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CLAUDE KUCHIN
FOR CONGRESS
He Was Nominated on the
120th Ballot.
A MEMORABLE CONTEST
Thirteen Hours of Balloting in the
Convention.
I
END CAME WITH THE DAWN YESTERDAY
Generally Believed That the Convention Has
Made no Mistake. A Convention in Which
Ladies Were Interested Spectators.
Mr. Wooten Chosen Elector.
(Special to News and Observer.)
fioldsboro, X. ( '.. May 2.3.- This
morn illy at .3 o'clock the Second dis
trict. convention named Mr. t iande
Kitchin. of Halifax, as its next candi
date for Congress in this district
The nomination was made on the
320t1i ballot.
'Flic convention met at l o’clock
yesterday afternoon and, one hour's
recess for supper was in continuous
session for thirteen and a half hours.
It .adjourned at .3:20 this morning.
After Mr. Kitchin’s nomination. Mr.
T. (’. Wooten, of Lenoir county, was
chosen elector and an executive com
mittee, composed of one meinbi r from
each county in the district, was se
lected.
The contest for the nomination was
one of the Jonyest and mosi interest
ing that lias ever occurred in this
State. Though from start to linish
the tight was a stubborn, Ictermiued
one, si ill The best of feeling prevailed
among the candidates and their
friends. Their rivalry invoiced only
good will and patriotic aspiration.
There were four leading candidate.;
in the race: Claude iviiehiu of Hali
fax: I'rcd A. Woodard, of Wilson;
Kobt. 15. Peebles, of Northampton:
and Donnell Gilliam. of Kdywond) *.
Their names were placed before the
convention for nomination a* 7 o’clock
yesterday evening and were ballot ted
for continuously until I! o’clock this
morning, when a few scattering votes
given for Captain Swift Calloway, of
Creene, and Captain Thomas \\\
Mason, of Northampton.
As neither of these gentlemen de
sir; d the nomination, they developed
no considerable strength.
At 2:20 o’clock the nanv* of A'r.
.lesse \V. Grainger, of Lenoir, was
formally presented to ilu* eoii'ention
and he eontinued in the race until
near the end when he withdrew Jiis
name.
The first, candidate to withdraw was
Mr. Woodard. This was at 4 o'clock
on announcement of the result of iii«>
112th ballot, and marked the begin
ning of the end of the route r. \lr.
Woodard's withdrawal was so iowod
by that of Mr. Craingcr. And after
the 110th ballot Captain Peebles with
drew. As this left tin* contest entire
ly between Mr. Cilliani and Mr.
Kitchin. the nomination was made on
the next (fhel2oth) ballot. On Ibis
ballot Mr. Cilliani received OS votes
and Mr. Kilchin 192.
'Flic nnnoiim ement of the result of
the Filial ballot, was received with
greatest enthusiasm. It came just as
the gray dawn was creeping in
through the tall windows, dimming
the electric lights and bringing out
deep lints of weariness and anxiety
on the sea of tense faces.
’Flu* night had been one of work
for the delegates and excitement for
those who were there as onlookers.
Every man of them had gone lliere
determined to win victory tor bis fav
orite candidate, and if he had failed
it had net*n no fault of bis. Through
tin* weary hours the balloting had
gone merciless on .ike a machine and
there had been no rest. Hardly a
delegate, had left the hall. Fventhe
ladies who had come to look on stay
ed till a. late hour, as if bound by
some fascination
And well they might he. ’Fo them
unaccustomed to political gatherings,
it must have been a strange sight
ibis hall crowded with yelling, en
thusiastic humanity that never show
ed sigh of weariness or failing. Now
and then, to be sure, the convention
would grow quiet and orderly as the
voting proceeded, then all of a. sud
den. seemingly without provocation,
some enthusiastic delegate would
jump to Ids feet and begin yelling
as it bereft of reason. In this per
formance In* would be immediately
joined by Ids whole delegation. On
lie other side, at the same time, the
supporters of a rival candidate would
i ise en masse and set up a counter
yell that would have made an Apache
ashamed of himself. And as they
yelled the delegates waved their hats.
umbrellas, papers, handkerchiefs
anything that they could lay their
hands on.
I doubt it a liner ( ongressional con
vention. no matter what test von ap
ply to it. lias ever been held in the
Stale. It was composed of the hest
men in this district the oldest and
one of Ihe most cultured sections of
North Carolina.
Seldom, if ever, has there been a
larger and more determined fight for
:i Congressional nomination. And
yet it was devoid of bad feeling either
among the delegates or their friends,
and filially, when it was over. they
separated with expressions of mutual
friendship and admiration and with
predictions of victory on election
day.
it was exactly 2:40 o’clock when
Mr. Woodard, on announcement of Hie
ll.'ith ballot entile upon the rostrum
to withdraw his name. After thank
ing the delegates who had supported
him. lie said: j
"I recognize Ihe fact that the am
bition ol no one man ought to stand
before the interest of the Democratic
party. Somebody must in this tight
surrender his ambition; and recantng
the fact that I have been repeatedly
honored l>y the Democratic party of
this district. I realize that if any body
should surrender their ambition in
this contest I am that man.
“In doing so. 1 want here and now.
to tender to the nominee of this con
vention my support and best endeav
or. In withdrawing I desire to as
sure you that my labors are at your
command and Dial I shall aid your
candidacy and do all in my power to
help you win a. glorious victory next
November.''
Tremendous applause marked the
conclusion of this patriotic utterance
and immediately the Kitchin and (lit
liam shout *rs began demonstrations
in behalf of their favorite candidates.
The Wilson delegation asked permis
sion to retire for consultation. When
the delegates came back they had de
cided to east their 21 votes solid for
(iilliam, and this they did to the end
of the chapter. On this ballot a 100
Wayne county divided its strength
equally between the two—(iilliam and
Kitchin. 'Flu* totals on this ballot
were: Kitchin, IN; (iilliam. 84;
Peebles. CO; CJrninger. .*2.
This vote having been announced
Mr. (irainger came forward and in a
pleasant speech, thanking his friends
for their support, withdrew his name.
This caused a renewal of the (iil
linm-Kitchin demonstration and spec
ulation was rife as to where the
votes of Lenoir and (Ireen would now
go, owing to the eagerness of the
two rival delegations to capture these
counties, that the chairman had to
threaten to adjourn the convention
before quiet- could be restored.
On the 11.*>th ballot Wilson east
her vote solid for (iilliam. (ireene
gave him 8 of her 20 and Lenoir gave
him I of her 52. Wayne east 2.3 of
her votes for Kitchin. 14 for (iilliam
and .I for Peebles. The totals now
stood: Kitchin. 128; (iilliam. 1)4 and
Peebles, OS.
On the next four bai.ots there was
no material change, tne vote stand
ing: Kitchin, 124: (iilliam. 01;
Peebles. 0.3.
'l'liis ballot having been announced,
('apt. Peebles was recognized to with
draw his name from the contest. Af
ter returning thanks to those who
luid stood by him so nobly, he said:
“I have no complaint to make for
votes that I have not received and I
want to return thanks for those that
1 did get. Had I made my candidacy
known in tins end of the district eifrl
ier. I should have secured more
strength here. Hut that can do no
good now and 1 shall be here next
time.
“In withdrawing my name permit
me to say that I shall biicMe on the
armor and when the election is over
I hope every eDmoerat in the district
will be satisfied that. I have done
my full duty."
'Flic withdrawal of ('apt. Peebles
having left the field to Kitchin and
(iilliam, a nomination on l he next bal
lot (the 120th) was assured.
The roll call began amid great ex
citement. Hertie was passed over.
Kdgeconibe gave her 2f> votes to (iil
liam. of course, and Halifax her 40
to Kitchin. (ireene gave Kiteliin 11
and (ireene S. Lenoir: Kitchin 20,
and (iilliam 2. Northampton and
Warren asked to be passed over.
Wayne: Kilchin 41, (iilliam 12. Wil
son gave (iilliam her 21.
As yet there was no nomination,
and three more counties to vote. War
ren was called. She gave her 18 votes
to Kitchin. Great applause and
shouts of approval greeted the an
nouncement, blit, still there was no
nomination.
“Northampton,” called the clerk.
For a. half minute nobody spoke,
then the leader of the delegation
arose and slowly said:
“Northampton east her 22 votes
solid so
This settled it and almost every
man in the convention arose* to bis
feel cheering like wild. It lasted
many minutes, during which there
were half a dozen motions to make
the nomination unanimous. Hut
none of these motions were recog
nized, the roll call not being com
pelled.
When quiet was restored Hertie was
called. it divided its vote: Kitchin
’<>. (iilliam 7. The total vote an
nounced was: Kitchin 192. (iilliam 98.
All*. Kiteliin was declared the nomi
ne;* and on motion of a delegate from
Edgecombe his nomination was made
unanimous. There were then calls
for a speech. He came forward and
said:
“One never feels so weak as when
he begins to feel grateful. With all
the sincerity of my heart I thank you
for this honor. I cannot now. how
ever appropriate to such a convention
it might be. say one word on national
issues. I cannot afford to turn the
mind of any man. even for a moment,
from issue on which the
prosperity and good name of this
State depends. This State can no
longer cxisl half white and half black.
There are two ways to settle this
question: One is peaeably. one is by
force. I believe we will settle it in the
first .way. and we w ill settle it right.
[Continued on Sr.-und 1 |
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2(5, 1900.
TO REGULATE THE
HOURS BE LABOR
Laws Should be Passed by
State Legislatures.
AS 10 LABOR BY CHILDREN
None Under Fourteen Should Work in
Mines and Factories.
A WORKING DAY SHOULD BE EIGHT HOURS
This in All Public Employment. Am mg Other
Things the Industrial Commission Thinks
Issuring Injunctions Against Work
ingmen Should be Discouraged.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 23. —The Industrial
Commission in Its. report to Congress on
labor legislation, recommends improved
legislation to the State Legislatures
rather than to Congress directly.
“The subject of greatest public inter
est today,” says the report, “is perhaps
that of the regulation of the hours of
labor permitted in industrial occupations
and especially in factories.”
As Congr; ss has no power to legislate
direcly in ibis matter ihe commission
recommends that a simple statute be en
acted by all the States regulating the
length of the working day for all persons
between the ages of 14 and 21 years who
work in factories.
The report says in brief:
“The employment of children below
the age of 1! should be prohibited in fac
tories. The length of the working day in
all public employment should be fixed
at eight hours. The same time should
he fixed for workmen in underground
mines except in cases of emergency. Em
ployment in mines of children less than
14 years of age and of all women and
girls should be forbidden. Congress might
well enact thsd no person under IS should
be employed ns a telegraph operator upon
railroads and that all engineers and
switchmen should submit to tin examina
tion for color blindness; also that it be
made a mi demeanor for an engineer or
switchman to be intoxicated while on
duty. A simple and liberal law regulating
the payment of labor should he adopted
by all the States, providing that all la
borers shall bo paid in cash orders with
out discount, not in goods or due bills
and that r.o compulsion, direct or indirect
should be used to make them purchase
goods at any particular store. Provisions
for the fair weighing of coal at mines
before passing over a screen should be
adopted and the miners should have the
privilege of employing a check vveighman
at their own expense. The question of
the enforcement of tl\e labor contract by
injunction or contempt in equity process
is a very difficult one. mainly made so
by the abuses which have arisen from
injunctions carelessly issued. It is sug
gested that it might be well to limit pun
ishment fur contempt to imprisonment for
a brief period, but equity courts must
not be deprived of the power to pro
tect themselves and to make their de
crees respected. The practice of award
ing blanket injunctions against all the
world, or against unnamed defendants, as
well as the practice of indirectly en
forcing the contract for personal service
by enjoining employe's from quitting work,
should be discouraged not only by popu
lar sentiment, but by intelligent judicial
opinion. Congress should adopt a con
sistent code of laws regulating all mat
ters concerning railroad employment,
such as hours of employment, limitation
of continuous runs by engineers or con
tinuous service by telegraph operators or
switchmen; the enactment of a consist
ent employer's liability code: the liability
of the employer or corporation for de
fective appliances, etc. The statutes al
ready adopted in the several States, dis
criminating as between union and non
union labor by making it a penal offense
lor an employer to exclude union labor
only, seem to the commission to be un
constitutional, being class legislation.
The statute, should apply to non-union as
well us union labor alike, if it is to he
enacted at all. The right to be em
ployed and protected without belonging
to a union should be preserved; but
every facility should be given labor to
organize if it desires, and the last vestige
of the notion that trade unions are a
criminal conspiracy should he swept
away. The use of private police detec
tives or other hired bodies of men to be
used in connection with labor troubles
has aroused considerable attention and
Congress probably has the power to en
act reasonable legislation to prevent
abuses in this direction.”
In a general way the commission re
ports that conciliation laws have been
found effective but that strict arbitra
tion machinery works well. It is recom
mended that labor bureaus or commis
sions be established in all the Slates.
Commisioners E. a. Smyth and C. J.
Harris, unite in a minority report in
which they express the opinion that it
would be both unjust and impracticable
to attempt any uniform laws regulating
labor in all the States, if labor and capi
tal are to have full development. They
say the right of private contract should
lie allowed to both laborer and employer
and therefore the limitation of hours of
labor would be fraught with danger. Com
missioner (Senator) John W. Daniel, in
a separate minority report concurs in the
spirit of the views expressed by Com
missioners Smyth and Harris.
Trite faith never goes homo empty-
handed.
• MASSACRES BY THE BOXERS
The United States Demands the Stamping Out
of the Society.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, May 2.3. —A special dispatch
from Shanghai says advices from Szueh
uun, Province of Hu Pelt, report that
“boxers” have destroyed two villages
and massacred many converts of the
French missionary stations. The general
commanding at Shi Nan Fu. it is added,
sent a regiment to the scene of the dis
turbances. The soldiers v.vie ambushed
bv ilie malcontents and lost twenty-six
men killed. Reinforcements have been
dispatched from Ichang.
VXCLE SA..I TAKES A HAND.
W; rhington, May 2.3.—The I’niteil
States Government has taken a hand in
the suppression of the “boxers”, the fa
mous Chines; .’.ocret society which is en
gaged in the massacre of native Chris
tians in China, and to which is attributed
numberless outrages upon the foreign
missionaries. United States Minister
Conger has been instructed by the State
Department to inform the Chinese Gov
ernment that the United States expects it
to properly and thoroughly stamp out
this society, and to provide proper guar
antee for the maintenance of peace and
order and the protection of the life and
property of Americans in China, and now
threatened by the operations of the
“boxers."
ON THE TRAIL GF AGUINALDO.
Major March Thinks He Has Struck it and is
Following it Up.
(By the Associated Press.)
Manila, May 25.—Major Peyton C.
March, with a battalion of the Thirty
third infantry, and Colonel Luther It.
Hare, with another part of the Thirty
third regiment, while scouting the coun
try northeast of Benguer, report that
they have struck the trail of a party of
Filipinos, traveling in the mountains, and
believe they are escorting Agulnablo.
March is continuing the pursuit across
an exceeedingly difficult country, beyond
the telegraph lines.
Sergeant Barry and four privates of
Company B. of the Twenty-seventh regi
ment have rescued the daughter of the
President of San Mateo from some la
drones who abducted her. Afterward
twelve ladroncs ambushed them, killing
the sergeant. Three privates stood off
the band, while the others secured rein
forcements. Seven ladrones were killed.
I. ateuiiti! \Y. P. Eilioit, of the United
States cruiser New Orleans, died recent
ly at Cavite, of apoplexy, resulting from
sunstroke.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND.
General Assembly of Southern Presbyterian
Church Will Raise 81.000.000.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta. Ga., May 2.3.—-The General As
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church decided tonight to raise a fund of
51.u00.00O —a Twentieth Century fund with
which to endow the educational institu
tions of the church. The Assembly will
adjourn sine die tomorrow.
Dr. E. C. Murray, of Orange. N. C..
vigorously arraigned the system of inter
national Sunday schools lessons now in
use in the Presbyterian and other
churches throughout the world.
SUSAN B ANTHONY TO THE ASSEMBLV.
Wants Presbyterian Moral Support of Women
Suffrage.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., May 2.3.—1 n the Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly at the
morning session. Stated Clerk Alexander
announced that he had on his desk "a
very elaborate communication asking this
body to extend moral support to woman
suit rage.”
The paper was from the National Wo
man Suffrage Association and was signed
by Susan B. Anthony.
A motion not to receive the communi
cation prevailed and the incident closed.
A number of reports was rfead. The
report ot the standing’committee on Sab
bath observance was read and modified
mildly.
The Committe on Narrative recom
mended that the pastoral letter be handed
down to all the churches in the Assem
bly. Adopted.
The report of the standing committee
on Bible society and that on systematic
benevolence were read and adopted. The
report of the special committee on hymn
books was adopted. •
FOR ROBBING THE PENINSULA BANK.
Two Men Arrested. One Gives His Name as E.
Hall, of Salisbury. N. C.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fredericksburg, Ya.. May 25.—Two men
suspected of the robbery of the Peninsula
Bank of Williamsburg, were arrested here
this morning by Chief of Police Roberts.
They boarded a Richmond train at I)os
well. away station between here and
Williamsburg, and were pointed out to
the police on their arrival here. They
were taken into custody after attempting
to escape. They gave their names as
David Nesbitt, of Charlestown, W. Va.,
and E. Hall, of Salisbury, X. C. They
had only a small amount of money with
them, but .a list of gatherings of various
sorts which are to take place in different
parts of the country were found on them.
Some of the Peninsula Bank employes
are on their way here to try to identify
the men.
Engineers to Meet in Norfolk.
(By The Associated Press.)
Milwaukee, Wis., May 25.—The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers today com
pleted the list of new officers by selecting
J. C. Cousins, of Norfolk, Va., as third
Grand Engineer. Norfolk. Va., was
chosen as the next convention city.
HE DOESN’T LIKE TO LET GO,
■ i
But most people think our only negro Congressman ha
had it about long enough.
WILL OPEN SOUTH
OF JOHANNESBURG
Next Great Battle Between
Briton and Boer.
SO THE FXPERTS THINK
Another. Probably the Last. Wni ± 1-
low at Laing's Nek,
THIS WILL DOUBTLESS BE THE FIERCER
Roberts at Vredeport Road, a Few Miles North
of Prospect. Hutton Near by Threatens
Boers' Right Flank. Methuen Ad
vancing Along the Vaal.
(li> the Associated Tress.)
London. May 25. Xm.tnor advance
along' tin* railroad loward Pretoria
lias brought Lord Robert's troops to
Vredeport Load, a feu idles north of
Prospect, where they arrived at noon
Thursday. Meanwhile (ieneral Me
thuen is progressing along tin*
southern baiiK of the Vaal Liver, with
the object possibly of making a dash
at Klerksdorp. when he anTves <>p
posite that railroad terminus.
(leneral Hutton's column is appar
ently in the neignborhood of Vrede
port. fifteen miles west of the rail
road. whence it threatens tin* l-Vder
als' right flank.
The best opinion is fnat the next
big engagement will be fought just
south of Johannesburg and that tin*
light, there and possibly one at
Laing’s Nek. will prove the last pitch
ed battles of the war. The latest in
dications point to the latter being the
more stubborn of the two. It is hop
ed here that (leneral Ihiller will de
lay until Lord Roberts is able to de
tach a force to seize Heidlberg and
sever railroad communication between
.Johannesburg and Laing’s Nek.
IU NTKL AT vL'ilU Ld.
Warrenton. Thursday. May 25. —Op-
erations have been pushed forward
eighty miles, one of (leneral Hunter's
1 no-ades having occupied Vryhurg
hist night.
TWO MARCHES FROM THE VAAL.
\ redefort, Thursday, May 24. The
Pritish columns sifter an unopposed
march reached the Yredcfort Rosul sit
noon today and are now only two
inarches from the Vasil River.
ROLLING TOWARD THE TRANSVAAL
Roberts' Vast Force in Motion. Movements of
Boers Enveloped in Mvstery.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, May 2.—(3:30 A. .VI., Saturday.)
The latest intelligence from Lord Rob
erts' headquarters m Vredefort Station,
tiled Thursday. 3:45 p. m., was that the
British were rapidly advancing. General
Hamilton had effected a junction with
Lord Roberts. The country in front of
them was clear of Boers to Vilpoen's
Drift. The Boers were evacuating all
their positions south of the Vaal River,
and 5,000 had already crossed to the
north bank. Probably General French’s
cavalry is already reconnoiterlng the
fords of the Vaal.
War Office observers expect that the
next dispatch from the field marshal will
be dated in sight of the Transvaal fron-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
tier. Mr. Bennett Burleigh, wiring to
the Daily Telegraph from Vredefort
Thursday evening, said Lord Roberts
would doubtless cross the Vaal River on
Saturday or Sunday.
While the British in overwhelming
force thus rapidly approaching the Trans
vaal. the movements of the Boers are
enveloped in mystery.
Every one seeking to cross the Portu
g ;csc border from the Transvaal is
searched for newspapers, and letters.
Dispatches and mail letters containing
even harmless references to the war are
suppressed; and the only news that
has emerged from the Transvaal during
the last ten days has eonie by word
of mouth.
Commandant Sehutto had been appoint
ed to defend Johannesburg: and all (lie
British subjects have been turned out.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes is at Beira, Portu
guese. East Africa. Mr. Fuller, a mem
ber of the Cape Parliament, who is
supposed to be a confidant of Mr. Rhodes,
said in the course of a speech at Cape
Town yesterday, when proposing the
health of Mr. Rhodes that the latter was
“working to consolidate South Africa from
the Zambesi to Table Bay."
EXTRADITION OF THE GAYNORS.
United States District Court Grand Jury Think
it More Important Than Neeley's.
(By the Associated Pres-.)
Augusta, Ga., May 25.—The grand jury
for the United States District Coitr' now
in session here with Judge Emory Speer
on the bench, made the following pre
sentment in reference to the celebrated
case of Green and the Gavnors whom
Judge Brown has refused to extra4lie
from New York State lor trial before the
United States Court in this district:
“We have respectfully to present that
while we approve the legislation of Con
gress for the extradition lor trial of those
charged with crime in other lands, we
yet perceive dangerous inconsistency in
its failure to enact the proposed legisla
tion for the removal from one State to
another of men indicted in their own
country for crimes committed against Us
laws. It seems commendable to extradite
those accused of postal crimes in Cuba
for trial in that country, but while tlie
greatest haste is made in expediting the
removal of American citizens for trial
before a Spanish court, it scents impossi
ble in view of the absence of the neces
sary legislation to remove men for trial
charged with crimes of the highest mag
nitude from one United States District to
another.
• We recommend to Representatives in
Congress to do all in iheir powe* lit
cause the passage of the law proposed
by the Attorney General which will have
the effect of compelling judges of the Uni
ted States Court to conform to the es
tablished practice in such matters. Surely
it is no more important to remove for
trial from New York to Cuba men who
are charged with the peculation of a
hundred thousand dollars than it is to
remove other -men from New York to
Georgia who are charged with the em
bezzlement of more than two millions
of the Government's money appropriated
for the benefit of the people of this State
and the South.”
No Cruise For Va , Naval Militia.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 23.—Notice was re
ceived at the Navy Department today
from the Adjutant General of Virginia,
that the naval tniltia of lhat State would
not be able to make Us regular annual
cruise this year on board the United
States steamer Prairie. The excuse as
signed is lhat the organization finds Us
resources fully taxed by the necessity
of manning and manoeuvring the con
verted yacht Siren, which was loaned by
the Government. The wholesale defec
tions among the naval militia are ex
pected to lead the Navy Department to
renew its efforts to secure from Con
gress legislation for the creation of a
national naval reserve* which can be re?-
lied upon.