The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-02
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.
Ct .r Il. ii News Hureau)

lltlcAt ann sphere .s fast bee. .yninf
| sur charged with interest in the DOS
sible events Which are 10 result from
the developments OF ihi irnportan
year in the politica. and geWer,men
'al nfe of the Nat on ami State NJ
| election wear since the War Between
| the States has been fraught with sc
| much interest and importance to thu
! polite and concern to the individu
citizen; there has been no campaign
IN forty years i'll this country or
| which SO much depended. and the &C.
companying developments and posi-.
bilities, especially as to the effect or
our relations with foreign powers
across the seas.
With the wrong MAJ. ii the Write
.ou~e> the Eex~ year may zee he
Uni ed States Involved m war, witt,
all tae attendant horrors which such
= co'.fll,i would precipitate.
Who doubts such a prospect i:
Roosevelt, or a man dc, ated and
named by him for the Republican
presidential nomination, should be
elected this year? And yet it looks
like the big Bull Mouse leader, who
whipped the r publican nominee so
numerically in the last election, will
be allowed to name the candidate of
the stand-pat Republicans this time
IF the latter do not actually hand the
nomination to Teddy himself, in q
desperate effort TO defeat Wilson
twho. of course will be renominated
at st. Louis).
If Wilson is reelected we will a.
void an unnecessary mix-up in the
European trouble. He will continue
to steer the snip Of the Safe clear
OF the shoals OF danger and with
honor"-not by paving the cost Of
peace at any price,
But if the high-strunx, fractjous,
erratic Roosevelt Tor one who he CON-
trolls or largely infiu.pc.s) ia placed
a. the heln'-sF en- cal the muster
rel! He could not keep of the fracas
II lac tried. anJ he V oul never srv
to AVOID nost,;ities. He would lnu.;e
them and we would be called upon
To pay The price Of >unethlne dnrec--
essary, va'nglorious and out Of when
We rs nac,on and nj vua.-, weuld
no' .s1.y ai,hou: ga11. b.ls
witt suffa,.i.ls.. ..4.s@
.tr1ua=a. :
ihs Meeting q til * PUBLICAN.
State convention II Raieigtl uai.
Week, beginning Wednesday, slarcf.
list. marks thu first Of the Sta e pol.-
1ca' ga therings, all Of when , III be
held 1. R.ieiEh this year Ga rni4;,
FRANK LlnHey of Wa;auaa is, here TO
over the conv=nt..- which
as expects f. ~ a Thousand ST. & Re-
to..at,end. For reasons no:
'ery apparent to Democrats, the Re-
oubhcans are making assertions that
hey viii show more than thei.-nor-
nal strength in the North Car3Ena
primaries n june. . |
unde' the new law ti.a primaries
Viii be held on the first Saturday in |
une IN all the counties, for all poli-
,ical parties and the candidates for
nomination by their respective
'arties for the various State offices !
viii De voted for at thai time, those
'ol'lng the highest v,,ces becominx
he canuldatc, &c ne v,,~d i n at ra..
lecti n in N ,vember
1t Is Stated here coda .uat the Re-
convention may endorse
er;aln men and recommend thar
hey be voted for for certain in thu.
PRIMARIES. One report has 1t that E.
'"r: Duncan. ia :on irommt:eem,n
"a att' -ent p'eashsn@ >a.a:r ia
:''A ia R""-s'.. is:1e .e:..: ii SD;
"f governo~ ny tn Republicans.
:he'e IS so.>ae sentiment fayorinp
1r. Llnney and DR.. Cy. Thomson
+ Onslow for the same honor.
Among the Democrates the Dan.
ridge people are first in the field
caveiy for their fs orite for cover
o. and they seem to be making con-
'derable Roadway. Their candidate
as made fine impl ession as Lieu.
7nailt-Governor and he is very pop-
lar personally in this country and
ec5lon where he is widely known
nd admired. ~
Inc managers of his campaign
ave opened headquarters here with
=. Carraway of Waynesville, +
: Capeile and j. c. Daughtrldge Of
ocky Mount in charge and these
-Atiemen appear to be confiaent of
it success OF their farmers and
asiness mems Candidate" If the
-est mass of letters which your cor
'spoi'dent saw pi,ed.up ON ,helr desk
&c day this Week is an indication
e people are undoubtedly infaroa+