The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-10-20
RALEIGH NEWS LETTER.

z Raleigh, n c., Oct 19.-o
= course there is large proportion
8 Of politicians and near-politician
4 ''among those present and man,
= more who, while not politicians
y in the common acceptation Of tina
y term, take a lively interest in pc
q litics in an effort to perpetuatt
q the principles Of the party witt
y with which they are aligned, il
a the interest OF gC0,, government
a and the election Of capable ans
= proper men to public Office
I have talked with many Of them
). and it is putting it mildly to say
J. that Hughes men are not moro
{ numerous, and when you do find
one he IS apt to admit the fact
with profuse apologies, while he
explains that the Candidate is
4 being supported because he is the
nominee Of his party.
There absolutely no enthu-
siasm that can be discovered in
the Hughes contingent, and it
i does look today, three weeks be-
fore election day, that the Nation
al Republican ticket will run be-
{ hind the Republican State ticket
which is a reversal Of the order
heretofore This doesn t mean
that Mr.. Linney is expected to
poll an unusually large vote for
Governor, because the prospects
are that he will not, and that
/ Governor Bickett's majority will
be a large One-certainly it will
be a big one if all the Democrats
vote, and thereby hangs this short
tale:
The time is short in which YOU
can register. SEE that your
name is Oh the books. Don t take
it for granted. Make it your spe-
clal business to attend to this mat
ter at once. The ballot of an I'M
registered voter will not be worth
a cent to himself, his party or
lanybOdy else ON election dav.
Woodrow Wilson Day in North
Carolina.
Chairman Warren, Of the Demo-
cratic State headquarters here. is
urging loyal party men to make
October twenty-eig light Woodrow
Wilson Day. a great day in every
county in North Carolina. as it
will be in every other State of the
American Union The speech |
which the President is to deliver
that day at "Shadow Lawn will !
be read at all the county seats bv
some local speaker, and the day is
to be fttingly celebrated.
Senator Simmons will speak at
Fayetteville, October 18th: at
Rockingham October DIST. and
the following week, from October
23rd to 28th, he will speak in the
counties Of Guilford, Rowan. For
syth, and Buncombe, dates and
places to be announced later.
From October Goth, to election
day, November 18th, he will be in
eastern counties. The greatest
leader. while State Chairman. the
party has had, will hearten up the
boys IN the trenches as he goes
along III his inimitable way, in ad-
dltlon to the Smelling Of the enc
my from the stump.
Senator Overman will be at
Louisburg October 18th; at Ayden
October 18th; at Clayton Goth i
Burlington Dist; Hickory 25th:
Asheville 9th; Waynesville Both:
Asheboro November 4th.
Governor Kitchin, Governor
Craig, Robt. N. Page, and other
big guns, will be busy from now 5
now on, for Chairman Warren is
pressing them into service for the {
balance of the campaign. Gov
ernor Beckett is already booked :
Tor every week day till day Of 3
election, and the misrepresenta- 6
tons Of Republican speakers will !
be exposed all over the State
Then will come-the deluge of
democratic votes.
Who Cant SUPPORT
Hughes