The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-18
Raleigh Letter.
Especial Correspandenee1


Especial Correspandence1
RALEIGH, apra is.~e'fAas hepsc
ye!t viii na the Aens;ass oS Doth tsg
Bull Moose aid the regular Rcpubli
can national conventions at Chicago 2
months hence is the growing belief Of
the more or less expert political prog
nosticators who abound quadrennially
at the state capital. The recent espous
al Of Teddy's cause by the New York
Tribune lends additional suspicion
that the old party elephant is blowing |
the wind decidedly in that direction. |
In that eventuality it viii be interest |
ing to observe just how prominent
will be the part played by Marion But
Ter in the conduct of the national cam
paign in North Carohna-in view OF
that telegram from ct. r. best
friend, George Perkins, repudiating
Butler assumed championship OF the
doughty colonel s cause which exCon
gressman Cowles carried on the inside
vest pocket of his political garments
while the recent Republican state con
vention was in session at Raleigh.
| Many Democrats express the belief
| that Wilson can beat Roosevelt moro
easily than he could Hughes or some
possible lesser light, while others hold
to the contrary view. However that
may be, all good Democrats will unite
in the effort to re-elect President Will
son and they will do so strong in the
belief that the country, from the At
lantic to the Pacific, recognizing the
wisdom Of his sane and safe admins
tration, will give it hearty endorse
looks pretty certain-with Teddy IL
the race there will be some spectacu
lar carryings-on for the four or five
months in which the people of the e.
S., will be called upon to devote con
siderable time in selecting our next
president.
THE ASYLUM MANAGEMENT
INvESTIGATION.
AS an editorial writer on the Raleigh
Times (who has been absent from this
I asase while eerrf ged in work in severa
! other States for few years, until re
! cently) indicates that the public nigh
: like to know whether the gentleman
referred to in these Letters last weci
as having been "formerly connecte,
! with an ASYLUM for the insane was
: patient or an employee-he is herewith
: Informed that he was neither. But h
:. was for many years an official and ;
ompetent and faithful one.
And what is more-he IS one of th
} most reputable, honorable and respect
cd native citizen of North Caroline
and the reference to him in that papo
g IS quite worthy the writer OF it. IT,
g other portion Of the editorial ism
G worth very much, especially to tn
Il 'entral Hospital for the Insane, 70
4 which, and its continued and expan'i
Il ing usefulness to the unfortunat
wards of the State, these Letters hol
o the warmest of best wishes and hav
r .yer entertained captious spirit Q
criticism of its management.
a THE POLITICAL TKERMOM
r ETER.
e Among the candidates qualifyil-
Saturday for the state primary wa
d CORPORATION Commissioner Lee. Th
20 rotation scheme would seem to al
j. ply to him with less force than to an
le Of the other present officials, as he
N now serving his first term and thos
IN close touch with the work Of tt
le commission say that he is the rigf
man in the right place-a successf7
business man. The other two membe
:, of the Commission, Messrs. Travis al
Pell are lawyers, and good ones. Aft
filing his notice of entry Commission
Lee made a brief statement of his ca
J ;iidacy, in which he said
81 cit is generally accepted as wise pc
u ;cy to renominate an official who h
DC piyen faithful and efficient service al
oc it is practically the universal Dem
cratic custom. The Commission shou
d., at all times have in its membership
sc man of mature business experience.
0c have given to the Office during my fiji
oc term the same careful attention that
my 80 years of business experience
80 gave to my private business. l Wi