The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-07-14
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS
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Washington, July 12.-North Carolina
Democrats are expected to contribute
something like $4,000 for the Demo
cratic campaign this year. At least
National Committeeman A. w. Mclean
of Lumberton hopes to raise approx
mately that much and Mclean general
1v does what he attempts to do. The
state raised something over $31 900 four
years ago. If that much could be rails
ed then Democrats handling the ma
tional campaign believe that $4,000
this year should be easy.
National Committeeman Mclean
spent today in Washington conferriht
with Democratic leaders. For the past
week he has been in New York and
other eastern cities comforting with the
Democrats in the east. While in New
York he conferred with National Chair
man Mccormick, Vice Chairman Homer
Cummings and Secretary Carter Glass,
of Virginia. The leaders told Mr.. Nc
counting on North Carolina to raise her
part of the campaign fund which must
be had to run the campaign this year.
Mr.. Mclean completed arrangements
believes larger amount can be raised
! by popular subscription in the Tar Heel
State. He has plan under advisement
which he thinks will bring results. 1t is
proposed to appoint at least one man,
and probably two, in each congressional
district who will be authorized to So
licit and receive funds. Mr.. Mclean
lieves with Is or 20 live men working
for the party he will have little trouble
in getting the $4,000 desired.
It is pointed out that North Carolina
has Jared better in the way Of getting
federal jobs than any other state in the
union. The state has one cabinet mem
Der and a number of other good posi-
tions paying all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000 year:
The state has one ambassador, mem
Der of the lame ducks roost, who gets
900 a year and liberal expense ac
count and little work to do; the secre
tary to the roost is a tar heel, recelv
ing salary Of $4,000 year and ex
penses when travelling; Director Of thu
Census Samuel Rogers, at $4,000; Com
missioner W. H. Osborn, Of Greensboro
dc 0f
good places to numerous to mention.
With all the places combined will
the federal patronage distributed in tn
state, including something like 100 de
ruputies in the internal revenue servlc
and several hundred postmasters, it l
contended by the national eemtnltte
: that North Carolina should not be lag
ing but should come across with rea
good contribution.
While in New York Mr.. Mclean tall
ed with many men Of both big and IL
tie business. He found number OF q.
y cd in the wool Republicans who sal
they would not vote for Hughes becaus
e Hughes is d Republican but some
=" them admitted that Wilson should
reelected again, and that he had a goe
chance of turning the trick. "A r
: markable change of sentiment in fa =
y of Wilson, Mr.. Mclean said, has tak'
place within the past two weeks.
. was demonstrated that those who we
, cr;ticisina the President g Mexican p'
y lev before he ordered out the qua
were the very ones who least deslr
war when they were confronted VI
" the cold proposition of going to Me1l
at 0ho eoN r
~, for duty.
~ Tn other words, Mr.. Mclean is &C
v;nced that this country does not wa
- war He thinks the President has
tied the Mexican situation SO far
"u noss;ble to the entire satisfaction OF
" majority of the people and that tn
49,, is a growing tendency throughout
land for continued peace with ali
~. world,
Reports received by Mr.. Mclean
,;;.o+o that the Democrats will carry
state of Maine by substant1al
the jority.