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" d'A ft v. "4 if J I - ' . . f . Weather Forecast FAIR- VOL V:N0. 74 ASfflTHUESMY MOBNINGi, MAY 3. 1900. f4i PRICE 5 CENTS. Mi ESTRE1CHER & COMPANY Sacrifice Sale of Corsets... Having concluded to dis continue the following lines of Corset3, we will offer them this week at these extremely dow prices: W. B. R.&G. and Warner's. 75c Qualities at 5gc $1.00 Qualities at 81c $1.25 Qualities at $1.00 $1.50 Qualities at $1.25 $1.75 $2 Qualities at...$1.3g $2.50 & $2.75 Qualities $1.95 We carry a full line of the American Lady and P, D. orsets. OESTREICHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. '"Standard the World Over." When you buy a COLUMBUS BUGGY COS Vehicle you know you get the VERY BEST. All our work is furnished with Brad ley shaft Couplings, Long' Distance Dirt-proof Axle witl Bell Collar and Bailey Hang-ers for End Spring- Gears. Asheville Hardware Company, Agts. South east Corner Court Square, 'Phone 8".. Kelley Springfield Tire Pat on in Our Rubber Tire Department. .MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervoua, Rheumatic -and other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. PROP. EDWIN GRUNER, (Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly -. iith Oakland Heights Sana torium.) Home or Office Treatment. Office ftours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 r. m. 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Uneeda Rest OAK HALL, TRYON, N. C. due of the best equipped hotel In the 'South. Forty miles south of ."i&eviB- Joseph Hellen & Son, Proprietors. Call for hnnVlaf i htrfSf v Ticket Office, Patton Aeiueyrryi HON. S.B . AD By the RepuDlican State Conyention at Raleigh Strong Ticket Named to Lead the Anti Amendment Forces. An Immense Gatb. ering of Represen tative Men. Wise Counsel for Direction of the Coming Cam paign. Review of the Questions and sues by the State's Ablest Men. Is- The Platform of thd Convention Sup ports Administration of McKinley, Instructs Delegates to Vote for Him and Calls Attention to Broken Pledges of Democrats. NOMINEES. For governor Ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams, of Guilford. For lieutenant governor Claudius Dockery, of Rockingham. For auditor Thomas Rollins, of Asheville. For state treasurer L. L. Jenkins, of Gaston. For secretary of state J. F. Parrott, of Lenoir!" For superintendent of public instruct ion N. C. English, of Randolph, the populist nominee for that office. For attorney general Ztb Vance Walser, of Davidson. For commission-r of labor and print ing Thomas Mallory, of Rocking ham. Chairmara of corporation oommjssion C. A. Reynolds, of Forsyth. Corporation commissioner J. A. Franks, of Swain. Commissioner of agriculture Abner Alexander, of Tyrrell. Electors at large A. H. Price, of Sal isbury and J. R. McReay, of Davidson. Delegates to the national conventibai! Senator J. c. Pritchard, Col. james E. Boyd, Col. Charles McNamee and Col lector E. C. Duncan. Special to the Gazette. Raleigh, N. C, May 2. North Caro lina has cause to be proud of the as sembly of citizens at her capital city today at the meeting of the republican state convention." It was an orderly enthusiastic, harmonious and intelli gent gathering that crowded Metropoli tan hall, splendidly representative of the best manhood of the state from the mountains to the sea. It was a convention not only dominated by white men but composed of white men. It was a patriotic assembly marshalled under the national emblem. Every del egate wore a miniature flag. Enthusiasm burst forth at every mention of the issue of political free dom which the republicans of :7Tth Carolina will champion m the cam paign of 1900. The leaders of the pa. ty who best represent this issue won thi applause and honors of the day. The many young men of fine appear ance especially from the eastern and central counties, and the -active and efficient part they took in the conven tion caused much comment. Some of the best nominating addresses were made by these men. Together with this it was a unanimous and enthusias tic tribute to the recognized leaders of the party. Chairman Holton was re-elected. There was a strong desire from the westrto confer the honor upon the Hon. Richmond Pearson, which only he withheld from himself, and every one FOR RENT (Partial List) FURNISHED t 7-ioom house $40 per montih. 9"-room houee,fc50 per month. T 5-room flat, $32 per mionth. 11- room house, $60 per month. i 8 -room house, $55 per month. 5-room house, $40 per month. J 9- foom house, $75 pfeT month. UNFURNISHED- 5-room flat, $18 per month. J 7-room (house, $25 er month. a 9-room house, $35 per month. 12- room house, $60 per month. J 7-oom house, $16 per month. , Apply at our office for full de- 2 scription. t WlllElLaBAlE,: Pbme 61 Patton Av AilliS OR GOVERNOR of the men present who have been prominent in the counsels of the party and in the work of this convention, was given the tribute of applause and loyal consideration. Senator Pritchard entered the crowded hall just before the conven tion opened at noon and was greeted with thunderous applause. General James E. Boyd was the next man to rouse extreme enthusiasm. Rev. Dr. Long, of Alamance, led in saying the Lord's prayer at the opening of the convention. Chairman. Holton addressed the con vention as follows: Before proceeding with the organiza tion of this convention you will par don me for referring briefly to some of the many achievements of the republi can party, under the wise and patriot ic administration of President McKin ley, whose signal achievements in war and peace mark an epoch in the his tory of this nation and justify and de mand his re-election. "The achievements in war have been wonderful, classing this nation among the greatest powers of the world, for which we are all justly proud; but the greatest achievement, directly affecting the happiness of every American citi zen, is our unparalleled prosperity, tracea'ble to the republican legislation placed upon the statute books of the nation under the guidance of the pat riotic hand of William McKinley. Coming into office, with every industry paralyzed, our commerce destroyed, our farms mortgaged and under the hammer, labor idle and begging for employment; scarcely had he taken the oath of office before the paralyzed body of this nation, suffering from four years of democratic blight began to revive, until now we are enjoying the most prosperous period in our his tory, witnessing the greatest activity in business, with new industries every where springing up, capital profitably invested, our commerce expanding, the mortgages measurably paid off, our farmers prosperous and labor every where in demand at remunerative wages. All this, the direct result of republican legislation advocated by our president in the nation's night of de mocracy. "Our democratic friends are now ad vancing as their strongest argument in behalf of their candidate, that a re publican senate stands in the way of enacting their platform into law. "Were, it not that the United States senate will be republican for the next six years, the candidacy of William J. Bryan would hang like a' palling night upon the home of every Liboring man in this nation. Then why should the people consider for a moment the idea of supporting a candidate, advocating a platform which contains all the ele ments of destruction, when the nom ination and election of William'' Mc Kinley insures another four years of prosperity? "Coming now to state affairs, we find that democratic pledges are made on ly to be broken. "In the campaign of 1898, the repub licans and populists charged that it was the secret purpose of the demo cratic machine, if successful, to at tempt a disfranchising scheme. "Colonel William R. Cox, secretary of the United States senate, in an in terview published in the Washington Post, September 2, laid the foundation for this charge and gave away their secret when he said: " 'With a retu.rn of the democrats to power in North Carolina I think it safe to predict that measures will be adopt ed, looking to the elimination of a large per cent of the ignorant and pur chaseable vcte.' When this sentence was printed oipon a little blue card and scattered broadcast throughout the state, the democratic state committee wired General Cox that he would have to come to Raleigh and deny it. They compelled him, even at the sacrifice .of his reputation for truth, to deny the statement. "From that day until the lose of the polls on the 8th day of Novrmber ev ery democratic committee a. n and ev ery candidate for the legislature was busy in assuring both white and black that no Interference would fce made with the right of suffrage. The chair man of their committee, in an inter view of a column and a half on this subject, published in every democratic daily In the state on - September, 25, after branding this charge as a false hood wound up by saying: " 'They know that the democratic party has always stood for manhood suffrage, and they know that the c!em- BAKER & CO., Seicntific Refracting Opticians, : No 45 Patton Avenue ' -' ; , - "" - Examination Fne. special attention give ; to repairing. I THE SPEECH OF SEN. PRITCHARD Delivered Before the Repub lican State Convention at Raleigh Yesterday. A Complete Reply to Aycock's Speech of Acceptance. The Has Been no Negro Domination in the State. Democrats Ignore Results to White People After 1908. THE GUNS AT WILMINGTON WERE PURCHASED BY DEMO CRATIC MANIPULATORS TO DE TER PEACEABLE CITIZENS FROM THE RIGHTS GUARAN TEED THEM BY THE CONSTITU TION OF THE STATE AND UNIT ED STATES. Special to the Gazette. Raleigh, May 2. Senator Pritchard today delivered the following able and convincing address before the republi can state convention: "I esteem it a high privilege to have the honor of addressing a convention composed of the republicans of North Carolina. We have engaged in many hard fights in the past, but in my judg ment the greatest emergency that we have ever been called upon to face is just ahead of us. The issues involved in this campaign are of more vital im portance to the people of North Caro lina than any that have been passed upon by them, for the last quarter of a century. "Tho constitution of 1868, "which was framed by the republican party, con tained more provisions that were cal culated to better the condition of the common people than any instrument of the kind that had been adopted by the state since its organization. The in stitution of slavery had done much to degrade and humiliate the white peo ple of the south who were compelled to earn their living by daily labor. Among other things the constitution of '68 provided that the man who toiled in the fields should have a lien on the crops for the wages that were due him, and that the carpenter and me chanic should likewise be protected by law. It contained a provision whieh gave universal suffrage to the rich, the poor, the educated and the unedu cated alike in a word it is In com plete harmony with the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitu tion of the United States, and its adop tion marked an era of encouragement to the common people. Prior thereto only the educated and those who be longed to the aristocracy were permit ted to participate in the management of our state affairs. "I have read and carefully consider ed the speech of acceptance of Mr. Ay cock, the democratic candidate for governor, and I desire to briefly reply i - ! n i ill S T 4" . to some portions ui mai uutunrciu. j-v is a remarkable speech in many re spectsit appears to be fair on its face, but at the same time when carefully scrutinized, reveals a condition of af fairs that will not bear the test of logic. My distinguished friend, un der the guise of fairness, attempts to avoid the paramount question at issue in this campaign and seeks, by ap pealing to racial prejudice, to create a false issue and thereby prevent the people of North Carolina from, discov ering the real intent and purpose of the democracy in its efforts to deprive the common people of this state of their liberties." Among other things Mr. Ay cock says: " 'In 1875 the people changed the con -stitution at the instance of the demo- WISDOM GARR & WARD DISTRIBUTORS, 23 South Main Street. v 'Phone 268. I (7ifyouareZ7- cratic party and authorized the leeis lature to provide for the government of the counties.' "While Mr. Aycock admits that hfs party provided for a non-elective sys tem, throughout the state, at the same time he fails to tell us that under the system to -which he refers the people suffered many wrongs at the hands of the court house rings that were estab lished in every county, as a direct re sult of democratic rule. Under the in iquitous system of county government inaugurated by the democratic party the rights of the individual were ig nored and in many instances money was expended with a view of making place for the township henchmen of the democratic politicians of the state. This condition of affairs 'became so in tolerable that in the year 1894 the peo ple rose up in their might and as a result of the election the republicans and populists secured an overwhelm ing majority in both branches of the legislature. The republican and pop ulist parties came into power with the distinct pledge that they would re store to the people of North Carolina local self-government, and I point with pride today to the fact that the pledge was fulfilled to the letter. In discuss ing this particular phase of the ques tion Mr. Aycock says: " 'And yet coming into power as they did upon this distinct pledge they were afraid to trust the negro with the gov ernment and put in the statute a pro vision for the oppointment by a judge of the superior court of two additional county commissioners, and clothed those two with more power than the other three chosen by the people pos sessed.' "He says that fear of negro rule in certain counties compelled the repub licans and populists to provide the safe guards to which --he refers. The statute in question is ample eviuence of the fact that there was no negro domination when the republicans and populists were in power, and it is an assurance that there is no danger of negro domination in the event that the republicans and populists should con trol the next legislature of North Car olina. His own statement of the facts is a complete refutation of the slan derous charges that are now being made by the democratic orators in North Carolina, to the effect that re publican success means negro domin ation. In this connection I call atten tion to the fact that under republican! and populist rule in he counties wherein the negroes are in a majority there was not only no negro domina tion, but on the other hand there was such a wholesome administration of the public ' affairs as to Justify me in the assertion that the local govern ments of those counties were better managed when controlled by the re publicans and populists than they had been at any time prior thereto, and as an evidence of that fact I call j'our at tention to the following statements which I have prepared from the publ'.c records in the following counties in North Carolina, in which the negroes are in majority, wrherein it is clearly demonstrated that republican and pop ulist rule 'was a blessing: "Hertford county Mr. Mitchell, sheriff of the county, says: 'Mr. Win borne, the "counted in" member of the house in 1894, voted for the bill ap pointing justices of the peace in which were two colored men. The democrats have appointed several colored road overseers, probably a dozen at different times. The fusionists took control of our county in 1896. We found the county in debt about $1,400, as nearly as we could ascertain. We have paid that debt, without increasing taxes, and the last settlement showed a small balance in the treasury.' "Bertie county The state senator, representative, register of deeds, sur veyor and sheriff under republican rule were all white men. Two of the coun ty commissioners were white men and one colored. Coroner colored. I am informed that since the democrats have assumed control of the county they have elected a colored man as a member of the finance committee. "Northampton county In 1896 the (Cocttanuedh on third page.) illglSlSl!8!4!!ig!SlSl!$!$lSI Agency "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. I PATE IKE FOIE GRAS, TRUPFE RUSSIAN CAVIAR. PALE D. LIEVRB ATJX TRUFFES. THON MERINGUE. PUREE DE FOIE GRA'-r TRUFFE. ANCHOIS. PATE IE GOURMETS. TRUFFLED PHEASANTS. ANCHOVY PASTE. CLARENCE SAWYER Successor to WY- F- Snider. 1 NOBTE COURT SQUAKD. WORST DISASTER IN THE WEST Has the Schofield, Utah, Mine Explosion Proven. Financial Loss to Company Will be Great. Two Hundred and Ninety Bodies Re covered. Number Will Probably Reach Over Three Hundred and Fifty. BODIES IN BOARDING HOUSES AND DWELLINGS SCENES AT THE MINES ARE MOST PITIFUL AFTERDAMP DELAYS RESCUE) WORK. Salt Lake, May 2. It is now thought the dead at the Scofield mine will -number 390. The bodies recovered now are 250. As fast as the bodies are reached they are-taken to the boarding house and other company buildings, where they are dressed and prepared for the coroner. In each building there are from ten to thirty-five bodies. Those identified have tags attached to them bearing their name. A hundred cof fins have been ordered from local un dertakers to he sent at once to the scene of the disaster. A special train bearing the seriously wounded started from Scofield for Salt Lake City. The afterdamp delayed the work of the rescuing party. The mine has been worked over twenty years and has the reputation of being one of the best ventilated and protected in the west. The financial loss to the company, cannot at present foe estimated. It is regarded as the worst disaster that has ever occurred in this part of the country. NICARAGUA CANAL BILL PASSES THE HOUSE Washington, D. C, May 2 The house today passed the Nicaragua canal bill by a vote of 225 to 35. GARRISON AT CATUBIC ATTACKED BY FILIPINOS Twenty Americans Killed Relieving" Party Kills Many Rebels. Manila, May 2. TLe garrison of thir ty men at Catubig was attacked by re bels. Twenty Americans were killed. The relieving party drove the Filipinos away. Many insurgents were killed. Flowe Seeds at Grant's. Baldwin's Headache Cure. Grant's. Fine lot cow peas at C. S. Cooper's, 39 South Main street. 67-6t. Wood 'zi Seeds at Grant's. Grant's Liver Pills, smail, mild and purely vegetabe, t,0c pill 25c at Grant's. Grant's Digestive Cordial cures dys pepsia, indigestion and conotipauoi-. 50c at G ant's. 'A certain cure for dandruff Grant's Dandruff Cure; 75c at Grant's. Peeless" orn S.l -ent; 25o at Grant's When run down and In need of a ative, take Grant's Tome. 75c. Grant's Pharmacy. , A RUSSELL TABLE KNIFE OR CARVER IS SURE TO HOLD AN EDGE. THEY ARE THE VERY BEST, BUT AS CHEAP AS ANY GOOD MAKE. J. H. LAW, 34 PAT TON AVTESNUE. It's Always a Case otk Love at First Sight9 for everbody knows "IT'SWEET-HEA RTS WE WANT.' You must cultivate a taste for soio foods because they're prepared to. be merely nutritious. That why pecde think the more unpalatable a fooi to th-J more nutritious It must be. Of course, Wheat-Hearts s nurtaitiaas,but remember that when properly cooked and served hot with cream and sugar it Js simply delidou - - 3 THE VHEAt-HEARTS COMPANY1- ASHEVILLE, . -, , - - . I .- .'-.A. 1 8 t I 4 ..is 4 1 4 i 11 I 1 If I' 6 1 Y- it f 4 i ! r w 1 ) ? f
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