Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-05-14
LOCKE CRAIG FOR GOVERNOR.
Why His Friends Urge His Nomination
and Are Confident of His
Victory.

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Victory.
The friends Of Hon. Locke Craig urge his nomination for Governor be-
cause they know him to be as able and as patriotic as gentleman who
asmres to h nomination, N because they know hat his party services
things bang equal tn man who hs rendered the most effective party ser
vice ought to receive the nomination. They have been surprised that a
nal of the characte of Mr. Craig, nd who has given so much of his i'm
and his efforts to the bestn interest of his party and his State should have
been subjected to numerous attacks son of which are false, and many
of which are unjust and unkind. Surely in a contest between Democrats
to ter down regulations which have cen made in the service of the party,
and to give ad and comfort to or political opponents. It should be re
membered that Mr. Craig is simply a working Democrat appealing to his
brethren or their support in his candidacy: HI is thu sam Democrat who
W al thought worthy by the Democratic State Convention of 1896. to bear
as Electora at Large the banner of Bryan, who made the first speech and
set tn pace in the great campaign of 1898, who las canvassed his District
$1,000 nistrl+ sae moor nJs+uct an ~ tr nora than
twenty years has given his best work n service to his State a his
party without reward. These services seem to be forgotten by some
and behtted by others, but they are remembered by many who know that
he is n Of those Democrats who will again give IL he las when the
State u the party is again in danger, whether he b e nominated or not
na d~ana go ~ ,,ansta 80 ~ 80 Smo tn ,s naae ra
charge that he is not a winner in tn pursuit of office and therefore
ought lot to be nominated, thus making the ability of a Democrat to secure
for himself all the offices he wants h ties as to whether or not Democrats
ought to support him. ~~a~i s%~: @I@r. t.e1A~ua
The test ought to b. not what he ia wn for himself, but what he has
above all his opponents 1t is charged hat he has been three times a can
an n man who Xxx h charge could easily have learned of it's falsny.
The fac is hat in 1896 and at n o othe time his name al presented to-
mated In 1898 the friends Of Mr. Craig urged him to be a candidate fol
nomination for Congress, but he refused to do c, and lin 1902, the nomination
was substantially offered him and he refused it, One of the highest recon-
~mendaions of Mr.. Craig is that the men who now him best and who
u 1870 VIII IL" y" support h| neS Kno" Inc metal o. winch n
There arc those who are attempting to ISL the fact that he declined a
joint debate with Mr.. Ktchin to his prejudice. It is a fact that he declined
this joint debate, an W e believe, wisely In his speech at Charlotte, Mr.. Craig
said most truly hat he refused the joint debate because he and Mr.. Kichin
were Democrats, stood O. the same platform n believed in the same
pmoH"es tal d JOINT ueoa'e Wouo necessarily degenerate into personal
attack and abuse; that this could have no result except to defeat and dis
rupt the party; that he preferred to lose the nomination for Governor to
gaining it at h expense of the Democratic party. Is here a Democrat who
eho does not know that Mr. Craig did right in refusing this joint discussion.
The name of his father has been discussed and he has cen charged with
tdihoyalty in order that his Sol might be hurt. It cannot make any differ
m what the fathers of the various candidates fol h nomination have
done. It would be manfesty unfair an unjust to the candidates them
it might a we'll be known that MI. craigs father Rev. Andrew M. Craig,
al a school teacher n Baptist preacher and a man who lived n died
with the respect and confidence Of all who knew him. He CAV n son,
~CTngman Craig, to h cause of the South O. the heights of Gettysburg,
another to the service of God a a Baptist preacher and another, Locke
Craig, to the service of the State.
A recent issue OF THE Record of this city wishes to nov Mr.. Craigs
in their entirety, backed up by the most constant and efficient work on
his part fr the purpose Of elecing h candidates who stood upon these
and Nation. In the legislature OF 1898, h vas one OF tn men n MADE
the Constitutional Amendment possible. He is the author of the bill pro-
~afding for separate cars for whites n blacks and of the bill preventing
corporations doing business in this State rom removing heir cases to tn
Federal courts for trial. He has at all times stood fol what would advance
the moral an material welfare of the State.
He dos MOI hold and has never held, either under thu State or Natona
Government, an Office to which any substantial emoluments were attached
He is in receipt of n o salary and draws 10 income except fnm his practice
Is a lawyer. He is a man o moderate means n must rely upon his friends
to look ut fol his interests. We point to his record of splendid service
to his State and his party to his high character n ability to these
services and others to which he may be called, and appeal to the people
to attend the Primaries and support him for Governor.
4 NATHAN OBERRY, EMMETT POWELL.
f. K BORDEN. M L. JONES. .-ea.
GEORGE C. ROYAL. G. T. AYCOCk-
GEORGE E. HOOD. :. R. GRIFFIN.
w. H. HINsON. j. L. BORDEN. r~E#A9},~*@
M L. LEE. N. H. MERRITT. 7@
j. WINSLOW. F. A. DANIELS.
r. [. CROW. - P L. BORDEN.
A. +. EDGERTON. t#=t%. EDWIN B. LEE.
J. M. POWELL. - JESSE W. PIPKIN.
JAMES R. HATCH HENRY S. JONES.
F. O. STAMBAUGH. CHAS. B. MILLER.
J. M. sWARINGEN. JOHN W. POWELL.
F. L. CASTER. l. B FONVIELLE.
IT. J. RUSSELL. M. E. BIZZEIL.
GEORGE W. ROSE. H. A. POWELL.
T. W. sLoCUMB. DR. M. E. ROBINSON,
EDGAR H. Balm. L. H. CASTER.