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♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY, l ♦ For North Carolina: ♦ | RAIN. | VOL. LII. NO. 9. Leads all Month Carolina Bailies in Mews and Circulation GREENSBORO GETS THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The Vote on the First Two Ballots Was a Tie Be tween Raleigh and Greensboro. TELEGRAM FROM BOSTON SAVED THE LATTER Convention Will be Held on the 16th of July. . FULL MEETING DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Only Two Members Were Absent Without Proxy Representation. Poll Tax Payment Necessary in Or eer to Vote This Year. Greensboro gets the Democratic State Convention. It was a close fight, a warm fight, a good-notured fight, and in the end there was left no sting. The first ballot stood: Raleigh 32 Greensboro 32 And then it was decidedly interesting. The of the two cities were both Most people, who had can vassed the situation, thought Greensboro would have a majority of five. And so when the vote was a tie, both sides were surprised. After a pause a second ballot was taken and the vote stood: Raleigh 32 Greensboro 32 And it was still more interesting. Ap peals to the members of the committee •who lived in the East, who had voted for Greensboro,' were made by some of the friends of Raleigh, and the Greensboro partisans were also active. Somebody handed Secretary Pearsall a telegram. It was from Boston. What had Boston to do with the next place of meetings. It was from General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, who is now in Boston, and read: • “Boston, Mass., March 25. “I hereby appoint Mr. J. Crawford Biggs as my proxy in the meeting of the Democratic State Executive Committee. “J. S. CARR.” And that telegram saved the day for Greensboro, and cooked Raleigh’s goose. As soon as the telegram was read, some one moved that Mr. J. Crawford Biggs be allowed to vote. But this was resisted and another roll call was ordered. But before it was taken a motion was made to adjourn. The friends of Raleigh want ed time. They felt if they could get an adjournment until eight o’clock they could get the proxy of Governor Jarvis and Mr. Ed. S. Abell, newly elected mem ber of the committee from the Fourth District, and save the day. But the plan failed and the committee refused to ad journ by a vote of 36 to 28. Then Raleigh knew its cake was all dough. Mr. J. Crawford Biggs, who held Gen. Carr's proxy, is a Fifth District Derao ' rat. Durham and Guilford are in the same Congressional and Judicial Districts, in politics that usually means much. It meant everything to Greensboro. It gave it the convention, and when Durham again calls on Greensboro, it will not do so without a right to tell it to respond liberally. The final ballot was ordered and re sulted as follows: FOR GREENSBORO. W. G. Umb, of Martin, proxy held by W. B. Rodman, of Beaufort. I* V. Morrill, of Greene. D B. M elver, of Moore. Isaac \. Murchison, of Cumberland, proxy hold by J- A. Hartness, of Iredell. B. S. Royster, of Granville. J. S. Manning, of Durham, proxy held by 11. A. Fousfyee, of Durham. Reuben D. Reid, of Rockingham. J. J. Nelson, of Guilford. lit riot Clarkson, of Mecklenburg. W. H. Bernard, of New Hanover, proxy hcbl by Maj. C. M. Stedman. G. B. Patterson, of Robeson. A. S. Dockery, of Richmond. (’. W. Boshamer, of Iredell. R. T t Pickens, of Davidson. 'V. H. Williams, of Catawba. Clyde R. Hoey, of Cleveland, proxy held by A. M. Scales of Guilford. J. R. Llewellyn, of Surry. W. C. Erwin, of Burke. Walter E. Moore, of Jackson. ' W. T. Lee, of Haywood. J. C. L. Bird, of McDowell. J. V. Jordan, of Buncombe. C. B. Watson, of Forsyth. J. H. Weddington. of Meckleuburg. John S. Cunniugham, of Person, proxy b> A. L Brooks, of Guilford. R. L. Holt, of Alamance, proxy by J. S. Michaux. of Guilford. R. J. Brevard, of Mecklenburg, proxy by W. H. Williams, of Catawba. S. S. Holt, of Johnston, proxy by T. J. Lassiter, of Johnston. W B. Rodman, of Beaufort. A. D. Watts, of Iredell. H. A. London, of Chatham. John R. Webster, of Rockingham. Total 33 FOR RALEIGH. A. S. Willis, of Carteret. W. P. Roberts, of Gates. T W. Mason, of Northampton, ‘proxy by T. J. J. Long, of Northampton. M. J. Hawkins, of Warren. Nathan O'Berry, of Wayne. Thomas Daniels, of Craven. The News and Observer ♦ Dr. J. M. Faison, of Duplin, proxy by R. H. Jones, of Wake. J. R. Young, of Vance. E. C. Beddingfleld, of Wake. Paul B. Means, of Cabarrus. R. N. Hackett, of Wilkes. Theo. F. Davidson, of Buncombe, proxy by Chas. M. Busbee, of Wake. James H. Pou, of Wake. E. J. Hale, of Cumberland. Ed. Chambers Smith, of Wake. George Warburton, of Richmond. F. A- Woodard, of Wilson. C. E. Foy, of Craven, proxy held by O. H. Guion. of Craven. J. A.Lockhart, of Anson- C. C. Lyon , of Bladen- Frank S. Spruill, of Franklin. Cbrs. M. Busbee. of Wake. W. R- Allen, of Wayne. , R. R- Gotten, of Pitt- O. H. Guion, of Craven. S. A. Ashe, of Wake. A- W. Haywood, of Alamance, proxy, by James H. Pou- N. B. Broughton, of Wake. Dr. Isaac Green, of Halifax. W. M. Webb, of Carteret, proxy, by A. S. Willis. F- M. Simmons, of Wake. Total * 32 Mr. Pou, who put Raleigh in nomina tion, moved that the selection of Greens boro be made by acclamation, so it was done with good feeling all around. * 4 * The contest over the selection of the I place of meeting drew a large company |to the capitol yesterday afternoon. The j doors were opened and all Democrats 1 were admitted- A call of the roll dis- I closed that nearly every member of the | committee was present in person or by proxy. Before the night session all were present or represnted except Governor Jarvis and Judge Winborne. Senator Simmons called the meeting to order and predicted a victorious campaign, and briefly touched upon the matters of in terest to be considered. Judges M- H. Justice and Walter H. Neal resigned from the committee. In their places A. D. Watts, of Iredell, and A. S. Dockery, of Richmond, were elect ed- To .succeed the late Mr. Wiley Rush, the committee elected cx-Senator Ed S. Abell, of Johnson. A committee of three were appointed to frame a plan to fit the new Senatorial, ! Congressional and Judicial districts. The redistricting, having disarrangde the executive committees of nearly all ‘lie districts. Messrs. Pou, London and Guion were appointed. * * SELECTING THE PLACE. ' Gen. Royster moved that the time for selecting the place of the convention be made at p. m. Hon- John R. Webster moved to .select placo at once. Mr. Webster's proposition prevailed. Maj. (’has- M. Stedman opened for Greensboro and was followed by ex- Mayor Taylor and Solicitor A. L. Brooks, i They presented the claims of their town strongly. Air Taylor in the course of his remarks i*ead this invitation: “The city of Greensboro through its Board of Aldermen, the representatives ! of the Young Men’s Business Associa- I tion and the Industrial and Immigra tion Association, hereby extend to the Executive Committee of the Democratic party « cordial invitation to hold the next State Democratic Convention in said city. “In this connection we beg to call the attention of the committee to the fact | that Greensboro is perhaps as centrally | located as any city in the State of North j Carolina: that its accessibility is all that i could be desired by reason of its excep ! tional railroad facilities; that it has the most commodious and comfortable audi torium in the State; that it has com fortable hotel accommodations for two thousand guests, and that each hotel in | the city has offered to reduce its rates to delegates to the State Convention. “In extending this invitation wc wish to emphasize the fact that we have no invidious comparisons to make with any other city in the State which this ; honor, but feeling that it is indeed an j kccor to entertain the State Democratic ; < ’onvention, wo concede to others the right to strive for that which we would ! so highly appreciate; and with enmity j towards none and charity to all, we in vite you to meet with us on this occa sion. assuring you that ail that can b<> done by our people to make your stay i in our city one long to be remembered j will be done most cheerfully.” Raleigh claims and advantages were strongly presented by Messrs. James 11. Pou and Mr. A. A. Thompson, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Committee; Mr. Chas. M. Busbee, who, in easting the vote of Hon. Theo. F. Davidson for Ral : eigh. gave strong reasons against any change. Mr. R. R. Cotton, of Pitt, made a telling speech for Raleigh, and Gen. Roberts, while urging that Raleigh should give better accommodation, spoke against ! holding the convention away from tfie j Slate Capital. . < These speeches were all short and w»re pervaded by the proper spirit. Thfre , were no invidious distinctions between the RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 26. 1902. two cities. The ballotting then began with the result above noted. THE POLL TAX PROVISION. The chairman of the committee stated that a question having arisen as to whether the payment of poll-tax this year was a prerequisite to voting, he had re quested Hon. George Rountree, of Wil mington, to prepare an opinion upon tjhe question. This Mr. Rountree had done, and Mr. Simmons read the opinion. On motion, the opinion of Mr. Rountree was adopted as expressing the sense of the committee, and it was ordered promul gated, and the Democratic papers were requested to print it. IThe opinion will be found in full pn - page 5 of today’s paper.] THE NIGHT SESSION. Lpon reassembling at 8:30, the time of holding the convention was taken up and on motion of Col. W. B. Rodman. July 16th was selected as the date for holding the Convention. There was an interchange of opinion as to the best method of selecting the next United States Senator, but no ac tion was taken up to the hour or going to press. The committee is still in ses sion. MAN OF THIREEN WIVES Christian C Nelson Under Arrest at St Joseph, Missouri . (By the Associated Tress.) St. Joseph, Mo., March 25. —Christian C. Nelson, railroad contractor and horseman, alleged to have thirteen wives, is in jail here, on the charge of bigamy, having jus! been brought in from San Antonio, Texas, where he was ' ■''*s// ’' ''* t(/ : Washington Tost. Something Uncle Sam is in Danger of Overlooking. arrested a few days ago. Nelson will be tried in St. Joseph, because one of the women most active in his prosecution, was married to him in this city last Sep tember. This bride was Mrs. Mary A. Parker, of Tlattsburg, Mo. Nelson ad mits having three wives, but says the other ten are myths. He is said to be wanted for bigamy in Chicago, San Francisco, Des Moines, New York, St. Paul, Sumter, S. C., and Conway, Aik. His preliminary trial will be held here before the same justice of the peace who solemnized his marriage with Mrs. Parker in September. !one of the Thirteen. (By the Associated Press.) Des Moines, lowa, March 25. —Mrs. Dorothy Havre, residing in Lake Park, this city, claims to be one of the alleged thirteen wives of Christian C. Nelson, who is now under arrest at St. Joseph, on a charge of bigamy. Nelson wooed and won her just a year ago. She was a widow 35 years of age. She says Nelson represented to her that he was a walthy horseman, and desired to take her to his big stock farm in the East. To accom modate him she sold her home, worth $3,000, for halt' utliis sum and entrusted the money to him. He departed ostensi bly to buy a span of horses and was never again heard from. The El Cid Aground. IBy the Associated Press.) New Orleans. March 25. —The Morgan Line steamer El Cid, Captain Baker, from New York, in coming up the river this morning, ran aground near Fort St. Philipp, eighty miles below the city. A tug boat has gone to her assistance. REPUBLICANS KICK OUT RHEA FOR MOSS Moss is in Accord With the 1 Majority. TWO VOTED AGAINST HIM . 1 . Out of Forty-Three Majority His Was But Ten. SOME DECLINED TO VOTE, SOME ABSENT Mr Money Sharply Attacks in the Senate the Pending Oleomargarine Bill. Taxing One Industry to Death to' Bern fit Another, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 25. —The House to- by a majority of ten, unstated Mr. Rhea, of Kentucky, a Democrat, and sealed in his place J. McKenzie Moss, who was formerly a Democrat, but who, according to his brief, is in accord with I Republicans on the dominant issues. The Republican majority in the House is forty-three, while only two Kepubli , cans, Hamburg and Vreeland, of New Yoik, voted with the Democrats, enough Republicans remained away or declined ; to vote to reduce the majority to ten. The conclusion of the debate upon the case was rather spirited, Mr. Rhea mak ing ar. eloquent defense of his right to I the seat. After the vote the House took up the consideration of the Army Appropriation bill with the understanding that general debate should continue for ten hours. Mr. Scarborough. GS. C.), discussed the Southern election laws and Mr- Gains, (Tenn.), the Philippine situation. Mr. Rhea, in the course of his remarks, said the House was asked to vote that “the Slate of Kentucky had set its seal upon a lie.” I stand for Kentucky,” he continued, for her manhood, for the honesty of nor voters and the purity of her women and not for. the Presidency of tiiese United States cbuld I be induced to befoul the State which honored me with an election to this body.” Mr. Rhea made a severe arraignment of Mr. Moss, the contestant, charging that, although he now called himself a Republican, that two weeks before the election be had registered as a Demo crat and bad pledged himself if clecied ; to go into the Democratic caucuses. With j impassioned words he challenged the contestant or his friends to deny this statement. “If it is denied,” said he. “I | will prove him to be the poor, miserable ! creature I know him to be.” Mr. Scarborough, discussed the pio- I posed investigation of Southern clcc'-on laws, protesting earnestly against a re vival of sectional strife and bitterness. So far as the State of South Carol)' was concerned, he declared that wr election laws would stand the most rigid investigation, but the Southern people objected to an investigation by a parti san, prejudiced committee. The negro question in the South, he said, was a sociological not a political problem and the revival of sectionalism could only re sult in making its solution more difficult. Mr.. Gaines submitted some remarks relative to the necessity of maintaining a large standing army in the Philippines. He read a statement from a “prominent United States army officer who served in Cuba and the Philippines," but whose name Mr. Gaines declined to disclose, which declared that the Philippines could not be held except at the point of the bayonet unless the natives were assured that ultimately they should have inde pendence. “PROTECTION GONE MAD.” Money of Mississippi Jumps Upon the Oleomar garine Bill Four Footed (By the Associated Press.) Washington. March 25.—A sharp at tack upon the pending Oleomargarine bill was made in the Senate toAay by Mr- Money, of Mississippi Ke de nounced the measure as unconstitutional, immoral, dishone.st and unjust. He said it was a proposition to tax out of exist ence one industry for the benefit of another and was “protection gone mad ’’ On behaif of the working people of the country, he appealed to the Senate not to enact the bill into law, and declared that it it could be voted on by a secret ballot, it would not receive a dozen votes in the Senate. Mr Hansbrough, (N. IX), began an ar gument in support of the measure, but yielded the door until tomorrow. Witnesses Testifiy in the Waller Trial (By the Associated Press.) Manila, March 25.--When the trial by court martial es Major Littleton W. Waller, on the charge of executing na tives of the island of Samar without Dial, was continued today. Lieutenant, Alex ander S. Williams, of the Marine Corps, for the defense testified that undoubt edly the plan of the natives was to get all of the food for themselves. The wit ness thought that the precautions which had been taken prevented a general massacre. He described how three men attacked him. Captain Himar I- Bears, of the Marine Coips, testified to au attempt on Major Waller's life. Commander William Swift, of the United States gunboat Yorktcw'n said he thought the natives of the province of Bascv, South Samar, were treated with more trust and consideration than they were entitled to. Thru enlisted men testified that the a natives were selfish in regard to the food. When the Wright party returned they found that the inhabitants of t'apiz. North Samar, were suffering from par tial famine and Lieutenant John N. Wright, Marine, < ’orps, save orders tc supply them with all the governmental work possible and harmonized several places where there was friction between the different officials. FOUND WALKER'S GHASTLY CORPSE SWINGING IN AIR a The Negro Who Poisoned Dr. Tayloe’s Family is Lynched Near Washington. TAKES FROM THE JAIL,AT WILLIAMSTON CHARLOTTE MAN ARRESTED. D K Pope Held at Roanoke on a Telegram From Madison (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., March 25.—D. K. Pope, of Charlotte, N. C., was arrested here to day on a telegram from Madison, N. C., asking the police to arrest him and hold him for swindling. It is said that the charge against Pope is that he has been collecting contributions from postmasters under the pica that the money was for campaign purposes. Pope asserts his innocence of any wrong doing and claims that he is authorized to solicit campaign funds. He is a (lawyer and a man of fine appearance. A WOMANASSAULTED The Negro Assailant in the Hands of a Colorado Mob. (By the Associated Press.) La Junta, Colo., March 25.—Mrs. Hen rietta H. Miller, a gray-haired woman, aged 67, going from Los Angeles, Califor nia, tj l eaver, to visit relatives, was brutally assaulted in the Santa Fe Rail road yards here last night by a negro porter o na Pullman car running between Denver and La Junta. After Living the Chicago Limited train here, Mrs. Miller asked a potter whom site met on the station platform, where the Denver sleeper was. The man offer ed to conduct her to the car. After go ing with him a considerable distance, j Mrs. Miller became suspicious and start- j ed to return to the station. She was then knocked down by a blow on the ; head, and after a struggle with her as sailant was choked into insensibility, i When she regained consciousness, about an hour later, she crawled back to the station and gave an account of the as- sault and description of her ssailant. Washington H. Wallace, a Pullman car porter, who runs between Denver and this city, stopping here on each run from J !):45 at night until noon the following ' day, was arrested in the car of which he had charge. He was identified by Mrs. Miller. Bloodhounds were brought from Canyon City, and they trailed the man who accompanied Mrs. Miller, through the yards to the car in which Wallace was found. Eight assaults have occurred here in the past few months, and it is believed all were committed by one man. Mrs. Miller's condition is critical. A Lynching Certain. (By the Associated Press.) Pueblo, Colo., March 25. —A mob at Fowler, sixteen miles west of La Junta, too Wallace from Sheriff Barr, who was bringing him to Pueblo, and startel back to La Junta with him. The latter place will be reached at 7:30 o'clock and a lynching is almost certain. THEY FA FOR BUBBENDEB. Impression at Wolve Hoeck as t<j Feeling Among the Transvaalerg. (By the Associated Press.) Wolve Iloek, Orange River polony; March 25.—'(Monday.)—The train having on board Acting President Sclialkburger and his party, passed this place, on its way to Kroonstad yesterday. The Trans vaal Government officials were accom panied by Captain Marker, Lord Kitch ener’s Lide-de-camp, and five other mem- | bers of the staff of the British comman- ; der-in-chicf in South Africa. The im pression here is that the Transvaalers ' favor a general surrender of the Boer | forces. Another Suffrage Han Killed Off (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va- .March 25.—The Suf frage Conference this morning again succeeded in killing off a suffrage plan I by adopting by a vote of 36 to 25, an I amendment to have the temporary un derstanding clause cease after January Ist, 1»04. The vote was taken after a many five-minute speeches had been made. Another amendment was adopted just ! at adjournment at 2 o’clock, striking out the authority given to the Legisla ture to extend the understanding prin ciple. Hobard Defeats Davidson. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, N. C, March 25.—1 n the came between Hobard and Davidson College, Hobard won by a score of four to three. t THE WEATHER TO-DAY.J ♦ For Raleigh: | FAIR. i - ° VE CENTS >A Band of Quiet and De termined Men, DOOR! OF THE PRISON BATrEREO DOWN An Inquest is Held Over the Body and A Verdict Benderod That Walker Came to His Deith at the Hands of Parties Unknow j. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, N. C., March 25.—The body of James Walker, the negro who poisoned ' the whole family of Dr. David T. Tayloe, ! of the State Board of Medical Examiners, | was found dangling from a limb of a gum tree on the Greenville road, just outside of the town limits early this morning. A man coming to town ran into the body" which hung out over the walking path. He hastened in-to inform the au thorities. Coroner Tayloe was sum moned and he empanelled a jury who brought in a verdict that the negro came to his death by lynching at the hands of unknown parties. The order of Judge Brown that was given last week to re move the prisoner to Williamston called the negro Jim Boston. Where he work ed he was known as Jim Walker, and this is the name,he borfc in his hoQlC7~*~-*' He was about nineteen years old. When some one attempted to Use thft wires to Williamston this morn thoy found that the telegraph and telephone wires were both cut. The lynching party came from the Williamston direction, and when the body was found this morning it had not been long since the lynching : took place, as the body was not then rigid. While lynch law is not approved there I is a general sentiment among the peo -1 pie, white and colored, that the poisoner deserved death. , ■ ' At least a thousand people viewed the body before the coroner had it taken down for the inquest. * This is the first lynching that has taken ! place here since Parker waß lynched for killing General Bryan Grimes. Immediately on receipt of the above dispatch the News and Observer tele graphed its correspondent at Greenville, who wired the following reply: Greenville. N. C., March 25.—The wires to Williamston were cut and I could not get definite information. It is rumored here that a lynching party surrounded the jail there last night, battered down the doors and took the prisoner cari-ying him back near Washington, where he was swung to a limb. The movements of the lynchers were very quiet and seem to have been well planned. Story of Walker's Crime. On March 17th Dr. D. T. Tayloe, of the State Board of Medical Examiners and his entire family were poisoned from drinking coffee and hash containing ar senic put there by Jim Walker, a negro driver, who had often threatened to kill the negro nurse. When arrested rat poison, containing arsenic, was in his pocket. Quick aid saved the poisoned family, though all were seriously ill. The negro was placed in jail and con fessed that he put the poison in the coffee and in the hash gravy, but only to kill the old nurse, who had conjured him. Feeling ran high against the negro, and fears of a lynching caused his re moval to Williamston for safe keeping. ' THE SHADOW OF DEATH. A Woman Arraigned For Bhooting Within the City limits. (Special to the News and Observer.) Durham, \\ C., March 25.—1). L. Bel vin, a prominent farmer and business man of Durham county, died at hi 3 home near Bragtown Sunday. Cancer caused hIK death. He leaves a wife and seven children. Two of his sons, Leo and j Eugene, are members of the Durham \ police force. Mrs. Malinda Ohisenhall, of Stems, Granville county, died of paralysis at the home of B. F. Moore on Vickers street Monday She leaves no near relatives. Louise Allen and Sallle Hicks were ar ; raigned before the mayor Monday charged I with selling beer Sunday without license. Sallie Hicks was also charged with shoot ing within the city limits. She proved, however, that this was done in self defence, a man named Bob, being the target. Bob was women were discharged, but required to donate $lO ind city. These who ire satisfied with what they have ">n i-h Jt
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