The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31


that Inc Is leading the Democratic
party 10 a fall. The opposition TO
his policy is growing every day
now ~ the election If 1905 APP
proaches. Some men who were
his friends and allies six years ago
would defeat him now, and the
number increases.
\ gentleman Of influence and
standing in his community, while
i'll Charlotte some time ago. asked
an Observer man this question !:
What are the Democrats of the
State going to dot Will they con-
Time to follow the lead Of Sim
mons and go to certain defeat and
see their party disrupted or will
they turn him down Z
The man who made that speech
is all right and regular, for he
went as a delegate TO the last ma
tional convention and ID at present
a member of the State Executive
Committee and one who opposed
the cali of the committee to
question AR. Simmons right TO do
certain things during the meeting
of the last Legislature, His Dem
ocracy has not been challenged, and
would not be if his name were
given.
lie answered his own questions
as far as himself was concerned.
He said: Il am for sending every
anti -Simmons man that we can to
the next Legislature and beat him
there. | worked for Simmons and
helped to elect him to the Senate
Ave years ago; | have been a
friend of his. but he is wrong. He
has gone wild and is riding this
,hysterieal wave that is sweeping
the State. l believe in bursting
that ring which is lead by Sim
mons and Jim Pou, [ think from
what | can learn that the next
State convention will break it. /
did not think we'll Of tho call for
the meeting Of the committee dur
ing the Legislature, but [ don't
think Simmons had any business
dipping into something that did
not concern him. He went out of
his way to enter the fight at Raj
cigh. "
If the Observer man were to
name this man he would be read
out of the party, and as it does not
name him the interview will be
called a fabrication by some cow
ard who would not face the writer
and say as much.
Another stalwart Democratic
leader from a distant county drop
ped in the other day to say that he
did not like the way things were
going. He never scratched a reg
ular in his life and never missed
an opportunity TO vote; he was not
mad but blue. The signs do not
suit him. He would like to see the
Democratic party stop and think
a little before going further.
"What effect would it have on
the headstrong leaders say, if forty
or fifty or even more good men,
such as Cy Watson, of Winston
Dick Hackett, of Wilkesboro; Don
Gillian, of Tarboro, and others
that [ might mention were to get
together and hold meeting and
beg to be heard 2 he asked. a
''The time for reading men out
of the party has passed: we can
not afford to do it. Something
must be done. We can't 60 on like
we are going. The little laws that
give an officer the right to seize a
mans property and take it from
him without process are becoming
and people will not put
up with it much longer. There is
great discomfort. | am for taking
positive steps.
II favor making showdown
against Simmons and his cohorts" u
That sort of talk can be heard I'll
a fellow cares TO listen to it. The
bushes are full of disconnected
Democrats. They are not threat
ening but praying.
But if they were to try to defeat
Simmons who would be the man tol
do it! 1t is said that Mr.. Charles
B. Ayaoek could do it if he would,
but it is declared that he has prom
lsed Simmons not to run. IL this
be true he would not be capdi-
date nor would he accept the place
for he is a map of his word. SomeI
aver that Judge Walter Clark
vorld like to succeed Simmons.
He is man Of great shfewdaessI
and ambition. His ways are mys=
erious and cunning. But, all of
;hese things may turn out in due
line. It is certain that Mr.. Sim
mons has @incr,rred the iii will off