The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-30

Therefore. the voter finds that practi.
4. cnlIy two battles nrc being fought az
one. 11ereabout they are mindful oil
the Biblical Injunction that we mus
keep an eye oil the morrow, whic'1
means that they do not chew up all
AZ the plurns to -day.
Craig Voted for Blaine.
Igg Apparently believing that the Crais
\. line is more impregnnble than that o1
the others, friends OF the others are
striking lin some awful blows. For
Ne instance, they have dived into the past
u to find that Craig voted for Blaine
". Eainst Grover Cleveland for President
OF the United States Ordinarily tha:
i, might have killed him, yet 1t is passed
over AS one of the indiscretions of
youth. 90
BY many he is moro greatly censured
~ for voting against Cleveland than for
supporting Blaine In other ways. too.
Craig is growing wiser with age. a
few years ago he met Judge Jetcr G.
pritchard in Joint debate. while ti,,
lttlAtter was member OF the United
States Senate. and Pritchard fairly ate
him alive. IL was one of the political
(, feasting events In North Carolina.
Craig went after the big man. how
ever, and was laceratcd at every jump.
Meanwhile. the Republican vote had
been cut down under the new Constitu-
ftion and when the Legislature was
called upon to elect Lee $. Overman
stepped in and beat Crais to the glory
The Republican vote for Prtchard
was nero drop. 1t Will be a rather
novel situation If North Carolina elects
= rs It's Democratic Governor man who
once voted for James &. Blaine.
best Bet Eainst All.
~. What the convention will do is a
matter OF conjecture. The Kitchin fac
lie Ia n b.Jt
lie will be named on the first ballot. If
he is, 1t will be wonderful victory,
although IL the Horne delegates are
Horne delegates they will prevent it.
The trading will start on the second.
and dark horse influence will endeavor
Ito perpetuate the deadlock for time
with the hope of nipping the honor
ION the wire. -
A betting man. who has seldom
failed to win on an election. said to-
day that the one best bet Is against
sfEitchin and Craig, though he was no.
prepared to wager anything on Ashley
3 Horne. This about expresses the feel
Ing which is more or less general over
the State You cannot reconcile it with
the claims of the optimistic candi-
dates. And yet. right here In this
town there are poisoning young Re-
publicans who pretend to believe that
RE will lie trimmed in December. That
ran only happen in the event that
every North Carolina Democrat Is
stricken in the meantime with Asiastic
cholera The situation is strangely
mixed along with that which relates
to Mr.. Bryan. He will be nominated;
that much is certain. Craig or lSitchin
or Horne may be nominated; after that,
his election is certain.
Guessing About Glenn.
Thus far Governor Glenn is not "a
tfive faotor in the campaign. Just at
+he moment he is devoting his patriotic
energies toward state prohibition
which is coming and which will trans
fer mint Of North Carolina money
ito liquor dealers of Virginia.
In passing, it might be said that
Raleigh alone is sending 1t over the
line at the rate of 100000 a year, and
that eventually an appeal may be
made to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission 10 reduce the express rate on
jug shipments. The prohibition ques-
ton has not entered into the guberna
torial campaign to any appreoiable ex-
tent. When he is through with the
battle Governor Glenn may declare
himself. for up to this time lie has
refrained from saving whether he
would or would not oppose
senator overman With pri-
mary. the chances would be
overwhelmingly in the Governors fla
Sor; with the old custom of having
the Legislature elect. Senator Over
man would unquestionably win. Be
lieving this to be true. his friends are
not agitating the primary plan.
two Cent Radicals In Back Ground.
Men who hoped to swing into power
pm the two cent passenger rate plat
FORM are not making any desperate at
tempt to demand that reward to-day.
Therein, they display wisdom. This
public. or d part of it. cannot get away
from the Idea that the politicians went
too far. They hit the Industrial pros
perity of the state under the fifth RIB.
but with the opinion of Judge Pritch-
ard sustained. and compromise rate
solution, the people have gone TO work.
hoping, eventually. to find that tmid
capital, oxe heading this way, will
develop .sufffctent nerve to cross the
border and come In.
They believe that the corporations
are and ought to be out of politics, yet
t,they are more alphabetically of the
opinion that the time has come to wipe
out that class of Office seekers which,
hoped to win glory by hitting the cor
porations with a bucket of blood. In
other words. they believe that the little
fellow who has exaggerated the cor
ssporate interest evil for his own selfish
ambition and advancement is more of
q menace than the corporation itself.
If North Carolina can kick both out
with one boot 1T will strike the smooth
sea Of prosperity and sail on without
end. 1t is this one hope and aim and
desire of Abe awakened element in
North Carhdna that may swell and
gather strength and lift Ashley Horne
into the executive office. With Craig,
Gfalsely or not, branded as the choice
of the corporations: with liitchn ac-
cused by some of shaking another red
nag in its face, Old Man Horne smiles
contentedly. satisfied With the con-
,aciousness that he takes the middle
fcourse. 6agi r. w. SIMPSON.
5i Denounced Roosevelt.
.4,t1 CHICAGO, ILL, March CIV. ID.
Haywood. for many years secretary OF
the Western Federation of Miners, to.
tday denounced President Roosevelt