The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-07-06
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Especial Correspondence1

who piled up the big vote rece;uel e[
oy roosevelt in North Carolina a
the last election, and who were hon
ing TO see him whip out his enemie,
IN the Republican Convention an9
capture dual nomination at Chi
caeo last month, are now apparent
~ the most disgusted set of politi
clans visible in this neck of the
woods.
Roosevelt surrenders to the Re
publican politicians and his tard,
declaration of support of Hughes
and his private conference" a few
night ago with Judge Hughes, have
combined to actuate a large Del
centage of them to swear off, or
Roosevelt dope for all future time
That large number of them will
vote for Wilson is Very evident and
they are not mealy-mouthed in say.
ing so.
There is no enthusiasm over
Hughes; his personality as an indi-
vidual fOrbids it. and those who vote
for him will do so largely because OF
the temptations offered by the Fed.
eral pie-counter, if a change in ad-
ministration could be effected.
Republicans Disappointed.
Charles G. Latta, the patient
whose charges precipitated the re-
cent investigation at that institution,
escaped from the Central Hospital a
few nights ago by saving his way
Out" His escape recalls the collapse
of the charges which had been
helped along by several others, in
cIuding report by the board of in
ternal Improvements.
1t was narrated around" that the
latter or somebody representing it
or connected with this board, would
deliver several more or less severe
blows at the management and con-
ditions when the hospital inquiry
got under way. After the ex stew
ard and some others failed to sub
stantiate even a small portion of
their voluminous charges" the
public turned to look for some testi-
mony emanating from the State
Board of Internal improvements.
But. instead. the message came that
the chairman was SICK and that no
Enaenber of The board would attend
as witness--and there was anoth-
er collapse On the part of the prose-
cution. But the most disappointed
of all are the Republican politicians
who were getting ready to manu-
facture some campaign material
and have found nothing to manu-
facture it out of.
Trouble Grows Out of Primary.
Believing he was hooded" out
of the primary nomination two
years ago, Mr.. Wood, the present
Democratic Register of Deeds of
Wake County appealed to the regu-
lar election and, running as an in,
dependent, defeated the Democratic
nominee by large majority-the
vote between them, being clearly
confined to the normal Democratic
vote, a Republican candidate being
in the field. Wood has no Opposi-
ton this year.
1t is possible that history may re-
peat itself in Wake County this
year, because Of dissatisfaction grow
ing out of the primary contest for
: three members of the House of Rep
resentatives. K. B. Johnson, one
Cf the three candidate receiving the
highest vote (there being six voted
for), thought he was the nominee
until the board of elections decided
he had not received a majority
vote within the meaning of the new
State Primary Law, and ordered a
second primary between him B. H
Pate, the fourth highest man On the
list.
That so-called second primary
was supposed to have been held
last Saturday, July first. But as
Johnson refused to enter it only a
few of his friends participated in it.
johnson received over SO more
votes than Pate in the first primary
and he declined to accept the
boards ruling. He has appealed to
+bo oonrtc anH If hpaten there If iS