten
dencies.'
A visitor at Democratic headquart-
ers in New York wanted to see Henry
Gassoway Davis. You want to see
whom ?" asked Sergeant-at-ArmS
Martin. Henry Gassoway Davis, ="
repeated the inquirer, emphasizing
every syllable of the candidates name.
Hes not here. If you have occasion
to pronounce his middle name again
do it as if it were spelled Conway and
you'll be doing it just as the candidate
and his relatives do"
Mr.. Joe Oil, Of the Atlanta Con.
stitution, one of the first of Washing
ton correspondents, is in New York
studying the national situation. He
thus gives the result of his obserVa-
tons
1.-The alleged differences at Demo-
cratic national headquarters are being
magnified out of all proportions. evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of giving the
country the impression that the DEM
ocratic cause is hopeless The source
of these reports give full warrant for
this suspicion. Analysed with any
sort of fairness. it is clear there is
no ground for the charge that there
is any serious disagreement, or any
thing of the sort. among the Demo-
cratic managers. A great deal is
made OF Senator Germans having
been called upon to give his services
to the direction of the camepaign.
This is exactly what Senator German
was asked by Mr. Taggart and Mr..
Sheehan to do at the. time the eX-
ecutive committee was 1ormed. With
a formation of the executive COM
mittee came the announcement that
Senator German had agreed to act in
an advisory capacity with the COM
mttee; and his going TO New York at
this time means nothing more than
that he is preparing to make good his
promise. The people who seek to
discrcdit Chairman Taggart-and of
course the Republicans are doing
everything they can to stir up strife
among Democrats-by saying that
Senator Germans going to New York
means a transfer of the chairman's
authority to the distinguished Mary
lander, are talking through their hats.
Where Rest Work Can be Done.
Nor does Chairman Taggart's de-
parture for the West mean that he
has been 'sidetracked'- or Inundated
or any of the other things pictured
by tho Republican press. SO far as
have been able to discover. there is
a very commendable disposition on
the part of all the Democratic leaders
to contribute to Democratic success
NV AniJ tl1n n <
best fitted. When Chairman Tag
CART named his executive committee
with Mr. Sheehan at it's head, he
made it with the understanding that
to It was to be entrusted the conduct
of the campaign in the eastern States
with which it's members were particu-
larry familiar and with the further
understanding. that others, himself in
Guided, would devote most of their at
tention to tho doubtful! States of the
middle and far West. Taggart has
gone out to Indiana to set the ball
rolling there: and he will, while there,
get in touch with Democratic leaders
of all those Western States. Just as
Mr.. Cortelyou has been doing. In
other words, there is no clash WhatSO-
ever about Democratic headquarters,
but each man is doing what he can
where he can best do it. Which is
sensible and right?
Talk of Campaign Rolls.
"There is just one feature of the
current story which seems to be cor
rect and that is contained in the
statement that the committee has
given Mr.. Taggart no large green roll
of money for use in Indiana. This is.
highly probable. The fact is the com
mittee has no rolls to give out. The
New York American comes out with
large head line announcing that the
Democratic national committee pro-
poses to raise $4,000,000. two million
of which is to be used in New York
and that with this the Democrats
hope to offset the $8,0Gk000 campaign
fund which the Republicans already