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ASHE VILLI, N .C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 5, 1912.
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Republican Division in the
State Completes Result of
Morchead's Tactics
Yesterday.
WALSER AND SETTLE '
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
TORENEWBATTLE
Once Beaten Boss ' Is Recon
structing Machine for Sen
ate Fight. ,'
Progressive Republicans and
Bull Moose Agree to Sup
port Same Nominees in
the State.
of
E.
.Special to The Guzette-News.
Charlotte, Sept. 6. The progres
sive republicans and third arty men
at 11 conference here last night agreed
to support the following state ticket In
the November elections:
Coventor Zeb Vance Walser
. Davidson.
Lieutenant - Governor Charles
Given of. Mitchell.
Attorney General E. 'S. W. Dame
n n of Alamance.
Supreme Court Judges T..T. Hicks
iif Henderson; W. S. O'B. Robinson of
Wi'vnc.
Secretary of State D. II. Scnter of
Harnett. . ' : ' . '
Corporation Commissioners George
K. Hutlcr of Sampson, J. N. Willlam-
rnn, jr., of Alamance.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tliin rharlcs 1 Coon of Wilson.
Auditor J. F. Click of Catawba.
Treasurer D. L. Gore of New Han-
. over.. . I '
Commissioner of tabor and Print
in J. V. Hamrlck. of Cleveland.
Insurance ., Commissioner - Clyde
ji'jy of Craven. ;
Commissioner of Agriculture J. M.
Mrwhorno of Lenoir. ' ; r
Presidential Electors Iredell
Meares of New Hanover,' Jake P.
Newell of Mecklenburg.
Charlotte, Sept. 5. Upon the recon
vening of the Taft.. convention last
night the credential committee's re-
pert was quicklyjas4. John Uotly
Morehead was re-elected state chair
man, E. C. Duncan was chosen na
tional committeemen In place "o1
Richmond Pearson, who 'was fired
Thomas Settle was unanimously nom
inated for governor. Then the pro-
feedings moved along harmoniously,
(litre being abundant evidence that
the old feud between the Duncan" and
llorehead factions had spent Itself In
ousting the Bull Moose.
Postmaster Charlie Reynolds, of
AVinnton-Salem, was made permanent
chairman and Gilliam Grlssom, secre
tary. District Attorney Holton moved
that section II, struck out by the
Raleigh convention, be restored. This
is the section which . empowers the
chairman and two members of the ex
ecutlve committee to remove a mem
ber of the executive committee or
county chairman. This wag adopted
on motion of T. F. Roland. State
Chairman Morehead was put across
for two more years lease of olflcla
life. ,
UMDSMM
Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 5. Governor
Wilson has learned that James Smith,
has filed a petition for nomina
tion as United States senator and that
the old political machine which the
governor knocked out in a desperate
tight two years ago had come back
into the open to renew the combat
In the presidential year.
The Information was not a com
plete surprise to the governor. He
said, when he addressed a large del
egation here on New Jersey day, that
the old gang was getting out Its
war paint preparatory to renewing
the fight
In addition to leading the demo
cratlc party in the three-cornered
contest for the presidency, the gov
ernor haB learned that he must again
take up the struggle within New Jer
sey. It Is understood that Mr. Smith,
Who was formerly senator, and his as
soclateB decided to make the attack
at this time because they believed the
governor would be absorbed In the
national contest. Declining to com
ment on the candidacy of Mr. Smith
the governor said he would have
much to say at the right time. It was
evident from his attitude that he was
prepared to take up the challenge.
Charles E. Greene Is One of
Those Relegated to Outer
Darkness.
IN
Charles E. Greene of Mitchell coun
ty was in Asheville this morning, on
his way home from the Charlotte
convention. Mr. Greene was among
the Roosevelt members of tho state
committee : to be relegated to outer
darkness because he could not see his
way clear to misrepresent his party
by renouncing allegiance to tho colon
el. Mr. Greene has been doubly steam
rolled, since he was among the vic
tims of the roller at the first Chicago
convention, but is still militant. He
thinks the Roosevelt electors will car
ry Mitchell by a good majority, and
that this banner republican county
will probably go for Walser for gov
ernor. ' ;
Unlike many of the eastern ceun-
tles the strong republican counties of
the west are opposed to local option,
which will be the chief plank in the
regular republican, or Settle platform,
and there are some who are inclined
to think that Mr. Settle will make a
better showing in the east. In the way
of getting democratic support, than
In the west, where many of the re
publicans are not only opposed to lo
cal option, but where they resent the
uncompromising stand which Mr. Set
tle has always taken in his hostility
to Roosevelt.
Delegates returning from Charlotte
say that Chairman Morehead appar
ently forgot all about his peace pro
posals, made In telegrams to Mr.
Pearson, when he got to the conven
tion city and found that the Taft of
fice holders would be able to control
the regular convention. Morehead,
they say, not only repudiated his own
proposition, but had himself re-elect
ed as chairman after giving assur
ances that he would not have the po
sition again under any circumstances.
In some instances whole counties
were disfranchised because the dele
gates were srtl for Roosevelt.
Thirty-Two Men, Fired With
Enthusiasm, Worked With
Vim Banquet Was well
Both Fighters are Arrested ia
Wood Near East
Liverpool.
Attended.
-
EXPECT TO GET $10,000
FOR DEVELOPMENT WOR
Team of the Board of Trade
'That Leads Is to Win Prize
Workers Meet at Lunch
eon to Compare Notes.
BEGINNING TO HEDGE .IKIES. GftNDIQATE
HELD FOB EXT8BT1QN
An i Odds Como Down from 2
to 1 to 10 to 8 on Election
Result,
The four committees working in the
campaign for the board of trade re
ported at the luncheon held in the
grill room of the Iangren hatel today
at 1:30 o'clock that memberships ag
gregating $2608 had been secured this
morning. The reports of the com
mittees Individually were as follows:
No. 1, Edwin I Ray, captain, $1356 ;
No. a, J. M. Chiles, captain, $522; No
3, S. Upinsky, captain,' $576; No. 4,
J. C. Donald, captain, $84. The latter
team constituted the "flying squadron,"
covering the outskirts of the city, and
its work was considered very good,
especially as It was reported that there
arc still a large number of prospects.
Thirty-two men, tired with the en
thuslasm of . doing J something for
Asheville, assembled; in the board of
trade rooms this rruirnlng, to be dl
vldcd into four teams and to receive
instructions about the territory to be
worked In the campaign for raising
$10,000 for the board. As a sure 'evi
dence of this enthusiasm one team
composed of eight men, , go together
before they left tha room and signed
up for memberships to the amount of
$800. All of them, were in regular
school-boy moods, and they went out
in a spirit that cannot be well resist
ed. It was plain that they intended
to get the money.
When the teams had gojie out Sec
retary BucRner" anlf . Mr.' McKeand,
Evangelist Also Implicated in
Plot to Blackmail New
York Woman.
Augusta, Me., Sept. 5. Maine will
cast a bigger vote next Monday than
has ever been cant In the state, ay the
party leaders. In 1880 the vote for
governor was 147,802, and that year I Mew York. Sept. 5. Percy Davis,
General Harry M. Plaisted, father of f alderman and republican candidate for
the present governor, was elected by I congress, and Eben Owens, an evangel
169 votes. In no election since that iat, were arrested -.iere today, charged
time has the vote been as large. - with extortion. They were trapped by
Two years ago the vote wag 141,564 (the police while trying to get $5000
and Frederick W. Plalsted's plurality I f rom Mrg, Eva Carroll for the pur-
East .Liverpool, O., Sept. 5. After
hiding two days in woods near here.
John Coburn, aged 21, and Mrs.. Mary-
Burrows, aged 35, were arrested laat
night and brought here. Burrows, a
wealthy contractor, was killed Mon
day night. His body, with the head
crushed and a "bullet through the
heart, was found the next day.
Coburn and the widow were miss
ing, .Jt Is understood the defense will
be that Coburn slew Burrows to pro
tect Mrs. Burrows. Coburn boarded
with Burrows and on arriving Monday
found the couple quarreling. The hus
band, It is said,-had thrown his wife
to the floor and was choking her,
whereupon Coburn hurled a ftatlron at
Burrows, who was killed after he
drew a revolver.
Spared Women and Ministers Some 75 of Asheville Cotton
in Train Robbery, and
Wouldn't Touch Passen
ger's Jewelry.
HE REPUDIATES TAFT
HIS SKULL FRACTURED
BY ENGINEER'S BLOW
Mill Employes Struck Yes
terday Afternoon Com
mitee Presents Case.
SAY THEY CANNOT LIVE ,
ON THE PRESENT WAGE
And Now He Is Near Death in Declare More Is Paid for Simi
' New Orleans Hospital
Gives Clue to
. .Gang.-.
. New Orleans, Sept 5. A lone ban
dit, who last night held up and rob
bed a passenger train on the Louis
ville & Nashville railroad, looted pas
sengers in five Pullmans and who was i
later felled by Engineer Baer, who I
used .a brass torch, was brought here 0
una morning on a. Hpucuu (nam aim
lar Work Elsewhere, and'
Company Can Afford It
Docking Grievance.
Says Republican Party's Ex-
istance Depends on Condem
nation of President.
Declaring that they would work no
longer unless they were paid more
money, some 75 weavers of the Ashe
ville Cotton mills walked out on a
strike yesterday afternoon .at 4
o'clock, leaving Idle more than 300
ooms according to the strikers' state-
placed in a hospital. His condition jnients. u is sam tnai oniy A weavers
is precarious. The' robber gave his remained at work. Members of the
spokesmen committee Btated this
name as Howard E. Edwards and
said his family lived at Jupiter, Fla.
He gave the police information which
it Is believed, will lead to the arrest
of three other members of a gang
believed to be responsible for a series
of train robberies In this station:
Hospital attendants hold out little
Des Moines, la., Sept. 5. Senator hope for recovery from the injuries
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa has de- Inflicted by the engineer,
clared that he expects to vote for Col. The robber declined to take Jewel
Roosevelt for president, but Is opposed ry and did not molest women passen
to the formation of a third party. In gers. All his loot was returned to the
a lengthy statement he declares that passengers. ' After riding 25 miles on
he does not believe that President Taft the engine he ordered the engineor to
was the choice of the republicans of stop and as he was stepping from
the nation. the engine Baer felled him with a
"The renomlnatlon of President heavy brass torch, fracturing the base
Taft," said Senator Cummins, ''was of his skull. Edwards fired, but the
opposed by an overwhelming majority bullet' went wild. The engineer then
of the republicans throughout the beat him fintf) (insensibility beforie
country simply because In his acimln-1 stopping
Istratlon he had not done nor said the I Edwards said that he hud n. hrotn
thlng which the great body of peo-er In Oklahoma and another ut Mc-
pie believed he. should havq doofiv ftnd ridlan, Miss. Hi Is only five feet six
Backed up by this Indorsement of
confidence, Morehead, then made the
motion declaring National Committee
man Pearson's teat vaca'nt. This went
through without discussion, and on
motion of ex-Congressman Morehead
named ex-Commltteeman Duncan to
succeed Pearson. Duncan's reinstate
ment brought applause and .Duncan
took the stage amid app&luse and de
fended his course in voting for the
Tuft delegate! to the Chicago conven
tion. Kklnner nominated Tbomiur Settle of
Asheville for governor.
Gaskill For tileuleiiant-Governor.
Postmaster McKesson seconded it.
Settle, amid cheers, took the platform
and made a speech of acceptance in
wnich he scored the Roosevelt follow
ers and condemned prohibition.
When the . choosing of lleutcnant
snvernor wag reached ex-Judge Gat
kill was nominated by Postmaster
I'rlgga. Discussion ensued as to con
ferring with Roosevelt and the pro
gressives as to a tingle state ticket
Dunraa apposed a conference on tho
grounds that the others did not desire
to confer, and this convention should
not throw away all Ita work by dicker
ing. Harry Skinner championed a
conference and In the course of re
marks said Duncan liad got what he
anted. Duncan Immediately arose.
"Nklnncr, that's untrue, dishonest, and
indecent" There was a pass or so
more and It was dropped. Other nom
inations were made a follows:
' Attornev-eeneral. David H. Blair of
Vt'nlaton; secretary of state, W. J. An
drews 'of Raleigh; Treasurer, D. W.
Patrick of Snow Hill; auditor, J. Q.
Wood of Klizabeth City; superintend
ent of public instruction, C. P. Frazler
of Guilford; commh-eloners of agri
culture, A. L French of Rockingham:
Insurance commissioner, J. H, Cook of
Guilford; commissioner of labor and
printing, J. a, Goaten of Winston: cor
poration commissioners. William K.
White of Alamance; John Sharps of
Iredell, justices of the supreme court,
Mt to executive committee..
State committee: Hrst district,
"arry Skinner; second. D. W. Patrick;
Third, A. L. Wilson; fourth. Claudius
iMckfryj fifth, Ullllam Orlssom; sixth,
C Kd. Taylor; seventh, J. 8. Lewis;
fnhth, R. r. KlHk; ninth; Warren
Vlnwa Hall; tenth, W. E. lxignn.
Uimiwk'U Itcrtutillcan Meeting.
"hen the Konitevelt repMblli-ans
met hint nlKht Itlchrnund Pearson Bn-
rmlincrit the r -! I I'f the following
IriMHsi'i. frhi It. C;r.'i Thompson,
',,., . , ,,
was 8000. Four years ago 142,000
votes were cast and Bert M. Fernald's
plurality was 7000.
The present campaign has been
fought even more vigorously than
either of the 'two that Immediately
preceded It. For the first time In
twenty years the democratic party is
organized in every city, town and
plantation, and for the first time the
full democratic vote will ne regisnren
The new men at the head of the
republican machine are ambitious to
win to prove that the old guard are
chase of an affidavit declared to con
tain a reflection upon Ijer name. The
arrest was made in the woman's
apartments, where detectives were
hidden.
SURGEON STRICKEN
Noted Englishman Has IServous
Prostration While Operating-7-Another
Completes Work.
the Charleston secretary who is here! said. A meagre majority succeeded in inches tall and weighs but 130 pounds
helping in the campaign, went over renominating him." A pullman porter said, Edwards was
to the Jewelry store of A. M. Field The senior Iowa Senator then re- very polite and took whatever the
and told the proprietor of the $600 views the basis of representation by passengers gave him, many turning
that was raised and the general en-1 which, he claimed, states with a small I over but two or three dollars each,
thusiasm that was being shown. They I republican vote dominate conventions! He did not seem to think he was
suggested to him that the men might I and force on the party men undesir-1 getting enough money . and said,
appreciate the offering of a trophy to able to the majority, continuing ne "peoplo, I ain't gettin nothin ; shell
the team raising the most money, and said: "tit somethin' for me". A minister
he Immediately fell In with the plan, "The man who could not see that wag reading a testament In one car
putting up a handsome silver trophy there would be 9 rebellion whenever Wyen the robber came In and spied
cup for this purpose. The reason for I these over-represented states forced a 1 nim "Oh, you're a parson ain't you
the presentation will be engraved on I nomination against the strong oppo
the trophy together with the slogan, sltlon of the states In which there is a
"We Do It for Asheville." I real republican party, was blind as a
This was a good indication of the bat and the man who could not hear
enthusiasm of the business men not the rumble of the riving storm was
actively engaged In the campaign, deaf as an adder,
and the two secretaries started out to "If the convention which nominated
get other prizes to be- competed for. Mr. Taft had changed the system, in
They were not hard to find. The Bon obedience to the popular demand, we
Marche offered a handsome . umbrel- might have had patience to wait; but,
la to be given as second prize, and as though wanting to furnish every
the M. V. Moore company contrlbut- reason for revolt, It attempted to fas-
ed a $5 hat for the third. It la ex- ten It still more firmly upon us. If
pected that a fourth will be offered, this were all we would be amply Justi
fied in overthrowing tne system oy re
fusing to accept the nominee. But
this Is not all.
Taft Against tho People's Jtnle.
"The system, Indefensible as It is,
New York, Sept. 6. While perform-
not necessary In the management of ling an operation, Dr. Henry Begie, a
.v,o arv' affairs. Under these clr- noted English surgeon, was stricken
cumstnnccs It Is believed the vote will I with nervous prostration. Another
be unusually heavy. surgeon, nasiny wmrauu, lii.j.ir...
The strain of the campaign now he- his work, rnis coiiapse, wu:n v
Ing waged Is Indicated by the col- that many surgeons fear, occurred at
lapse of Representatives Ansbcrry of the home of Mrs. Robert C. Bhymer.
Ohio Ut Farmnlgton last week. He It was attributed to overwork,
waa taken to Augusta and an opera- Dr. Begle. who has been In this
tion performed. He Is now lmprov- country, only a short time, came with
t III- tllnnea USD m U ITtrrPtm ted bv nr. J. C. Walker, who was at one time
his continuous speaking engagement aBsociaieu wmi . .
and automobile riding. ceiet.raiea wr
All of the speakers show tne ire- wainer ih 01
"i .k., rtAi. nnv.lnr. Reele. according to Mrs. Shymer,
menuous Bunui . i" 7 " " " ' 1 . - . . ,
ernor Platoted suffered an Illness at la one of the surgeon. "
Bangor, and It was fearea ne wouiarme pnyi
." ..'. , hi. on.l mmnarnr. He Is In this country on ac
ne onngea " -- - - ----- - h.1,D.,pnl ,.hfimrai
gagements, but after nair a oay 01 1 coiuii i ...
rest he took the road again ana nasi experiment. ,
He will close the campaign . , . . -
SUliS 12 XttAKd iAACi
so that each team will nave some
thing by which to remember the cam
palgn, although Asheville will have
he good results by which, to remem
ber It, always.
Launched at Banquet.
The campaign was launched last
night In a big booster banquet and
smoker at the Battery Park hotel,
when about 100 of Ashevllle'a leading
business men gathered to . consider
kant It.
next Saturday evening with addresses
at Gardiner, Hallowell ana Augusia,
the laat his home city.
The campaign haa reached the bftt-
tlnir stage. The democrats are giving
odds, but they have changed from two
to one to ten to eight, and In many J
rM.i to even money. Partisans on
both side show a disposition to bet
to the extent of their resources.
Unknown to Him. Macon Man's Wife
Hud Got Divorce Decree 12
Vcara Before.
HUNCHBACK CURED
Macon, aa.. Sept 5. After F. M
rwk of Macon tiled a suit for divorce
h found he was 11 years lute, Offb
oora aneklnsr to serve the former airs
Beck with papers discovered sne naa
nhtnlned a divorce a dozen years ago.
She is now secretary of the Kentucky
Vermont nt Heavy.
Remarkable Operation for Tellef of I health board
Spinal Curvature Kurcer-oieu ai
Philadelphia Hospital.
I
e a ..murk. White River Junction, Vt.,, Sept S
. n. aoeJP,B c.v. .. - . "" I Tn, ful reDort ot he balloting
;., today announced at the Methodist In the .tate election In Ver
hospital here, when Adele wemwi nw J7 aZZ.
1 he said and passed on.
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM
lis Discussed by Wootlrow Wilson Be
fore Gathering of Foreign
Newspaper Men.
New York. . Sept. 5. Governor
Woodrow WMson spoke for the first
time latt niht in New York City as
the democratic nominee for the presi
dency at the dollar, dinner of the
Woodrow Wilson Worklngmen's
league.
Before going to the dinner he met
two score editors of foreign language
newspapers at the National Arts club
was not enough to overcome the ad- and talked Immigration to them.
majority In the republican "If we can hit upon a sianoaro
wnicn aamiiH every voiunutry ihimu-
I grant," he said, "and excludes those
who have not come of their own mo
tion with their own purpose of making
a home and a career for themselves
but have been Induced by steamship
verse
states, and, therefore, the complaisant
committee, and. following them, the
convention, deliberately seated Taft
delegates from Washington, California,
Ai-iona nnri Tpyhh. who had no shad-
among themselves the great posslbll-1 . , ,, -pa ln the Convention.
Hies 01 mo cuy ana wnai me possi-i , gpeak of these states because I have I companies or otners 10 como in orun
blllties might be If the proper spirit lnH the record a to them, and to pay the passage money, then we
should be put Into the campaign ndnave retu,hed a conclusion after the! will have what we will all agree upon
sufficient money raised to carry on .., .tudv and reflection. And as Americans. For I am not speaking
development schemes In the right tnu. the wll) of B tremendous majority to you In a foreign country. I am
way. It waa a most enthusiastic meet- WRg defeated by the machinations of speaking to you as also Americans
Ing, and a Bplrit of optlsm prevailed a committee. with myself, and Just as much Ameri-
aa to the outcome. ,.r .i, n nianra In reeltlnir these cans as myself.
President F. M. Weaver of the ,MtlM fnr 1 v.-nuld like to sunnort a I "1 am not saying that I am wise
board of trade acted aa toaBtmaster I repUblcan candidate for president. I out of hand to frame the legislation
and made a few preliminary remarks 1. hut nn wav. however, to that will meet this Ideal. I am only
. . . . ... . - 1 . " " - - 1 1
beiore introducing me apeaKera ror mil,e 8ure that the system of the Chi- saying that tnai is tne mum aim
the evening. He reviewed tn" great
tago conv
entlon will be abolished, and I what we ought to hold ourselves to.
work that haa been carried on by the ,nat , to mnKe lt pn that the can- ."Now, strange as It may aeem tr.
board In the past, with ve'y limited Idate who Is the product of the ays- some gentlemen who have criticised
funds, and pictured what may be ac- tem Bml the beneficiary of the meth- me, the only practical blunder I have
compllshed for Asheville If Ita citizens odg Cannot reach the office to which made In my Interest In a liberal policy
will wake up to a realisation ot wnai hn Mpire8. Therefore, I cannot sup- with regard to immigration 10 mm 1
la needed and then net behind the I . it. I mt into the wrong society to encour-
board and push. He used the Greater .Mn . -HVlnB I am all the more a age It. So that It waa an Indiscretion me before tho strike. They were or
morning that the striking weavers
had come to a firm agreement and
that they were prepared to stay out
until they won their point, or went
to work at some other mill. He said
tho strikers could get employment; '
elsewhere any time they wish. The
weavers asked for a two-cent raise on
piece work; and they insist that .this , '
Is necessary for the support o their
families; that they cannot live on the
present wages. At the same time, the
strike seems to have been of a friend
ly nature, so far; and there are no
signs that, there will be any trouble
over the so-called scabs. The strikers
say that the Asheville mills do not
pay'- bn. the' same scale for weaving
thdi i.iher mills do.
'rim mills made on advance ot two
renw on one class of goods, but the.
weavers asked for tWo cents more on
this and for two cents on : another
class. The weavers were paid 28 cents
for a "cut" of 54 yards on one class.
This was raised yeterday to 28 cents.
The strikers are asking 30. On anoth- ,
er class they are paid 20 cents a cut,
and on this they demand 22. Members -of
the committee said this' morning,
that In Danville the mills pay 34 cents
for the first named class and thai
mills In Columbus, Ga., pay 35 cents
for the second class.
Weavers Earnings.
The men say that weavers can
make, according to the present scale,
from $1 to $10 per week, depending
on the number of looms he manages.
Bach weaver has charge of from two
to eight looms. The smaller numbers
are generally under the care of chil
dren, they sny. They insist that the
average family cannot live on such
wages, and that If the weaver has
children, he has to put them to work
to fill out the family support. One
member of the committee said that it
took all he made for every-day ex
penses, not counting doctors' bills and
other, extras. It was their opinion that
the average weaver made about $7.50
per week and that his actual expens
es would amount to that.
Another Grlevanc-e.
Then they have another grievance.
They sny that they are uocKea ior
every Imperfect piece of clotn tncy
manufacture and that this Is done
when It is not the fault of the oper
ator. They complain of the machines
and the system and say that perfect
cloth cannot be made with them; that
the management of the mills admits
that the system Is not satisfactory. .
The members of ho committee say
that they were told, when they asked
for the increase, that the mills could
not afford to pay It and that Uhe
building "could rot down ncrore 11
would be paid." As to this, one man
said that he could show that the mills
cleared six cents on every pound
four yards of cotton manufactured.
The men say they feel confident of
winning out, for the reason that
weavers are not very plentiful. They
aid that 120 looms were standing
Western North Carolina association a I r(.pUbllran, for It Is clear to me that I of Judgment and not an Indiscretion of
a shining example of what may bel.i i.'., ih. nanv iimrnitn on I nurnoae. for my Interest in immigra
nt quick atol emphatic condemnation tlon Is to see tnai me i...inisi.
of the wronga I have mentioned. properly Informed, Is properly safe-
The reason the republicans were 00 guarded against imponunn i
largely against the renomlnatlon of kind, whether by the government or
Mr. Taft waa their profound conviction any body else, and Is directed to the
that he l not a progressive, and does place where he can attain the objects
not believe In a proper sense that the he haa come ior wun me Br-ici. u
Deonle should rule the country. The I vantage to nimseu,
accomplished by co-operation and the
necessary money.
The first speaker Introduced by Mr.
Weaver was Dr. Calvin B. Waller;
and he expressed the opinion thai
Asheville Is a progressive . city with
progressive citizens, and that In his
short residence here he haa been con
vinced of the fact that whatever these I fact that this wa(the attitude of the
citizens realize If necessary for ad
vancement they go ahead and do It
He predicted a great future for this
mountain metropolis, with such
spirit, and referred to the great de-
Lawyer Under Investigation.
young hunchback, underwent an op- out altering to any material degree ( V(.,opmetlt of Oklahoma City along
. . .1 nf ihl th vnneral figures aa Indicated In theitha un linen.
lur ma ic iiirTni 1 - 1 -
ration
k... .rihn. nd iha an hat tution i ear v returns.
f hn in it nlace. The girl Is In The unofficial total vote for gov.
Keynote Speech.
A, W. McKeand, who waa connect-
vast majority of tne repuDiicans
nrwa in mm nnnrllialvelv that a new
party la unnecessary, untimely, and New York, Sept. 6. Representatives
onforinnnt.. of Austria and Great Britain inter
I fear that lt will retard rather ested themselves ln the case 01 nunon
than hasten reform. Theodore Roose-1 W. Gibson, a New York lawyer, yesier-
velt waa the Vianlfest choice of the I day, aiming to remove run as exeiu-
ti.nl mimhar nf renuhllcana who ex-1 tor of the estate of Mrs. Rosa 8. Sabo,
nreaaed a choice for president He is a widow who waa drowned not long
a plaster case and she la as erect as ernor reached 6B.0SJ. the largest Hi a ( f 4 wUh thc commercial organization appealing to the moral and progrei-lago In Greenwood lake, while boating
. u..-v. h.. ...in. hud hn normal I state election In ft presidential year . nf wastai-n cltir referred La whllelalva forces of the neonle. and I ex-1 with Gibson. It is known that two
since birth. I since 1804. There was no election by lt wa, making audi great forward I pect to vote for him; but It must be I other persons for whom Gibson waa
the people dui a aunicieni muiioio " strides, now wltn the Charleston I underatood that 1 win 00 eo proieanng 1 counsel, mci vionmi ru. t
romilillcan members of the legislature -i,mh.r inmmima mil n.ni.tin. I .s.in.i tha nrrnlz.i.tliin nf a new! Gibson aald this morning ..tat he
Send Ammunition to Mexico.
Kl Paso. Sept. o. Fifty thousand
rniinria or ammunition were shipped
1.. nih to iv.niian. Arl.. and thence I state ticket. The total vote of
to Mexico and American employes of I state for all five candidates was
the Big Phelps IXnlgo Copper com
pany, who have boon fighting almost
continuously since last Hunday. The
rebels are alonif the railroad and the
1 rol.l.rn r.f iri'ttliig ammunition
t!-i.. 1,1 h to th.- In l :ii"lt-( 'l ton l I
were chosen to Insure the seating of , ln th campaign here, followed Dr.
Allen M. Fletcher In October, aa well
aa the remainder of the republican
the
Allen M. Fl'tther of Cavendish, re-
mihllCHn, 2,25; Harlan B. Howe of
St Johnsbury, democrat. 20,850; llev.
Kraztr MMzger of Iianrtolph, progTes
flve, 15,800; Clement F. Htnlth of
MorrlHVlllc, prohibition. 14tJ: Fred
v- .!!. r of !.! rc, ; .': , 111.
Waller; and he gave a ful outline. In
(Continued en pare four.)
ProgreeNlvea Nominate Garford.
Colt'mMa, Sept. 5. Arthur T Gar-
ford oftTClfila was nominated for gov
ernor of Ohio today by the progres
sive Mute convention. Polltlrnl hoiw
inni li !n-4, rrooM'l tin: , 1.0 1 tmrn
l..i. . . I. 1 h.tlwi v..
party and dissenting with some of thcl had no atBtement to make,
doctrlnea of hl platform. My vote
for him will Indicate that I believe he I Taft to New York
derlrea to oromote the common wel-1
fare, but will not Indicate that 1 look W'Jiahfiigton, flept 5 President Taft
upon the new party aa a wise or en-1 left today for New York, en route to
during movement 'i puhllc affairs." Beverly. T)K president's lame ankle
"V-
Hate of KxcliHiige Unchanged.
Iiomlon, Kept. 5. The rntu of ex-
rlutni:. of the Itnnk of Entilnnd re
in. 1 in' I M I ""i P'-r cent toil 1 y.
Is BtlU troubling him unci ne was
wheeled to an automobile from the
White II 011 a door. He walked, how
ever, from the automobile to the truln
rt Hie Hi illnll.
iho nnlnlon that about 75 or 80 are
running now. They went on to say
that transportation had bee' promis
ed them by a Danville mill tnai is
Just being completed, hut thev ,do not
wish to leave Asheville If they eon
help It.
The committee Is composed ot r.a.
Smith, Charles Iwter, Will .MeAles
ter and Finley Mill.
The chairman ssld that he had
been making Investigations as to how
rome of the families lived. One fam
ily, a man and his wife, lived on 4
tier week; a family of four two chll
flAn spent $ per week; .1 family of
six four adults had $10.50 on
which to live. Two other families of
three people each lived on $8 r"r
week, each.
Thln!t It Will Not Amount to Mueh.
,1. K. Ilordln, superintendent of the
Asheville Cotton mills, stated thW
morning that he did not think the
strike would amount to much; that
there were only 30 or 35 weavers out:
snd he did not think that they wool!
be Joined by any others or that tho
mill would bo affected for very long.
Mr. Hardin said that the wm'
made the two cpnts lncrcae yesterday,
voluntarily, and before tbo weaver
had even asked for II. lie ld thn(
the Increase amounted to about 11 p'-r
C(.fi, Tie w.. of Hi" I'l'lnl 'i' lb it 1 '
WOllld he 1. Me to '"I l'e 1 . ' '
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