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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1892
Page
4
The slate lists GROVER CLEVELAND for President from New York and April E. Stevenson for Vice President from Illinois. It names Exias Carr for Governor of Edgecombe, R. A. Dovenson for Lieutenant-Governor of Alleghany, Octavious Coxe for Secretary of State of Wake, R. M. Furman for State Auditor of Buncombe, Frank I. OsorNne for Attorney General of Mecklenburg, and J. C. ScArsor Roven for Superintendent of Public Instruction of Johnson.
The piece quotes prominent figures including Wayne McVeagh Carl Schurz Walter Gresham and John Wanamaker criticizing party corruption and money in politics. It reports on speeches during a campaign event with Judge Forbes and Aycock drawing mixed reactions from attendees and observers.
Last Friday a large crowd gathered at the Court House to hear Judge Forbes the Republican nominee for Governor. Butler and his supporters later moved to the Wilson Tox, creating a lively political scene.
The writer predicts victory for Cleveland in the national race with strong Southern and Northern support and cites danger from reformers who might abolish county government and Eastern counties to the negroes, warning this as worse than Republican control of the national government.
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