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A&CfclVlUJ, "n.t r- r i w-Ls"t i i , i i ; .. ill a, -x r m. v t - j i t jbv -.yx t i r ex Th Wither ; Fan data concerning the wlbtr will be tound today On I'M Tea. . VOLCL "WO. 142, YOULD EXPUNGE REFLECTING ON ABERNETHY Legislative Investigating Committee in Carter- ADernetny vase rues rinamgs ana rec ommendations With Governor. NOTHING IN CHARGES ' OF IMMORALITY Committee Finds Judge Carter v Acted Harshly and Dictato- rially Upon Occasions, and Used Intemperate Language. No Act of Corruption Was ' Found; Solicitor, Abernethy Adjudged in Contempt But Was Superindued By Action and Conduct of Judge Carter That wich .parts of the record of Craven county court reflecting upon . th official conduct r'pflvat charac ter of fjollctter Chart V. Abernethy b expunged. It such can be done by the exercise, of -constitutional author ity, and. that ' no further action be taken in referenoe to House reeolu- ttons under which the ' committee- worked, were the essential recom mendations , of -the CaTter-Abernethy Investigating Commute -fired In the office of OoTwnor Lock; Crate; yes terday afternoon at tour o'clock. The charges of Immorality .against Judge Frank' Carter arc in no wise -sustained, according to the report, but It Is 'Judged that rumors were of sufficient persistence and general enough to warrant an Investigation.' The com mlttee trusts that these rumors are now set at rest" are the words of the report.' On the other hand' the find ings read: "The evidence shows and the committee Unas that Judge Carter acted harshly and arbitrarily' an un wisely exercised his Judicial discre tion.'' and also that "he lost hla tem per and used Intemperate language.' during .his conduct on the bench. "But in a instance did be act cer rupt'y." 4a eoaaauluee, adds. At the ame .tlmithcommlttee found So licitor Abernethy In contempt but J udg Carter was responsible. The report of the committee con sists of thirty-seven typewritten pages and goes Into each of the charges ful ly and completely, outlining the find ings concerning those charges. In this, the committee fully discharged Its duties under the Isw, but the last chapter in the celebrated case is yet to be written: that being the actual expunging of the ecorda In this part of the report the committee em phasises, "constitutional authority." It sppears that there Is difference of opinion as .to how to proceed under this. The question lies between the courts and the legislature. It has been advised- however- that under the law the records may We expunged by the Judge holding court In the dis trict after a service of summons on Judge Frank Carter to show cause why said records should not be ex punged. Committee Proeeedlnga, The Legislative Committee con sisting of Chairman R. A. Doughton. II. P. Grier, R. 8. Hutchinson. J. C. M. Vaan. W. P. Btacy, L. H. Allred. and K. A. Dunning held a flrst meet nig in Raleigh on March It. For three days the committee was In ses sion In Raleigh anjl then followed a three day session In New Bern, and two more days In Raleigh.--On all occasions - witnesses -were -examined -end the public hearings-were- had. The last day. Marc a St, .waa gives .over to the arguments by attorneys. Judge Frank Carter waa present and Solicitor Abernethy was present at practically ail the sessions of the committee. The former was repre sented by Fx-Governor W. W. lfltrh in, of Raleigh. Judge W. a Manning, of Raleigh, and Col. P. M. Pearsall. of New Bern. Solicitor Abernethy's counsel was composed of N. J. Roues, of Kinston, Mr. T. C. Davis, of Wil mington. W. H. Pace, of Raleigh. J. D. Koushall. Jr.. of Ralelghv CpL John D. Langston, of Goldsboro, and Kdwln M. Lamb, of Ooldaboro. mAUfnA r the " -4 y , ' -- - aaa, of New Beew. One? ef the Prtnrt , , p-i- txi the Controversy WhJcfs IV gaa la the Coar Howsa ia Kew " bcra. - "' " . mm hearing of the arguments of attor neys and met again In Raleigh April 16 when U waa they begun the for mulation of the reporta Hussions, Mnornlng, noon and night, marked the progress or tne committee s worn. The report was written in three daya Veaterday was given to making a few changes which had been agreed on by members of the committee. These were made by Mr. Btacy and Mr. Vann. The latter will remain over today to complete details of finances. Knots Unas of Aathorlty. The committee appointed by Speak er T. C. Bowie acted under two reso lutions passed by the last General As. sembly. The first was known as House Resolution 11&6. It empowers and directs the speaker to appoint a committee of inquiry to Investigate into and report uoon the acts and con duct of Hon.- Frank Carter, Judge .of the Superior court of North Carolina, and Hon. Charles U Abernethy. Solid. tor of the Fifth Judicial district. This waa on the grounds of alleged narsn snd dictatorial conduct and on the further grounds of persistent rumors of immorality. The second resolution waa a supplements! one known as House Resolution 1441. and goes Into the details or plaoee-or aiiegea mis conduct on and off the bench and au thorises the appointment of five mem bers to the committee of investiga tion. It was later amended to make1 seven members. Another Joist reso lution defines the authority of the committee and provides for expenses. The entire report reads: Raleigh. N. C. April 10. 1U. Hla Excellency, Locke Craig. Governor of North Carolina. Whereas, the House of Representa tives at Its last regular session of the General Assembly held in 115. adop ted the following resolutions: House Resolution. No. Hit. "A resolution by the House of Representatives empowering and di recting the Speaker to appoint a com . mittee of inquiry to Investigate Into and report upon the acts and conduct of the Hon. Frank Carter. Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina And of the Hon. Charles L. Abernethy, Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Dis trict in said State: Whereas. It has come to the atten tion of the members of the House of Representatives that Hon. Frank Car ter, one ef the Judges of the Superior Court ef North CaroUaa, .recently ad judged Charts) Uf Abernethy, Soma tor of the stfth JudksisJ District, la contempt of court and spread upon the minutes of the Superior Court of Craven County certain tlndtr aw of fact in reference to said Solicitor, which ths said Solicitor states are unwar ranted, unjustified and untrue and on which he had no opportunity to be heard and which facta do not appear to be true from affidavits of witnesses. and Whereas. It is generally known that the said Hon. Frank Carter while act ing aa Judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina has been harsh. oppressive', dictatorial and unjust to litigants, witness. Jurors and attorneys In his courts, and Whereas, it has long been publicly rumored that the said Hon. Frank Carter has beea, guilty of acta and (Continued on Page Two.) GERMANS LAUGHED AT DROWNING MEN, HE SAYS Burt I tur of Khlp Tne-nednrd By Sab snarine Trlls of Expertesre. London. April Is. B. T. I'esk. sec ond engineer of the" British steamer F slabs, who waa rescued by a trawler when his ship was sunk off the Irish coast March It. by a German sub marine, with a heavy loss of life, has made a statement to. the admiralty, definitely charging that ths submarine crew laughed at the struggling survi vors of the Falaba and were indiffer ent to their appeals for help.- After telling how he was washed off a life boat by the explosion of a torpedo, bat menaced to keep himself up with aa oar. Peak says: "I was now quite close to the sub marine. In fact I was hoolns thev would pick me up but Instead they were laughing and seemed Co treat It aa a huge Joke., There were about a doaea standing pit her deck. Tne.erew of the submarine had every opportan. Ity f or seriate lives had they been so minded, but It was quit evident that ths Germans were prepared to see the people drown." -. FOR JtLT I CTXEB RATIO. Dr. Cornraaw TMUag StateevlUe, at Statssvtllo. April I. A meeting of the executive committee of the . Statesvills ' Merchants- Association and ths board ef goveraorw of the Commercial. Club has been called for of July celebration In Stateevtlle. . Dr. J. D. Cochrane Is bore -for a brief visit -to 'his paresta., Mr. and lira M. J. Cochraao. lr: Cochrane was formerly located at Faye(teville where he had a good practice in med icine, but recently he has been taking pectal post gradual wor la New -York. -Me will leave In a few. days for Nashville. Teen., where he will locate. Mrs. Cochran, who la now visiting In R ox bore- will Join him there. ' ' - - C-HALOXER GOFJ9 TO THIS V. a. bl PKUtK COI RT. Adopted Vshrladaa Appeals From Keer Fork FtoVial Ota. rs a i ill rwi Washington- D. C April St. -John Armstrong Casloa sr. ef Albemarle ceanty. Vs.- today filed la the Su preme Ceart aa appeal frora the de-r-istea ef the New York Federal court which refused t declare void the proceedings la the New York State eowrta by which Chalener was ad- Judged incompetent sad his property was placed la the haads of a com mittee. - Chaloaer seeks te recover damages from Thomas T. Bhermsa la charge ef his affairs ta New York. RALEIGH, The House of Representatives Investigating Committee The Seven Men Who Had in Charge the Investigation of the Conduct of Judge Frank : - Carter and Solicitor Charles Abernethy Top row. left to. right A. R. Dunning, of WilUamston; X C. M. Vaan. of Modroet R. B. Hutchison.; of Charlotte, Bottom row. left to right H. P. Orier, of Statesvills; B, A, Doughton, (chairman), of Sparta; JU H. Allred. of Smlthfleld; W. P. Btacy, of Wilmington. ' '- WINGS OF DOVE OF PEACERUFFLED Belgian Woman Wants War to Continue Until Belgians' Wrongs Are Righted PART OF AUDIENCE CHEERS Belgian Delegates Invited To Platform Welcomed By Miss Jane Addams, But There Was No Handshaking With The German Delegates; Eng lish Woman,iAtso,For War The lagne, Aprlr frla London). The winga of ths Dove of peace were ruffled today at the session of tne International congress - of wo when. when at .the instance of Dr. Augspurg, of Munich, the entire Bel gian delegation waa Invited ' to the platform. They were welcomed by the chairman. Miss Jane Addama, of Chicago, with both hands, but there wss no handshaking with the Ger man delegatea. In moving the final resolution.. Mrs. Rosika Schwimmer, president of ths Hungarian women's suffrags associa tion, requested that all delegates stand one minute In silent prayer for peace. Mmlle Hatner. of ths Belgian delega tion, asked permission to utter a few words. When-.- this wss granted she astounded her audience with this dramatic exclamation: "1 am a Belgian before everything, snd I cannot think aa you do. There can be no peace without justice. The war must continue until the Belgians' wrongs have been righted. There must be no mediation except at the bar of Justice." General aympathy for the Belgiaas caused part of ths audience to break Into cheers. JnHtice Is Inserted. On the motion of Miss Florence Holbrook. of Chicago, the word "Jus tice" was inserted in ths resolution, which readai "The International ' Congress' af Women, ef different nations, creeds, classes and parties, is united la ex pressing sympathy witfi the suffering of all. whatever their nationality, whe are fighting for their country or who are laboring under th burden of war. Since th mass of th people of each of the countries now warring believe themselves to be fighting, not aggres natlonal existence. It urges the gov ernments of ths world te put aa end to this bloodshed and to begin pease negotiations; sad it emphatically de mands that ths peace which follows shall be - permanent and therefore based ' unon Justice snd principles which Include those adopted by this Some time before, the congress had beea upset by Mrs Amy Lilllngatea. of London declaring: i.nrlixh Women for War. "I was a suffrsgist. and I remain a suffragist, reuffered in Jail for It. I am Just a plain English working wo man, but 1 repreeent millions of wo men who favor hla present Just war as much as do the men. one hun dred and eighty women are said to be waiting at Tilbury to come to thla congress to talk peace. For every rrne of thisw a lhouand KnsHsl w sirely, but In self defense and for their husband snd sons to ngnu ws are tired of ths century-old silly plati tudes such as -are uttered heret ' Mrs. Lttllngton insisted On contin uing her speech until she was ruled out of order. Elisabeth OlendciWer Jvvana. of Boston, and Rose Morgan French, of Saa Francisco, moved and seconded aa amendment te the resolution re ferring te armamenta, Ths delegates urged that all neutral nations place aa embargo an arms and ammuni tion. '- Miss Addams ssiR I am glad to agree with Miss Brans' Indictment as much of that has happened In Am erica. but she ruled that the am endment was out of order. TO DECIDE OTf GERMA RAIDERS S eBBKBawaw . Washington. D. C April !. Whether the German commerce raid ers Kmn Prins Wllhelm and Prins Eltel Fried rich will be Interned at New Tork or some other port having more facilities for ths purpose thaa the Norfolk navy yard, will be deter mined at a- conference at Hampton Rosda tomorrow between Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Beatty. commander of the navy yard. N. C, SATURDAY MORNING ALLIES GET HOLD British Troops Establish Them selves On The Gallipoli Peninsula FRENCH HOLD KUM KALEH Progress Made After Sermons Fighting and Stubborn Re- sistence By Turks; Germans Shell Dunkirk, France; Rus sian Cavalry in Russian Bal tic Provinces V I jndon, April - go, After serious fighting, in which the Turks offered a stubborn resistance, British troops, according to an official statement is sued today, have established them selves on th Gallipoli Peninsula and advanced a considerable distance to ward the Narrows of ths Dardanelles, while ths French have cleared Cape Kum Kaleh, on the Asiatic side of the straits, of Turks Thus, it may be said that the sec ond and most serious attempt to fores ths Dardenellea has been fairly launched " The Turks, undsr German officers, placed every obetacla in ths way of th Invaders, but against ths firs of ths allied fleet and ths gallantry of ths army they were forced to fall back. Ths British forces lost heavily In the operation. Blx points were selected for the landings, which began at day-light of April Xt. At Ave points they were successful immediately, but at th sixth near Seddul Bahr, the troops were unable to advance until the evening. The Australians and Nsm Zealcaders landed on the west coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula, directly across ths country from the strongly fortified narrows The other Btitlan troops disembarksd At the extreme and of the Peninsula and by the 1 8th, whan lit was decided to give the men a rest and time to -enable the position to be consolidated, they had reached Krithlaa onp'the- road which runs alone- the nenlnsula and over which they will Join their comrades from the Dominions an d attack ths forts gusra ing the narrowa in ths resr. French Take Kta KaW-h. The French took possession of Cap Kum Kaleh after they had previous ly attacked toward Ycnl Shehr- to ths south on ths Asia Minor coast. While this was proceeding ths fleet. besides covering ths landing of ths troops- kept up a bombardment of the forts in ths Dardanelles ana prevent ed reinforcements of the Turks from the sea of Marmora. One Turkish trooDS ship wss sunk by the British bettleehlp Queen Elisabeth which is believed agsin to havs been Bring her big guns aero sthe peninsula, direct ed by sirmeti. The troop ship waa sunk off Mai doe. a town wen innoe the Narrowa which later the battle ship Triumph bombarded and set on nre. The official account of the landing of th allied troops does not bear out the ever-opUmlstie reports from Grecian towns which preceded' It and which mentioned thousands of pris oners s baring-- beeaH-eapturedr-the total of men takken by the allies be ing given as (. These were cut off by the Ire of th ships. Neither doea the report mention operation off Smyrfna or la the Qulf of Saros against ths Bulalr line of forts, but It Is certain that these points are being watched to prevent reinforce man ta reaching-.the Turks Bomnerdrd by Lead Cans.. ' Besides the news from the Dardan elles, the British public eras supplied with several sensations today. The misreading of today's French official communication led to the belief that the German fleet was out and had bombarded Dunkirk, France, "but It transpired that by some mesas, not yet explained the Oermans had brought their big land guns -within range, of Dunkirk and thrown shells into It and killed twenty persons snd wounaeo rony-nre. - Another report had It that the Oer mans had beea seen off the coast of Belgium, but as British war craft were bombarding Zeebrugge, . during- ths greater part -ef last night and agala today, this seems doubtful. Another sensation came, from th est, where It la announced that Ger man, cavalry, which apparently got AT DARDANELLES (Continued oa Page six.) -' MAY 1, 1915. i st' '. ' P0ST1M President Makes; Recess Ap pointments and Fourth Class Officials Named POINTS FOR VANCE STATUE Sculptor Borglum Calls On Secretary Daniels Who Gives Him Letter To Peter Wilson Who Knew Senator When in Height of Power; Suffrage Activity In Dixie .4-, . WM-S I i 1 - - (W. F, TKLVERTO .1 Washington. XL. fl. April JO. Th following appointments of North Car olina pastmasters were made by Pres Ident Wilson tndsy: D. P. Stows. Bel mont: J. H. Aiken, Hickory: N A. Brown. Red Springs, Annie M. Moor, Wsrrenton. Th following fourth-class pastmas ters were appointed: William E. FusaelL Bowdens; Godfrey S. Porter, Chlced. a new office In Iltt; Walter A. Jones, Denny, a new office In Wilkes, and James H. Morrison, Iotla. a new office In Macon county. Julia Toung of Raleigh has granted a pension of 111 a month. Outxon Borglum, ths well known sculptor, who Is making a statue of former Senator Vance, which will be North Carolina s contribution to Stat uary Hall In the Capitol Is here after a visit to North Carolina where he sought Impressions of Senator Vance from those who knew him. He Is now Interviewing people In Washing ton who knew Vance here. He call ed on Secretary Danlela today and was given a letter to Peter Wilson, who knows all the nation's great men who have lived In Waahlngton for the last quarter of a century- Peter Wil son is a Tar Heel and companion able, and as hs "pays off" on ths Senate aide of the capttol he gains an added popularity. Letter to Wilson. Secretary- Ihutlels gavs the sculp tor the following- letter t Mr. Wlleoa "Thla will Introduce Mr. O. Borglum, who Is making the statue of Vance. which Is to be presented by the -State of North Carolina to the Federal gov ernment aa North Carolina's contri bution to Statuary Halt. Mr. Borglum haa been In North Carolina and talked with a number of people who knew Vance. Hs wishes to know him from every point of view. 1 have told Mr. Borglum that you knew Vanos-well and could describe him as hs was at ths height of his power the Vane of lITf. I shall appreciate say courts- sies you msy show Mr. Borglum." Mr. Borglum is a natlvs of Call fornla. One of his best known works Is ths bust of Lincoln which is ths pride of Statuary Halt. Htcittary and Party to Norfolk. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels, accom panied by Jonathan and Frank Dan-Iris- Misses Ethel and Belle Bagley, Admirals Blue. Taylor and McLean, Paymaster McGowan. Mrs. Victor Blue and Stewart Blue left on the Mayflower thla afternoon for Norfolk where they will attend the field day rclses -of - the naval training sta tion. They will return to Washing ton Monday. J. William -M angum. formerly, of Charlotte, waa killed today while re pairing electric wires nesr A4sxander Vs. Ha. wss shocked when he came In contact, with a live wire anC fell. breaking his neck. Kagrac-e la Dixie. Reports of sulfrsgs activity In Dixie brought by Mrs. K. W. Shannon, of Henderson, and a number of other Southern del-sate to ths recent D. A. R. Congress "delighted the workers of the Congressional Union," according to the literature sent out -y that or ganization. "Th members of ths society of the Daughters of ths American Revolu tion." the press statement says- " are representative women of the sturdiest snd oldest American stock and a hur ried poll of those here showed that at least half of them if given v, op portunity would) vote for women sur treg. - Th wemea. a well a ths men. of the South, are alow to take hold of or become interested in any new Ideas, but snce aroused they are determined snd alert. Thla wss svt deaced by their adoption of prohibi tion which other sections had nibbled at for decades. " Kogrrs Uoes to New Torsi. -Sam L. Rogers, director of the Cea- (Continued oa Pag Six.) V01T3ISDHWCE: FRAUD Bf PRITiIARY Rousing Mass Meeting of Citizens Agrees to Vatch at the Polls on Election Day. SECRETARY BRYAN URGES TOTAL ABSTAINENCE He nays Mora Nor Torpedoes Are inaa Thai the Bar. (se ttw Imriinn rw. New Tork. April . Secretary Bryan, urging total abstinence, de clared In aa address under the au spices of the K'atiuaal Abstainers Union here tonight thai the Bui up ess war had shown that patriotism was a match for ths appetite which; at soaol cultivates la . Its victims "There hss been a growing dispo sition in this country and through the world to emphasise the evils ot strong drink." hs said, "but even the moat enthusiastic advocates of tem pera nee, surprissd at ths ghastly light which the war In Europe has threw upon - the subject. it . ha been found that patriotism, that com pelUng force which throughout the sgea has led men to offer their lives for their country, ia no match for ths appetite which alcohol cultivate la Its victims. Loyalty to Bacchus. Cam bria aa and barleycorn ia greatsr than loyalty to King or Kaiser or Csar. Th aeroplane that dropo Its bombs from above and the aubmsrine which shoots its torpedo from below are less to be feared thaa the schooner that crosses the bar." Mr. Bryan declared drink led to idleness and that American business men were drawing ths llns more strictly against ths use of alcohol by employers. Total abstinence, he re marked, was a virtus "even behind the bar." Mr. Bryan said th amount spent annually for drink In ths Units Btstes would build macadam highways across th continent and added: "Ths amount now expended In paving the road to perdition would. If spent for good roads, soon lift ths mud embargo from the entire coun try." - LEAPED FROM TRAIN TO KILL HIMSELF Man Who West Tbroogh Car Wla- dow Walka toy. Salisbury Salisbury, Apr. I. Th whit man who startled passengers by leap ing through a srtnduw on lbs western train whsn It was nesting Salisbury last night walked into town this morning and is now in Jail while off! cers- are trying to- locate hla -people and ascertain why he acted so queer- h. The man gives his name as P, M. Vandike and ssys hs lives st Ellxa liethtown. Tenn. He was on Tils way to High Point today. Hs talks like sn Insans man. He la fearful of be ing hung for killing a child which he says died from an overdose of medl cine he administered and says h jumped from the train in ths hop of committing sulcids. While a poses of railroad men and others searched along ths track for hours last night Vandlks secreted himself nearby. H was, bruised and cut up a little by th Jump. That he was not Instantly killed is considered miraculous, as ths train was going 40 miles aa hour and he went straight out the window head foremost. NO OFFICE AT CORNISH FOR PRESIDENT WILSON Chief Eseratlve of Natlow Will Re main la Waahlngton Daring Hem (B IS imilaii rnsl. . WMhjjngten, . April !. President Wilson plans not to establish aa olflc at th summer white house at. Cor nish. N. H. nut to spend most of his Urns in Washington. Hs will maks several brief trips to Cornish to visit his family and short courses la the varht Mayflower. It was said at ths- White House to day that these plans were mads not bscause the President looks on the European or Mexican situations as especially critical, but because he thinks it his duty te remain In Wash Ingtrfn- as much as poestbls to keep la rinse toucn wun puouc queetiona , Th President has declined aa In vttation to -speak In New Tork Msy IT and It. during hla review of the Atlantic Beet. GERMAN DROP BOMBS AT AMERICAN VESSEL Tbe Cashing Tpon Arrival at Rotter dam. rtrports r.xprrH-ncc. (Br ew Hi rssl. London. April 10. A Keuter dis patch - from Rotterdam says, ths American steamer Cashing from Philadelphia arrived at Rotterdam today and reported having been at tacked bv Geroran airmen In the Sforth sea last Wednesday. The airmen dropped two bombs, but no damage was done. The Cushina was flying the Amen can flag at' the time, and her name waa displayed on her aides in Bugs letters Th Cashing left Philadelphia April H. tot Rotterdam. tmPLOGlON It RCfWIAJf AMMUNITION FACTORT. Kaxahrr of TrVraoaa Killed and Mar Passage Done. Petmgrad. Apr. 10. via Londoa. A number or persons were killed, many others were Injured and much material damage waa dona as ths re suit of an explosion In an ammuni tion .-factory la tba suburb of Okhta tonight. Esveral workshops were destroyed and many of the inhabitants of the neighborhood were hurt by flying debris. . The number of persons killed has not yet been ascertained. . It le as serted that the stores ef loaded shell were not affected aad that work will td in, a few daya. - , North Carolina PRICE S CENTS SOME ONE MAY WEAR ' i STRIPES IS SLOGAN Statement of Commissioners In Answer To Affidavits Charg ing Fraud Criticised; N, A. Dunn Presides; W, H. Pace, Walter Watson, B. C. -Beck-with, and J, M. . Broughton, Jr., Make Speeches; All Charge Fraud and Go On Record For Clean Election . A rousing . mass msstlng of th voters of Raleigh in the Raaey Hall last night In scathing terms deeeaaeed -th City Administration for alleged fraud in the primary, and to a man' the crowded hall promised to spend ths day at th polls on Monday next to prevent a repetition of th oocur renee. "If you'll do thla" declared Mr. Walter L. Watson, addressing tba mass. meeting, "they'll never enjoy the ' fruits of this election and soras of them will sleep behind the bars whew It is over." It waa essentially, a good govern- . ment mass meeting. Called by the -men who havs stood by the principles of fair play and good dtlasnship. It wsnt on record enthusiastically for a clean election, and against the methods of ths city administration la ths attempt to perpetuate themselves la office. Mr. N. A Dunn presided, and the mass-meeting beard short, snappy, powerful speeches from Mr. W. li. Pace. Walter Watson. Mr. B. C Beckwlth aad Mr. J. M. Urougbtoa, Jr. "1 trust that there is not a citisen of Raleigh." declared Mr. N. A Duaa, opening the meeting, "who is not con vinced that the tune ha come when there la something mors at stake thaa -th election of tare commissioners ' ot tba city ef Raleigh, It is no loager a queatioa of wao you are golug ta vol for but f what you will stand for. It is ao Isngvr a queen on ot who wut b chosen the commissioner of RsJ eigh, but who will choose them aad how they shall be chosen. Shall It be by themselves Shall they isaus aa ealct and say "We ar th mwwww" -are to be elected rsgardleas of bow T" Shall they b chosen by a set of poll holders named by themselves and by themselves only?". Did, the afayor Know "I am surprised," he continued, "that Mayor Johnson has not lifted t hi hand or raised his voice against ths things which wers carried en here en the ltth day of April. Is It that he ia ignorant of them I" Then, he paused a moment. "If so," hs continued emphatically,, "then he is too stupid to be at the head of the city of Raleigh. And U he is aware of them, 1 ask you, la h not Just as guilty as ths men who per petrated themT" His question was greeted by cries ot yea, ye all over th halL Nothing; Like It, Then Mr., uunn went Into a more definite story of whst actually took . place at ths polls uqder his own ob servation. "In all my xparienc and In all my observation around the polls. I havs nsveryst . experienced anything to compare with it. A mat stood BO more chance against tnem inaa if. - he had no election." As to ths alleged contradictory -statement published In an afternoon paper of Raleigh yestsrdsy, purport-, tag to be a . counter, affidavit by Mr. Marefoot lo one In which he had pre viously alleged fraud In the election. Mr. Dunn left the mas meeting te . decide for Itself. "Hsrs we find that Barefoot waa an advocate of Anderson, Sym and Ooaney." asld Mr. Dunn, and that frauds wers carried oa by him and that ths other two registrars went off snd turned the whole thing ever to him." "Aa hard as I tried te get even an of our men aa pollholdera her Is an place that they went on and left the whole thing to us" Right of llUxeoa Involved. Mr. W- H. Pace following Mr. Dunn. who turned the meeting over te tbe voters, spendad to calls of speech I speech! "There is no need of a set aad pre pared speech when the rights ot citi zenship ar involved," declared Mr. Pace. "1 waa not Interested, nor did I open my mouth ia the campaign either one way or the other, and never left my. office on the day or tbe primary until : in the afternoon. Then I went to by ooilina precinct and' saw ths' things that were happening. And If necessary. 1 caa proouos aa affl-' davit and not aa uaaigssd statement ef what happened. - -What 1 saw " hs declared, "waa a bold, open and above board an fair ness In handling th thing that la as acred to American as bfs ItssIC the -very right ef eiUssnship, Itself being tampered with openly. Right then aad there I said to myself, 'if you ar a good citlses of Raleigh ths time baa come for you to act.' Whether or sot have acted, the cltlsonshin of Ral eigh i to Judge. "Tbe aots and solitary issue t aoc - on of ' msn. but oa of rtghta. I saw ballot box re bidden where tbe law declares they ought t be kept ia the opes.- 1 saw appelates of men ia oAce Inside the ropes about the bal lot boxes. I saw blue costs there, too. with determined faces. 1 saw those same appointee committing irreg-u- laritte. For wooes sensnL certainly ! for tbe meat wh were against their beaefartor. - - 'Ia fare ef th published b-rega- taritiea la every precinct la Relets tv between twenty aad thirty in aumber, here we bow have a reply la which A -. , tCwtlkswii aa Pag BU V
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 1, 1915, edition 1
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