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'juc gbatbam TftccorS. Zbc Cbatbam IRecorfc. LONDON H. RATES OF ADVERTISinS; One Square, one insertion.. One Square, two Insertions a.5 EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. w. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Si. 50 Per Year ?v One Square, one montb...M.., For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts, will be made. cTRECTLY IN ADVANCE VOL. XXX. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM OniTNTY. N. P--W1?.TNiF.STVA V MA Y 27. 1908. NO. 42. LIBER1ANS APPEAL TO CUT M ALMOST FATAT ACCIDENI IT "Vs. o o IBERSHIP f - jI ! i''''''' When, with "tremendous enthusi- - "tumultuous applause," and .sinmilin? cheers," some American citVzen is nominated for the Presi dent of the United States at Chicago, iUi when, later, some other American ririzen, with ditto enthusiasm, ditto i." applau and ditto cheers, is nom inated for the same office at Denver, COLISEUM AT CHICAGO WHERE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. the male population of the United States, or the great, majority of it, at any rate, will want to know just how It vras done, why it was done, and "who done it." At a National Convention each State lias its own headquarters, where the delegates gather. They do a lot of -conferring" with each other arid 2 "S --4E i j.1 ".e-r,..n it- -. rr-i William H. Taft. with, delegates from other States. They hold meetings and elect 'chair men and honorary vice-presidents. The honorary vice-president has a seat on the platform and an extra ticket, but little else. Prior to the calling of the conven tion to order the National Committee IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PANTRY. u The Favorite Sons (In chorus) "Somebody's taken a bite out of my pie!" From the Journal (Minneapolis.) is virtually in command of the situa tion. With it lies the arranging of e details, the "framing up" of the Procedure of the first session, the se lection of the temporary chairman, 8Dd, in a great many cases, though tot always, the program making of we whole convention, temporary and Permanent organizations, nominating, afld platform building. ft is the chairman of the National Committee who calls the convention to order, usually about noon upon the Jay set. This year the Republican National Convention will be called to order by Harry C. New on June 16, and the Democratic Convention will e caile(l to order by Thomas Taggart on July 7. The convention called to order, the airman requests the secretary to 'ead the call for the convention, wt)ich is done. Then the roll call is gae through, and this takes a lot of 'me. The next step is the announce mni by the chairman that the com m:ttee offers to the convention as its emporary chairman the name of So-and-so. There are loud and pro onged cheers, and by a viva voce vote r so-and-so is unanimously elected. T"e Roosevelt third-term bug which "acknd Washington as well as other ::n of the United States a week or lR ;a?o las disappeared. Govf.-rr.or Albert E. Mead, of the lief f VashinSton. stated his be not -.ti,at 1m?i?lent Roosevelt would a' ":-pt ;i i nomination. iiK'l make its influence felt. Just iiijor threatens to do, has !! it 5$ rl..H tion in both parties, s - ift-"1- -."1 Bspf. There is usually little trouble over the election of a temporary chairman. The chairman then appoints a com mittee to escort the temporary chair man to the platform; the band plays, the delegation from Mr. So-and-so's State makes a lot of noise, and all is merry. It is incumbent on the temporary chairman to make a speech. He in variably takes advantage of the op portunity. He "sounds a keynote." After the speech various resolu tions are offered. Usually these have been arranged for in advance, and the temporary chairman works according to a printed schedule, calling on John Doe and Richard Roe at the right time, so that there may IS" " tat" "VST William J. Bryan. be no hitch. Committees are appoint ed; one on resolutions, which will have the drafting, of the platform; one on credentials or contested seats; one on permanent organization. These are the" important ones. When they are all chosen, and there -has been a lot of hand-clapping and cheer ing, as well-known men are appointed to this or that committee, the tem porary chairman announces an ad journment, usually until the next day. A Leap Year Dilemma. From the Washington Star. During the recess a lot of real work is done. Three or four men, some times more, but never many, get to gether in a back room of a hotel and talk' and smoke cigars. They are the leaders. Part Played by Committees. At the second session of the con vention the committees report. They have held sessions in the meanwhile and have decided the contests, ar ranged for the permanent organiza- -&La If? AUDITORIUM AT DENVER WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL AU1JA CONVENTION WILL BE HELD- Brief News Notes About the Conventions. The Chicago Tribune finds Johnson leading for Democratic Vice-President with twenty-two per cent, of the votes Ex-Governor Douglas, of Mas sachusetts, is second with sixteen per cent. Chanler gets only seven per cent., Culberson and Gray still less, and Hearst brings up the rear. Wyoming, California, Missouri, South Carolina, Hawaii, Alabama and Texas are counted on as certain to 'elect Bryan ddegateB, tion, adopted the platform. Thi Committee on Contested Saats ani that on Permanent Organization however, are ready and they report The contests decided, no mattl how, the permanent roll of the con vention Is madeTip and called. Thej the Committee on Permanent Organ, ization reports, and the permanent chairman is named, cheered and es corted to the platform. The pro cedure is identical with the election of the temporary chairman. The per manent chairman, toe- must make a Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota. speech. It, too, is of the "keynote" variety. ' The Committee on Platform re ports after the permanent chairman has made his speech. When the mat ter of the platform is disposed of, either by the committee reporting or by the announcement that it is not ready to report, the permanent chair man announces another recess; may- Vice-President Fairbanks. be until the next day, possibly till later in the same day. Now -back to the little room go the four or more bosses who do the heavy work; back to the hotel lobbies, the theatres, the cafes, the sight-seeing tours go the other delegates. Com promises are effected, promises are made. Eventually, in the back room Gov. Folk. Judge Geo. Gray. and not in the convention hall, what is to be done is finally determined as a rule. Again the convention meets. If the platform has not been adopted it is now. Then nominations are in or der. The Rhode Island delegation is un instructed, and will be subservient to the wishes of Aldrich. Even yet the vision of a Roosevelt stampede is disturbing the rest of the more nervous of the Republicans. It is altogether likely that as a re sult of the convention of the National Association of Manufacture's there ical party ao take a hand in the .-P- I will be formed a. business men'b oolit nroarhinflr ra.mnafcrn - 11 iUW-J- .1 ' IF " - Desire Uncle Sam to Assist in Strengthening Their Nation BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC Secretary Root Will Receive a Dele gation From the West Coart of Af rica Which Comes to Ask Counsel and Aid in the Many . Troubles Which Have Beset the Coloniza tion of Freed Slaves. Washington, Special. Secretary Root has made an appointment - to receive Tuesday a delagation repre senting the Republic of Libera, which has come from the west coasts of. Af rica to ask counsel and aid in the many troubles which have continu ously beset the effort to colonize the freed slaves of America which began the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury. It is admitted officially that Liberia is, from the standpoint of nations, in practically a hopeless and helpless condition. Her latest tri re lation is in effect an ultimatum from England to maintain a better govern ment. Although the United States is vir tually responsible for the existence of Liberia, diplomatic history shows that this government has hesitated lo stand sponsor for the little repub lic before the world. Story of Liberia, Thomas Jefferson's name first ap In of the pears in the story of Liberia. 1781 ho advocated the abolition slavery and the colonization of freed slaves. In 1800 the governor of Virginia directed by the Legisla ture of his State, took up the ques tion with the President by correspon dence. Africa was selected as an ap propriate site and in 1816 Maryland joined Virginia in the undertaking to colonize. In 1818 the slave trade was imule statutory piracy in this country, and the following year it was provided by law that negroes from captured slavers should be safely 4 'removed beyond the limits of the United States." To carry out this act, the government chartered the ship Elizabeth and made provis ion for conveying and settling in Afiica on a site selected by agents rent by President Monroe, three hun dred liberated slave trade victims. The offer of transportation was ex tended to all free blacks, but the Eli zabeth sailed with only SO, on Feb ruary 6th, 1820. On reaching the African coast the natives refused to sell the land they had agreed to and the two agents and a third of the colonists died with fe ver. The next year 28 colonists were sent out, but the renewed effort to purchase land failed. - Thisgovern ment then sent Dr. Eli Ayres, and the armed naval schooner Alligator, commanded by Lieutenant R. P. Stockton. This effort resulted in the purchase of a coast strip of land 130 miles long and 40 broad, with per petual tenure. The price paid was a miscellaneous assortment of trading goods. This purchase is given as the last direct act of this government to wards the establishment or mainten ance of the settlement, although this government sent from time to time liberated negroes to the colony. A Bureau of Mines. Washington, Special. The Senate committee on mines and mining met Friday to consider the proposition to establish a bureau of mines in the Department of the Interior. The committee is said to favor the bill and is expected to report it soon. It is believed that the measure may pass the Senate before adjournment. The new bureau is expected to sup plement the work now done by States. Choked to Death by Husband. Newark, O., Special. Mis. Ernest Terwilger was found dead in her room Sunday. She had been choked to death'. Her husband was arrested and he confessed to the crime. Sun day night such a large crowd gather ed about the prison- that police re serves were called out. Bad Sorxn in Texas. Austin, Tex., Special. A terrific wind and rain storm that at times de veloped into a tornado swept Texas from the Panhandle to the Gnlf ear ly Sunday. The instruction to crops and vegetation, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In numerous places houses were up lifted and small villages and hamlets in many instances' were inundated by the terrific rainfall which in the space of four hours reached seven inches in many sections. Eatal Explosion at a French Sugar Refinery. Paris, By Cable. An explosion at a sugar refinery here buried a number of workmen under a heap of burning wreckage. Four are known to be dead and others are thought to be in the ruins. Forty-two of the injured -have bep-,i taken from the wreckage. The combustion of sugar dust caused a blast' J,nrmn the the upy! ilUOifa. Bid Passes House to Reduce Soulh's Representation SOUTHERN MEMBERS PROTEST By a Strict Party Vote, After a Live ly Debate., the House Passes the Crumpacker Bill Provides For a Reduction in Representation in the States Having Disfranchisement Laws. Washington, Special. A campaign contribution publicity bill, embodying an amendment by Mr. Crumpacker, of Indiana, providing for a reduction in the representation in the House of Representatives in those States hav ing disfrachisement laws, was pas ed by the House by a vots of 160 to 125, following a lively debate. The measure was brought up under suspension of the rules and but forty minutes were allowed in . which to discuss it. The Southern - members in particular were bitter in their de nunciation of the apportionment pro vision of the bill. Mr. Williams the minority leader, was especially vigor ous in his attack characterizing the bill as being an attempt to revive the conditions of reconstruction days. On account of the Crumpacker amendment the Democrats voted against .the bill in its entirety. In brief, the provision regarding publicity of campaign contributions is madeapplicable to the national committcB of all political parties and the national congressional campaign committees of all political parties and all committees, associations or or ganizations which shall, in two or more States, influence the result of or attempt to influence the result of an election at which Representatives in Congress are to be elected. The Crumpacker amendment pro vides for the re-enactment of certain sections of the old Federal election law, except that the idea of the force bill authorizing the use of troops at the polls is eliminated. It also pro vides that the director of the cen sus shall submit to Congress a report on population showing the number of male citizens, white and black, in each State and the number disfran chised, for the purpose of enabling Congress to ascertain the apportion ment in representation to which such States must be entitled. Mr. CruDjpacker explained his amendment by saying they were de signed against fraud and intimida tion in elections. He undertook to say, he declared, that no member of the House would object to a law whose only purpose was to secure honest elections. In the opinion of Mr. Rueker, of. Missouri, if anything were wanting to demonstrate that the leaders and managers of the Republican party in the House were guilty of deceit and false pretense, the bill supplied that want. "It is horse play," remarked Mr. Hardwick, of Georgia. Mr. Williams declared that if the publicity feature of the bill should become law, "it will damn your Re publican party and be worse for you I than the force bill which deteatea Harrison: "Like children you arc paying with fire in a powder maga zine. ' ' He closed by asking the Re publicans if they were .fools enough to believe that the South would eyei again submit to the policies to which she submitted when she was weak and helpless. Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, saic no greater evil than that gentlemer should be sent as representatives tc the House, "not by virture of tltf votes of their fellow citizens, but by virture of the suppression oi votes." Oregon Train Wrecked; Three Killed Oakland, Cal., Special. The sec ond section of the Oregon express train on the Southern Pacific Rail road, was wrecked near Pineole Fri day. Three men were killed out right. One died Friday. Three were injured. The wreck is supposed tc have been caused by the front trucl I, of the baggage car jumping the trck Governor Broward Leads in Florida Jacksonville, Fla Special. Com plete returns from Tuesday's primary election have only been received fron 22 counties out of the 46 in the State From these returns Governor Browarc for United; States Senator leads b' about 1,100 votes, and Albert W. Gil christ for Governor, leads by 4,5Q( votes. Governor Broward and Dun can U. Fletcher for United State; Senator, and Gilchrist and J. N. C Stockton will have to fight it op, ir the second primary in June. McKinley Property to Be Sold. Canton, O., Special The McKinlej block on South Market street, one ol the two pieces of Canton property owned by the late President Williarr McKinley, was sold by Sheriff Wilsoi at public auction. The property ha been appraised at $60,000. The sal was decided upon by the administra tor of the estate of Abner McKinle;. and representatives of the rei-indei of the President's heirs. Former Judge. Gill Accidentally Shoots Himself. Henderson, Special. Saturday morning at 8 o'clock while David H. Gill, Esq., formerly judge of probate and one of the most progressive far mers of the county, while superinten ding some' work on his premises, ac cidentally shot himself with a pistol, inflicting a wound which it is feared will prove fatal War on Cattle Tick. Louisburg, Special. Mr. A. 'v. A. Gallagher, government inspector, is here to investigate the cattle tick and fever 'among the cattle in Franklin which are now hemmed in by quaran tine. He will have three assistant! and a good part of the summer will be spent first in locating diseased cattle areas and then in stamping the trouble out. The government is pay ing all costs in the work even to the remedies used. Mr. Gallagher says that crude Beaumont oil is the best known remedy. The inspectors have finished with Warren county and are now gradually working a chain of (Bounties to the westward, this being the next county. They are not here because of any special need of their services or of any special call but for the reason that this county is next to Warren in this chain of counties now under quarantine. ' Cattle can not be shipped from Franklin to points north or east or west, not even to Henderson. Cattle owners are welcoming the inspectors and extend ing them every possible aid in their work. Killing at WWttier. Asheville, Special. A message re ceived here from Whittier, states that Berry Dunlap shot and instant ly killed "Cub" Craige, in that city Sunday afternoon. Dunlap, it is said, had been drinking heavily for some time and when he met Craige near the Whittier station, an old quarrel between the men was renew ed. Hot words passed between the two, and Dunlap pulled a revolver and fired three times at Craige, all shots taking effect. Craige fell without uttering a sound and . Dun lap turned and fled into the moun tains. Up to 10 o'clock at night he had not been captured. Big Storm in Chatham. Siler City, Special. A destructive storm of wind, hail and rain visited this section Friday afternoon, doing considerable damage to wheat, corn and cotton. J. R. Paschal, who lives two miles southwest of here, has a 16-acre field of fine wheat totally destroyed. Nearly every farmer heard from in this section reports more or - less damage. One farmer reports ajiumber of half -grown chickens killed by the hail. It was the most terrific storm that hat visited this section in several years. Cake Poisons Children. Lexington, Special. Fourteen young people who went to Pilgrims which is four miles from Lexington Friday to attend the closing exer cises of the school at that place, were poisoned by the cake which they had in a lunch. It was necessary to send to Lexington for two physicians and for a time it was feared that several of the young people might suffer serious results from the poison, but it is learned that they have all prac tically recovered. It is believed that they were poisoned either by the col oring used in the cake or the extract. Freight Steamer Burned. Wilmington, Special. Returning from a lookout off Frying Pan shoals the Cape Fear pilot boat Velma the Baltimore freight steamer Ueorge Weems, from Georgetown, S. C, to Baltimore with a cargo of cotton and miscellaneous freight, on fire and de serted. The Weems had all distress signals set and the davits were swung out, indicating that the crew had evi dently left in the small boats. Lynching Talk in Raleigh. Raleigh, Special. - Hugh Davis, alias "Dollar Davis," was brought here by Deputy Sheriff Peoples, of Franklin county, for shooting Police man Earp at Louisburg two weeks ago. .Davis was captured and the jail was guarded all night for fear of lynching. The wounded officer - will recover. There was a' plot - among several negroes to kill Earp, one of the negroes confessing. Inspected Court Houses. Sanford, ; Special. A committee composed of Mr. J. J. Edwards, of Lemon Springs; Mr. J. L. Godfred, of Sanford, left here the first of the week to go to Shelby and Ruther fordton to inspect the court houses at those places. These gentlemen have returned and will make their recommendation to the board of county commissioners. At that time definite action will be taken on plans for a court house here. Negro Sioots and Kills Another. Southern Pines, Special. Hilliard Harrison was fatally shot by Joe Davis, both colored, in a dispute over wages. During the dispute Davis went into the house, got a shotgun and deliberately fired,' killing Hilli ard instantly. Davis then fled. De puty Dillehay and a posse of armed people are after the murderer. In Urtef A I MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST 'Throngs again visited the Guinness death farm at Laporte, Ind". Archbishop Peter Bourader of San ta Fe, died in Chicago of heart fail ure. . Clarence Darrow says Mayor Jlrxrtd Whitlock, of Toledo, Ohio, will lie- d : i ui)au s running make. The Massachusetts Legislature will be asked for ah appropriation f $300,000 to fight the gypsy moifc other pests. Arrests in. Pittsburg followed tb alleged 'discovery that an organiwff band had been formed to rob trie phone slot boxes all over the. coun try. ; The French steamer Breiz: IIwL, which broke its rudder at sea sodE ran short of coal, was towed into New York. A stirring appeal for money for missions was made by Rev. Dr. K. 3. Willingfem before the Southern Iaj tist Convention. The Atlantic fleet of battleships will sail for Seattle this week. Cars were being operated in Cleve land without any -serious outbreak I he part of the strikers. King Manuel of Portugal is 'said i have upset plans to marry lu'm To some eligible princess by declaring that he will wed his boyhood love, the daughtei of a iaJy-in-waitiDg; or not at all. An agreement is said to have -ru reached between Japan and the Ural ed- States regarding conventions which shalf secure protection fxv American interests in Japan and Ko rea. Congress will adjourn this week, if the Senate and House conferees -ruo agree upon an acceptable ctrrrenecy bill. The clique of old Senate leaders is'--said to have chosen Burrows as elaair man of the Chicago convention as rebuke to the younger element. Though there is considerable John son sentiment in the South, Brrnr. seems likely to get a large' majority )f the delegates from that section Richmond residents adopted reso lutions urging Bishop Van de Vyver lot to resign. Rev. W. . T. Palmer was inscalJed pastor of the - Westminister Presby terian Church, Lynchburg. William D. Heywood, addres-iuir :he Socialist Convention, denounced courts, judges, the President and -number of others. ' Secretary Taft arrived at Char--leston from Panama, well r.nd smiliu; The Russian general sent to pransTi marauding Persians has been ordered to burn and kill. French forces lost 13 killed and ffo. wounded in an engagement "wiij Arabs. The Senate substituted the oris--nal Aldrich bill for the "Vreefcnd "bin and both houses sent the eurreDcy measure to conference. The House passed the omnibus pnl lie building bill and the Military Aca demy Appropriation bill. General Sherwood, of Ohio, roadet--a caustic attack on General Kifery of Ohio, in the House. President Roosevelt and William J Bryan made the closing addresses si. tho National Resources Conference. The Governors have agreed to bMf an annual convention of State exe cutives. The convention of machinery tgt at Parkersburg elected officers fir uext year. The President has ordered liafc. Coast Artillery - officers who deeliiie to take the horsemanship test J made to walk 50 miles as a test. The property of the Federal Cst and Coke Company, of West Tirsn nia was sold to the New Ensfaml Gas and Coke Company for $1,250000 cash. Eugene V. Debs was nominated 'for President by" the Socialists. The Wright brothers have broint up their aeroplane, wrecked on 1hc North Carolina coast, -but they Lave a new and stronger machine at Xtey ton, Ohio, with which they will ex periment in August. I Rear Adimral Charles Stilbjjjm. Sperry assumed command of the batleship fleet at San Francisco. The jawbone found in the ruins ft the Guinness home at Laporte, Ted was identified by a dentist as that of Mrs. Guinness. Freight shippers at a meeting itr Chicago took steps to fight the raise in rates announced by the railroads. Walter .Wyckoff, who wrote "Tlx Workers" and other sociological stu dies, is dead. .TnsTinn Leverine was elected presi dent of the Southern Baptist Associa tion. Various Republican State conven tions have declared for Tat. Rev. Dr. T. II. Lewis, president oi Western ATarvland College, was eleet- jed president of the Methodist Pr&- testant Conference.
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