A RANIK)LPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. G. MO. 3.
ASf-EBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1910.
ONE DOLEfE A - YEAR.
RANDOLPH COUNTY'S
BIG REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Candidates for the Various County
Offices Named.
Convention Enthusiastic and Harmonious.
Saturday July 16th 1910 mark
ed an epoch in the' history of
Republicanism in Randolph coun
ty. The call of County Chair
man, Chap. L. Holton, for a
county convention, to nominate
a county and legislative ticket
brought together the largest
number of loyal Republicans ever
seen before in a convention at
the county seat. It was generaU
ly conceded that a large crowd
would attend but the vast as
semblage exceded all expecta
tions. Every township sent its
full quota of delegates and alter
nates besides many others who
wished to witness the work of
the convention. When the con
vention opened the audience
room of the new court house was
well filled and a number had to
find seats in the gallery.
The convention organized for
business by electing Dr. D. J.
Gregg chairman, and Jas. M.
" tru? anc ' ' Jnnson secre
tary es' After aR organization was
gited, Hon. A. E. Holton, of
tyJfnston-Salem was introduced
g ? I orator ot the day. JY$r. Hoi-
is an ame ana attractive
f zorci nnH fnr nn hnnr hin his
audience spellbound by his un
answerable logic and matchless
oratory, being frequently and
vociferously applauded as he
rounded out period after period,
in praise of Republican principles
and successes or in denunciation
of democratic misrule and incon
sistencies. Mr. Holton showed
clearly to unprejudiced minds
that the Republican party was
conceived and born into the
spirit of the uplifting of humani
ty and its history for the last
I j Nhalf century has been a con-
y i j i ' i- . r i i-: 4-1.
tmuea inumpn ui uew,eiiiJ& tiie
condition of the working man
while the democrats when in
power always legislate against
working people and in favor of
' the aristocracy. Mr. Holton
'1 showed further that the Republi-
.on nnrt.v 'is the onlv Dartv of
UtU J ti m.
progress and therefore the party
' whiVh our voung men are
Mr. Holton's sneech
has been highly complimented
by those who heard it and it
will aid greatly in the coming
campaign.
After the work of the conven
tion was completed, Dr. Wm. XS.
Hendricks a former resident of
Randolph, but now residing in
in Kansas, was called upon and
responded in a way that brought
great applause from his charmed
audience.
Dr. Hendricks after leaving
Randolph county settled in
Indiana and was among those
who founded the National Repub
lican party in 1856. His talk
was a great inspiration to young
ReDublicans
The procedings of the conven
tion were harmonious and delib
hut we have not the
space to record iri detail.
For sherff J. A. Brady and A.
'M. Ferree were put in nomina
tion, Mr. Brady receiving 99 and
Mr Ferree 18. On motion Mr.
o-oiv's nomination was made
unanimous.
For Clerk, A. B. Coltrane was
nominated by acclamation, there
being no other canaiaaie.
- For register, G. F. Garner, J.
C. Allen and Cephas Bowman
were put irtf nomination.
Mr. Garner "receivnd 81 votes am I
was declared the nominee. Oil
motion tha nomination of Mi
Garner was madeu lanimous.
For treasurer the names of G.
C. Frazier, N. H. Ferguson and
J. A. Redding were voted oti ''Mr
Frazier being declared the choice;
of the convention.
For surveyor, S. M. Stanton
was nominated, R. O. Parks" and
S. T Lof lin being his competitors.
For Commissioners A. S. Hin
shaw, J. S. Swain, N. C. English
D. J, Gregg and C. W. Shaw
were put in nomination, the last
three being selected.
For the Legislature C. A York
and Chas. H. Redding were nom
inated by acclamation.
All rivalry in the convention
was good natured and the best
of feeling prevailed among the
rival candidates and their friends
and the defeated candidates' will
go right out and work just as
they would have expected their
rivals to do had the convention
made a different choice.
Here is the ticket:
For the House of Representa
tives: C. Arthur York and Chas. H.
Redding.
For Sheriff
J. Alfred Brady.
For Clerk Superior Court:
Allen B. Coltrane.
For Register of Deeds:
G. F. Garner.
For Treasurer:
Calvin G. Frazier.
For County Surveyor:
Samuel M. Stanton.
For Coroner:
Dr. Stephen W. CaddeU.
For Board Of County Com
missioners: Nereus C. English, Dr. James
D. Gregg, Calvin W. Shaw.-
RESOLUTIONS UNANIMOUSLY PASS
ED BY THE CONVENTION
Resolved, That we the Repub
licans of Randolph County in
Convention assembled do hereby
renew our allegiance to the pol
icies and principles of the Repub
lican party and do heartily en
dorse the administration under
the wise leadership and careful
guidance of our indomitable and
courageous President, William
Howard Taf t and pledge to him
our united support.
Resolved, That this Convention
heartily, endorse the Republican
State Platform as adopted at
Charlotte in August 1908, and
the . administration of S. B.
Adams State Chairman, and that
we look with pride upon the
growth and spirit of the Repub
lican party in this State.
Resolved, futher, that this
Convention places itself squarely
and unequivocally upon record
as favoring men in office who
will conduct their high : places
above partisan politics; that we
favor officials who will keep their
offices open on public days as
well as other week days so that
people having business to trans
act in said offices can do it with
out searching in vain for said
officers.
Resolved, That we are in favor
of a Board of County Commis
sioners, the servants and guard
ians of the people, who will make
known to the taxpayers of the
County a true and accurate stat
us of the people's finances and
not be willing to accept a' report
of a finance committee appointed
and paid by said Board , out of
the people's money which they
admit is only approximated and
stated Jn part as follows: ' 'To
make an absolutely full and de
tailed report of the finances of
the County since the time of
the last report of a finance com
mittee, would require the un
divided time and services of an
expert accountant .."or weeks."
That we deplore i 'ie condition
of our county financ js when it is
admittedly ;t specially appoint
ed committee of three who after
laboring some days, state over
their signatures, that .hey are
unable, to render to the people a
full and detailed report and ad
mit that only an expert can un
ravel the situation and that it
will require his undivided time
and services for weeks:
That we futher look with dis
favor upon said finance commit
tee's report as one calculated to
deceive and mislead the honest,
yeomanry of this county in that
said committee states that the
outstanding notes, at date of
said report in Dec. 1909, amount
ed to $25,625,00 and that said
notes were all given for money
borrowed for the construction. of
the new Courc house, thereby
admiting r.hat at time' this report
was made saio amount a I money
was owing wit i interest on same
but that sail committee- also in
said report .'tat eel as follows:
"As a matter of public and gen
eral interest, we would say that
tfoe records show that the new
court house has cost $29,544,99
to date, every dollar of which has
been paid. To this sun will be
added $1,200.00 of indebtednes's
not yet due." r
That as said finance committees
report is ihconsistant and incom
plete, misleading and calculated
to deceive, that we .are in favor
of and believe that the peopLe
demand, regardless of "polit.
that the Board of County conp
missioners secure the service&f
an expert, if needed, and render
unto the people of this county la
full and detailed report of the
financial affairs of this county, a
report that can be understood by
every citizen of ordinary intelli
gence and not force the taxpay
ers to have to resort to the ser
vices of an expert and that we
believe that nothing short of
such a report will satisfy the
honest and hardworking men of
this county who have a right to
know how their money is being
spent.
That we pledge to the people
of Randolph county, regardless of
party, a complete record of the
county's finances, annually, and
that we now. challenge the Dem
ocratic administration to secure
the service of a non partisan
auditor and show the people a
complete report of the county's
finances.
That we are opposed to a joint
canvass as heretofore conducted
and this convention therefore
recommends that our candidates
arrange their own canvass with
the' County Executive Committee
without regard to the appoint
ments, of the Democratic candi
dates. , N
Resolved, that we, endorse
the candidacy of Hon. Chas: L.
Holton for solicitor in this the
tenth Judicial District, recogniz
ing in him those sterling quali
ties of courage, honesty and de
votion to duty which will pre
eminently fit him for the dis
charge of the duties devolving
upon him in safe-guarding the
interest of the people of the
State as it's prosecuting attor
ney, and furthermore having
implicit faith that he will con
duct the business of his office on
a high plane above partisan poli
tics, nor do we believe that he
would ever use the power of his
office to further his own selfish
ends, but that he Would dis
charge the duties incumbent up
on him with fairness and justice
to all. ;
Be it further resolved that it
is the will of this conventi n hat
: the delegates to the Judic ial oii-
vention be instructed to
ast
their votes for Chas. L. Ho .ton
for solicitor in the Tenth Jud jci?.
District, and that they use; all
honorable means to secure his
nomination.
.' Believing that the future pro
gress and prosperity of our state
depends upon the perpetuation
of Republican principles and pol
icies and that the Hon. John M.
Morehead is fully identified with
these principles, and upon this
he was elected for Congress over--ooiaing.a
Democratic majority of
"over five thousand, and that he
sias done much good in congress
lor the whole State.
And believing t hat his leader
ship will guarantee desired re-
.suits in the coming election, we,
therefore, instruct our delegates
to the State Convention to vote
lor him for :h irman of th i
btate Executive Committee.
Rjsolyei., that we endorse th y
wise admhJstJ at ion of our coun
ty chairmtn, Jhas. L. Holton;
and we recoir m jnd that he be'
unanimously olectud as county
chairman for the ibllowing two
years.
qjj j yy 7, KINNEY
1
Resolutions ( J. T. Thornburg.
Delegates and alternates j to
the State convention:
Delegates:
N. C. English, Frank Dawson,
D. N. Burrow, Jr.v J. M. Wil
liams, J. A. BradyC. L. Holton,
Joseph Spencer, E. P. Trogdon,
Dr. S. W. Caddell, W. F. Talley,
S. H. Ragan, A. B. Coltrane,
J. T. Winslow, W. F. Redding,
G. E Stanton, J. J. White, J. M
Allen, U. S. Hayes, Dr. James
D. Gregg, P, H. Morris, J T
Thornburg, O. C. Marsh, J. M.
Field, J. S- Lewis, T. H. Cum
mings, G. I. McPheiron, L. D.
Mendenliall.
Alternates:
W. H. Pickard, G. F. Garner,
C. G. Frazier, Irvin Cox, J. F.
Pickett, S. N. Allen, A. G. Cran
ford, J. F. Hughes, B. I. Sheets,
R. F. Steed, S. E. Ferree, S. .
Newlin, G. M. Kimery, A. S.
Pickett, J. M. Burrows, J. A.
Redding, W. S. Crowson, E.fH.
Morris, J. F. Routh, U. T. Daw
son, A. S. Hinshaw, A. M Fer
ree W. H. Moffitt, Henry Bean,
J, M. Chandler, Cephus Bow
man, W. C. Hinshaw.
Delegates and Alternates to
the Congressional Convention ,
Delegates: :.
J. M. Reece, David Nixon,; J.
M. Bristow, S. M. Stanton, Ed.
Tomlinson, J. W. Davis, Ji M
Burrows, A. C. Laughlin, Thos.
Farlow, S. W. Xaughlin, F. C.
Robbins, C. W. Shaw, J.l S.
Lewis, J. B. ' Humble, J. F. Pick-
.ett, John Curtis, L. D. Menden-
hall, W. T. Ferguson, J. T. Wins
low, R. F Steed, G. M. Kimery, .
S. W. Swaim, C. L. Holton,fE.
G. Morris, S. N. Allen, J. M.
Ellison, W. H. Pickard.
Aternates:
J. L. Norman, C. J. Cox, J.
W. Parsons, A. B. Coltrane, Dr.
D. J. Johnson, J. M. Vuncanon,
L. B. Lowe, W. H. Lawrence,
W, S. Thayer, B. B Ridge, J. H.
McCain, J. H. Skeen. M. C.
Spoon, Cephus Bowman, D S.
Davis, D. N. Burrows, U. S.' G.
Vuncanon, Dr S W Caddell,
Newton Frazier Frank Hollady,
N C English, W. P Connor, J. A
Redding, J C Allred, Troy Milli
likan, Alson, Cranford, W. S.
Garner. '
Delegates and Alternates to the
Judicial Convention.
Delegates:
W. F. Talley, J. M. fields, G.
$1. Kimrey, R. E.Johnson, D
Mendenhall, J. T. Winslowi
yfomes D. Greg, I. N. Gjx O.
.C. Mtrsh, J. S. Lewis, J. F.
Pickett, A. B. Coltrane, N. a
L English, J. M. Burrows, ,S. G.
;Newlin, A. H. York, S. N. Allen,
J. F. Hughes, A. M. Ferree, Ji
J. Newlin, J. C. Allen, H.
Ragan, H. H. Harris Henry
Bean, W. II. Pickard, A. A.
Spencer, C. E. Brown.
Alternates: "
? A. C. Pickett, N. C. Cox,
Ernest Ridge, JM. Allen, Joseph
Spencer, T. B. Mcpherson, John
E. Purvis, John C. Foust, W. R; 1
vv imams, W . M. Mpffitt, N . H ;
Ferguson, W. T. Thornburg,
Ottis P. Brower, J. M. Reece,
W. R Neece, Clark S. Newlin :
1 A- L- Davis, David E. Frazier,
Edward C. Blair, W. G. ;Kinney,
M. L. Wood, L. C. Elliott, Wiley
Ward, W. J. Moore, W. S. Gard
ner, M. N. Morgan, R. B. Staley.1
I T. H, CUMMINGS. ;
IW. F.. Redding. ;
ommittee
The Horses Prayer.
A FAVORITE writing trick is
j.. riioniioo hnmnn offniwj onH nan.
uwituaa uuuiau unuti w uuu jjnw
1 PIe from a supposed animal's
viewpoint. Tne Pony 's Point
ers on Polo Playing" and "The
Fashion Show at Madison Square
Garden reported by a Horse,"
make smart reading indeed. . But
do we ever really enter into a
sympathetic ; understanding of
the horse's mind? Can we fig
uratively get into his skin, feel
what he feels, tremble- at what
causes, his perhaps foolish bu t
none , the Mess real terror in
shorti suffer In imagination the
hardships and downright cruel
ties which for the most part we
ourselves inflict upon this dumb
beast of burden? '
Probably not, Such "horse
sence" as we may possess is too
apt to be devoted entirely to our
own welfare.
We have societies and clinics
which are a blessing to trie horse
and a balm to our own conscience.
Yet, despite this creditable fact,
there are petty tortures innumer
able as well as hideous cruelties
and brutalities going on every
day in this city that cause at sen
sitive observer to wonder if hum
anity is not still bloodthirsty and
ravage at heart," and only thinly;
veneered with civilization. The
Average city horse as a matter of
course shivers in winter, endiues
thirst and sunstroke in summer,
and. strains his muscles and racks
his! delicate nervous organization
on slippery asphalt pavements at
all seasons. Bit and' blinders
are made a curse to him oftener
than a blessing. Brate masters
bekt him for sheer spite vwhen
they are sober, and sell his noon
day teed at the roadhouse saloon
for the price of a drink when
they are "on the booze." He
never says anything about it.
So long as we habitually ignore"
these only too obvious everyday
facts what a grim farce it is for
us to pretend to speak for the
If he could speak "for !
x w, wtu Ctt f
horse?
himself, he would use other terms
than we are accustomed to see -in
print.
Pathetic and ironical as it may
seem, the horse looks up to' man
as his god. In the Swedish they
haye a "Prayer of the Horse,"
addressed to his human lord and
master, which in sum is as fol
lows: V v' ' ''
"O Lord, my master, I : thank j
and adore you for the kind word
you spoke to me long ago, and I
strive in the hope that you will 1
pet me once in a while. If I
cannot understand what you wish
H EftfiH0
NearlBvbbdy
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County 'Sundaijr
The Randolph County . Sunday
School Con ventioaf will be held
at Trinity on ihe ; 17th and 18th
of August, at which time Mr
Carter, the State Field Secretary,
Rev J Waitet libng and other
prominent speakers will be pres
ent to take pariin the work.
It is our purpose to have a con
vention thal ji practical and that
will give Usr .sometbingr to help
out the work in all the - schools
of the county (:
Let every schpol in the county L
send at least ohie delegate
Mr J J White has been select
ed as chairman 'of the entertain
ment committee, so anyone wish
ing to communicate with him on
this point will " address him at
Trinity, N. C. ,
The program will be published t
at a later date.
Fraternally,
Elijah Moffitt,
President
A Modern Mother.
. y
"Mamma," said little Dorothy,
"I want some water to christen
my doll."
"No dear, " replied the mother,
"it's wrong to make sport of
such thi rigs. " J
"Then I want wax to waxinate
her, She's pld enough to have
something done. ' '--Housekeeper.
The Man of the Hour.
The director of a matrimonal
agency says the young girls ask
only: "Who is he?"
The young widows: "What is
his position?"
The old maids: "Where is
he?" Pick-Me-Up.
me to do, please be patient and
show me. ' Don't beat me or jerk
on the reins; but look and see if
something Js not wrong with the
harness.
"I beg of you not to whip me
going up hill, nor give me loads
heavier than I can pull. Keep
me shod so that I can get a foot-
holdand ddh't let Tthe farrier
cripple my feet. If I am sick or
have an ulcerated tooth, go easy
with me for a day, as I am be
side myself with pain.
"Oh, ; grant me cool, clean
water in the hot weather, and
1 et me noteat my fodder dry.
"Finally, when my strength is
gone, aii'd I cannot any more -work
for; you enough to be worth
! my keep; I beseech of you don't
iet me be sld to drag a vendor's,
carr. butJake jny life in the
qinckestn4eestJiray and
God willlwti you in this life
and in , Heaven. . ;Amen. "New
York Wold,