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VOL. XV. NO. 155.
ASHEVILLE, N, C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 8, 1910.
3c PER COF!
BELOW THE
Winter Wheat, 92.6 as Against
90.3 Last Year, Spring Wheat
About Same as Last .
Year, Oats Off.
CORN, 85.4 FIRST OF JULY,
AS DETERIORATED TO 79.3
: '
K Was 84.4 August 1, 1909, and the
Ten Years Average Is 82.1 In
crease of Winter Wheat
Yield Is Indicated.,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The
averago condition of the corn
crop on August. 1, as estimat
ed by the crop reporting hoard of the
department of agriculture, made pub
Mo with the general monthly crop ro
port this afternoon was 79.3 aa com
pnred with 86.4 last month, 84.4 a
year ago and 82.1, the ten years aver
age on A UK ut 1.
The condition of corn In 1910 In
Important corn states follows: Geor
gia 87; North Carolina 85; South Car
olina 86; Virginia S9.
Winter Wliml Indications.
Preliminary returns Indicate a win-
. " ' ,, . k.i. i.
rr Ui
per acre or a total 458,294.000 bushels
compared with 446,366,000 bushels as
finally estimated InRt year. The aver
age quality of crop Is 92.6 against 90.3
last year.
Spring Wlirat and Oats,
The averago condition of spring
wheat August 1 was 61 compared with
61 C a year ago,- The average condi
tion of the- oats crop was 81.5 as com
pared with 85.5 a year ago.
Tobacco.
The average condition of tobacco
'August 1, was 78.5 compared with
85.3 last month, 83.4 a year ago, 85.8
In 1908 and 82.6 ten years average on
that date. Tho condition in important
tobacco states was, Kentucky 77 !
North Carolina 74; Virginia 85;' Ohio
fOrTwiiwyrvirolB, tSScTennesneee 86;
Wisconsin 60; South Carolina 73; Con
necticut 85; Florida 82. . -..
COL ROOSEVELT WILL
T
Writes Judge Pritchard That He Finds
It Is Impossible to Stop-Off
at This Place.
Former President Theodore Roose
velt has written to the board of trade
and to Judne J. C. Pritchard to the
effect that It will be Impossible for
him to accept the Invitation of the
people of Ashevllle to visit this city
this fall. It was hoped that Mr.
Roosevelt would find time to come to
Ashevllle about the time he goes to
the Appalachian exposition at Knox
ville. The news that Mr. Roosevelt
could not come will be saeelved with
regret. Ashevllle was In 1102, favored
with a visit from Mr. Roosevelt who
was then president and the city would
(lady have had him again aa a guest.
The letter to Judge Pritchard follows:
New York, August 6. 1910.
Oflice of Theodore Roosevelt.
"My Dear Judge: Unfortunately t
"n't go through North. Carolina. I
nave to speak at Knoxvllle. I am
extremely sorry.
"Faithfully youra,
Signed) "T. ROOSEVELT.
"Hon. Jeter C. Pritchard, Ashevllle,
N. C."
SGQTLftNO YARD OFFICER
IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK
Will Bring Application for the Extradl
of Dr. Crippen and Miss Ethel
C Le Neve.
Quebec. Aug. 8. Hereeant Mitchell
Scotland Yard officer, arrive this
Week from London bearing application
or the extradition of Dr. Hawley II.
Irlppen and Ethel Clare Le Neve. In
connection with the Bella Elmore
murder mystery.
The papers will be presented to
Judge Angers and the further proceed
ings will be purely formal unless the
accused abandon their present lnten.
"on not to resist extradition.
The authorities will permit Inspec
tor Dew to sail with hla charges any
time after August It that the warrant
irom the Dominion government at Ot
tawa Is received. .
Brunswick, G., Has SSO.000 lire.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 8. Nineteen
"welling houses, occupied for the
moat part by negroes, four stores,
owned by white men and one colored
Fhurch were the prey of a wind-driven
"re here early yesterday morning, the
greater pnrt of two MtKka.I.elnK
21 away. The total lux Is shout
TEWIWK
llLLl5uiiCE5
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Jury Saturday Evening Found Slayer of
Floyd McGee Guilty of Murder
In First Degree. .
ALLISON HEARS VERDICT IN A
CALM AND INDIFFERENT 'MANNER
Just 40 Mlnutea Required by Jury to
Make l'p Its Verdict Will Be
Sentenced Tlrfa Week.
James B. Allison allowed the demon
of murder to possess him once too of
ten and unless the governor of North
Carolina Interferes or the Supreme
court of the state takes adverse ac
tion he will sit In the electric chair at
Raleigh. The man on trial In Supe
rior court last week charged with the
murder of Floyd McGee has heard the
verdict of 12 men good and true and
that verdict was "murder in the first
degree."
' lnH lnal 01 Allison came to a close
Saturday evening on the stroke of six.
The Jury had listened attentively to
the evidence; the argument of counsel
and the able charge of Judge Coun
cil took In charge the fate of the man
Allison at 6:20 Saturday afternoon
and In 40 minutes the 12 sober-faced,
determined men again filed Into the
court and through their foreman,
J. B. Sams, pronounced a verdict that,
barring executive clomency, will send
the slayer of McGee to the electric
chair. '
AHIhoii Calm and Indifferent.
Allison received the verdict of the
Jury In that same calm and Indifferent
manner that characterized his de
meanor during the greater portion of
the trial. With up-raised hand he
faced ths Jury that held for him either
freedom or the pen or. the electee
chair and he faced them without a
quiver. : When Foreman Sams, pro
nounced the verdict of murder in the
first degree Allison stood unmoved.
There was not the twitching of a mus
cle; his face was expressionless; there
was not the quiver of an eyelid.
Through an ordeal that would have
made many another man quake in his
boots Allison waa unaffected.
The trial of Allison ended Saturday
afternoon as it waa begun Thursday:
without demonstration; without ap
peal to passion and to prejudice. It
was one of the most dignified murder
trials and one of the most fair trials
that has been had in Buncombe coun
ty for many a year. The state charged
AlllHon with the deliberate and pre
meditated murder of Floyd McGee.
Prosecuting on behalf of he state were
Solicitor Brown, Judge Thomas A.
Jones and Robert R. Williams. They
presented to the jury- the facts and
the law. Representing Allison were
W. O. Fortune and Gallatin Roberts,
who, while lighting In a hopeless
cause, made the best of every point in
their client's favor and stuck to him
like n leech.
The jury was retired at 5:20 and
court Immediately took a recess await
ing the making up of the verdict. It
was a few moments before 6 o'clock
that the court house bull announced
that the jury was ready to report.
Judge Council and the clerk, the law
yers Interested and the defendant at
the bar, were aoon in the court room
and likewise a great crowd of specta
tors. In fact, when the jurors filed
Into the jury box tha court room waa
jammed and packed. The formality
of rendering a verdict was soon over;
the jurors were discharged with the
thanks of the court; the prisoner was
remanded to the custody of the sheriff
and announcement made that sen
tence would be passed this week.
Allison waa taken back to jail,
where he will remain until he Is again
brought forth for aentence by the
court Judge Council, under the law,
will sentence Allison to be electrocut
ed at Raleigh, fixing a certain date for
the carrying out of tha death sen
tenco.
The Crime Alliaon Committed.
. The crime for which James B. Alli
son was convicted of murdor In the
first degree Saturday was the killing
of Floyd McGee, patrol wagon driver
for the city, on the afternoon of July
5. Tha killing occurred In the shoe
shop and blacksmith shop on College
street. McGee was standing in the
doorway of the shoe shop when AUI
son. emerging from the blacksmith
shop close by, opened fire on McGee
without a moment's warning. The
.Irst bullet entered the body near the
front: the second and third and fourth
and fifth also In the body, the Utter
two bullets entering the back. Mc
Gee fell a short distance from where
the shooting begun and beside an an
vil in the blacksmith shop. When he
fell he was dying. Allison, not satis
fied with the deadly work that the
pistol he held had wrought, picked up
a two-pound sledge-hammer and beat
McGee's skull into fragments. The
whole trouble occurred over a wo
man a woman of Ill-repute. It was
In evidence that Allison was mad at
McGee because of this woman; that
he was jealous and that ha had mur
der In his heart. That Allison secured
the pistol for he purpose of shooting
McGee, and that he waited In the
Macksmith shop for McGee; that he
iBtei1 tlie pistol shortly before he
tired the shots was established be
v'.nrl a r '""oulile l -mt-U f,
outlobTbrigLhter
Will Almost Shine If Yancey Votes
$100,000 in Black Moun
tain Railway Co. Bonds.
The outlook for a connecting link
between the C. C. t O. railway and
Ashevllle is considerably brighter; It
will almost shine If Yancey county
votes $100,000 in bonds to the Black
Mountain Railway company. At the
meeting of the commissioners last
week at Burnsville it waa ordered that
an election be held September 24 to
decide whether Yancey county shall
exchange 1100.000 In hnnria for a. like
amount of stock in the Black Moun
tain railroad, which Is proposed to be
built from a point near Boonford,
Mitchell count, on the C, C. O. rail
way, through Burnsville to a point
none thn Pnna River nnMtnfTlrA. The
conditions call for the beginning near
Boonford, crossing the North Toe
river, running thence to the valley or
th. Hnuth Top. thence down South
Toe river to the mouth of Crabtree
creek; thence up Crabtree creek to
Burnsville; thence west down the val
1v tit the Pine swnmn to Cane river.
and thence to Cane River postofflce.
Tho line win be anoui la mues in
length and la to be completed within
a year from the time the bonds are
Issued. Further conditions require
the issue of $30,000 In bonds when
the line uncompleted and In opera
tion from Boonvllle to Micaville, $20,
000 when the link from Micaville to
Burnsville is operating and tne re
maining $50,000 when the road
reaches Cane river. The average
grade Is to be one per cent., In two
places a grade of three per cent. Is
permissible.
What most interests Asnevine puu
,.in in thia linn Is that when Cane
river Is reached, there Is only about
five miles remaining to be built to
reach the Buncombe county line. The
company has definitely decided to
hnii.i if tha bonds are issued, from
Knonford to Cane river.' It has tenta
tive plans for building the line across
intn Rnncnmbe. coming to tho forks
f t thonee down Ivy and acroBS
the Leicester section of Buncombe to
Canton. Even should tne roaa oe
built only as far as Cane river, men
...h f the Yanoev Dart of the pro
posed - extension of the Asnevine
mu Tonneune Railroad ' company
from Weavervllie to connect with the
C.j C. AO. will have been accom-
..iiuhoH Tho extension or me hoc
a wonverville will, therefore, be
.nn,nurhn almnler matter, as
LUIIIC , " -
Mr. Howland has an understanding
with the Black Mountain ranroao
people that he can connect with their
line either at tne ioraa oi
Tiirod talk, which has always
nn nr 'los nrolltlc in this see-
.i- on, I far fruitless, is again
holding the public's attention.
sylvanla county last week by a ma
jority of 396 voted to subscribe $100,
000 to the capital stock of the Green
ville & Knoxvllle Railroad company
i. . hittM a line from Green-
wnKii i l" " - .
vllle to Brevard. It la proposed to
extend this road tnrougn m rum
beds Into Haywood county and down
the Pigeon river, via Canton to Knox
vllle. This Is the roaa or wmcn .
H. Patterson of Atlanta ib presiucm
- n.ttaHnn anme months ago out-
nar. x o i . . -
lined proposition to the Ashevllle
. .a trxAa bringing the line
LIUM w "
h i.heviile. but so far no re
forthcoming from the
mmlttee appointed to Investigate
the matter.
LI! KILLED IN FIGHT
IN STREETS OF TEHERAN
.
Government's Troops Lost Some 20,
Killed and Wounded, and Nation
lists About 30.
Teheran, Aug. 8. Casualties In the
haitle In tha streets between the gov
t.nnna and nationalist Insur
..nii were about 2V killed ana
----- . . .
wounded on the government siae. im
nationalists lost SO killed and wound-
so.
Three hundred nationalists were
captured.
riTiiFIt DROWNED TRYING TO
SAVE HIls DAUGHTER'S LIFE
rnn.M V. Y.. Aug. 8. W. R.
Michaels, publisher of the Chicago
Staata Zeltung, was drowned at
Oquaga. a few miles from here, at 4:30
Saturday afternoon ana nis noay re
nnv.r.rt thraa hours later. The do
ceased was out In a boat with hla little
ivht veara nlrt daushter who lost her
hat and reaching for it reu overooara.
Th. father nimnen out arter tne cm a
and catching hold of her, ha held her
above water until his strength failed,
parties In' boats nearby rescued the
child but tha father -sank and was
drowned.
THE wfc&TKER.
For Ashevllle and vicinity: Partly
cloudy weather with showers tonight
or Tuesaay.
For North Carolina: Showers to
night or Tuesaay.
Jobn B.
Studle.'
New York, Aug. I. John B. Stud
lev, ar( 63. a tragedian, who plnye'
V ! 1 I hi I'ooth, t !':lil, .
H
E GOT CONTRACTS
Choctaw Testifies He Paid a Dollar
Head to Have McMurray Appoint
ments Signed.
MacAlester, Okla., Aug. 8. Ready
to go deeper .into Senator Thomas P.
Gore's charges that he was offered a
$25,000 or $60,000 bribe to promote In
congress a $30,000,000 Indian land
deal, the special congressional com
mittee, investigating the scandal,
shifted the scene of Its action to this
city this morning. . J. F. McMurray,
holder of the contracts providing on a
ten per cent basis for three million
dollars attorney's fees, probably will
be called soon for his relations with
congressman and senators In Wash
ington. - -
Paid a Dollar a Head.
W. T. Holman, a Choctaw Indian,
testified that he was mploved. by J.
M. McMurray to ga among the Okla
homa Indians and induce them to
sign documents. Holman related that
he was paid a "dollar a head" for se
curing contracts appointing McMur
ray to act in the, tax cases. D. C.
McCurtain, a Choctaw Indian, and at
torney for his tribe, reiterated the
charges that McMurray in 1906 In
Washington offered him a $25,000
bribe to withdraw tribal opposition to
the old contracts, disapproved by
President Roosevelt.
J
White Man Who Attempted to Sell
Stamps at "Bargain Prices" Held
for Examination.
Frank Moore, a young white fel
low who hit town one day last week
and shortly afterwards attempted to
sell or pawn to "TTnnle Harry" itome
khlng. over $9 w V 2-cent stanvps
and who was arrested by Patrolman
McLean on a charge of vagrancy, was
taben before' I'nlted States Commis
sioner McCall this morning on a war
rant sworn out by United States Dep
uty Marshal Waldrop, and given a
preliminary hearing. After hearing
the statements of Moore, which were
decidedly conflicting, the case was
continued until next Monday. In the
meantime 'the government authorities
will endeavor to learn. If the stamps
In the possession of Moore were stolen.
It Is believed that they were and that
Moore's story to the effect that he
found the stamps won't hold water.
When Moore went into "Uncle
Harry's" place and attempted to sell
the atamps for much less than two
cents each Patrolman McLean was
called and the boy was arrested
charged with vagrancy. The boy told
the police officers that he found the
stamps near the depot; that he had
come to town the night before from
Campobello, S. C and had spent the.
night across the river paying 60 cents
for his lodging. Patrolman Jones went
with the boy to the alleged place
where the stamps were found but the
place was not located. The officer
then started with the prisoner across
the river to where the boy said he had
stayed and when near the bridge
Moore told the officer that it was need
less to go over there; that he didn't
stay "across the river;" that he slept
out.
The vagrancy charge against Moore
waa continued In police court until
this morning when ha was taken In
charge by the federal authorities.
CRAP SHOOT KUS MURDERED
MAN WHO WON THE MONEY
Murderers Then Held Picknlrkers at
Bay and Escaped Later
Were Captured.
Dreaden, Tenn.,- Aug. S. Three
young brothers named Alexander, af
ter having slain the son of a neighbor
In tha course of a picnic near Kenton,
Tenn., held the pursuing crowd at bay
until they made their escape, but were
afterwards captured by deputy ahcr-
Iffs and placed In Jail at Kenton
where they were threatened with
lynching by Infuriated neighbors last
night ,
Tha affair grew out of a crap game.
Robert Simmons, Jr., having won all
the money, mounted his horse to ride
away when one of the Alexanders, It
Is said, seised the bridle rein, another
stabbed Simmons, and when he fell
to earth the third Alexander rushed
up and beat him wltn a club. The
plcknlckers rushed to the rescue, but
the three Alexanders drew revolvers
and got away for the time being.
Fear of lynching has abated.
HEAVV FAIMXRE8 IN CHINA.
Jive Banks Reported Broken, Lofwtcn
$5,000,000, on Account of Rub
ber Boom's Collapse. ,
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 8, News from
Shanghai states that tiree Chinese
banks have failed, wlC losses of five
million dollars, because of the -collapse
of the rubber boom.
RICHMOND MAW DROWNED
, , AT OCEAN VIEW TODAY
Norfolk, Aug. 8. William J. Day,
aged 19, of Richmond, Va., was
drowned while bathlag at Ocean View
today. The body has not been recov
ered. Several girl friends saw Day
ilroM-n, but were -pnw-rii' to !d him.
VAGRANT HELD FOR
IHESTIG
DURE STOOD
THE JEST WELL
New "Dreadnaught" Averaged Twenty-
One and a Half Knots an Hour
Under Forced Draught
Washington, Aug. 8. Official re
ports from the speed trial of the 'new
"dreadnaught" battleship Delaware,
are that the speed exceeded the con
tract speed on all tests. The Dela
ware averaged 21 knots an hour
for four consecutive hours under
forced draught, and 19 knots an hour
for 24 consecutive hours at normal.
TARIFF LAW AS
More Money Collected, Says Treasury
Department, Than in Previous
Years Except One.
Wauhlngton, Aug. 8. The Payne-
Aldrich tariff law has produced in Its
first year revenue greater by $75,000,
000 than the sum collected In any
year in the country's history except
the banner year 1907, according to
treasury department figures. The
second year of the operations of the
new tariff began today.
A.
He Succeds Henry Rucker, the Negro
Who Has Held This Position
in Georgia. .
Washington, Aug. 8. Henry 8.
Jackson of Atlanta, Ga., was today
appointed collector of Internal reve
nue for Georgia, succeeding Henry
A. Rueker, the negro who has held
the office for many years. Jackson
Is prominent In the republican or
ganization.
or iraraifL cup
Cochran's Westward Easily Defeats Her
Nearest Competitor, Crossing
Five Miles Ahead.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 8. The
American schooner westward, owned
by A. 8. Cochran of New York, easily
won the race for the International
gold cup today.
Her nearest competitor, tne uer-
manla, ownd by Krupp von Boulchan
und Halhach, was five miles astern
when the winner crossed the finish
line. Emperor William's yacht Me
teor, the Clclllu, and the Suanna also
competed.
sin
10 NUMBERON STRIKE
Coat Tailors' Union Officials Says There
Will Be Total of 40,000 Out
Before End of Week.
New York, Aug. $. Six thousand
coat tailors quit work between Satur
day night and this morning, in addl
tlon to the 15,000 who went on strike
last week.
Union officials slats that the num
ber of strikers will total 45,000 before
the end of the week. The demands
are for a 63-hours working week and
a minimum wage scale of $18 forp
erators, $17 for hasters and finishers,
and $15 for pressors.
Joy of Seeing Her Son Kills Her,
Saginaw, Mich., Aug. S. Excite
ment produced by the return home of
her son, Charles, who had been ab
sent many years, brought on heart
trouble, causing tho death of Mrs.
Abbey A. Brown, 6$ years old.
Americans Received by live Ppc
Rome, Aug. 8. The pope received
In private audience today Rev. Augus
tine Vandevler, bishop of Richmond
Va., who presented a report on condl
Hons in his diocese. Ha presented to
th pops about SOO American tourists.
Socialists Claim 50 Per Cent Gain,
New York, Aug. 8. Officials of the
socialist party have compiled figures.
showing the socialists made gains of
SO per cent, throughout the United
Hisitw during the lust three years.
REVENUE PRODUCER
i
COLLECTOR
BULL TIDINGS
OUT JFTL1
New High Levels Reached in
Cotton, August Advancing 26
Points New Crop Months
from 31 to 32 Points.
BULLS' VIGOROUS EFFORTS
TO REPLACE THEIR LINES
An Expert Wires from South That Un
less Relieved Soon Texas Crop
Must Fall Close to 3,
000,000 Bales.
W YORK. Aug. 8. A compar
atively dry Sunday In the Texas
cotton belt was the signal for
one of the most exciting buying
movements the local market has ex
perienced in some time. New high
levels were made by all positions.
August advancing 26 points and new
crop positions from 31 to 32 points
above the close Saturday.
Private advices from Texas border
ed on the sensational and a well
known local expert now in the south
wired that unless relieved soon the
Texas crop must fall close to 3,000,000
hales. , The sold-out bulls made vig
orous efforts to replace their lines on
the advance and there was heavy un
loading by room traders, on the reac
tion tneory, only slight setbacks oc
curred up to 1 o'clock.
High Notch for Spots.
The mid-afternoon market was
steady but rather quiet at 28 and 30
points net advance. Southern spot
markets were firm and higher, while
it was said the owners of local Btocks
were selling spot cotton here at 15 '4
cents, bas's, middling; or the highest
price of the, season thus far.
Of
Only Three Candidates Nominated
Other Nominations Will Be Referr
ed to County Convention.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Waynesvllle, Aug. 8. The Hay
wood county democratic primaries
were held in Waynesvllle, Saturday,
nd resulted in the nomination of
three candidates only, the candidates
for the other places failing to receive
majority, which puts It up to tha
county convention to name the men.
The three who were nominated
were Dr. J. H. Mease of Canton for
the legislature, who defeated D. L.
Boyd of Waynesvllle by a majority
of 250 votes; J. M. Noland for regis
ter of deeds, having no opposition,
and Hugh A. Love for treasurer, who
defeated J. E. Sentelle.
There was no nomination of clerk
of Buperlor court, there being three
men after the nomination, neither re
celvlng enough votea to nominate.
These were R. E. Osborne, W. J.
Haynes, ex-sherlff, and Jerry Leather-
wood.
W. A. Palmer. R. G. A. Love and
F. Caba were out for the nomlna
tlon of sheriff, but this also will have
to be decided In convention.
Tha convention will also have to
name the candidatea for the board of
county commissioners. There were
six men in this race, the three old
commissioners. M. M. Noland, W. H.
Henderson and W. D. McCracken, be
sides A. Howell. Hiram Caldwell, and
Arthur Osborne.
All of these are good men and any
of thm will fill the places with credit
to themselves and to tha county.
POHTUGRL, LIKE SPAIN.
Ell
Lisbon, Aug. 8. -Portugal, like
Spain, Is almost on tha verge of an
open rupture with the Vatican, Da
cause of friction over governmental
censure of th Roman Catholic Arch
bishop of Braga for suppressing
Portugese Franciscan newspaper with
out submitting the order to tha For-
tugese government tor approval.
COLUMBUS AUTHORITIES
FEAR RIOTING TONIGHT
Columbus, O., Aug. 8. With the
departure of the last troops of the
3200 called here because of the street
car strike, snd the opening of the
saloons, the authorities are apprehen
sive regarding possible rioting to
night. .
Editor of Portland Orrgonlan Dead.
Baltimore, Aug. S. Colonel H. W.
Scott, editor of the Portland Oregon
Ian and member of the board of dl
rectors of th Associated Press, wh
died here following a surgical opera
tlon, will lie liiirl".! In Portland Or.
ill Trails
CLAIM VICTORY
Butler Says Morehead Will Have
800 Votes for Chairman, While
Duncan Claims Some 200,
Votes to the Good.
BUTLER'S EFFORT SATURDAY
AT KINST0N WAS FRUITLESS
He Denounced the Office Holders, and
County Selected a Solid Duncan
Delegation R e s u 1 1 s in
Other Conventions, i
PJOL1TICAL Ashevllle Is taking
state convention to be held
Wednesday at Greensboro. By tonight
the clans will be gathering at tha
Gate City, as the state executive com
mittee is to meet there tomorrow. T.
Harkins, a member of the com
Ittee, and J. J. Brltt left this after
noon for the meeting.
Both sides are claiming victory, but
the Butler-Morehead forces are making
the largest figures on paper. Butler
says his man will have 800 of the 1126
delegates, while a statement given out '
from republican headquarters Satur
day night was to the effect that Mr.
Duncan's friends would have a couple '
of hundred votes to the good Wednes
day when the show-down comes.
Saturday proved an eventful day.
Butler spoke at Kinston, devoting his
time almost exclusively to a denuncia
tion of the federal oflice holders, and
while he was so engaged Thomas' Set.
tie, who has Just been favored with a
good federal office, was 'In Wake lining
up the delegation for Morehead. Set
tle was more successful than Butler.
There will be a contest from Wake,
but when Butler got through speaking
at Kinston, the county gent up a solid
delegation, for Duncan. ,
Lenoir Solid For Duncan. -
Kinston, Aug. 8. The republicans
of Lenoir county In convention Satur
day selected a solldi delegation for E.
Duncan for state chairman. Marlon
Butler addressed a fair sized crowd
n the court house and spoke for an
hour upon the Issue of ousting the
present republican organization. Fol
lowing Butler's speech the convention
assembled and promptly selected a
solid Duncan delegation to the; state
convention.
Richmond Delegation Unlnstructed.
special to Tne uazette-rnews.
Rockingham, Aug. 8. The repugn-
cans of Richmond county met at noon
Saturday and selected an unlnstructed
delegation to the state convention for
state chairman.
Split In Durham.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Durham, Aug. 8. Charging that
the Morehead leadera had broken
faith with them, the Duncan delegatea
named on the delegation from Dur
ham county declined to go and a solid
delegation of Moreheaditea was ap
pointed. Postmaster Giles and Alder
man Carpenter declared that Duncan
men had been promised proportional
representation. John C. Angler made
a passionate attack on the methoda of
the Morehead men In declining to al
low the strength that Duncan devel
oped on the floor of the convention.
He declared that gag-rule and ring
rule and unfairness had characterised
the convention.
Duncan Gets Anson.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Wadesboro, Aug. S. The Anson
county republicans held their county
convention Saturday and passed a res
olution Instructing the delegation to
the state convention to vote for E. C.
Duncan for state chairman. The con
vention was harmonious throughout
Lee County Goes to Morehead
Special to The Gazette-News.
Sanford. Aug. 8. The delegation
from Lee county to the state conven
tion Is Instructed for Morehead for
state chairman. The Taft administra
tion and Taft appointments were en
dorsed.
Majority for Morehead In Harnett
Special to The Gazette-News.
Dunn, Aug. S. The republican con
vention held at Lllllngton Saturday se
lected delegatea to the state conven
tion, eight of the eleven delegaloa be
ing instructed for Morehead and three
for Duncan,
Warren County For Duncan.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Wsrrenton, Aug. 8. A harmonious
convention of the republicans of War
ren county waa held Saturday when
the delegates to ths state convention
were tmlected and Instructed to vote
for Duncan for state chairman.
The Same In Pitt.
Special to Th Gazette-News..
Greenville, Aug. 8, The Pitt county
republicans In convention here Satur
day selected an unlnstructed delega
tion to tha state convention but It Is
understood that the delegatea aelectet)
favor Duncan for state chairman. '
Duncan Wins in Davidson.
Special to- The Gasette-Newa.
Dnvldson. Aug. S. The republicans
of Davidson county selected delegates
to the stati" convention here Saturday.
Out of th 28 delegatea chosen 24 are
for Duncan.
Pasquotank for Dunn.
Special to The Gazette-News.
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