The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16
Butler Wins the Victory.

campaign to make Congressman
John NJ. Morehead State Republican
Chairman, the Ex-Populist United
States Senator won the victory in the
Republican State Convention at
Greensboro on Wednesday. Duncan,
finding that be was beaten to fraz-
zle by the willy Sampsonian politician,
retired without shot lie did not
wait for the steam roller but al the
first loot he promised to be good
and took the woods.
The names Of Congressman John
Motley Morehead, of Greensboro, E.
G. Duncan, Of Beaufort and Major j.
E. Alexander, of Winston, where
placed before the convention for
State Chairman, but before Butler
and Morehead could man the steam
roller the names Of Duncan and AleX-
ander were quickly withdrawn and
the harmony bugle was sounded.
Duncan saw that the Butler More
head combination had him showed
under and he did not wait long
enough to test his strength in the
convention with that of Morehead.
However, the election Of the Hon.
Thomas Settle Of Asheville, as Chair
man over the Hon. II. G. Ewart, OF
Henderson, probably showed that
Morehead had in the convention near
ly twice as many supporters as Dun
can. For instance, Settle, More
head man, was made convention
chairman by 1888 votes to 37S for
Ewart, a Duncan man. That prob
" was a fair test vote and Butler
won his victory by more votes than
he claimed would be the result prior
to the assemblage of the convention.
1t show he knew what he was talk
ing about, and we believed he was
going to do what he said, for the
Ex Populist politician is an indi-
vidual who knows the game.
The action Of the Republican con-
vention at Greensboro simply means
that the waring faction Of the Repub-
lican party have come together. 1t
means that the Democrats o. North
Carolina need not count upon any
serious dissention in the Republican
ranks and that, with Butler sched-
uling Morehead's campaign, the
Democrats OF North Carolina had
better make haste TO unite to meet
organized opposition that has dan
gerous elements in it. State Chair
man Morehead is member Of the
National Congressional campaign
committee and if the truth were
known his election as State Chair
man is part Of the National Commi-
tees plan to capture North Carolina
for the Republican party. Foresee-
ing inevitable losses Of Republican
Congressman in some Of the Western
States, doubtless the National COM
mittee has made up its mind that it
is easier to seduce the South with
the hope Of winning Congressman
in the Southern States where the Re-
publicans have the slightest chance.
OF course, their principal aim is to
secure continued control Of Congress
by the Republican party but in do
ing so they hope to win the State as
well, along with the majority in the
Legislature Of as many States as
they can carry.
The Republicans made such a big
gain in North Carolina in 1908 that
they have taken North Carolina for
an easy mark. In the 1908 election
the Republicans polled ll4,SS4 votes,
and with Taft as the Presidential NOM
inee the increase in Republican votes
over the strength Of the party in
1906 was 1867. In the Presiden-
tial year of 1904 the Republicans
polled 81, 442 votes and in the next
Presidential year, 1908, they polled
ll4,SS4 votes, making the increase
between Presidential election 33,442
votes. In the of year election of
1906 the Republicans polled 77,0l7
votes, which was falling off of s.
425 votes compared with the previ-
Gus election Of 1904.
We mention this to emphasize the
fact that in presidential years the
Republican party votes its full
strength in North Carolina, and with
the negro vote practically eliminated,
that party has made a gain which
should put the Democratic party on
its mettle. We haven't the slightest
doubt that the National COMPRESSION
al Committee has backed Morehead
and Butler in their fight to capture
the State organization and that it
will furnish campaign funds for the
work in this campaign. With an Or
ganization such as Butler and More
head are capable Of setting on foot
with the assistance Of the National