Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-14
A. n. ELLER FOR kITCHIN.
h Successful Manager of Governor
GIenn's Campaign Predicts Victory
for the Congressman.

mas become known mere that Hon. A.
H. Eler, who so successfully managed
the campaign of Governor Glenn. is
now taking a very active part on be-
half of Hon. w. w. Kitchin. Mr.. Ell
ler's well-known political ability
makes this news of more than minor
importance. This afternoon Mr.. Eller
issued a letter to his trends in which
he predicts that Mr.. Kichin will be
victorious and in which he sets forth
his reasons for supporting him, as
follows:
list. Mr.. Kitchin is undoubtedly
the peoples choice, and his nomina-
ton will not violate the party custom
OF rotation between the East and the
West.
"2nd. He will carry to the executive
CHAIR more prestige and national re-
nown than any man since the wal ex-
cept Vance. His abilities as a cam
paign speaker are pre-eminent, and
our party requires this year for it's
standard bearer an aggressive leader
who can meet in debate the ablest Re
publican and arouse enthusiasm for
Democratic prinicples,-one who has
always beer a Democrat and who has
never known defeat.
7 "3rd. Equal rights to all and special
privileges to non is with him a living
principle. If he has erred, his party
erred before him. For it's declared
principle he has fought a good fight
and no man can deny that he has
kept the faith.
"4th. Admitted abuses have not yet
been corrected, needed reforms have
not yet been accomplished; it is not
the time for the people to yield to a
re~actionary movement and permit a
Republican panic to overwhelm Dem
Ocratic principles. When Thomas
Jefferson and his compeers dared to
sign the Declaration of Independence,
there we're those who said, Don't dc
it, it will hurt business" We have
some of their descendants and disci-
pies with us to-day, and they are all
against Kitchin.
18th. Without injustice to any pri-
vate or corporate interest, he does
possess that decision and stability of
character, of all qualities most impor-
tant in the governor of a State. The
SAd1 60 IhoC hC ID uohSO1OuO SOlllOo
from those Democrats who have either
opposed the platforms and candidates
Of their party or who now consider
him dangerous to their personal ambi-
lions.
18th. Opposition to his nomination
seems to have been planned by an
astute politician, by combining the
local pride for a Western candidate,
the anti-Kitchin corporation influence
of the middle section, and the e OF
those men specially interested in the
splendid prizes of governor and Sena.
tor for 1912 from the East.
18th. The memorable victory OF
Vance over the elder Settle in '76 was
recalled by the signal victory of Hitch.
is over the younger Settle in SO.
when he redeemed the Fifth district
in the midst of Fusion rule; neverthe
less the fight against him goes on in
his own district. The magnificent de
tense made by him for Crawford, the
Tenth district member, unseated by a
Republican Congress, has not been
forgotten, yet it is boosted that Kitch-
in cannot have a vote from the Tenth
district.
18th. 1t is said, He has held office,
and so he has, with others; and under
every test he has rung true and I'm
der every temptation he has remained
clean. On such public servants the
people are in no hurry to call time.
"9th. Kitchin's support is positive
not negative, based on love for theil
candidate, not hatred for other candi
dates. The people know that he has
the keeping, of his own mind, ant
that his heart beats in sympathy will
their rights and aspirations, and il
due time they will speak.
Goth. The call of early conventions
in counties hat are easily fixed, il
the method of a weak candidate, OF
the idea that the band wagon will
brighten some and ray others int
it's train. A survey of he field show
that when a few more counties in tn
Center and East shall speak, K1tchil
will take his place in the lead AM
hold it until he is nominated"