The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-01

A Party Worker" Who was
for Mr.. Kitchin in tn Begin
ming is now for Mr.. Craig
Mr.. Craig's Splendid Work
for the Party-A Self-Made
Man-Mr. Kitchin Has Had
His Hand in "the Chest for
IL Years.
To the Editor of The Robesonan:
In the beginning of the contest
for the nomination for Governor,
while had not committed my
self to any one, was inclined to
support Mr.. Kitchin, because l
liked him personally, and was
not as we'll acquainted with the
other two candidates. After see
ing the kind of campaign Mr..
Kitchin is making, and also after
fully considering the debt which
the Democratic party in the east
owed to Mr.. Craig, l concluded
some time ago to support Mr..
Craig for the nomination.
Mr.. Kitchin's speech at Lum-
bertOn was only a fair sample
of the kind of campaign he is
making all over the State. He is
against everybody who is not
for him, and not only is he
against everybody who is not
for him, but he makes it a point
to try to insinuate sinister or cor
rupt motives to those who es-
pOuse the cause Of any one
of the other candidates. He has
recently added to his list of those
to be criticised and abused, for
not being in favor of his nomina.
ton, Ex-Governor Aycock and
Senator Simmons. | can see no
improperly in Ex-Governor
AycOck and Senator Simmons
stating that they are fol
Mr.. Craig, if they are for him,
and that they should state theil
reasons. No men in North Caro-
lima, who were connected will
Moth Carolina politics at th'
time, are in better position t,
say who perfomed more valian
. services in the campaigns of 189
and 1900. They were certainl
the leaders in those great politi
cal battles, and when recent
attempts have been made to dis
parage the party service Of MI
Craig, it was nothing but jus
that Ex-Governor Aycock an
Senator Simmons should stat
- - the facts within their knoWledg
as to what services Mr.. Graf
n has performed for the Democra
n ic party. This is all they hav
N done.
l have heard it from thos
who were in college with NJ
Craig, some of whom now live
> Robson county, that he is el
tirely a self-made man. H
father, a poor Baptist preacher
!. died when Mr.. Craig was
small boy, and his mother move
to Chapel Hill and opened
y boarding house, for the purpos
of making a living, and at tt
same time sending her son
college. He graduated there wit
high honors, although he VIZ
handicapped, on account of hay
: ing to help his mother, and
the same time trying to do h
& college work.
We all know, and can bear o.
the statements of both ex-Gove
nor Aycock and Senator Simmer
in saying, that Mr.. Craig h
done valiant service for his pa
n ty since his college days we
I over. He is now in this campai2
without the money, furnish
him by public office, or othe
wise, with which to carry on /
campaign as his competito
are able to carry on theirs, a.
he has to depend upon the 10y;
ty of his Democratic friends, a.
to gratitude for his pub
service, for his support in Il
campaign. His chief competitt
Mr.. Kitchin, upon his own 6
: missions, has been in Congre
IL years, and now only gu
voluntarily with the purpose
running for the office of Cove
nor. He has had his hand in
public chest" for IL years,
ry cording to his own statemen
and in salary and in perquisit
&C. he has been able to draw fir
" the "chest" perhaps over $75,'
in this IL years.
ou If there is any gratitude in
hearts of the eastern DemOcra