The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28

P"@t t"o Guys dDout thsg governor
snip candidates than for all fne nre-
vious months put together since The
LIIs1 announcement OF Kitchjr+s can
oldacy was made last February
long editorial in the Asreviue
Gazette News Of Tuesday prafsire
era1g and bitterly attacking kitchin
Sta ehe following in the Industrial
tdlk mere for Kitchin. where he had
nor been very much talked OF be
iore. The Industrial News used this
interview, in addition to its usual daily
squips against the Congressman Of
al others North Carolina Republi-
cans hate worse than they do even
Enltof Daniels and State Chairman
simmons: "Kitchtn's strength lies In
MS ability 10 talk. While mine lies in
dong things declares Ashley Horne.
candidate for Governor Of North Car
DINA, who was in the city yesterday
on his way to Winston-Salem. Il am
IN the race to win. and already there
nave been a large number OF voters
pledged me from Kitchin's own dis
trict.' Mr.. Horne declares that he VIII
be supported by the business men Of
the state.
IN chamoioning Craig. the Ashevil1e
paper scored kitchin for not siding
with the southern Railway and the
American Tobacco Company interests.
directed a broadside at him for not
making q row in Congress because
MS brother Claude as Congressman
ndd been absent several days during
the session. IT had been confidently
thought that Mr.. Craig would have
fepudlated the attack on Kitchin in
the very next issue Of the paper. but
as no such thing was done. 1T is taken
as being the cue for a bitter personal
~cainpaign. This is TRANCE, for those
remembering the campaign craig had
with Senate Pritchard. had conclud-
ed that this mode Or campaigning
Was not suited TO the splendid ge-
MUS Of the splendid mountain Demo-
crat.
kitchin has always thrived on bit
ter opposition. The easiest victory he
ever won was in the campaign of
1902. when the Charlotte Observer
organized a great independent
party in this district To beat him with
Lindsay Patterson. and after Kitchin
got warmed up, it was hardly known
here that he had an opponent at all.
In justice to MesSrs. Horne and
Craig. il should be suggested tina pos
sibly the Asheville Republican paper
hoped to hurt an Asheville Democrat
by praise and the Greensboro Repub-
lican paper hopes 70 help Kitchin by
always abusing him.
More Republican Politics.
Hon. Charles J. Harris. Of DiIlsboro.
800 iA@t lol 5DE
last year the head Of the
eyo against the Adams-Butler Fed
era office holding trust. and whose
faction was prevented from success at
the state Republican Convention by
the speech of secretary Taft who sided
with the Adams-Butler wing, and was
supposed to represent the appoint
ing power at Washington, was here
his week. He said he was not on
n political mission, but was attend
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big Greensboro Insurance Company
of which he was one. While Mr.. Har-
ris would not discuss politics. lie did
deny that he was here to investigate
reports that Chairman Adams was
not row helping the Taft boom with
his expected alacrity. but proudly adj
mitted that he was very much for
Taft, and decidedly against Marion
Butler in the Butler-Alams contrO-
versy. The way these leading Repub-
leans shift about, reminds one of the
sand dunes at Ocracoke. You go
there one season and slide up and
down them with a girl. The next sea-
son . have got to have another
girl and the sand dune IS either an
other or it has moved to another
place. for it isn't where it was.
The meeting of the Directors of the
Industrial News, which was to have
been held last Saturday is said to have
been called off by telegram from
Hr2SldonJ ROll1nS on FRIDAY. and post
poned until Thursday night of this
week. The meeting did not material
ize that night, so it is supposed, it was
called off again. When asked why
there was so much secrecy about
these meetings, and the notice Of
their occurrence and Of the date was
not published in the News, nor ever
of their postpOnelnent. a Republican
Of the other faction said they were
afraid of Buffers coming. He also
gave the startling Information that
Butler was cooked. primed and ready
to come to Greensboro from Washing
ton to attend the Industrial News di-
doctors meeting, when he received
the telegram announcing that 1t had
been postponed, and hat he was so
angry at thus being again foi1ed in
his to have things his way
or bust the whole concern. he sent
straigltWay FOR the correspondent and
sent out the hot blast blown on Ad-
ans which warmed things uD a lit
tie in last Sundays News and OBJ
server.