North Carolina Newspapers

1 ti Year, In Advanca. FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH. " Ziotf Copy 5 CaU, VOL. XIX. PLYMOUTH, N, C FRIDAY JULY 3, 1908. NO. h. Named'Fqyernor By the Charlotte Convention on Sixty-First Ballot 'ENTHUSIASM UNBOUNDED Erd of Long Fight Camo Saturday Afternoon on the Sixth-First Bal lotContest the Hardest Fought and Most Bittrely Waged Ever Re corded in the Political Annals .of North Carolina End in Sight Af ter, the Sixtieth Ballot When .CoL Ashley Home Appears on Rost rum and Withdraws From the Race Love Feast Follows Final Ballot Speeches Being Made by Ex-Governor Aycock, Mr. Camer on Morrison, Mr. Kitchin, and Mr. Craig Nomination Made Unani mous Mr. Craig's Feeling Address a Splendid One. Charlotte, Special. Mr. William Walton Kitchin, now jepresenling "the fifth district in Congress, was on Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock, nominated for Governor" on the sixty-first ballot by the State "Demo cratic convention in session here. Col. Ashley Home who had . the small est primary 'vote of any. of the three candidates in the. race, withe :ew at ter the sixtieth ballot and the, fight was closed bv Mr.' Locke Craig, of Asheville, and .Mr. ''Kitchin, the re sult of the last ballot -..being ..473.59 for Kitchin and- 381.-712 . for Craig. After the contest was over -,a love ' feast", in which -.stne friends of the candidates took par-t,." followed Among, others who spoke were: For mer Governor Aycock, who support ed Mr. Craig; Mr. Kitchin and Mr Craig. Tlio closinar scenes "of the great con test, which had continued . for four days, were most animated. More than' S.000 people, men and women, filJ?(Y!ihe Auditorium. Demonstration jjjf&demonstration was made, so Swili rt that the chairman had a task ;ta. preserve order. The. victory won by Mr. Kitchin is ranked as one" of the greatest in the history of the State, lie was oppos ed by Senator Simmons, the -recognized leader; of the North Carolina Democracy; former Governor Ay cock, and other, well-known Tar Heel leaders. He made a fight on the Southern Railway and the American Tobacco Company, which concerns he HON. LOCKE CRAIG, of Buncombe said were opppsing him." He came to the convention with approximately 374 votes. Craig had 335 and Home 148. The first 'ballot came at 12 o'clock-Wednesday night. From that time until the hour of the nomination the contest was spirit and at times 'bitter.'. The delegates' were noisy and enthusiastic all the while. Craig was supported by the mountain counties of western North Carolina. His mountaineers were loyal to the last and went down after a game fight. Kitchin had not only a plurality of instructed vote, but he could count more delegates in a final show-down. He arid his friends believed that he would be nominated on the third or fourth ballot, but a master hand was against him, and as a result, the bal tle was prolonged and royal. William Waton Kitchin. William Waton Kitchin, of Rox Soro Person county, was born near Scotland Neck, Halifax county, Oct ober 9th, 1SCG. He was euaeated It Vine Hill Academy and Wake Forest College, where he pad na ted f 1004 He edited The Scotland Neck Democrat in 1885.. Shortly afterward lookup the study of kw fiun 3er his father, the late W h and then under foe late John. S. n, ai u . TUtftrrsitV of North Manning, at KTr the Carolina. He was -flJnnttei .-to the to in 1SS7, and took up his residence THE Nil in Roxboro in 18S8. He was married to Miss Musette Satterfield in 1S92. Mr. Kitchin "was chairman of his county executive committee in 1890 ; was the nominee of his party for the State' Senate in 1892; was elected sixth, 9t9isgC - successively to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congress, and was re-elected to the Sixtieth Congress, receiving 16,503 votes to 11,089 for C. A. Reynolds, Republican nominee. The Break Begins. The sixty-first ballot told the story. Craig was pitted against Kitchin. After the announcement of the. six tieth ballot, Col. Ashley Home came into the halPand withdrew from the race. He mounted the rostrum, ac companied by Messrs. C. B. Watson, T. W. Bicke'tt, J. D. Bellamv, R. R. King, W. A. Erwin, Walter, joe Tay loe and P. B. Means, and maCa a very touching speech. , He thanked the friends who had stood bv him so loyally, counseled W. W. K1TCHI full harmony, and withdrew. He was followed by Hon. C. B. Watson, Gen. Julian S. Carr and Hon. T. W. Bick ett, each of whom spoke feelingly of the splendid stand made by the Home forces. Governor Aycock Appears. Whilo the vote on the sixty-first ballot was being counted. Governor "Aycock came on the rostrum and movec1! tha'tthe "nomination of Mr. Kitchin be made unanimous. The delegates and the spectators, some thing like 8,000 of- them, rose- and shouted as one person. For five min utes the uproar was so great that the speaker could not continue. When partial quiet was at length restored, Mr. Aycock made one of the happiest and most brilliant speeches ever heard here, in which he spoke feelingly of his love for Mr. Craig and his deep sorrow at his de feat, but added that the Craig peo ple would now be the most loyal sup porters of Mr. Kitchin. Other Craig leatWs spoke along the same line. Nominee-Elect Kitchin to the Front. The crowd yelled for Kitchin and Craig. Mr. Kitchin came first and made a most taking speech. He look ed well and his voice rang clear and sweet. Being a striking looking man, one whom men and women like to look upon Mr. Kitchin had no trouble getting silence, for one and all wish ed to hear him. . Mr. Kitchin's Speech. In introducing Mr. Kitchin, Chair man Parsons said: "Gentlemen of this, the greatest Democratic conven tion ever held in North Carolina, I esteem it a great honor to present to you your hero, the nominee of this convention for Governor, William W. Kitchin." "Mr. President, Ladies am1 Gentle men: To say that I am happy at this time very feebly expresses my feeling on this occasion, I am proud to receive the nomination of the Dem ocracy of North Carolina for its highest office in this magnificent City of Charlotte. I am proud to have the endorsement of the greatest conven tion that ever assembled within the borders of this State. While I am proud,, my countrymen, I realize the great responsibility that this honor carries with it. I wish to say that there is no bitterness in my heart. I regard this m not an honor con ferred upon an individual mef'ty: I rather regard it as fin expression of r'v xj&r$ : ' , , - -- ...... .M the choice of the people of North Carolina." (Cheers.) "And as that I esteem it highly. When I reflect that ray competitors were, one of them a distinguished, a successful, a splendid! and high type of North Car olina citizenship, the Hon. Ashley Home, and the other, an able, distin guished, eloquent and -great Democrat of the west, the Hon. Locke Craig, I cannot think that this honor was giv en me as a mere personal compliment. We have had "our fights within the party with a spirit not of enmity and hostility, but with the spirit of gen erous rivalry with each other for this great honor that you had in your power to bestow. All Rivalries Settled. "We are told, ladies and gentlemen, that between Athens and : Sparta there always existed a serious and sometimes a hostile rivalry, but that when a common enemy pointed the prows of its ships toward Greece all internal (Vfferences and . rivalries were forgotten and a united Greek army faced the enemy." (Applause.) "And so this convention has settled the rivalries between the candidates and I believe that each candidate has as high a regard for his competitors now as he had 12 or 18 months ago, and the supporters of each candidate have the same spirit of generosity now that they had prior to this campaign. And in the great fight that we are to make against the common enemy in the fall, I Ct not expect any more hearty and loyal support from the friends of N, OF PEKSOxN. Kitchin of yesterday than I do from Ihe friends of Ashley Home and the friends of Locke Craig of yesterday. Mr. Kitchin heartily thanked all his friends who had stood by him; spoke feelingly of the honor lie felt to be the satndard bearer of the party and asked f Or complete party harmony. Mr. Craig Appears. Mr. Craig, tired, but haiu'i ome and smiling, appeared when-' Mr. Kitchin sat down. At the sight of their idol the mountaineers rose en masse and yelled at the top of their voices. Ev ery other man- and woman in the house stood and cried aloud with the supporters of the orator of the west. Graceful, dignified, and refined looking he stepped forward and wav ed his elegantly shaped hands for at tention. Mr. Craig's Speech. "I thank you, my friends, for the i-;'--vli',..:K-i:::-iJ---.:v .5' , ... HON. ASHLEY HORNE. of Johnson great reception you have given me. As I stand here I realize that I look upon the greatest body of Democrats that has ever assembled in any State in the United States and I come be fore this body to pledge to you again in this hour when you have choson another to be your standard-bearer, that in the future, as for 25 years in the past, all of my talent, whatever it .. : :--::.:;;;::.-. : :.. :p . is, all of my strength, is at the com mand of the cause of the Democracy of this State. (Great applause.) I do not belong to the party for the honor and emoluments of office. I claim al legiance to that great organization because its success is coextensif with the welfare of my State and the gooti of the people that I love, and for that reason in victory and in de feat, I always owe and always givo my allegiance to the party that has saved and that is the salvation of this State. A Victor in This Contest. "But my friends it unnecessary for me to say this. I think that my record for 25 years in the past is a guarantee of my loyalty in the future to the cause of our party. I come be fore you especially to thank the friends who have stood so loyally by me in this, the greatest political con vention in the State's history. They have stood by me with the loyalty of a Spartan and with the devotion and chivalry of a son to this land of Dixie. And I wish to say to you to night, my friends, that though I am rot the nominee of this convention, I feel a great victor in this contest for I have the devotion of the friencV? who have stood by me, their heroism, their intelligence and their loyalty is to me a heritage and to ray children a heritage that is more precious than the honors or the emoluments of of fice; for the honois and emoluments of office is in its essence the loyalty and devotion of friends, and I know that I have this. I shall never forget their support. The only regret I have about this is that they have given me so much and I can give them so little. (Applause.) I cannot express to you in words my gratitude. I hope that here and hereafter I can be true to the cause that you love and demonstrate in my life that your affection and your loyalty have, not been bestowed upon one that is un worthy. We all go home with the determination and with all zeal to fight for the principles that we love ami for the land of our inheritance." Mr. Craig thanked all his loyal friends, declared that North Carolina is the greatest of all the States in its citizenship, and said that the success of the Democratic party was supreme and ahead and beyond the ambitions of any man. His speech Avas warmly received by the immense assemblage and he took his seat amid wild ap plause. The Final Vote. The final vote, which was not. an nounced, stood: Craig, 381.72; Kitch in, 473.59; Home, 1.69. Before this vote could be announc ed the motion to make Mr. Kitchin's nomination unanimous was put and carried with tumultuous cheering. W. C. Newland, of Caldwell county was nominated for lieutenant Gov ernor, the ballot standing: Newland, 481; Wood, 217; Bowie, 159. Governor Glenn and Senator Over man were elected delegates at large to the Denver convention by acca mation. A fight was sprung on mot ion to elect Senator Simmons, and pending the settlement of this matter the convention adjourned until Mon day, the time being slightly past mid night. The platform committee was not yet ready to report and the nomina tions for other State officers had to go over until Monday. The Convention City. This is the first State convention Charlotte has had in half a century. No better place could have been se lected. The city of Charlotte has a popu lation of forty-three thousand ; it has the finest auditorium in the South; the best hotel facilities, the best elec tric car system, the best system of schools and colleges, the finest parks and amusements, the finest retail and wholesale stores, the largest publish ing interests, the most numerous and costly churches, the best banking fa cilities and the largest and, most nu merous andi varied manufacturing in dustries of any city in North Caro lina, or for that matter any city of its size anywhere. Moreover it has an abundance of hydro-electric pow er from the Catawba river, by means of which night has been turned' into brightest day, and the illumination makes the whole city a fairyland. Charlotte is now putting down the new bitulitic paving on itsprincipal streets ; it has a complete water sys tem sufficient for half a million peo ple, and one of the best trained' fire departments anywhere. Such is Char lotte, the historic Queen City, that has set " itself to the task of enter taining the convention like it was nevtv entertained before. And the people! Special trains over the. Southern, special trains over the Sea board, regular trains, freight trains, automobiles, every known means of conveyance has brought in throngs. Thousands on thousands of them were here. Webb From the Ninth. Charlotte, Special. At the con gressional convention of the Ninth district held here Tuesday night, Ed win Yates Webb, of Cleveland coun ty, was nominated without opposi tion. This is his fourth nomination CONVENTION ADJOURNS Big Democratic Meeting Finishes Its Work and Delegates Go Home. Charlotte, Special The Democrat ic State convention, which had been in session here for a week", adjourn ed sine die Monday night, at 11:30 ? 'clock, crowning its work by en dorsing and instructing for William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, by a vole of 523 to 194. Much was ac complished the last day. Senator Simmons was elected a iVdegate-at-large to the national convention by a vote of 840 to 10. The following candidates for State officers were elected: J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State; B. R. Lacy, State Treasur er;; Major B. F. Dixon, Auditor; T. W. Bickett, Attorney General; W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agricul ture; B. F. Aycock. Corporation Commissioner; J. Y. Joyner, Super intendent of Public Instruction; J. R. Young, Insurance Commissioner; M. L. Shipman, Commissioner of Labor and Printing; J. W. Bailey and Wal ter Murphy, eleetor-at-large, and Major E. J. Hale, the fourth dele-irate-at-Iarge to Denver. DELEGATES-AT-LARGE. Gov. R. B. Glenn. Senator Lee S. Overman, Senator F. M. Simmons, Maj. E. J. Hale. ALTERNATES. Gen. Julian S. Carr, Chairman W. L. Parsons, Mr. J. W. Bailey, Mr. E. V. Watson. DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION. The following named are the dele gates and alternates from the con gressional districts to the Denver con vention : First, S. C. Bregaw, of Washing ton; Walter Jones, Swanquarter; al ternates, Luke Wright, Judeau Town; W. K. Jaeohson, Washington. Second, Plato Collins, Kingston; T. M. Washington, Wilson; alternates. E. L. Travis, Halifax; J. O. W. Graveley, Rocky Mount. Third, G. B. Richardson, Newbern; L. A. Bethune, Clinton; alternates, II. L. Gibbs, Oriental; E. W. Koonce, Jacksonville. Fourth, J. T. Ellington. Smith add; John W. Thompson, Raleigh; alternates, J. L. Ramsey, Rocky Mount ; F. B. Arendell, Raleigh. Fifth, George A. Mebane, Spray; B. S. Graves, Yaneeyville; alternates, A. E. Kirkmap, High Point; Leo Brandt, Greensboro. Sixth, J. R. Williamson, Whiteville; J. D. Bellamy, Wil mington; alternates, A. E. White, Lumberton; E. F. MeCulloch, White Oak. Seventh, Frank Armfield, Monroe; R. R. Ross, Ashboro; alternates, S. W. Finch, Lexington; J. R. Blair, Troy. Eighth, Paul B. Means, Concord; E. L. Lovell, Boone; alternates, Mich Vannoy, Wilkesboro; Robert M. Brawley, Statesville. Ninth, James A. Bell, Charlotte; J. J. Redman, Marshall; alternates, C. E. Guilds, Lincolnton; R. R. Bab bington, Gastonia. Tenth, T. C. Mills, Columbus; W. J. Cocke, Asheville; alternates, Wil liam Miller, Hendersonville; Sol Gal lert, Rutherfordton. Governent Stocks Lake. Hickory, Special. The government distributing fish car passed here en route to Edgemont with G5.000 Cali fornia speckled trout for the wafers of the lake of the Mountain Home Club, which is beins rapidly develop ed and beautified under the direction of a landscape gardener who is look ing after the grounds anu roadways through the vast estate, which is owned by stockholders consisting of hnsiness and professional men trough- out North and South Carolina as well as other States many of whom will build cottages convenient to the club inn proper. Tornado Kills. Six. Clinton, Minn., Special. A tor nado struck this town Saturday afternoon, killing six people, and in juring twenty-five, ' some seriously. Twenty houses, a printing office and two churches were blown down. The dead: Morion Higgins, Thomas Rock well, Miss Kate Mills, Spunk Berry, Mrs. Olds Nicholson and daughter. Missing: Mrs. T. N. Johnson. The New War Secretary. Washington. Special. General Luke E. Wright, who becomes Secre tary of War Wernesday, succeeding Secretary Taft, went to Oyster Bay to. loll.- with ihp President and Sec- i. w 1 1 i " .-- - - - - wt-ivv Taft. and Faid on his way to the summer White House mat no- would make r.o changes in heads of bureaus at the War Office. Secretary Taft's secretary', Fred W. Carpenter, who has been with Secretary Taft since the latter quit the Phillipine governorship, will go with Mr. Taft and be dose to his chief all through tha campaign. Late JVet&s In Brief A MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST Capt. Henry MeCrea f seriously ill in New York. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. will go to. work for the Stel Trust. A bloody fight took place aro-und the Persian Parliament House. Leon Delagran covered more than 11 miles in his new aeroplane. The Pan-Anglican Congress 'meet ing in London discussed socialism. The establishment of courts i expected to mark a new era in Korea. A second son was born to King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain. Secretary Taft was heartily greet ed on his return to Y"ale, his alma mater. James S. Sherman, the Republican Vico Presidential nominee, is ill in Cleveland. , '. The United States has practically, broken off diplomatic relations with " Vcnezula. Secretary Taft received an ovation when he attended the Yale-Harvard ball game. The battleship fleet will be ready to sail on its around-the-world 'cruise -on July 5th. ' Six memhers of the leper colony in Louisiana are reported to have 4 been cured. . W. B. Leeds, one of the Rock Is land "Big Four" and tin plate king, died in Paris. Receivers were appointed for the West Side Belt Line of Pittsburg, a Wabash connection,. Edward Farley,, of ' Greggjville, W. Va., was murdered and his body thrown into a creek. ' The Commercial Travelers' Protec- ' five 'Association is in convention at Milwaukee,' Wisconsin. . , . The Locke bill, which kills race track betting in Louisiana, was pas ed by the State Senate. George Forest committed suicide in Leesburg by cutting his throat and swallowing carbolic acid. In a periodical article on the Pres ident Secretary Taft says he is the lonliesc man in the country. The 12-year-old son of W. E. D. Stokes, a New York hotel man, is an expert in wireless telegraphy. Ex-Governor D. R. Franeis of Mis souri, is proposed as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The Richmond Howitzers returned home after a successful practice march down the Valley of Virginia. - Taft men hope to induce Foraker to stump Ohio and win back the ne' gro vote for the Republican ticket. Two thousand club women are in Boston to attend the convention of the Federation of Women ' Club 's. Saunders Hobson, a Richmond banker, was struck by lightning while fcrt his plantation m Goochland countv. President Elliot, of Harvard, snub bed President Roosevelt when he in terposed in the case of two suspended oarsmen. Fire in Three Rivers, Que., destroy ed 300 buildings, among them -the City Hall, and caused $1,000,000 damage. With the aid of 10 of a maltreated . spouse's female friends, a New York wife-beater was spanked with a rub ber hose. State Comptroller Glynn, of New York, is getting after the corpora tions which failed to pay stock trans-' fer taxes. The Salesianum, conducted by the Oblate Fathers of St. Francis do Sales, at Wilmington, Del., had its commencement. F. C. Fribe and A. T. Lonndes, water tenders, are accused of partial responsibility for the explosion on the cruiser Tennessee. The special grand jury, which in- dieted the American Ice Company, re fused to find indictments against in dividuals and adjourned James S. Sherman, Republican nominee for Vice-President, is ill in Cleveland, but is reported as doinj as well as could be expected. A fine of $2,000 was Imposed upon each of 24 manila and fiber paper manufacturers who had been in a combine in restraint of trade. The wedding of Miss Jean Reid and Hon. John Hubert Ward in Lon don was attended by King Edward ant'i many other high personages. Governor Swanson, of Virginia ac cented an invitation fiom William 3. Bryan to second hi nomination for President at the Denver convention. Frederick A. Hyde and J. IL Schneider were convicted on .- 34 counts on the charge of conspiring to A? fraud the Government out of Western lands.