The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

WHEN Judge Parker, late Of Esopus
ID cntno down Into Fort1, Carolnh and n'adf
d d speech 1t Charlotte. and tossed the
bouquet to Tho South by insisting that
IA Il Southern man, be named as the next
candidate OF the Democratic
lie came as friend III need 10
mary Of tho newspaper men who were
II waiting for something to write about.
trra Judge, l take 1t, wanted TO be nee
about 1t, and yet what he said was not
.sat all out OF placo--for surely there are
many Southern gentlemen and sta YES :
5ifnen who could FIJI the presidential chair.
Il But North Carolina writer's seized upon
n Tie theme and saw only their own state
N the proposition made by the Judge.
The first man to be named was Mr., y,
S A. Tompkns. OF Charlotte, gentleman
4fof na ttonal reputation. Mayor McNinch
Y OF the Queen city, stood Mr.. ron,pkins
,ip, but after il was demonstrated 1hal
Mr.. Tompkins, was a personal friend OF
4, Tile Judge and brought him TO Char
lotte, It was decided that It would not
K 10 to launch boom for Mr.. Tompklns
in that manner. II was suggested that
il looked too much like u put up job--so
The press gang refused to consider the
Mayors nomination as serious.
Since then there have been several
candidates suggested from North Caro-
l;na-the names of Ex-Governor Aycock,
Hon. Cyrus B. Watson General Julian
S. Carr, Governor Robert Glenn and some
other State celebrities, any one of wnom.
it is claimed, would make good presiden-
tial timber But there are other south
ern States to be heard from. and by the
~, oil n mr.
that there will be so many that 1t will he
easy for the North or West to again
4 name the candidate. One thing is certain.
\ however, and that is, seed of this KIND
being sown by Parker will one day result
Tin a Southern man being named.
In this connection the many friends
Of William j. Bryan---and he has many
4 friends in North Carolina--arc pleased
with the press comments from the North
concerning his recent magazine article,
VS.. Socialism" They re-
gard It as q. good sign to see some of the
gold bug papers, notably the New York
I Times speaking kindly OF his views, and
those who arc indn!ging the hope that
he may again be The standard bearer III
1908 have taken new heart. However, as
4 j am not In the presidential business, and
as North Carolina has not vet been
dertake to point out the excellent quail
ties possessed by the North Carolinians
i / have mentioned above.
There are other politics, however. which
seem to be moro likely. The hope OF
many Of his friends that he would enter
the race for United states. senator has
been dispelled by the Ex-Governor. Mr..
Aycock tells me that he would like to
so to the Senate; that It certainly is a
]a,ldable ambition, and that he is CRATE
Z, fill to his many friends who have repeat
edly suggested to him tho propriety OF
Il running. but he cannot enter the race
against Senator Simmons, lie says he
was Governor for four years, and II costs
IA money to DO Governor of North Carolina,
"a and that he is commencing to build up
Y his law practice again, and that he must
make some money from his profession.
Hon. Wcscott Robertson. of High Point
Il who is something Of n politician and
close observer, told me the other night
n at8Iligh Point that were Governor Aycock
II 10 60 Into tho campaign and give the
II State n campaign right---somet thing like
~ he gave them up in Maine last Hear~--lt
II would be an interesting fight; but he said
the object lesson given to the people In
North Carolina by the campaign of Mar
a Tin ana NJ OnlaElles SnOulu Suggest inc re-
SILT. The idea of possession Is still nine
points OF the law In politics, particularly
II the fellow In possession has made
Eood-and no one questions the record
made by Senator Simmons.
- The congressional fight also. has SIM
mered down agan to where Mr.. Kitchen
will make the fight only TO succeed
himself. II is predicted now that he
will have no opposition-1'he Honorable
Cyrus Watson. of Winston. announcing
4 positively that lie will not be a candidate.
Ks Tt is said. however, in this connec lion,
that the next time there will be SINE
thing doing 1t is understood that Soil
ctnr Brooks will be candidate two
years hence for Ne place Of Mr., Kitchen;
that Kitchen 'Hl'"bt in tho line Of pro-
srcssiOn for Governor. and that Governor
Glenn will be in the fight for the place
now held by Senator Simmons. asked
Mr.. Brooks to tell me If this slate was
really fixed, and all he would say was
that he cXpcctcr TO be candidate for
Solicitor, again this fal--ths making his
third term for that Office and the chances
are that he will go under the wire
without opposition. But Ms to his con-
grcssional aspiration, he would not COM
NIT himsclf-all he would SAY wns that
two wears and n half WAS long time
ofr-and that men had died in n less
space of time. But the stars seem TO
read that way. and friends of Senator
Overman have expressed themselves to
the effect that they would not be at all
surprised If the slate mentioned above