The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-10
,RAIEl GH NEWS LETTER.
Especial Correspondence

l1tdh y dIllllCIN GI tllc ijo11lG cratic.
cratorical brigade is doing execu-
ton this month that wall*dec;mate
tnea enemy IN some q1aalfers and
almost annihi1ate the trenches and
tree tops Of the Republican snip
ers who have been :waging: a svs-
tenn OF warfare at the'#expense of
the truth. as recorded in Stats and
/ nited States statistics.
Senators Simmons and Over
man and Governor Craig will be
IN the thick Of the fight next week
and thereafter. Among the ap-
polntments just nradc for them
Chairman Warren announces the
following:
Senator Silnmo4s-At Winston
Salem Monday night. Oct. 1G: at
buckingham, Richmond county,
Oct. 21.
Senator Overlnsll-=At Durham
alenda,v, Oct. Ii.
esNefnal Craig st High Point
Thursday, Oct. Il; Sanford. Oct.
&c: Isaurinhurg, Get. 2i: Ken
ansvlllc,. Oct. %; Statesville, Oct.
%; Hickory, Oct. 2Bs; Rutherford
coailty,. Oct. 27; A.ariol, Oct. IS ::
at 2 P. NJ; Old Fort at night !;
Yancav county. Oct. 81; Jackson
county, Nov. 2; Azheville. Nov. +.
State Offiecers on the Wo,y>ath.
Chairman Warren is. enlistinY the
services Of practically :an the State
officers to aid in prosecuting tie
campaign. This week number
Of them go to various counties t.
assist In an advisory capacity in
pelicctlng the organization Of the
Democratic forces. Those of them
who can make speeches (and prac-
ticallv all Of the.a cam Will do
what they cam in that direction
also.
+ The news s=whiie iieh reaches Demo
cratic State Headquarters here is
'cf the most encouraging character
and getting. better every day. This
is largely due to the fact that most
of the party leaders and workers
il the counties@ and towns and
townships are getting actively to
work. Nothing can beat working
Democrats in North Carolina, and
the polling Of a snit .a,iid majority
for the ticket depends Only Oh the
slhe qala non-of thoroughly arous-
ING the voters in every township of
all the counties. Chairman War
ren is greatly pleased over the out
look at present, and is hoping and
expecting tC see a record majority
pol1ed a month hence for both Will
son electors and State nominees.
Linney's Morning Aftey.''
Candidate Linney is rennrte'
not to have been feeling very well
since the morning after" his
speech in Raleigh, which was heard
lY=a seant courtroonl fHll of adj
herents who would have presented
a mighty poor showing had they
assembled in the big city auditor.
ium, AS they first planned. but
found the hall ''already hired.'
:. The reply of Andrew jackson
Maxwell (whon the candidate des
/ Eignated jas the. animated Stat istieS
Ct the Corporations Cont1lfissio1=})
is said to have 50 punctuated the
think-pot of the reckless verbal ac
robat Of Watauga that it has beer
working Overtime eyer. since. How
ever, it's his own think spot and hi.
own time (which the State is no
likely to be called upon to claim {
lien on, at any time soon at least)
and it is to be hoped he can We
get his figures straig ghtened out IL
time to acknowledge the benefits O
the 16 wears record Of Democratic
administration Of North Carolin;
affairs. Since his visit to Ralcig
he evidently has also been laborin!
with DIR. Joyner's recent machine
gun fire into his camp, and we ar
not hearing so much now from th
| Candidate about Democratic man
aSemcnt OF school matters and tn
: like. :s. ) z.;.:..: .:.s..= 49,.
The State's Big Annuaz SAou.
Preparations for a great Stat
; Fair are bigger than ever this yea
: and when the big show opens Octe
Der 10Th visitors will find tn
greatest fair ever pulled off i
!, North Carolina. The building
: and roadwavs and walks have bee
remodeled and paved, respectivel
: and the "Sand Hill People," whol
2. President Tufts represents, al
erecting typical new buillin
for the special exhibits of that SCI
ton to be here in profusion, an
2 for livestock Judging.
The amusement features alread
booked (too numerous to BE- n
counted within the limitations {
this correspondenee) excel all her
=Htofore in merit and=nulnbers. II
exhibits, Col. Pogue states, wi
J, Clay over" anything and ever
:. thing seen heretofore. incll1din