The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-13
Very truly,
wv. w. KITCHIN.'

~ - CIV ava oA4U HONOb ANL~
ship of North Carolina and it is
preSumable that other members !
of the congressional executive
committee, besides The recipient
OF the above (who, by the way,
dies not live in this city. have re.
coived similar epistles. To par.
aphrase Mr.. Kischin, the pur-
pose is apparent.
The letter of Mr.. Kitchin caus-
ed much comment here today |
among the few men who learned
its contents, and the defenders
Of the Compassionate tactics
were. conspicuous by their 81.
lence.
ALWAYS REEN HELD BEFORE.
For reasons that are under
stood and approved by all party
leaders the. State convention is
always held as near the date OF
the national convention as pos
Sibie, just allowing the four dele,
gates at large to the national CON
Vention, elected then, time to get
to the place Of meeting at the
! time set for that event. Furth-
err, it is the custom to hold the
congressional conventions, which
elect two delegates each to the
national convention, some time,
I9geneFaliy only few days, before
the State convention. Last year
the State convention was held
just a few days before the ma
/ ti0nal convention and it will prob
ably be the sane this year (un
less Mr.. Kitchip can accom- plish
his end. For this district TO de.
lay its convention until after the
State convention the delegates it
would elect to the national con.
Vention would probably not have
time to get to Denver in time for
the convention that is to nomi
nate the Democratic candidate
for the presidency. .'-
Then why does Mr.. Kitchir
j., want the district convention post
poned?' asked in contempt and
sarcasm a gentleman with whom
The observers correspondent
, today was discussing the letter
1t was the frankly stated opinion
! of the gentleman aud other req
politicians with whom the report
!, Ter talked shat Mr.. Kitchin i.
hedging. He feels the uncertain
ty of the success Of his campaign
for the goVernorship aud wants
TO make himself solid for Con
gress again in case he is defeat
ed. - -. =
EFFECT ON ASPIRANTS.
A feature Of Mr.. Kitchin's let
, ter that was especially comment
edsppon@ was its.sefset upon tn,
four candidates for Congress
from this district, who have beer
Ia the ield for some time.
This is the deliberate schem,
of eold<bloodsd politician, who's,
only purpose is to keep himsel
in a warm berth, the politica
machination of a blatherskite,
remarked one man. This gentle
men and others expressed tn,
Fopinion that general kuowledg,
of the letter, which can have bu
one purpose, will seriously iniur,
Mr. kltchin in his race for tn
!, governorship and will absolutel,
y spoil his chance at Congress
again 10 the event, considered b
,somespracticalIy certain, of hi
; defeat in the gubernatorial race
) Eli Plgds, the negro whoerimi
J; naly assaulted Miss Williams,
z young white woman near Broo
D, Haven, Miss several weeks ag,
was taken from he-custody {
the Jackson Military compar.
a and a posse of deputies Monda
Is and hanged from telegraph pol
a within less than q hundred yard
~ of the court house. He was I
nave been tried for his Grim
Monday. The military com pan
:, and the police we're overpowere
= by y mob of more than tW
- thousand citizens. Several sho,
II we're tired during the melee en-
v Uwo members Of the mob wei
:, sounded.
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IL hop lazy livsrs, clean the systel