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Lead North Cm roflMgn Dai s son or News C KITS BTF1 If Thousands join mocracy's Leader and Hear Him on "Taft and tlllLEi) FOR nil Tin PrtWnt Lieutenant Governor; of New York Is Nominated an Head of tlie Stale Ticket by the Democrat! Convention AH Kscrpt One Can didate Nominated by Acclamation Platform Arraigns the Admluistra Hon of Governor Hugtics aiul Pledges Earnest Support to tfce . National Ticket . . and Platform Judge; Alton IX. Parker, Permanent Cltairiuan, rMakcs An Addrrns, Powerfully Arraigning tlu Ucpiib- '-Mean Tarty the Mother of Trusts i lurker and Bryan Stand skte l) side. ; ' ' ' ? (By the-Associated Pre) , spoevU by William J. Iirya:f. I?n " critic, candidate for Presld ut In lira . city cn ' .Mr. Taft 9n'l HI:iSMtw1',nl wo overflow talks, formed. lh.velii'ix of( tn" eveht'.tt day In the preset campaign. Arriving bore shortly, After . oj'?lock.i and mft by thoituiiU n.' . rsens, Uemocracy'a leaden v.ts ac fA'f an ovation. Along vUi hm f i Syracuse came the new D jr. j erati. nominee for Governor -f Niw Yow'l, It wis Stuyvosant Chm'er. '. , 'Among .thrme at 'the sUtion her? to r. l h'ln was .National ;hi;rhtui. Mack, William J.- Conner; chairman or the .Democratic State Committee; Charles IV MurpnJ'," the Tarhrnany chieftain, and Daniel F. Cohalen. , On Mr. , Bryan' arrival the party was taken In an automobile to the Gtmcsee Yalley Country Club for dinner. ' V 'The principal speech tonight was in Coventlon Hall, where Ihe Democratic State convention finished Its labor -n.iuoa- ana wnicn was pacKea to tne doors tonight Mlth several thousands tarice. Mr. Bryan wa accorded a - Kreat demonstration by his audience, antonff rwhom tvtre the Democratic . leaders of the State and most of thfr , delegates : to the convention. Mr. Bryan said In part: yiv. llryan Mpakm. "Mr. Taft con teases that his argu ments are not convincing when heat v tempts . to in trod uce scares ' and ' to threaten the . public with dire disas ter' if he Is not elected. A thrrat U always an' admission that : argument and - persuasion, have not been 'ef f ective. Measured by thi tet.t, Mr. Taft has.already abandoned hope of tujitiuvniK 'Uiv - jjuuiiv. ui mp liKiiir-: ousness of hU position. - .. v i . J 'tn the labor qucKttoiisic declarer that our dmndM for a trial by Jury In cnsef of Intllnxt fontempt Is tfie moKt 'Insldioux attack upon the 'Judf . clal system In te history of tlx- country. According to Mr. Taft It would icry much Impair tliC admin - Wratlon of Jwstk". He ceniH tcr for- onkrM wan endorsrit hv the Pnitcd SI a tew Senate twelve year aeo, and tliat It wa.4 r supported by xo.cn J lc lnbIUans mn Senator Sherman, of Ohio: Senator Allison, of Imva: Sena tot Hale, of Maine: Senator Jlauicv. . f! Coiinottlcnt; Senator 3IorritI. of Vermont, and Senator Knute- Nelson, of Minnesota.' It Is not attacklnz the urts to, remove abuses that have grown up under existlnz rnetltfjdM "of prtKxilnre. TJie erlndnal Judcc loe - net feel that-lilt dignity I awalled wlien tlic moused 1 siven, a trial by . jnry tlie cotiimon law Jnde dties not tvl tliat It In n irtleethm on' Itlin for a. Mrt j1o a suit to In-Ut upon trial byljury; vhy 4wnld.ltecin mi li an unlawful thins for a jury trial to be . ffrLiited in a case of Indirect con tempt? "fhe Democratic ' purty Is the de fender of the Judiciary, and the beat Wayt tpdefend it Is to remove abuses whlcK are likely o create A prejudice against a court in tne minds of thoac who feci that Injustice jlone them., . Taft on Ilanfc Deposit Guarantee. '. "In discussing the guaranty of bank deposits Mr. Taft betrays that same tendency to- substitute , gloomy fore - bodinKB for reaso nand argument,. Me says: If th proposals werendopted exactly as.- the Democratic platform Buggt'Sts, it would bring the whole . banking system of the country down In ruin. ' v . - Tliere arc fifteen; million denowl ton In the Valted States, and they are alniiy asftureu inat tne nankin yx- tern can only be tutfe wtien tlie dciKusl torn are Insecure Jluxt to secure tlie ' iletwsitors would make banklnz inse cure, TIiIh logic may satisfy the big " ftiincier from wlwm lie ImM drawn ills argument, but It will not satisfy the mUUoiw wltoM deposit make - liankJnfr profitable. H tlieorr la titat a' ICtiaraiitee fund would Invite care- , Icmmimw tntc i overlook tlie lact tliat I, mutual reionslblIlty oil tlie part of the ba nk woukl compel n stricter mi- ler Inlfm and a better, regulation. The banking fraternity ought, to resent tlie reflection which, lie cast uiion Individ ual bankerK when he axHuines that there would" bo enough dishonest banker to ruin tlie Uoneftt ohm. ; ' ivouhl not be guilty of thus slaudcting we uanwfM oi me t.-ouniry. and I n-ani Mr. Taft that tin refusal of tliehanta to trust each otlier It apt to lesHcn the confidence the (lepotdtors hare in tlie 1 "Air. Taft argues that. It would he ESTATE in Ovation to De- His Scares" Impossible to devise a successful guar anty system. ; He quotes Mr. Knox, former comptroller, of the currency, as an authority against the guaranty plan,! and yet Mr, Knox declares that the same plan once tried unsuccess fully In New York was introduced Into Vermont with better safeguards ami that the law not only proved ostif factory In "Its operation., but 'raised the standard of banking throughout the State.' -.--..:":, ; y: The lMan? Trletl In, Oklahoma. . .In Oklafc&ma Hhe plan has been put Into operation and it has resulted in the best regulation of banks thai any State has yet attempted. j - "It Is hardly ne-MKary to notice the argument upon .Mr. Taft lays moMt tres. namely that KMcuIator would take advantage of the )-Htrni. Specn lators have taken advantage of the lrtfent xytem. . i , , "The depositor, knows that the Fed eral . government ' requires security when It deposits In National bankr.j; he knows that the State, the county and clt ydemand security when thej deposit In banks; he knows that the fraternal orders demand security, and he is beginning to ask why he alon Is left unprotected in case a bank fall ure and the question, will be asked with more and more emphasis until . (Continued on Pag Four.y HELP TO SOLVE THE PUZIE Six ImportintViincsscs Unearth ed for Ruslin Murder. . . , Mystery ' County Attorney English Their TeMthnony Will Materially Help" to a Solution of tlie Puzile- Tlie Ite volvcr Has Not Yet Been Found. (By the Associated Pfesa.) Omaha, Neb., Sept. 10. County "At torney English, who. with the aid ol the police department. Is investigating! the mystery of the death of, Dr. Fred-; erlck T. Rustin, reports" that he has unearthed six Important ' witnesses1 whose testimony has not yet become public. He saya their testimony will materially help. In the solution of the puzzle. : ' Th mvstery of the alleged disap pearance of Dr. Kustln's nat and . Its later elng found hanging in the hall way of his home was explained to the county attorney by a neighbor Wo man, who says she picked up the, ha on the morning iof the tragedy and hung it where found. - The search for the, revolver with which Dr. -Itustln is supposed to .have been kilfed, is being . proweuted with the utmost care.; So , far es known no trace of the j weapon has been found. - . - . .i ' " An attorney employed by certain interests connected with the Itustln case, saysLhe has c1dence to be dis closed 4ater, tending to show that Dr. Itustln belonged , to a suicide clutv tne members of : whleh, . the attorney arguos, had met in the resorts where Dr. llustln first encountered Mrs. Abbie Bice," who revealed In her testi mony ' at - the coroner's ' inquest the story of the death pact Into which she and the doctor had entered. J. If. Mcintosh, agency attorney for the New York; Life insurance Com pany; -of New York, a brother-in-law of Dr. - Kustln. who was In ' Europe when the, tragedy occurred, has re turned to this 'country in response .to a telegram and wttl come to Omaha to assume; general direction for the family of the procedure to obtain the Insurance tne: doctor left, - trhleh Is aid to have amounted to $75,00. One company has already announced Its readiness to turn over 122.500.. the full amount he" carried. V ' IHFFEnEACKS SKTTLK1. AatoinoWIe Club of tiiM-rio and IIrs American Automobile AsstMlation to I'ull Toseluer. ' (By the Awo'iated Press -New York. Bept. 16. The differ ences between the. automobile Club of America and the American Auto mobile: A -soclation, the. two foremost automobillng organizations in Amer lea, have been settled, and the ' two lKdies will co-operate In working fof the success or both the Vandrbilt cup race and the grand prize races an nounced by the Automotdlc Club of America to be held at Savannah. Oa. This announcmnt was made to night by authorized representatives of the two organizations, following a merles of ' conferences held to consider Me dis?)Utes.whlchhad arisen be tween them' over the rules Tor, the vanuerbirt cup race and the control of motor racing. The - committees rerireSenting the two bodies tina'.ly reached a conelu ston, which has been satisfied by" the board of governors of the Automobile Club of America and by the execu tive committee of , the, American Au tomOblle Assoelatloft, " . The understanding arrived at dis poses or the controversy and estab liRhrs friendly relations. " HI OF THE SKY Unanswerable ; Arraign- : ment of Republicans Hie Pure (.oih'I of Ik'inocracy Is Prcachcil With Power by Hon. ijt. I. Aycoek aiul Hie Next fvenior, to a l:trgr' and. KnthiIastle Audi Vine l HciHlcrHm Capital Mr. Kit luit Says He Is Flmlfiig llxiry KiHTuuragcmeiit, . j (Special to News and Observer.)! : ItenacrsonyHlc,. N. C, Sipt..' 16f Hon. - V.,- Wi Kitchin. Democratic nominee,, for governor, and Senator II. K.j Aycock, nominee for Corpoiatfe Commissioner, addressed 1 the peopk- ol Henaerson'"; county today " at vn. court house, and. in two tine speeches. most ably uiscusseu tne hiate unu na tional issues of i the "present campaign. ihe court nouse was) lull of people, of i course. ' . . . The uay was fine clear.: cool - and tracing and to the Inspiring music foi the llendersonx ll'e bund, tne propt poured into the big building until l it ivtis jammed lull. It was u hut rt-Jbute to these gentlemen, moro es- peeially to Mr. Kiicbtn, ami must haK'C convinced lilm that in truth; as h. saut in his speeth, he Is the nominka oi the pople Eust and West. ' , Mr. Kitchin wuS grt'eted with storm Of cheers when faced the great audience. He "was frequently interrupted by npplaiue andi held the absolute Attention of every one to thi end of his speech. He said he was finding every encouragement In - hit campaign, which as a patriotic do zen hf had a right to expect from the patriotic citizen of this State, j Mr. Kltchln'M Addrejw. y Mr. Kltehln said In part: , ( "Before 'we purtfled the Republi can party 'by eliminating the hlggi vote, a erowu oi ; mggcra - went tc. Brown's Summit to hear Tom ftettU- and meih -'a- Joint: 4lebatu After- wards, some one asked an old daYJce!) who had listened attentively to thv speeches, who had the best of the .ar-v j'ument, and he replied: 'Mr. Kltchlin surely did clean - up Mr; Settle, 'but. with a, wide grin, which showed even glistening Ivory In his head, 'but, lawk mas.y. chile, he done had- tm bestest side of the argument.' f "So It I-with the. Democratic party It Certainly has the best side of thi argument, and to you ltepubncaii' present I want to say you shall know the truth, and -It shall make-yon free. rhe: average. Republican I Is ashamek of what his party has done In this "State, ancl not one of them goes befo. J, . and oromlses to alve them the, name administration that' thejy have In the past been guilty of. j "Would you nut nigger on your M'hool board again? Would you have nigger magistrates or nigger f msta Wf? ' Tlie ltepoblk-ans are aslianml to attack tlie Constitutional amend ment as they did eight years ago. but woukl beat the jderll around tlie biLsh by means of Itepubllcan registrars anja in tins waj vvmild let the nigger vote.:' . : - ..f..- . ., : ; L"The IU publicans - liellete.", tlie speaker said. In prliw lples which art absolutely wrong and for. this reasca tlicy; cannot conduct the pctple's busi. nchH: lMmcHtly. . Tlo people in tin- Itepubllcan party k nut control tluif own party. For .Instance, there h TvitU w ho lias never" bert jetted or nominated , by ti lccpie . for' any , office In hit life.; He lias always been appointed. He Is always lofikinff op 'but If you Mailt a mail to have a due regard for tlie people h-t Uim lok to tliem for repnwif or commendation, if Taff slwuld Ik electctl ' and Itoosevell should go oti on African bear hum, wliat will tlce. cnuntry do while licile away? Taft Is the choice of nooseveif, out pot of we American icopic. . "In this State lialf a dozen Feleral pfflce-lioltlers agreetl amongst them selves to nominate Cox for tovemor, and iIm-ii tin machine; rolle,! ovei llrltt. Uuncy and the others - and ma Hbcd them flat as nan cakes, and the Republican people said Amen, It's alright. Anything. you want ult us.' You average Republican voters nave uothliig to do but vote; you do Mt control your on u party. "It's different wUhl us. We. always fight It out In the convention. Bry. an's nomination Is tho result of ;the univlded and devoted support, of ithe people. . :.. - ' . Tlie Xtnv York W'orWl clutrgc that Andrew Car neie gave 8250.000 to: e- cure tlie nomination of Taft. 1 " 1 "WIicu 1 won mniiliiled for liOier nor of Uiis .Slatf If tviw by the flihlrc of. tlst people, and not by a few. Fed eral officeholders. . J, HeptiiIIcan tmve hd but one! ar gument and tliat -la Democrat create nunlc ami Itenublleans crvntn prosper ity. 'About tlie only words they hare to ttfly Is 'panic, panic, iranlc.' lint littlei less than twelve months ago the Renublicaii party woke un in i the niMlKt of a pa !, which they could not attribute t tm Indoioticc of man or the act of Cod. for evert wins! of In dustry was humming and the crops were nir- huim anunuaiit. : ' "Now there are 3H).OiM) men out of work. This f a Republican panic. Tlicre are Itepubllcan soup : houses oiienj and It's h heap sight Worse! soup 1 1 uiii w iuiuit ieeiana. I . "They lutve been In absolute control of tlu government for twelve lyear and now tle Ilcftibli-Hii party must idtoiildcr the rexiHiiislbillty of a -panic which they eltlx-r couM or would not a von. ' : ' : i "The Republicans tnv this U 'not a pante'. but a .'financial disturbance, but hev have made their own bfed and must lie on it. or the American ; (fontlnued on Page f?ix.)j Hill F0 IT Each Dolfar From North Carolina is a Soldier Fighting for Bryan and Kern's Elec tion , The way two" men In North Carol! na aregolng forward in the raising of monir for the Bryan-Kern cam palgn fund la an Incentive to other Democrats to do likewise. -1 ? -The letter which ' will be found In this column signed "From a-Working Woman" and enclosing one dollars for the Pryan-Kern: fund should 1k an inspiration to the men and , wo men ami children of the. State. ( - Doubles His Subscription. Yesterday former State ; Hen'ator Howard A. Foushee; of Durham, was In the city. . Mr. fushce had pre viously contribb ted tlo.00 to the Bryan-Kern fund but he doubled that yesterday by giving J10.0O more and. said, "I hope that North Carolina will continue to how.an'lncreaaWg Inter est In the election of Bryan and Kern by adding to the . campaign fund. This State should send at least $3,00u. ! (Continued on Page Fix. ) III DOTH IIEI1PIIEPES The Wright Brothers flow Hold Wilbur Wright Makes . Flights lu .France, Eclipsing t "AHj Knropean Itrcortls Jor Sustainetl I Aeroplane Flight-In tlio Air Over 3 3Itnutes. (By the Assoctoted Press.) -le Mans. el?pt. On the field'. of Auvours this morning, Wilbur Wright, ihe aeroplanlst - of Dayton..' Ohio, eclipsed all European records for sus tained aeroplane night, die remained In th air for 39 minutea and 1$ nt-5 second. This rives the Wright brothers the records for both hemis pheres. .;;.;:;-v,. Mr. right circled over the field at an average height or forty-five reet. He turned and twisted In every direc tion and his complete mastery of the aeroplane aroused great enthusiasm among the spectators. It is estimated that he covered twenty-six 'miles. : M. Uollee, president of the Aero Club oi the Sarthe. was : the orfteia! timer. Upon alighting, . Mr. Wright said he could have remained in th air longer had not the gasoline become ex hausted. ' : i!- ' - '. Mr. Wright' has notified the Aero Club that he will compete on Friday for the elub'a prize of $l,O0K for .the longest flight oyer an enctosctd ground. He will compete at) the same time also for the Mlcheti 14,000 cup fof the greatest distance covered by an aero plane in 1908. K , BIG MFETJXtt PLAXNKIl Irlmltl?e naptJt Association to Meet at Itoky Slownt. f (Special to News and "Observer.). Rocky Mount. N. C, Sept.. 1. One of the largest Primitive Bantist meet ings that have been held In this section In several --years,! is being planned, to beheld In this city beginning Octo- ler. 4th. Kankerbo rrlmittve Baptist "Association will meet with the Primi tive Baptist church .here for a three days session. There will . be delega tions from over forty-five churches who are members,; of the association, and five, thousand persons are expect ed to.bo present. i . , ProfcsHor IVnnlngton Siieaks. ..(Special to News and Observer.) - Kinston. N. C. Sent. 16. Last night at the opening' of Christian Industrial College, Profeswir Pennington waa the main speaker. His power as an orator and word-pointer was i vivid in-his fa mous lecture "immortality, or the Star tf pettilehem." At the cdnelusion of the discourses every persob In th audience - rsr with one accord at tha climax of his eloquence. I..::.:;:-: j i GUILD GRQUriD la ' PIECES Little Son of J. D. McRainey, of i Parktcn, Killed iri His Fath-" er's Cotton Gin v (Special to:News and -Observer.) , . Fayettevllle, N. C. Sent 16. Near Parkton yesterday, Luther McRainey, the five-year-old son of Mr. J. D. Mc Rainey. a .prominent farmer. - was killed by falling Into his father's cot ton gin. The little boy. who had been playing in the gin bouse,, was ground to pieces by the machinery. ' It usually is the man Who cannot find God In -nature who tries to tell us all about the nature of God.- iOIOISTRilTIOriS Gov. Glenn on Aycock and Russejl Regimes ' Al the Capital of Old Lincoln the State's Chief Executive Makes a Powerful Speech to An Attentive and Aiiprctlatlvo-Audience, show HS tTi Itmllcal Mbruk lu Its True Llglit the Tarlft lHsctrsctl. , - (Hpeclal to News and Observer. ' i Lincoln ton. NV C. Sept.-1 6.--Gover-nor R. B .Glenn! delivered ar splendid cjtmpalgn speech In tho court house here today to a, large land; enthusiastic crowd. A number of ladies graced the puDiuan leaders of the county heard the Governor with seeming Interest. After an able discussion i of national Issues, In which the- speaker scored the Republicans on the tariff issue, he turned to the State issues and made a letting ' - comparison ' of ; Republican rule under Governor Russell and Dem ocratic rul under. Governor' Aycock and; the present administration. A large number of farmers came in to hear the aovernor,i6lthough It Is a very busy, time ; with them just now. Everybody present waa very much Im pressed with the speech and consider able enthusiasm wa aroused among the. Democrats, s The : Governor 'told several jokes which Illustrated Well his points and elicited much applause and laughter. He made a number of home ly illustrations of . the, action of the present high Republican tariff, which seemed to appeal strongly; to the far mers presenL - , While the Democrats of Lincoln county have not really waked up for the county campaign as! yet, being busy getting In their crops. Governor Glenn's soeech will do much to start the ball rolling and a good Democratic muJortty can e" counted on from old Lincoln In November. The Governor left on. the afternoon train for Mon roe, where he wilt peak tomorrow. CifirFJlXOIl IJLEXX ix oAsTox Makes Powerful Speerfi: for Democ racy at DaUas. : - (Special to News and Observer.) Dallas. N. C., " Sept. 1 6. Governor R. B. Glenn spoke to a packed court room here yesterday. Th Governor was at hi best and mingled success fully human Interest and sound Demo cratic doctrine. ' V ' The sneech waa logical I ana easny understood by everyone present The two presidential candidatea were ttis- cuised. Bryan was shown tq n tn su perior to Taft. as r man ana from a political standpoint. Taft was, shown to be entangled with the trust and pre datory wealth. Bryan was shown to be far from such Influence and the repre tentative of the American people ana their Interests of all legitimate busi ness and of th common people, Taft the representative of the corporation and trust. - - i The Governor then i went into tne dtscusigjr of the two national. plat- formes and oiseussea ine larut. irus and other issues. He then came, to st Ate issues and compared tne .- two gubernatorial candidate. KltchUi. the nominee of tne people,, ana sutnumg for their -interest. Cox. representing the corporations ard trustsi He discussed me inn or vo iBimi'i he testified against the; reduction of freight TP tea and against the Interest of the peoIe of the Btaie. The Dem ocratic and Itenubllean State v plat form was analysed much ti the favot of the Democratle .position The - dj ministration of Hussell was compared with the administration of Aycock and himself, showing the efficiency tf Democratic rule and ,tne inemciency of ReoubMcan mia-rule.i f . SALK OF MI LI 'CONFlB3tKI. i - . , t ' , Judge Long Renders Decision In Case of Eugenia and Clark Mills at Jones boro .lonesboro ' Sast a nd III Intl Factory Starts Vp Again. , ' ' (Special, td News and Observer.) Jonesboro, N. C. Sept 16. Judge fong confirmed the ! sale Of tne Eugenia ana ciarK M i g.. w. mm place yesterday, t The ease ,was heard before him last Week In Rockingham,; Richmond counts, and hts- decision was reservea until mis weea. i tikeiv these mills will berln operating soon.1 which means much to the mer-fiU cnanis oi ima pmt--. ncw juhib nut into the hands of aceiver? about the middle of March afij were held at public auction the fourth or August. - , - . , .. 4 4sa JS Tne jonesooro rsam anu uiinu r m- tory, which has been shutf flown ior the pgst sixty or nineui uays ana jn the hands of a receiver, ha started its wheels rolling again; This la one of the best factories in the State and is not only doing work'for this Imme diate section; but la sending its mate rial all over the North ana? Boutn. llltf CHOW 0 CAPTJrATEI) I tod. Walter Murphy Delivers a Strong f Audre at Jioreiieau i-iiy. (Special to News and i Observer.) V MoeHesd Cyt N. C. i Sept.- 16. Hon. Walter Murphy addressed one of th larrest gatherings ever assembled in Mofenead City tonight. The city hall was crowded and the large crowd was captivated by rtho splendid ; argument he made. The effect of this speech will do untold good In this county. - S'tatesvllle .fradel Sliools Open. Statesvllle, N- C. Seit4l. The Statesvllle graded schools, Prof. D. Matt. Thompson. : superintendent ooened ' yesterday .. and '& swarm of children were present for. ith open ing. "While the enrollment was not completed more than BOO were in tendance today .and yesterday. - 11 Governor Aycock Strikes a Death JL ' ' J ! 1 . Blow to North CaroUria Republicahisn - i school building ond grounds have been greatly imporved during the past um mer ajad the school opens with every thing In trim, for a successful session Practically oil of the new addition to the school building, which was built last year, la now In use and still th. building fsi. hardly large enough , to take care of the largo number of chll drcn- , 1 . - ; , ; :-?-' '-.;jS . - j ' .-' .... -. i ---.si- ' " i'l, c. Idpwmked r Crew saved. , : - By the Associated Press.) ' Rotcrdami: Sept. 16. The British steamer Manchester ' Spinner which arrived here-" the 14th. from Pensacoia and Norfoyd landed the crew of the British bafkentine Grenada from CamplKsllton; N. B..' for New York, before , reported abandoned August 51st, In latitude 40. longitude 61. Charities Associated Hot ky Moant ( Special to News and Observer.) Rocky MuUnt. N. C. Sept 16. At a recent meeting of the Pastors' Anon elation, composed of the preachers of the various churches of the city, an association was perfected fcr the handling of tho' charities of the city through one! head, instead of by the various, churches. The association , Is composed of; the castor and two mem. Ijera of each church. : : Connecticut D:rr.cortUo Ccr.vcn! lion I16mini:!:3 Jud:3 RCwCrt- son fcr Gcvcrr.ir Thomas M. Waller lite Choice of Nearly Kvery Delegrate, But Ho Found It Impossible - to Accept tho . Nomination and Had the Convention Xante Robertson; i - (By t&e Associated Press.) ' , " Hartford, Conn., Sept. 16. In many ways the Democratic State convention Which today placed In the field a State ticket and a nominee for representa tive at large In Congress, was unique in the annals of : gatherings of dele gates representative . of a -'political party In Connecticut. , It was a con vention In which former Thomas M. Waller, was Ithe choice of nearly every delegate for governor, but who found it a physical impossibility to respond to the call f the party. Ila made the delegates ratify the name of Judge A. Heaton Robertson, of New llaven, for governor. Rollln y. TyVer was nomi nated for lieutenant-governor; Chris topher Avery was named tor congress man at large; r The platform adopted Is a lengthy document ? Fifteen - of . Its sixteen planks are given up to State Issues. MftniQDIST OltPJUXAGE. Superintendent Dctwller Thinka $?50, 'Will ne Xccdctl to Dalld It. v - - -- -. - ; ' I ' - Wlhston-Salem. X.' C. Sept 16. Rev. Dr. George H. Detwller. of Hreensboro, temporary superintendent of the. projected Methodist Orphan age, W'hlch will, when completed, oc cupy a beautiful tract of land north West of this I city, who has been here in conference' with leading Methodists, says that szco.ooo will be neeoea to establish thel institution on a fitting basis. ' I-- ' ' , ' The preparatory work: on the site nits uirvn wjuait urwii-ii.re Bel ting the grounds an readiness and the buildings will be started next spring. The plans for a vmaln building of brick and ten large brick cottages .to. cost . 1 4.Q0O each. In the - main structure Wllfi be the olfico "and clas rooms, while! sleepime. Quarters , will be- in the cotcigrs. ; pr, Detwiler be- caDaciy ieves the institution wll! be taxed to immediately upon Its opening. o numerous are the orphans in Western North Carolina Who need homes such as it will afford. As soon asl the Methodist Confer ence ronvenea; a financial agent will bo appointed to travel throughout the State oHdtfnfci additional funds to those already provided for the project. 3II1S. GILIIAM IS EXTXIKlItSC Wife of Major W. JL Graham CrlUcafly III Hope pf .Recovery Abandoned. Special to News and -Observer.) Charlotte. Ni C. Sent 16. The con dition of Mrs. Graham, wife of Maior William A. Graham, of Lincoln coun ty, is unchanged and all hopes of bar recovery have practically ..been aband oned.' Mrs. Graham, who' waa stricken with paralysis several days ago. Is at tho home of Dr. George V., Graham. of this city. The Immediate family has been summoned, to the bedside. including Mr. William A. Graham, of Raleigh; Mrs4 Huff, of Brooklyn, a daughter, is delayed at her home o account of illness in her family. - Miss Alma Sutton Dead. Tji Gran ire.- XN. C Rent 1R LlTNs Alma Sutton, a. daughter of Richard Sutton, of Jason.; Greene county, died t this morning. She. was about 16 yest-s of age and had been :afflleted with eot:umiiton fox several months. UNIQUE III i ' . 8sJ Lnya Bare tho Hypocrisy of 'the lie-' publit-ans :of Northj Carolina In a Masurly itpical loj.tlic Voters of Johnston Comity lsioses the R - publican ' Platfornt ; to ' Ridicule 'Tlic People. Do Not Chansd Their r :'PolIclcsj 4 Without Reason" Not b -4 r' ln's In tho History of the State Dur- . Inflt the Past Four Years Tliat Klther pemamls or Justifies1 a Change Ty- ... ward flic Ilepubllcans Tlie Pcopb Arc. Xot JLoolln; I'dr Another Re publican Period) of Bad Government to I Jo Folio wl by Another Revolu tion, Covering Over the'Mlsdeeds of . Ilcpnbllcan Misrule Willi the Blood -of Ignorant Followers It-asou-i WUT tho DeniocnRIc Majority of aooa WUI ius liKrcascd Tlie In-. porta ncc ct Uclns a Democrat ln-ptiaslzed.- ; t Smithfleld. ' N. C. BetU 15.--De- mocracy was triumphant In Johnftoa : ihn ITllFIELD SPEECH IIII3 county- 4oday, and her matchless .'ad-f;.1: vocate, ex-Governor Charfea; B. Av- v cock, was r heard by; two thb- ' and men from every section ' of tlu county. It was A great day. for John- :'.' ston. and . for Democracy. As if in spired, for nearly two hours Governor Aycock expounded the fundamental. Democratic policies, at (he snmc tiro--mercilessly expoEln; and elrlkinj; tb hypocrisy ; of North Carolina - Repub- v Ucanlsm.f He spoke for nearly an hou,r In burnlngworda on tlio situa tion in this State, , devoting Jhe re mainder of the epeech to a powerful exposition of the Democratic National platform, contrasting It with the trust-JS flavored declarations of the National . Republican. Several j distinguished s lawj'ers from other cl!( a who heard Governor-Aycock declared his speech to be pot only the utterance i of .i statesman, but one of the finest mas- v terilecea of North Carolina political oratory. . '. v I Two years ngo disaffection In John-1 stoa county, caused by ioeal. troublei, reached its high water-mark. Since that time- the Democrats have been regahilng their formef strength grad ully. and It is believed that Gover- no As cock's speech today ha. mal' the restoration complete. There Is -perhaps no county in the Stateth;u ' haa been so deeply insulted by Fed eral agents as Johnston, and the peo ple of the county long au ceased to look, for atTthing save treachery and betrayal among the Republicans. Gov ernor Aycock - in his speech spoke" of the Republican spy system, in . this , , coOnty. referring to tne chamefpl ar- , rest of deuent jmen. of Federal agents being "sent Into the ceunty tot : lure men into traps, catching , fifteen or twenty at one time, and jorcing thm to pay In one day fines aggregating "... $3,200. lie spoke of one man having been arrested "fof; that new-fangled disease. Judge Purneli invented. No-, body," he declared, "knows what It .if.' and in my opinion no such thing ex- -1st. , It is called peona sre." i Hon. Edward W. lou.- Congresn man ffront this dlsrrfct,Tstated that the Democratic majority Would notje less than 700". lion. Clarence Rich-' ardsoo; the1 cotnlty chairman, aatd that he believed the Democratic majority would be at least 1,000, and probably more. -ia .- ; The Democrats - hare nominated - x . very able and popular ticket while the ticket of the Republicans in this coun ty is acknowledged even by' many R-r , . publicans to be hopelessly weak. Tit" countymen are f allyiug- around Chair- , , man .Richardson and from today fortli ' one, ot . the most earnest campaigns , evef teen In Johnston county, will bo Wacfcd. ' . -" : :.- -V;;.' Early this mornlns; the crowds be gan to fill, the town, and 'soon twioo th number, of usual court" visitors, were here. Governor Aycock spoke In the court-house, beginning after' on o'clock., . Music W-aa furnished byth Seima band, a remarkably clef er Rn l capable agjfecatlori of musleJaiis who have beeri organized only thfei- Week-. They added greatly pa the ; i rdrution -of the tremendous audience that greet ed Governor Aycock.1 i ;. . , As Governor Aycock ehler-d : t court-house the Selma band -struck op the inspiring art of "Dixie," mnd amid 1 tho ; cheering of'tw6 thousah! voir-t the perlc$ Carolinian ascended the speaker's stand. . It wa itpemarked- -tliat in llfl$, when Johntorj was th , banner Democartia" eoufiti. "Governor Aycock 'spoke here and'V band ' played "Dixie." Mr. RlchArson. th . county chairman stated thafc the pre-' ent campaign;! is the ' greatest ver waged In the State; crowned D tnfM'racy battling ffor i the i ultimai ljry of absolute aseen-ncy in North ' Carolina. Johnston i county, he de- 'larf-d would give the largest major- . , tty fo IHmocracy-ln r.r grat historv. lit- Introduced Mayor K. J. Holt, who !rented North Carolina's ; great de Ceii'kT . of People's 'RlghtS, L ex-Gov t rnor Aycock. - ; . - air. Holt stated that Question of trj mepdous Imi"' t .vere Involved in . ie nr'esent campfti- .1. foremost amoji : Viem being thlsf ' '."Fhftll the peopld . V i r v. 'A; 1.