The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-07-27

The l. ie has Passed Once or
Twice and the Demo-
c,atlc Fight il Tn
Onr oF Two N~vx Democratic rau~rw
ts he Launched Into kaaw Senatorial
Campaign - Meas and Observer
Fighting simmons AID hIsxhIa--
Ayeoek and Ills Nas~wua~Iuxs~.

Ayeock'a Senatorial nanagerx hare
opened headquarters IN Golanooro.
Judge Walter Clark has II extra
stenograpaev. Simmons IL trying TO
re-organlxe the old rc4-xhirters. Coz
ernoT kItehIn II travelling over he
State making speeches. ore Or tao
ne~ Democratic papers are 10 ne es-
tablished in Raleigh. and with the
lie having already passed once or
twice. the Democratic Senatorial cam
paign in North Carolina might oe
said 10 be on IN earnest l. is also
understood that E.. ". Ttlle*. Of Char
lotte, will be In the race for Cover
nor TO oppose Locke Craig. aud W.
{. Se.lands and the Senatorial aud
Gubernatorial candidates will form
aiignments and add more excitement
TO the game. II Ia understood that
kitchin and TiIlet will work In dou-
bic harness, that Simmons and Craig
will line up together, while II seems
that Mr.. Newlands has not yet formed
an alliance, though IL is more than
/ probable that he will work In har-
z
/ eide not to enter into the Guberna-
torial contest. The News and Obser-
yer Is fighting both Simmons and
! kitchin, and wants to line up with
Aycock, though is hesitating on &C
count of Judge Clark. The Observer
, has attacked the records OF both Sim
! mons and Kitchin and has proved to
j them are honest Democrats Governor
| Kitchin on Saturday wrote a lengthy
letter to the News and Observer dis
claiming the charges made by Mr.,
| Meisenheimer and ex-senator Lock
hart tina the changed his attitude to-
ward the trusts as soon as he was
elected Governor. The Governor says
4 that Lockhart told a story and that
| he is standing on his record and that
| his record shows that he asked the
Legislature to pass a more stringent
antitrust law. The News and Obser-
yer replied, stating that Kitchin's rec
ord was only in words, but that he
had been awfully short on perform
; ances. During the meantime many
other Democratic papers in the State
!, have continued to hammer Simmons
some intimating that he had lined III
within the trusts. Chairman Ellel
says that the party in the State die
, not excuse Simmons from standing
t on thep latform and he had heard
Simmons say that lumber should no
be protected. Mr.. Maxwell, who wa
publicity" man at Democratic head
:, quarters, says that Chairman Ellie
has bad memory-in other words
= that the State Chairman prevaricated
Aycock is not losing any time, blu
there are some things to worry him
too. One thing that is, doubtless
worrying him a great deal is that h
is not very popular with the Baptis
organization in the State. He wen
out of his way some months ago t.
give the Baptists of the State a direc
e slap in the face. He got scared abou
0 this afterward sand sent carload O
|, watermelOns to the Baptist Orphan
i age as peace offering, but that di
t not have the effect of healing up tn
t breach as he had hoped. Judge ClarI
is awfully busy writing letters an
y talking with all the visiting pol
: ticians.
n The Senatorial primary is over
year off, and if it continues to war;