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VOL XXX111. , ASHEBQRO, N. C, THURSDAY, May 7, 1908.
MEETS IN ASHEBORO
Congressional Convention to Be
Held Here.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, THE
DATE.
Will Nominate Democratic Candidate
for Congresa and Elect Delegate!
to National Con? entlon at
Denver, Col.
The Demoeratio Congressional
Convention for the Seventh District
will be held in Asheboro on Wednes
day, Jnne 17tb. Thfe was decided
at a meeting of the committee held
at Charlotte last Saturday.
The meeting will be held at the
courthouse at 13 o'clock.
The business of the convention
will be to nomiuate a candidate for
Congress aud to elect delegates from
this district to the National Conven
tion at Denver, Colorado. '
The Democratic Convention of
Randolph County was held at the
court house Saturday. The couven
tion convened at 11 o'clock and was
called to order by County Chairman
W. J. Scarboro. Mi. Scarboro ap
pointed Co'- W. P. Wood temporary
chairman aud C. li. Curtis, of Lib
erty, and O. T. Murdock, of Lassi
ter, temporary secretaries. This or
ganization was made permanent,
with W. N. Elder, of Trinity, and
the representatives of the press as
assistants.
The roll call of townships showed
all represented by delegttts but
three, and the cer tided report of one
of the three was admitted by the
convention.
A resolution was introduced by
C. C. McAlister, which provided
that the chairman secure at once a
report of the primary held in the
townships not represented and the
delegates to the State Convention bq
instructed to include the report
from these townships iu casting
their ballots for .Governor in the
State convention at Charlotte in
Jnne.
Resolutions were adopted endors
ing CoL w. P. Wood for Lieutenant
Governor; R. N. Page for Congress;
B. R. Lacy for Treasurer: Hayden
Clement for Attorney-General; Jas.
R. Young, Insurance Commissioner;
B. F. Dixou, State Auditor.
Gov. Glenn aud his administration
and the course of Senators Simmons
and Overman were endorsed.
Upon'motion the convention re
ceived the vote of the townships Cist
at the recent primary for Governor
with the following result:
Craig Kitchin llorne
Trinitv 2.6-1 2.09 2.27
Provid'euce 3. 1.00
Liberty 2.C0 3.20 .20
Tabernacle 5 57 .43
Back Creen 1.80 .00 .GO
E. Fraukliuville .301 3.331 1.30
W. " 1.10 1.84
Columbia 4.35 4.24 .41
Randlenian 5.51 .02 5.47
Concord 3.80 1.14
Cedar Falls 1 40 .40 .20
Grant 1. 1.
Coleridge .34 4.49 .17
New Hope 3.20 2.80
Union 1 12 2.88
Richland 3.90 .10
Brower .50 .50 1.
Asbeboro 6.05 .78 1.57
48.90 21.59 22.50
The delegates to the State Con
vention will go instructed for some
of the State olliceis as follows:
For Secretary of State J. Brynu
Grime, 82. 17; Roberts, 2.83.
For Corporation Commissioner
B. F. Aycock, 55.44; Maj. II. A
London, 35.56.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
Unanimous for R. W. Scott, of
Alamance. "
Upon motion the delegates from
each township selected one of their
number as a member of the commit
tee to recommend delegates to the
State Convention; three to be ap
pointed by the chair to represent tue
tnree candicatee for Governor.
The township committee was as
follows:
Trinity, T. J. Finch; Liberty. C.
a. Uurtis; Tabernacle, Grover Pu
dne; B. c Creek, C. Redding; East
Franklin vi He, J. M. Weatherlv;
West Franklinville, J. L. Wiuning
haw; Columbia, E. J. Steed; Con
cord, H. Kearns; Cedar Grove, A. J.
Rush; Coleridge, John Bray; New
Hope, G. T. Murdock; Union, J. M.
Luthei; Brower, E. B. Leach; Ashe
boro, C. C. McAlister; Randleman
H. O. Barker; Providence. R. R.
Ross.
The rhair appointed Messrs. E.
E. Moffitt, S. A. Henley and W. N.
Elder.
The committee reported after the
recess for dinner as follows:
cium delegates:
W M Elder, W a Watkins, R R
Roes, W A Underwood, L C Phil-;
lips, J E Williamson, W C Ham
mond, J F Cameron.
Alternates E B Leach, W J Mil
ler, J A Spence, W J Arrafield. W
C Hammer, John T Moffitt, W J
Scarboio. 6 T Murdock.
HOltNE DELEGATES:
T J Finch, C C McAlister, J L
Fields, Dr. F A Henley.
Alternates J E Walker, O R
Cox, P R McFadyen, D G MjMas
ters.
KITCHIN DELEG TES"
J M Whitehead, C E Stuart, E
Moffir, W L Bouldin.
Alternates E J Steed, J 'A Cavi-
ness, C R Curtis, D M Weatherlv.
delegates to congressional
convention:
L F Fentress. O H B lac it, John
W Glass, J K Harris, C W Redd in?.
1 L Cnvene8, T S Graves, A J
Rush, S L Varner, T J Red dim;,
George Bulla. Troy Kcdding, II T
Lasiter, L M Cnmford, R L "al
bert. Dr J W Suley, H C Causey,
K fatteisou. J K i ole, 1 V Cra
ven, Prof White, Ed, Leonard, R R
Ross. W P Wood, W D Steduian,
V m C Hammer, W J Aruitield, Col
A C McAlister; J E Williameon,
'apt J Parkin. K E Coltrane.
New Yorker Dine With Negroes.
At a banquet given the members
of the Cosmopolitan Club Wednes
day lat an "inovatiou" was made
when the club had for its guests
about two negroes for each white
person present. Many white guests
deserted wtieu they discovered what
manner of gathering it was, but
these were not so incensed as the
French waiter who entered a strong
protest against serving negroes. Iu-
ter-marriage and social equality
were discussed by speakers of both
races and the statement was made
that in ter-niai riage would go far to
solve the race problem. The dinner
Das given the attendants fame in a
way some did not relish.
The Law (;ov;riilnr t'rohlullioii lOlir-
tlun.
There will beontv one ballot box
at the prohibition election to tie held
May 20th, a.d on that will b label
ed in plain Itoinuu letters the words
''IJor or Against the Maiiutiotuie
and Sale of intoxicating 1,'cpjjid.
Young Mali a Suicide.
George H. Copelmid, 17-year oM
son of Cupt. J. W, Copeland, if
Stalesville, committed suicide ly
snooting hunst If With a Colt pistol
Tuesday. The cause of the tragedy
is unknown.
Arc Xlght Klttrr Herri
The tobacco plant beds of E. U.
Fisciiil, of rriedburg, l).tnl-ou
county, were destroyed Minday iiiht.
It is believed to lie toe Work of per
sotis iniitaiing the Kentucky nu'li'
rideis.
I.te ('(unity t'oiirthomr.
The CoiiiniiSrioiici'Sof Lee counts
met at Saiitori Monday and decided
to erect a court house and jail it i
the new county utouee. Plans have
been secured, booils will be issued
and the buildings erected midway
between Saufordaiid Jonesboro.
Federal Memorial.
The monument to the M tine sol
diers who died at Sal sbury as pr s-
oners of war during the war will be
dedicated Friday. A party of thirty
from the State of Maine will attend
Veteran Journalist Dead.
Henry U. Crownon, aped 60 years,
a Confederate veteran and well
known newspaper man, died Monday
night at his home at Stateaville. The
deceased is the father of Editor
Crowson, of Burlington.
Clements-Page.
Miss Rosalind Page of Morrisville,
Wake county, was married last if n
day to James B. Clements, of Golds
boro. Miss Pace is well known iu
Asheboro, and is a sister of the late
Mrs. J. O. Walk-r.
Annaiiolls Appointment.
A d apatch from Washington says;
Sei ivtary Metcalf, of the aw De
partmeut, has appoiuted RobU J,
We.-ks, son of Stephen B. Weeks, of
U.d 1 unity, to Auuapolis.
REPLY TO HON. C. B.
WHY WE SHOULD VfcTE
REV. C A. WOOD, Pastor M. E.
The writer was for ten years a
townsman of Mr. Watson anduher
rahed for him a very high personal
regard as a good citizen and a dis
tinguished man. He confesses to a
feeliug of personal sorrow that oue
whom be had felt it a privilege to
think of as a friend should have
departed from the right way so far
as to write a letcer, aud such a lettei
against prohibition. When the
writer knew Mr. Watson be was an
ofiieul of the chuich aud, if I mis.
take not, at oue time a teacher iu
the Sunday School. This letter
tells me that added years have not
added grace to his heart, but on the
contrary they appear to have drag
ged him away from Gud and the
Oiessed influences of religion. Who
can help feeling sail tint a iy in in
nould let the light of faith be
d.uimed just as the darkness of age
and pecsoual bereavement begin to
close about him?
A Disloyal Democrat.
Mr, Watson has beeu a leader in
the Democratic party aud a powei
iu the State, having beeu a candidate
before tue ptople for govrnor of
North Carolina and a candidate.
before the legislature fur the United
states Senate. His prounuence
lends weignt to any op niou he may
spread. While this pr tuiueuce
loes nor. lessea his right to choose
his side iu any to itesL, it does bind
mm to discuss all public questions
iu a fair and reasouaoly way. Iu his
letter against prohibition he has not
done this. A proper loyaltv to the
piiuciples of the Democratic party
would hare kept him from pervert
ing Democratic teacniuga, and a
proper appreciation of the hoDors
bis party oas bestowed upon him
would have prevented him from
taking advantage of his position to
encourage factious opposition toils
party s policy. We cannot ni.e
that a man of Mr. Watson's f oiltv
could think h9 was doing right to
lobby against the Ward bill iu the
way he did. And we cannot doubt
his knowing that this letter, written
at the request of the whiskey ling,
is a hignly improper prostitution ot
hU party standing to au unholy
cause.
An I'nworthv letter.
This letter is not a firtr-minded
and reasonable discussion of the
liqti or qui stioti; it is not the con
tribution of a patriotic citizen to
tha solution of one of his country's
gralest problems. It is the special
pleading of nil advocate; it is an
ftort to becloud the issue aud
vent a proper verdici; it is an appeal j currying concealed weapons are
io tne prejudices of the unthinking, . l!;J of --lv' und r-ligious liberty
and us such is . unworthy a uuu of m to say that drink i tig n-. Gnu
Mr. Wats.iu's standing. " blidS w"a '""h a right us urnm
This li-t ter without directly s iy- ing, for it was ns old a custom, yet
ing so tries to make the impression it w male unlawful b act of the
ti, at I here is very little drunken- legislature. Mr. Watson nude no
ni..s,a:id verv hide, harm in the I
.irunkwinesa there is, but ox tho !
contrary out of the drinking habi.sj
uf the r.-iiple have irrowu the stamina ;
which produced religious and civil
liherty and all the otlier blessings
of our civilization; that the govern
ment distillery is a temperance
agency, fostering the growth of
chinches mid schools; that the
Watts law was a blow at everything
;ood in society; that to be dissatis
lied with the Jiijuor traffic or to
agitate for its extinction is an iutem
perate and extravagant crusade
worse thau the saloon and distillery
combined; that the State has beeu
i j ii red by tie tempeiance agitation
more than by the liquor business.
All this is not said outright, but it
is suggested. And to support these
suggestions he goes so far as to mis
quote Scripture, undertaking to
make the holy Word of God sanction
the unholy whiskey traffic. See
Prov. 31:4-7, and Rev. 22:19.
Mr. Watson thinks prohibition,
or the agitation for prohibition, is
wicked because it brings about "a
dangerous fusion between Church
and State." No one favors a union
of church and state, but surely such
a union is less to be dreaded thau
the union of state and saloon such
as he advocates. Iu fact there is no
union of church and state in this
campaign. It is nonsense to say
that when preachers speak out on
moral questions, even when they
pertain to public policy, they are
WATSON'S LETTER.
FOR STATE PROHIBITION.
Church, South, Aiheboro, N. C.
out of their place. The teaching
or Jesus is both religious and moral,
and His disciples must teach moral,
lty as well as religion. And it the
preachers arouse opposition they do
no more than their Master did. As
for preaching politicians, it will be
better for the country when the
politicians look to the church peo
ple for direction than it was when
they looked to the whiskey peo
ple. Personal Liberty.
It is strange that Mr. Watson
should oppowe prohibition because
it invades the personal rights of the
people when o mny others faver
it because it preserves tho e rights.
A trawl, r in Af ti a found a
tribe which does not permit the
omjn to ett goat's meat. He
asked one of them, "Why is this?"
The man replied, "There is no
why, it is a custom."
If we ask, "Why have men a
right to drink intoxicatiug liquors?
The auswer must be, "Tnere is
no why, it is a custjni."
But if we ask why we have a
right to expect men not to drink,
the reasons fill a book. The rights
proti-cted by prohibition are the
rights of the weak. The women
and children who do not drink
sutler from the l quor traffic almost
as much as the meu who do driuk.
A m in alone on an island of the
sea might have a right to drink as
much liquor as he wants, for if
through d'ssipation he gets unable
to work no one will have to support
him; if he gets craey drunk he has
no wife or child to beit or abuse;
he has no father or motaer, no wife
or friend to grieve at his moral decay
and be put to shame by his beastly
life, neither can he transmit to his
children the diseases brought on by
dissipation; there is no community
to be disturbed and injured by bis
lawless propensities; he is a griel
and a problem to no one but God;
therefore he is accountable to no one
but God. But iu North Carolina
the drinker is a problem and a
menace to society, a grief an J a
danger to Lis fumily. Therefore
it is the dirty of the State to protect
society and his family from him.
His supposed right to drink inter
feres with their acknowledged right
to peace "and safety. Prohibition
protects the higher rights and the
rights of the most people.
Drinking do.'.s not help eivi'iz ition;
it hinders although it has not been
able to prevent, all progress. It
might just as truthfully besaul thar
giinbliiig, social iinuior.ditv, and
complaint that the people wnv de-
prived of their persona; liber: ,- l,y
this act, or tint they were denied
another right iu nor, bein permitted
iaj iuw; vii me uiifsuiiii, ii i uiu lie
complain th.it the right if lm-al
self government was ubri.led be
cause the l;iw applied to the whole
State. If he is so jealous of U:a!
rights why does he not lead a cru
sade to allow Winston or Williams
to license pistol "toting"? There
is a Stat 3 law agaiust seduction.
Is there any better reasot why men
should be licensed to seduce men
and boys from sobriety and true
manhood than there is why they
should be licensed to 6educe girls
and women from chastity aud pure
womanhood? Mr. Watsou could
not be employed for any foe to ad
vocate a law allowing the towns to
issue such license at their pleasure,
although the brothel is no more
an enemy of society than is the bar
room. Home Rule.
Mr. Watson is not more fortunate
in his home rule argument. He
says that as a Democrat of the
strictest sect he cannot voto for
State prohibition because it violates
the Democratic doctriue of local
self-government. Yet he knows the
Democratic party in North Carolina
has always held the priuciple of
local self government as subject to
Coutinucd on Vug) Five
HONEYMOON IN LOG CABIN.
How Wm. Brokaw And HU Wife En
Joyed Millionaire's Estate.
What Vanderbilt's magnificent
estate is to Western North Carolina
that the Brokawlestate is to Ran.
dolph county and the Piedmont
section. Located almost at the foot
of historic Shepherd Mountain in
Randolph county and surrounded
by nature's most lavish paintings
in tree, m flower and verdure, is
Fail view Park, owned by William
Gould Brokaw, of New York, a
millionaire.
SVanderbilt has spent his millions
in erect iug the finest private resi
dence in the world aud beautifying
tne grounds there abouts, and Mr.
Brokaw has spent his dioney with a
view to hunting fir true and wild ani
mals, which are found on his estate
io ubundance. Twelve years ago
air. brokaw came South and began
preparations to make Fairview one
of the finest hunting preserves in
the world, aud those that sets the
place today will say that he has ac
complished his purpose. More than
$1,000,000 has iieeu spent ou build
ings, driveways, water and electric
plants, and in beautifying the place.
I be estate comprises several thous
and acres, and several thousand have
been leased aud are uuder Mr. Bro
kaw's care.
The whole of Shepherd Mountain
is leased for hunting privileges, aud
for mi es in each direction oue sees
the signs pasted with Mr. Brokaw's
name signifying that he has posses
sion of the land. Several years ago
the owner of fairview concluded to
experiment on raising English pheas
ants, and accordingly he had several
dozeu sent over fiorn England, with
the result tbat today thousands of
pheasants are found on his lands.
Deer, bear, and other animals are
also found, while quail thrive by the
thousand. His blooded stock are
of the finest and his stables house
some of the best horses to be seen in
the coun ry. At his kennels may be
found many of the cup winners
comprising the best variety of
pointer and setter.
During the elder Mr. Brokaw s
life, and. while the son got a big
allowance yearly, it has been said
that he spent everything and then
some, as the slang goes, on Fairview,
and tha: this at time displeased the
father, who believed his son was
throwing his money away. But in
;.v. s ' aff :--stf'&lfrt
H. Clll tll HltORWV.
1 -.ter yeMi's, it is paid, tbe old man
snrrend'Ted and was with his son in
his nndertukiiii:. Lie traveled f,tr
mid wide, and while away bought
priceless pictures, brie n-brac, rims,
etc. 'O adorn the buildi 'gs at Fair-
view, and today a fortune is piled
up in these things there.
On the grounds is the famous log
cabin which cost a great deal morn
than many cozv city homes, and in
this log cabin Mr. aud Mrs. Brokaw
s.ient their honeymoon.
Each year quite a party of frieuds
from the North and South comes
to Fairview to spend the holiday
season as guests of Mr. Brokaw,
and this past season the number was
unusually large. They spent their
time hunting, playing golf, daociug,
etc. Each year the Cakewalk is one
of the greatest events of the Bty at
Fairview. From BailimoreSuu.
New 'Phone Line.
J. F. Cameron, of Cox, is in town
in the interest of a proposed tele
phone line from Dentn to Asheboro,
and he says plans have so far ma
tared that it can be announced that
work will begin on the line at once.
The li-e will include Cox and Farm
er in the route and will connect with
the local exchange. A full metallic
circuit will be installed.
CLOSING CONCERT
Commencement Waek With the
Asheboro School
ENTERTAINMENT AT AUDITO
RIUM TONIGHT
Program Arranged Play Entitled
"Cinderella In Plowerland'--Caat of
CharactersGraduating Exercises on
Friday Evening.
This is commencement weelr witYh
the Asheboro Graded Schools. The
closiug enter ainment will be given
tonight at the Andi t ilium ThA
program which will begin at 7:30
o'clock is as follows:
Retrospection Grney Ferree.
Flower Drill by Fourteen Girls.
Resrulus to the Oarthncriniatio
James Swain.
Batchelor's Reverie by Ten Girls.
Song What's the Matter Wir.h
the Moon?
The Hand of God in History .
Clifford Cox.
Gossip Pantomime by Ten Girls.
The True Man Idyl Free.
Cinderella in Flower and hv
Thirty-two Girls and Boys.
the cast:
Cinderella Daisy, Harriett Ham.
mer.
Proud Sisters Hollvhock. f!t.h-
rine Burns; Tiger Lilly, Eugenia
mcuain.
Godmother Natnre Annie Fox.
Robin Red ("Prince's Heraldl
Byron Richardson.
Bonnie Bee John Swam.
Prince Sunshine Carl Auman.
Poppy Ulna Rush.
Buttercup Madeline Penn.
Pansy Cora Stowe.
Daffodil Lonella Lowe.
Violet Lillian Heudricks.
Sweet Brier Lillie Parrish.
Mignonette Nellie Spoon.
Lily Bell Janette Dickens.
Sweet Pea Connie Auman.
Narcissus Cornie Wall.
Six Sunbeams Fannie Newby,
Marietta Berry, Rilla Spoon, Clara
Presnell, Frances Walker, Edith
Hunsucker.
Six Raindrops Everett Kendall,
Eugene Morris. Howard Dickens.
Carlisle Johnson, James Burns,
Baxter Stowe.
Butterflies Evelyn Morns, Hallie
Rose, Kate Newbp, Eunice Bulla.
Sykopsis:
Scene I. Prince Sunshine sends
out invitations to t.he May Day Ball,
to which all the blossoms are invited.
Scene II. Daisy having no new
clothes to wear, plans to stay home,
but Godmother Nature comes iu and
6ends her off to the ball.
Scene fll. The guests at the ball
are frightened away by the shower
of raindrops.
Scene IV. Daisy disappears and
leaves no trace except a slipper
which Prince Sunshine ficds and
n6es us a clue to the (hiding of the
Princess that is to be:
Annual Sermon.
The annual sermon before the pu
pils and faculty of the Asheboro
Graded School was preached in the
Auditoiii.in Sunday morning at 11
o'clock. On the platform with Rev.
T.M.Johnson, who delivered the
sermon, were seated the Trustees of
the school and a choir of more than
thirty voices, representing the dif
ferent churches of the city, who had.
prepared special music for the oc
casion. Mr. Johnson stroke for fortv min.
utes on "character," addressing
tne tacu.ty upon tncjimportauce of
of their work of training the minds
of the children towards a high stan
dard of religious, moral and intel
lectual excellence, iie impressed
unon the punils the burden of their-
rtsponsibility in character-building,
urging luein io greater preparation
for their life work.
The sermon was stron? and force.
ful and all were interested until the
close.
Randleman Electlsn.
The municipal election for the
town of Randleman was held Mon
day with the following result: May
or, T. O. Bowden. Aldermen 1st
Ward, O. C. Marsh and J. A. Ivey;
2nd Ward, S. W. Swaim and H. O.
Barker; 3rd Ward, J. J. Newlin and
W. G. Brown; 4th Ward, P. R. Mc
Fadyen and C. Z. Lineberry.
Mr 8. S. S. Porter is visiting rela
tives in Greensboro.