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i '- -SUBSCRIPTIOKPElCE : $8 YEAR. CHARLOTTE, C. SXJNpAYiM0RNlNO JXJIj 5J 1908. i PRICE FIVE CENTS. CK0WDa'M0W;ATERAOE VLEXTf OF.TIMJE VEthOWEVEB mlhZllB. h Time of Meet iKttmate Place Num- ' y Time xe . eior . ' uie city " ri-"U' r I' w. tf-Wpnllnm Deleara- ' ti .wearied bv Governor Glenn -.Arrive and the Governor Retires . Hta r-mn-iuiarv ror tne bc Penw.'jCol-, July 4. The Amerl eiL:aaaleandthe J5emoeratlc rooster tuv vied with each other loayTnl , pvlna"Tnver one ot ne toobi ium Fourth of -July m It :Tnu. existence, 1 Throughout the aay .. the street have been abiaae e mi color an lneesaaat din of cannon ana crackers haa mingled with the en - thiiaiMm nt arrlvinc political delega tion and long trains have crept over t nmiru ernm every direction tOO' -IB their throng to the multitude al- T , . . tha State Can- ItoJ and other public buildinjra loom out t the darknew In Uvln fire with every dtthrerarkea ny myriu us"-, thf streets pulsate with convention --throngs ano-iaa-eiaer. uii" -h tatt labhlea are filled With po.llt 'Meal leaders,' delegates and onlookers . fron every eectlon of the country. Zl and there Is a general culmination of day'a-eenjttfitie of patrlotlsrn and J'- politics. r Thus far. however, there is no storming or uenver n im . th. rMiii somewhat below the average of national conventions, owing to the distance or uenver irem t popular centres, and also because the aovernraeni ana oit-vt" iu". : yaiirotul nasses kept back the nun d reds who have heretofore made na- tional Tconventiois, the occasion for a quadrennial free excursion. How ever, the convention Is still three days -eff and there la ample time for an Influx up to precedent in numoers ana noise. .It' is estimated that twenty thousand strangers are already here and sixty thousand more are expected TAR HKEL8 ARRIVE.. The arrivals to-day Included the Missonri daleiratlon headed by the tall guntform of -Benater-Btone; part Qf the North Carolina aeiegaiion nea d by" Governor Glenn, who promptly retired his candidacy for the vice presidency, and straggling advance ruards of many of the other delega tions." These, with Judge ParJter, the Democratic candidate or 1(M, j Colonel Clayton, of Alabama, tne sil ver-tongued Southerner, wno win oe permanent chairman or tne conven tion.' Chief Murphy, of Tammany Hall, and Governor Haskell, of Okla homa, a likely candidate for chairman of tha platform committee, are the chief-figures of national Interest now on We .ground. But there Is rather riotlctaWiSLfcbBenccvf national lead ers ana- the conspicuous figures for former conventions THlmaa, Bailey, Culberson. .Champ Clark, John Sharp Wllllama and moat of the men of ' . action, in. this gathering-at!lrfttft.the the ranks of local leaders. One of the arrivals to-day was Charles W. Came from L4ncoln with a number of the Nebraska leaders to dispense hos " pitality from the Nebraska and Bryan Naturally the Democratic standard bearer of 1904. Judge Alton-B. Par ker, of New Tork, Is a centre of -at- tention and interest. He is compar tlvlv a. n-w fla-ure.at ronventiona. - BRTAN HAS STRONG LEAD. 'Do you conalder the presidential nomination still an open question, or la . D,van'a nnmlnatlnn reaaonablv . assurredr :.. Judge farxer was asaea "Of course I have no more exact Infftrmatlnn tVi n vmi hflvA nn that ubject,. he replied. "But the re 0 ports gathered, by the press and by those who are keeping pretty close '-'a rack of the standing of delegations --- appear 10 inajcate mt jar. urjun n . very Birung inua una mn unitn VT1BX U6 BUIUi:i!Ill Alvo sillli lc domination. At the same time we are 'Aiere In frlendlv rivalry, both aa to . . v. I V. IV . . . pome OI US wouiu nave lircirrreu an i otner canaiaate. tui we are. ner- of views and. It is "the very essence Df Democratic faith to accept the will of the majority. Of ' . course there is only one anal way ,' tor that will to have official expres- . aion. anil that is Dv a Dauot in tne ' convention. Meantime there' is not ' a man in the convention who will not eav to-dav that he is ready to accept t Tne will oivine conveniiun ana B"p- - . . . j port yie candidate, when that will is "In the event of Mr.' Bryan's noml tifttlAn. T 1nHn frnm th fnrpffnlnff . that yon would wish your staunch '. Vrlrtla nf 1 fi tn rl v- th-li lnvnl ... - - o - unnnrf t r him wad th niivrv nut tn Judge Parker. i ''Most assuredly," he replied, "and TWlisT'iiot? Mr. Bryan will then be- . come the .exponent of the Democratic party, with its great principles and Its ereat mission still to nerform. Mr. Bryan's abmty Taevefywhere con ceded, and by no ene more than my- . tlon on public affairs, an orator of ihxkublir uuuiim. Hun Hi. pnnrini i 'neraonalitv which wins film hosts of devoted adherents and a natural - leader- of men, - - Make -no- mistake, r ; therefore,' as to th amtttde and-the .- veraonal feellnz of my frlenda and of myself, toward Mr. Br'ah in the r avet-of..Aianoinlnatlonl V wver- mo piaiiorm t . 4uu(i raraer i ' wo ntVTRinv nir KRVTi'-rarvr "? - It is the same as to measures as it is tomear- are here for an ex change of views. We are all devoted . to the great party with which we fcave lonf been idsntrfled. In a ' gathering of one thousand men from r every section of this immense couir- i try. It is altogether natnraL that there should- be differing, shade - f view ' vpon some of the great problems now - confronUng the. country. - This dif- fereneetf view, and thla reconciling of J - the various shades of sentiment from all parts of the country, serves - a i most valuable end, for. out of tt ,' all - will -come the solid Judgment f Democrats representing the whole country and- such a Judgment, - it to-ba -hnfMVt-,- wm - ha iMi..i.itt. Tw. rr.ti.r 9n ,r innnlrlrn .,- with the great principles of the Dem ocratlc party, and will serve the coun try ' In a most vital manner at - this moment by combating the Roose reltlan tendency to centralise all power in-the hands of the . Federal fovernment -- aa ' against - the States, do not want to gu into details . as to these principles, as some gentle tnan are a bit sensitlverand are prone . to array us as radicals or conserva tive However, all this will. I trust, be taconclled; conservatism ; CLEANLINESS ; CRUSADER tfVaT.ITXriiTai trr a t mxi iiAiiiri urov' lweFifr Cas Brfem tiie- PjO met to capital .Recorder on Account or t nsan)tary. jTrmiacs ana xacn Defendant la rtned and - Given a Warning South Carolinians Invited to a ReoepUo at Philadelphia on th lltnovernor Ansel Called on For Help to Stop a Chicken tight at Dysons Little Celcoratliig of in dependence Day at Columbia, lYi day Ilavins.vBcen Observed Game tmw Violators. Hun Dona. T'LTr:" 7 -Observer Bureau; t-6hyctapr Building : Columbia, g.,0,' July. 4. - The local board of health is. very much in earnest about the campaign irrecehtiy" Inaugurated with three special inspectors .tin charge to . re quire the owners! and occupats - bf premises throughout the city to give their places thorough cleaning for the summer and keep them, clean. There were twenty-one cases before the re corder this morning as a result of this campaign, In which . the defendants were flaed $i each and warned that this amount-wouldbe doubled or trebled on a second offense. ' Among the cases were the occupants of the entire block of 1,900 Pickens street. Many, other cases have beerT docketed. The health board haa the warm support of the city council In the fight, and th.e city Is rapidly becoming a model of sammen cleanliness under the vigorous, systematic work .that la going on. INVITED TO RECEPTION. A letter received by the Governor this morning extends a special invi tation to the party to go on from this State for the christening of the bat tleship South' Carolina In the Cramps ship yards on July 11th to a reception to be given on the evening of the 11th to the Carolinians In the Southern Cluh, of Philadelphia by Mr. W. A. w, formerly of Spartanburg, but now of the Merchants and Farmers' Bank, of Philadelphia., Mr. Law Is lha Ylce.Kre!d?n of the club. Columbia did most or its "Glorious Fourth" celebrating yesterday, the merchants generally deciding to clone up and let their clerks fl that day in stead of taking busy Saturday off. But the banks were closed to-day and several stores and the business section were a "rest" appearance. Halt a dozen cues were held near the city. at which there was much beer drink ing, but there was no more demon stratlve celebrating than this, barring the firing of crackers over the city. TROOPS TO STOP COCK FIGHT. A distress signal came to-day to the " "Governor" from Greenwood over the signature of W. H. Boulware, say ing: Chicken fight at Dysons, send help". In the' absence of the Governor, who by tha way is scheduled to speak at a gathering at Ware Shoals near the scene of the distress. Secretary Bethea wired to the Greenwood sheriff to look after the matter and prevent any 'violation of the antl-cockflghtlng statute. ' Game Warden Harrelson at Conway appears to, be doing moat effective work ror tne .state Auauoon society in running down alleged violators of the game laws. Among a large number of prosecutions he has brought in the put few' days there-are two Against Magistrate Johnson, of Dog Bluff. Following are other cases he J)as brought: Rufus Hemingway, fined 120 for Ashing with net and setting trap. Duke Tompkins, ' robbing wild turkey nest, not yet tried. Harrison Rowell, fined $20 for net ting. Henry Dillard. fined 20 for netting. with another case pending for fishing In closed season. George Hewett, Henry Martin and Eb Hugglns, all for netting. Pretty Generally Observed at State Capital. Special to The Observer. Raleigh, July 4. There was a pretty general observance of the Glorious Fourth in Raleigh, the State offices being closed all day, along with the banks and other pub lic offices, and the business houses generally closed during the after noon. The special train to- Wilson for the morning Eastern Carolina game between Wilson and Raleigh carried a big crowd ttiat had the mis fortune o nee the Raleigh team go down in oereat Dy a score or to u In the afternoon a crowd came from Wilson to see the Wilson Raleigh game - here- at 4 --o'clock Great Interest was manifested Heavy clouds at Intervals Ijept the people-in doubt as to the ultimate playing of the afternoon game. will, r hope and believe, have a mod eratine- Influence upon the more ad vanced ideas of some of our broth ers, while the advanced views will keep us-from lagging in the rear and will insure the party a steady infu sion of the, progressive spirit or tne age. Leave to tha pessimists, there fore the' talk 'of troubles over can didates and platform. We will con sider, conrer, ana men aecjar,7-ira that decision will present to the coun try a tickat which will command en thusiaetlc approval, nd a declaration of principles which I fervently trust will be satisfactory to tha best thought of the cbuntryt and both ticket and declaration taken together -vrtll. In my Judgment, secure the endorse ment of tha people In November." . NEW TORKERS FAVOR OAYNOR. K This is the first explicit declaration of the standard bearer of It 04 con cerning the standard bearer of HOSI In other quarters,- too, the view ore- vails that Mr, Bryan has such a com manding lead aa -to insure his nomi nation, although the Johns.irt" and Gray headquarters are -still adding out manfully with the claim that four hundred delegates are In doubt, . Chief Murphy and the New' York era are Breaervinir a rlrw' rrvn nn era' met wttn the assurance . that New Tork'a attitude y will , not -be known until tha meeting of the dele gation on Monday night. . The New Tork sentiment to-day appeared to be toward Judge Gaynor, of Brooklyn. Tha candidacy, of Charles A. Towne. of -New-troTk, bar lo-dvioed -4 rious proportions as the arriving dele gations show that he haa a consider able following from outside States as well as, being very favorably consid ered by Mr. Bryan.' ' COURT; HOUSE DEDICATED BIG CROWD GATHERS AT SHELBY of Jlee In th state cxmipieted and Yetf ragy"prT if kraled, -thousands of - Cleveland' r tltiams Amwmbting For too vere- monies, Denpite the Rainy Weather The Strut-tare Built at or - $75,000 Judge James I Webb Do 1 livers the Dedicatory Adders, Jte 'lating the County's Hlwtory From Its Establishment, to the Preaent ' Three Brass Bands Furnish Music For the Visitors, Special to The Observer. -: Shelby, July 4. Cleveland county' ha4somanwfiurJLhoue has Just been completed. This furnished an extra ' ' occasion for celebration and a' ' large per cent, of Cleveland county's citizenship gathered at Shelby to-day for the dou ble purpose of participating in the usual Fourth of July celebrations and to dedicate the new temple or justice Though . rain, mud,' slosh and' more rain has been the prevailing" weath er for the past week and while dark clouds hovered overhead, precipitating frequent showers, yet to-day has pos sibly witnessed the largest crowd that ever assembled at Shelby. The three early trains brought great crowda to town, but the greater parf"6f " the country people came in buggies and carriages, long lines of which, filled with happy boys and girls and men and women, streamed into town over very road from early morning until noon. Cleveland, county's new court house Is pronounced by men who know as tho finest and most convenient court house in the State. Its walls are constructed of the famous Indiana limestone and Its roof supports small- dome on each corner, with huge central dome. It Is located on a large square In the centre ist- the town and is constructedwltn four fronts and four main entrances. The court room on the second floor seats about one thousand people and long before the appointed time for the dedication every seat and aisle and gallery was packed while some four thousand people passed to and iro through the hallways and office on the first floor and about the build lng. The exercises were opened by i short address or welcome by Mr. C R. Hoey, who also read the report of tne county commissioners, which gave a detailed account of the construction of the new court house. The total cost of th building complete Is a lit tie mure than 175,000. JUDGE WEBB DELIVERS THE DEDICATORY. Judge James L. Webb, one of Cleve land county's most honored and best loved citizens, dPlivered the dedica tory address. He gave a running history of Cleveland county from Its establishment in 1842 to the present. He was talking to his own and was gladly: heard by thm -Ha paiil. de served tribute to Messrs. J. F. Rob erts, M. M. Mauney and A. T. Mull, the count v commissioners who have had the work of construction In handl Short talks were also made by Messrs F. D. Hamrick and R. L. Ryburn, members of the local bar. In the afternoon foot races, base ball and other sports amused the crowd and but for the frequent show ers the celebration would, have been Idea) in every respect. The Cliffsidp, Boiling Springs and Lawndale brass bands furnished music for the occasion and did It well. The attendance was so large that the three bands could be giving concerts to different crowds at the same time without Interfering with each other. In every detail It was a great occa sion and Cleveland county is Justly proud of her new court house, which unquestionably stands first as a tem ple of Justice In the State. BESSEMER CITY CELEBRATES. Several Thousand People Gather For - the ExerciseH of the Glorious Fourth, and There Is Barbecue and Speaking Despite the Rain. Special to The Observer. Bessemer City, July 4. From three to four thousand- people turned out to hear the public speaking at the Fourth of July celebration here to Ua. Tim flist speaker was the ora tor from the free state of Wilkes, Mr. Holbrook. of Wllkesboro, who spoko about, one hour and twenty minutes and held the vast assembly spellbound. His deliverances were patriotic, chaste and with a little tlngo of poll- tics, Just enough to make it spicy. It was talked on all sides' by the vast multitudes that it was one of the finest addresses ever delivered In Gas ton county. Mr. Holbrook was a guest in Mr. J. A. Smith's house while tn Bessemer City. Mr, Holbrook be gan speaking at 11 o'clock mil tpoke until 12:29. when Senator Marlon Butler arrived from Washington on the veslihule train 17 and began speaking about 11:80. He spoke 10 minutes and then suspended one hour for the fine barbecue that was spread, when he resumed his discourse and spoke for 40 minutes more. His ad dress was entirely patriotic and he did not allude to political matters ex cept as patriotism led up to politics In one or two phases of. his discourse. ills remarks were based on Washing' ton's- last message, with' a quotation from the Kth chapter of Revelations, where - John speaks of -three foul streama Issuing out of the mouth of the dragon. The first of these streama "Corf uplWg6UrDody"70TItttr and menacing our civil and religious liberty Is foreign Immigration pour - Ing onto our shores from the slnms and' scum of the Old World; the sec ond foul stream aa quoted by the Sen ator ia the greed for moneys the third Is the false ' prophet The. Senator also not only held his audience apell bound, . but positively charmed, al though It was raining most of the time. The audience stood under vmA breflas and treea and listened with bated breathi . V . ' . 2:r: " THE DAY AT WIUnXOTOX . A General Recession of BanlneiM and Plenty of AmtMcmcnta, Including a ' Rrgaita, Aquatic-. Sport - and Two - Ball Games.- - - . ; f- Special to The Observer. ' : ton turned Itself over .. to-day to a glorious celebration of the . Fourth. Barring the weather conditions ihe celebration was in every way a sucesr anil perhaps on a more comprehen sive scale than before In Wilmington a4beujalde resorts Ira many years. Two basebatl gainef In the f ty, morning and anernooni -an - eTlday-; excursion' by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics to Caro lina Beach on , tha steamer Wltolng- ton; (he annual regatta, of the Caro Una Yacht Cluo and a series of aqua tic sports at Lumina kept the people on the move and the transportation 1 1 Hna a.fcMk . a A la lit WV rkSaC trt ur O a-Ct A-U v iwm Aaadlar,the crawaer--jjatuJnmnJLiU" ?nl; Lf"'Tw . " was borrowed from the Atlantic Coast Line ta take care of the -traffte to Wrlghtsville' Beach and the ball park There was a general recession from business In the city,. In spite of the holidav's faninsr on Saturday. the banks and all public buildings being closed durlna- the entire day There were seven entries for the annual regatta, of the Carolina Yaqht Club at Wrlghtsville Beach this after noon,, the Don Julian owped by W. L. Parsley and sailed by O. A. Wlg- 4JUnjaiJlflyJipl4rd and the Puzsle, Capt. E. a. Mens, having covered the course In the next Shortest length of ilme. The Puzzle carried away two -stays and mainsheet during the race, but repaired and nn ished ahead of all aecomi competitors. The canoe races were, won by David Murchison and William Walters, cov ering the mile In seven , minutest Hunt and RapalJf second and Brldg ers and Cummings third. The mile swimming race- was won by H. P. Keeni. of Pennsylvania, and the tjuarter-mlle dash by Theodore Small- bones, of the Y. M. C. A. Junior team. EXERCISES AT BATTLE GROUND Usual Celebration at Historic It evolu tionary Field of Itattlr AddrensOH and Talks by Bishop Kondilialcr, Mr. John Crouch and Mr. C. B. Walson Mr." Troarden Reads Re port, Which Shown All Wells on Ihe Grounds Completed. Observer Bureau, The Bevlll Build Ins. Greensboro, July 4th. The Fourth was celebrated In the usual manner at Guilford Battle Ground to-day. Revolutionary his tory was discussed by the orators of the day, the subjects being "The Mo ravians of Revolutionary Times," by Bishop Edward Rondthaler. of the Moravian Church; a historical sketch of Col. Benjamin Cleveland, of Wilkes county, by J,ohn Crouch, and a his torical sketch of Jese Franklin, one of Cleveland's scouts and a soldier who fought In the batile of Guilford Court House, by Cyrus B. Watnon. of Winston-Salem. Trains were operated to and from the battla ground every -40 minutes, and 2.500 or3,000 ,eople visited the historic battlefield during the day. A number of refreshment stands had hepn erected, and lunch whs served to the visitors. Music was furnished by the Jamestown Band. Rev. Thomas O. Faulkner, rector of St. Rurnabas BplMHalchurch. ..ai!(l us chaplain and offered the invocation at the opening of the exercises. Paul Schenck, a son of ihe late Judge David neia,?tf'c-msr marshal and Thomas 8. Beall was master of cere monies. A procession was formed at the president's office and marched to the pavilion, where the speeches were de livered. The chief marshal and his as sistants headed the procession, follow ed by the band, the orators of the day, the president of the Guilford Battle Ground Company and dis tinguished guests In carriages,, with a line of cltlens bringing up the rear. Bishop Rondthaler's address on the 'Moravians During !he Revolution" was delivered before the noon recess. He told of the characteristics of those people; -who wereMhn earliest settlers In the northwestern section of the State. They were not fighters, and all the powers of the State and offi cers pf the king could not make them ake up arms against their fellow- man. They remained at nome ana provided material which the soldiers could not provide. It was the contention of Bishop Rondthaler that the Moravians were among the first to advocate universal peace and the settlement of disputes by arbitration and logic rather than by the clash of arms. In contrast with the Moravians as portrayed by Mr. Crouch's address, Benjamin Cleveland wn typical warrior who defended thcr tettlers of the upper Yadkin valley from the attacks of the Tories and Indians and was one of the principal leaders In- the battle of King's Mountain, his company making the final attack on Ferguson which resulted In the Brit ish leader being killed and .all his men either killed or taken prisoners. Ferguson's war horse was awarded to Cleveland as a recognition of his serv ices In the battle, t 'Iceland was, ac cording to the author of cho sketch. probably the most distinguished Tory fighter of the revolution. He and his scouts were first to attack the Tories In the Cross Creek and Wake Forest section, and It was Cleveland and his lieutenants who routed David Fan ning and his gang from the section of th e Little- Ped en in 1 1 ft 1 .-about-the- close of the war. Mr. Watson's talk on Jesse Franklin was well received. Franklin was one of Cleveland's .scouts dispatched by him to deliver a message to General Greene at Guilford Court House, making the ride from Wtlkea to the campr of General Greene, a distance of to miles, on horseback. In. a day and night. Franklin was afterwards Governor of the Slate and was the grandfather of the late Judge Jesse Franklm-Grave Miv Watson told a. number of war stories wilch amused na encweoyine applause orpine au- dience. A report was read from Samuel L. Trogdon. who -teok up the work of the Jate Dr. R.- C Wa.shburn,--to pro vide two welia" for "ihe battle ground. The wells have been completed and the report rives the list of those who contributed t,o the fund... which amounted to $4140. $ Burlington Jotna In tlie CrieOrallng. Special to .The .Pheeryer. , . '. Burlington, July . 4. JuJ' . Fourth has been patriotically observed here, but for the first time In many year no preparation whatever for the en tertainment of "the throng from the many small surrounding villages. which by cnstom lf for no. other rea- son. annually assemniea nere, wa tomoblle race between . local people b-lng the -only amusement . for the throng. ' V '.' '; Masons Crtebrate at Aahebonx Special te The Observer. . - Asheboro. June - 4. The Mason celebrated, .tAshboro to-dgy Reyt C. M.f Maddry. ef Greensboro, spoke to an'Tmmense crowd." A large-collection wa taken up for the Ox ford Orphan Asylum. Two garnet of ball wera played. ? . COSES PICNIC EMPLOYES GRAND LAYOUT TO MILL PEOPLE a-aa w - " - . m, w.,i.. Wcll-Khown 3im OwnpTB-aGreew-. . boro Provide a Celebration That u Indeed Glorious Mr. Ccasar CiO Welcome tlie ' 'f houaaiHls That Gather nd Assures Hi People That There WUI Be No Shut-Down Enormous Quantities of Refresh ments Conxumr-d (Special provbdon Made For Pleasure of All Mothers Prize of Caeli Awarded For Well-Kept Premise A. . Couple Makes It a Wedding Day. ;"' :;-::;jgmtVtJLMuzmn; r4 The Bevlll. Building, ! Greensboro, July 4 No more pleasant, and successful Fourth of July celebration was held anywhere to-day than that provided by. the Messrs. Cone and their asso ciates for. the employes of the White Oak, Proximity and Revolution Cotton Mllls-Th celebration,, which took the form of a picnic, was . held in White Oak Park, a beautiful oak grove of 150 acres. The only thing that miti gated against the success of the occa sion was the, unfavorable weather, but even the light showers of rain that fell at intervals could not dampen tne ardor of the happy, care-frcc mill peopie. Front early forenoon, until late af ternnon tho arrove was filled wltn a throng of well-dressed and well-behaved people, whose appearance be spoke prosperity and ' contentment. Between B.OOO and 8,000 people were on the grounds during the day, among the number being many visitors from other mill towns. WELCOMED BT MR. CONE. The crowd waa welcomed by Mr. Ceasar Cone, president of the Proxim ity Manufacturng Company, who spoke from an Improvised stage erected in the centre of the grove. Mr. Cone spoke of the pleasure It afford ed the management of the mills to pro vide the nlcnlc and expressed tho nope that every one present would enjoy the day to the utmost. He referred with pride to the friendly and cordial relations that exTst between the own ers of the mills and their employ s and thanked the, people for their loy alty and co-operation. In referring to fne unsatisfactory condition of the cotton manufacturing business, Mr. Cone told his people that, while the Proximity aianuiac turlng Company, which operates Prix imltv. White Oak and Revolution Mills, Is selling goods at on actum loss, the management had decided to keep the mills running. This sUUi ment ua treeted with vociferous applause on the part of the employes, v h dis cerned in the utterance a deep ami Sincere Interest in thHr welfare. AN UNKXPECTKD tNtMDKNT; tn i-onriiulina- his remarks, Mr. ,. tuiH.l that the natal 'lay of American independence was nn aus picious occasion for a man to surren der his liberty and become the subject of some good woman, adding that any nio nrsent desiring o enter the state of matrimony need suffer no rriur ,wi,.v ln re a miiWster was present prepared to perform the crre monv Thereupon Mr. Stephen Cole man" and Miss Gertrude Sprier ad vanced to' the stage and were made husband aftd wife by Rev. W. II. Kller. The groom, a dsurdy young fellow. Is employed in the slasher room at White Oak. His bride Is a comely young vo mau and quite popular In tho mill vil lage. BOUNTIFUL REFRESHMENTS. . The point of chief interest on the picnic grounds was a large tent, about 300 feet In length, from which refresh ments were served to tho crowd. A force of 1G0 uniformed waiters served lemonade. Ice cream. watermelon. cakes, wafers, sliced pineapple, ba nanas, roasted peanuts, pickles, . etc. The size of the crowd and the extent of its appetite la indicated somewhat bv the fact that there was consumed 2,000 watermelone, 20.00 eaucers of Ice r renin so.ooo nananas. iz.ovu mil vi roasted peanuts, 10,000 sll:es of pine apple, 6.000 picklea and countless nu fcers of fancy cakes. The waiters were on ouiy inrougn out the day, and everybody was wel- .nm to nil he could eat and drink. Tho refreshments were prepared and served under the supervision of Mr. John J. Phoenix, general man ager of the Proximity Mercantile Company's four stores. Three bands the White Oak. the Troxlmlty and the band from the Odell Mills, in Concord furnished the music for the crowd. The bands played well and added much to the pleasure of the day. During the afternoon the White Oak Minstrels, an aggregation of local tal ent, gave a free show lhat was wit nessed and enjoyed by a large crowd. , CASH PRIZES. AWARDED. A feiture of the day wa the presen tation of 150 cash prises awarded for well-kept premises In the three mill villages. The prises, anion ranged from $15 down, were presents to 50 operatives of each of the mills. These prizes are awarded annually and serve aa a great stimulus to the peo ple - of White Oak and Prlxlmlty and Revolution In Improving and beautify ing their premises. The most unique feature of the ple- nlewa ,tha nuxaery a targej tent which had been erected In one of the coolest and quietest spota In the grove. "We didn't want any woman to be deprived of the pleasure of the day by being kept at home with a baby, so we . OsetJoft thlsr tent for the mothers and little ones,! said" Mr. Ceasar Cone. J Comfortable seats and cots were pro vided, and mere were attendants to serve-- Ice -watee and -lamanada and look after the comfdrt of the mothers and babies. '. ' ' ' At ihe noon hour over 100 women were In the tent, and every" one h1d In her arms a baby, the ages of the little tots ranging from a. month to S year or more. It -waa a pretty and strsnge sight.. the. strangeness arising from the-fact that not eno of those babies was crying. Thfy were alf healthy. . chubby youngsters, too. -fierllle. Special to TheOfeaervtwV- - Ashevllle, July 4. The celebration of the Fourth ef July in Ashevllle was badly interfered with- to-da, by rain, . During th morning z hours there were frequent showers, while I In the jrfternooa tahr" tell In con siderable tioanitrjr.- Many peepia, however; notwithstanding the damp ness found their" way to Rlvereide Park, . where a semblance - of - an obierTante ' of th day, waa had. DELEGATES ISIT BRYA3 OVF.ll. BOO GREET NEBRASKAJf, Visitor From Many State and Adjae .jrent Country Spend the Fourth on Mr. Bryan's -tm ' All t Given a . ; Pleasant Smile and Welcomed" With Cheerful Benediction Mr. Bryan Tells Visitors He Hopes to See Them J'asn in Review Bel ore toe A hue House Xext March Departs From Bis Poliih-al Rule Iong Enoncb to Rap National chairman Guffey, of Pennsylvania North Carolinians Anion Visitors. Lincoln', is'eb., July 4, the front ..Ct,u,retPULejn4laj. cam paigns beg-an at Falrvlew to-day. air, Bryan addressed delegations from six States to a dim refrain Of bursting firecrackers four miles away, and Mrs. Bryan saw the beginning of the end of her lawn. A caravan rrom Pennsylvania with much enthusiasm but little brotherly love for .'ational Committeeman Guffey of that State was tne first to arrive at lt:30 o ciock In the morning, and from that time on what with the contributions of the Fourth in the wav of visitors, and an Influx of holiday makers from the adjacent country who brought their lunches and ate them for the most part in the Bryan backyard to the resplendent nrrlval of the Cook county Democracy headed, W a brass band and Robert E. Burke, the on slajht on the Hryan greensward con tinned with scarcely sn Interruption. Train after train emptied their loads of human freight at Lincoln Into the arms of a large and Industrious re ceptton committee. Delegations marched through streets past flags and bunting and pictures of Mr. Bryan bearing the legend "Welcome to Bryan's Town." participated in pass Inr In a none too sane Fourth of July celebration, and took trolley cars for the Democratic mecca. All tola the delegations received up to I o clock numbered some 800, to say nothirrg of other visitors. SCORES MR. OITFFEY. Mr. Bryan beamed upon them; he smiled at them; he welcomed them with cheerful benediction." and he told them he hoped to see them pass in review before the White House on March 4th next. Mr, Hryan broke tha rule of his political life In responding to the Pennsylvania delegation, the llrst to arrive. He commented on a fac tional flg-hf In n State to the diapar agement of one faction, and Tom L. Johnson, who stood nearby, followed with ii brief tulk In which he said that he was kIiuI that Mr. Bryan had spoken as he had. It was National Committeeman Guf fey, of Pennsylvania, who came in for the scoring. James Kerr, of Clearfield, Pa., charged Mr. Guffey with conspiring with the corporations to defeat the plain will Of the people of tnat State as to their candidate. "The only reason The Commoner quotes," said Mr. Bryan, "why 1 ex pressed an opinion fn your own State In regard to tire national committee man is this: That Mr. Guffey. your prrwentemHimta, wtaMoittciUttan, wnoi Hspirea w be -a committeeman again, deliberately and wilfully conspired to Defeat what he knew to be the rx pressed will of the Democrats of 1'ennsylvanla. You huve a primary law In your State. Those who favored my nomination, whether wisely or inwjjely, It Is not for me to say, butv"those who favored my nomination, organized for tho purpose of presenting that Issue to tie voters In every district; tacy put up their candidate and each candidate either openly avowed themselves ur.lt was written upon the ticket. The large majority of the voters desire thaV 1 should be their nominee. When a pollt'hal boss assumes to defy the ex pressed will of their party he will never bo In the party organization except over by protest. I have notified Mr. Guffey that whenever my opinion has been asked, I have stat-J I would regard his selection as Onfortynate and his membership upon the com mittee as an embarrassment." TAR HEELS ARRIVE. National Committeeman Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, N. C; John W. Tomllnson. Mrs. Tomllnson, and son, Bryan,' 'of Alabama; Tom. L. Johnson, Of Ohio; Governor Noel.ff Mississippi. and Mrs. Broward, of Florida, were guests at lulicneon ill FuliVli'w iujdy. Mr. Daniels, of Norm Carolina, said his State would give Bryan Its solid support until he was nominated. He believes the Denver convention should adjourn the first day out of respect for former President Clevelaad, but will oppose any resolution calculated t" stir up conflict, but thinks a sulta ble memorial should be adopted. Florida celebrated Its arrival with the announcement 'hat the delegation from that State has a vice presl dentlal candidate in the person of Governor liroward. Former Governor Jennings made the announcement, saying that Broward would receive the support of the Florida delegation at least on the nrst ballot. . rne Aiaoams delegation was on of the most enthusiastic Which has visited the, city Kx-Governor Cun ningham and National Committeeman Temlinson were with the delegation and agreed lhat Alabama was willing to' have Mr. Bryan pick the vice presidential nominee and write the platform. "The delegation will be In fluenced by whatever Bryan wan said Governor Cunningham. "AJH of our. people are for fryan, and he will receive three-fourths of; the vote of the State." BRTAN CALLS OVERMAN. WllUam. E. Gonralea, editor of The Columbia. S. C. State, traveled with the North Carolina delegation. "We are wide open on the Vice President," said -he, "and want , to support the strongest man. We had a fight on our hands In South Carolina, but won for Brya a: W wlit 'not - vote for- a New York man for Vlca President simply because be Is a New Tork man. hut will accept a candidate from tha State if It Is shown (hat he is a strong one. rersonaia,i favor Judge Gray." Senator Simmons wore the badge of North Carolina and - Senator - over man's presence was - made known when Mr, Bryan, shouted In the direc tion of his 'bam for "Overman! Over man! Come In -here." . , Addressing J the 'Southern delega. t Ions. Mr. Bryan, said; . -"' ' -rt am-going to aaaume that 1 am g4ng te be worn (Applause) "lt.li not a violent assumption, be cause we have. I think, at leant 10 - in exeeaa ot two-inirea oi mat con vention. (Applause). It haa been a remarkable contest. Only In on Stat west of th Allegheny mountalna has there been a failure to paaa a' reso lution' of endorsement and. only In one Stat or, that number did tb stop with the endorsement.- In all th ether they proceeded to the ex tent of - Instructions, and whn I as- YET ANOTHER COmXHONf V D. CARRIERS HERE. , Fifth Annual Convention of 7 Rwai i !f' Carriers Uord Yesterday at jYUn,J"Kt"n ,; After Selecting the Klertric Citj aa Next Meeting Place VatUTe otiJI'eatcruay a Session' Address of Posttaaster . Briggs, of' lUlcigh .More Tliaa Hundred Members of the Aaaoriattoa Attend- ' ,cd and Were Much pleased With." the Entertainment o the Ctty by the Sea Ornerrs Chosen Laac Even- r-' lng Delegates Leave For Home. " Special to The Observer. nual convention of the North Carolina Rural Carriers' Association came to a' close with the Fourth of July festlvl-''-ties this afternoon after sessions con-i tinulng through "tworr aayalHther: United States court room. " Consider- ably more than a hundred delegates and .members of their famlllee were lr;L: attendance and the visitors eprBsa themselves aa delighted with "the en-; tertaJnmrnt received ' V fc '-- The convntion opened yesterday' momlnir with devotional exercises by 1 Rev. Fred l. Hale. D. D.. pastor of the First Baptist church, and the ad dress of welcome was in exceedingly graceful lanaiMg by Postmaster ThojBss k. Wallace, the response be 1Thy Vice President Blon H. Rog ers, of amnroe. and Mr. C R. Bat terfiaJd. of Pi rouniy. The opan' lng hour was devoted to a discussion.-- of the good roads question, which waav : rrom an intimate standpoint, as the carriers above all others are best cap able of Judging of the condition of the thoroughfares of the State. The benefits of organization were very generally discussed at the afternoon ', session together with the question otzZ mutual Insurance. A commlttee composed of C. 'V. Monday. Ashe-- -vllle; L. D. Hamlin. Durham; T. V. '''' Howell. Peachland; J. C. Pierce"-, Rocky Mount, and E. D. PearsalLs V Rocky Point having been named to ; make some definite recnmmndeir . . to the association In this matter. The , evening session was dispensed wltH ' and the carriers and their, guesta were given a supper at Wrlghtsville Beach, returning to the city shortly after 1 o'clock litt night.- . T The convention adjourned thin evenlnr to meet next year In Char lotte. The following officers were elected; President. C. H. Balna. Nash ville; vice president A. J. Hunter. Charlotte; secretary and treasurer. J. W. Rrooks, Roxboro; executive com mittee. IT. Monday. Ashevllle; Slon H. Rogers. Monroe: E. D. Pearsall. Rocky Point, delegate to national convention at Omaha. J. W. Brooks.' Roxboro; alternate, V. T. Howell. Peachland. A feature of -to-day's session was an , excellent address by Postmaater Wil lis O. Hriggs, of Raleigh. He spoke of the various phases of the rural carriers- serxloe and the high effl- clency of the service, It being through the Raleigh office that these men are paid and directed In tha State. , . - The delegates sre leavlmr Thif rttwf . " after what they declare has been the. most successful session In the hlstorw of the organization. ' AFTERMATH OF IESENTATIOTr. Tlie Banquet to Cruiser North Caro lina's omcers lasted Vutll a Laie I lour Tlie Klilp Icares Foe Nor folk To-Morrow. S 5pelul to The Observer. . Morehead City, July 4. The North Carolinians here and their guests, tha officers of the cruiser North Carolina and the revenue cutters, Apache and ttemmoie, certainly made a night of it. for It was I o'clock this morning; when the .banquet, at which two hun dred ladles and gentlemen were pres ent, came to an end with the -last of the toasts. The ball was brilliant with twenty-five officers in - uniform and other features. w Those from the curfser were: Lieu tenant Commander :ictr 1 Blu. - of North Carolina; Henry Baker, of Ne vada; H. W. L. Walker, of Texas; IL T. Spears, Virginia; Charle Norrla, Mr. Leo Sahm. Mis W, W. 8 my the, Maine; E. C. Blakesjee. Illinois;' . J. C. Hunsaker, of Michigan: Ri ' 8. ToungVof North Carolina; Lr S. Stew- art, of New Jersey; H. A. Stratus, of Ohio. A. K. Bchause. of Ohio; K. 1 Hill, of South Carolina; R. O. Under--wood., of North Carolina; T. M. La Bounty, of Michigan; . M. O. Kanane. of Pennsylvania; P. H. Seymour, of Rhode Island; C. O. Ross, of Indiana, Th toast master at the banquet waa Mr. Iredell Meares, of Wilmington. Responses to toasts were by Congre- man Charlea a. Thomas, to "The 8 tat a of North Carolina:' Lieutenant Oor-;' ernor Winston, '-Governor Glenn:' Harry Skinner, "The President Of tha'' United State;" Victor Blu. "Tha Cruiser North Carolina;" Capt. Earl , Brown. United State army. "Th Ja-J land Waterway." Charier A, Moora; "The North Carolina Bar Assocla tln;" Charles L. Abernsthy, "Beau--r fort TTsrhorr MtdshTpman smytaeT" "Th Navy." The cruiser leaves these water Monday for th Norfolk navy yard Vo complete her equipment. ,end bar wireless ntem Is net yet complete. She will have her gun practice later J The-eununer. Her officer ar de lighted at their reception. "r sum that Democrats will not' d'tobey their Instructions. 1 am building on a aolld foundation. - (Applause). I aay I assume IKarTTara gomrta ba nominated, and th nomination cornea, as distinctly from th rank and file-, of... the party at any nomlnatUon ever, given to any man (applause) and that. Is why X am proud of It . - . EIGHT" ST ATES REPRESENTBDjt "I have not been In th South aa ; much as in the North, and Jf you have suffered by my absence, you have almply suffered .7 for righteousneaa" sake, for I have gone wher 1 have been more Beaded, and when I have gone SoutA-H iias notvbeen to bring;. , insptratloa to yen. but ta get inspire tkn from you (applause j and you bav given me so much that I have . stuck tft' those things for which wa . havo all-contended and I ask no high- " er honor, ao greater -favor of our Heavenly Father t hart I hat He shall prniTrmeToBerietoTTh the secur ing of that which the people believe to be best for the advancement of the - peeple'a - Interests and for .the strengthening of th people' govern-" ment. - It was o'clock before- the last delegation bad departed from rsur- view. All told.' eight States Alabama. North Carolina. Florida, Mississippi. Pennsylvania. Oklahoma, Massachu setts and Vermont ml two cities Chicago and Omaha raid their re spects to Mr. Bryan to-day. 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