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X J GOUM W COURIER J C, COURIER Advertisinc Columns ! Brine Result. LsU in Doth Nows and J ; recirculation. ' 4 Issued Weekly. . PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. i $1.00 Per Year VOL XXX1I1. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY June 11. 1908. , NolT FOR DEMOCRATS TO PONDER. Three of the State's Governors Since 1887 Have Come From Fifth." WEST ASKS FOR FAIR PLAY. The Went, Representing Nearly One- Half the State In Voting Population Preenta a Candidate and Seek Simply Justice, When It Asks the Nomination of Mr. lVoeke Craig Strong Reasons W hy He Is the Logical Candidate. To the Editor of The Observer: Since 1887 we have had seven Governors, including Governor Fowle, who lived only a short time after he was elected, lhree of these have come from the fifth dis trict Scales from Greensboro, Holt from Burlington, and Glenn from Winston-Salem. If Mr. Kitchin is nominated the fifth district will have had the nomination four times out of seven Holt and Fowle filling out onlv one term. During the six terms the Republicans have had the office one term (Kussell from lb!) 4 to 1898), but the Democratic can didate against Kussell (Hon, C. U. Watson) was from this ame district, so that if Mr. Kitchin is nominated, of the eight Democratic nominees for Governor since 1884 all but three will have come from one con gressional district, one of these three (Fowle) from Kaleign in the fourth district, aud the other two (Aycock and Carr) from east of the Wilming ton and Weldon railroad. West of the fifth district is the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth congressional districts. These dis tricts constitute, in voting popuia tion, nearly one-half of the State, and in them is found the buit ot the Republican vote of the State. Tiro of them, the eighth and tenth. are close, if not doubtful, districts, and in these fonr districts, there are more than a score of senatorial dis tricts and counties which we carried last year by very small majorities. These four districts have for years keen, and they are stnl, the real battle ground. Outside of them there is but little real fighting out side of a tew counties, lu. the bal ance of the State-since the adoption of the amendment we have had a walkover. The fifth district, - since the amendment, has been strongly Democratic Two of its counties are, and have been all along, Ke publican; the balance of them are Democratic. It is true Person county (Mr. Eitchin's home county) elected a Republican to tne last Legislature, but all the rest of our ticket carried thai county, and onr candidate for the Legislature was beaten, not because the county was not Democratic, hut chiefly on ac count of dissatisfaction because he wonld cot promise to introduce and try to have passed by the Legisla ture a bill to exempt that county from certain provisions of the Watts law. Now, while four of the last seven Demociatic candidates for Governor have come from the fifth district, and if Mr. Kitchin is nominated, the score will be "five ont of eight for that district. The seventh. eighth, ninth, and tenth congress ional dUtricts have not had a Demo cratio Governor, or a Democratic candidate for Governor, in thirty two yeare, though in recent years they hare repeatedly appealed to the party ior wis recognition, dj an overwhelming majority these four districts will ask tne .Democratic convention when it assembles on the 24th to nominate Mr. Craig for first place on the ticket. They will ask it in the interest of two congress ional districts the eighth and tenth districts districts lust redeemed. They will ask it in the interest of a score of close and doubtful counties and senatorial districts. They will ask it in the interest of a fair dis tribution of this great office. They will ask it because, while in recent years the territory east of the Wil mington & Weldon raihoad has had the office twice, and the ctnter has had it four times (the fifth district having had it three out of these four times), the gieat section west of the fifth district has not had it for thirty-two years. They will ask it upon the ground tht again this vear they will have to bear thi brunt of the fight and that the in terest of the party and State require that they should be helped and en couraged and strengthened. They will ask it because their candidate is fit and deserving and has done more campaigning for the Democratic party during the last sixteen years than any man in the party, except our last two Governors, and unlike tnem and others has had no reward. They will ask it upon the ground that no mab in the State has a stronger claim upon the party for the place than the candidate they will present: and finally, tney win ask it upon the ground that no sec tion of the Btate has stronger claims for the place than the section from which he comes. Let Democrats contrast the cla'ms upon the party by this man and this Bectioi with those of the fifth district and its candidate. No one, of course, has anything to say against the Democracy of the people of the bun district, but tnat district cer taiuly has no claim thirftime for the nomination, for it has had the honor uearly all the time for the past twenty-four years, aud surely the candidate from the fifth district, Mr. Kitchin, can present no special claim for the nomination, either by virtue cf party service or actual ac couiplishmeut during twelve years as a member of tnugress, unless it shall be held that the$65,000 he has during thwtiim ivcHved from the government in salary is inadequate compensation for the few speeches ne has made outside of bis dis tricts. From the foregoing statement of facts two conclusions seem to be in evitable Firs', that the centre and especially that portion of the centre const i tut! up. the fifth congressional district, is not entitled to the can didate for Governor this vear, hav ing already had hi office four times during the last twenty-four years Second, that 'f it is to be given to the west it shoald go to Mr. Craig, who distinctly represents this sec tion and- if to the east to Mr. Home, who ia tba only candidate east of tne bfth district. ' W. T. Lee. Waynesville, June 4, 1908.. AWARDED $5,000. Jury Returns Verdict in Favor of Plain tllTlaCase of Cox vs. Southern Railway Co.' Saturday night in Guilford Su. penqr Court the jury returned a verdict in the case of Julie H. Cox, admx. vs. the High Point, Asheboro, Kandleman and Southern Railroad allowing the plaintiff $5,000 dama ges. $30,000 was the amount asked for. The suit was bronght by Jalte H. Cox, administratrix of Cyrus Cox, whose death, it was claimed, was caused by a wreck on the railroad between High Point aud Asheboro, Cox was a pestal clerk on the traiu that was derailed and only lived ten days after the wreck. The -wreck occurred in liarch 1905. Lineman Electrocuted. John .White, lineman for the Thomasvill Light and Power Co , wm electrocuted while putting up an arc light Saturday. He was standing on a box working when he stepped to tne ground nntboughtedlj holding on to a live wire. 2300 volts of electricity immediately passed through his body, causing instant ueaio. Twenty-One Die In Tornado. A most destructive tornado swept over Southern Nebraska and Kansas Friday, doing greater damage and causing more deaths than any storm in many years. Many towns and villages were wrecked and the death list, which has reached twenty. three continues to grow as lines of com munication are re-established. Cotten-Henderson. Announcement is made of the en gagement of Miss Elizabeth BrowV iigg Henderson, daughter of Col. and Mrs. J. 8, Henderson, of bans bury, to Lieut. Lyman Alkinson Gotten, of U.' S. Navy. The mar riage will take place in July. Mr Cotten is a native of North Carolina and is stationed at Newpojt, 1 Ui ode inland. After the Democratic ticket has been nominated at Denver, it will have to be elected in November, There's the rub. Democrats cau't afford to nominate a candidate who will not unite the party. tilL. , P. WOOD, of Ashebuio, Candidate for Democratic Nomination fur Lieutenant Governor. CONTEST OPENS MONDAY First Votes Will Be Polled Few Days of Hard Work Will Win for Someone a Piano There Will Be Many Other Prizes. No votes have been cast in our contest yet. None will be cast until uext Moudav; then the battle will open and will be waged witn determi nation, i nere will be a chance for every one to win. Work should oe IU UUW. A. AMI, FllUItlC Ql WUP be given to every oiie. 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Every day you put off is that much time lost. If there is anything about the contest you do not understand write us about it and we will explain. Come around to tne office and let us show you how to work and talk with you sb to the best methods, for we are sure we can prove to you Monday, June 15th A without a doubt that you can win one of our big prizes. There will be no prt:ality shown to any one contestant that all have not the privilege to enjoy. Any one may vote as often as he pleases by paying an annual subscription. Kind reader, you should use this opportunity to help some young lady win one of the prizes. For every dollar you pay there is a dollar's worth of value. When yoa pay your subscription and vote for vour friends it is an investment you maks and not an ' expenditure. Your money is not wasted that is paid for the paper. v The race is never ended until the goal is reached. Do not lose heart if some one is ahead of you, because you may overcome and may become a leauer yourself. .every now anu tnen you nnd a man who thinks he cannot subscribe for his local paper. No citizen can nfford to be without his local news paper. Instead or a local paper be ing worth $1.00 a year it is worth $5.00 a year and more to every sub scriber. The ideas advanced and the suggestions that are made and the local news and Personals and happenings are worth mere than the price of any paper. Plowed t'p Cold Coin. Willie Thompson, a farmer of Saxapahaw, Alamance county last wee piowea up 413 pieces of Brit ish-gold coin valued at $2,000 in U. S: money.-..It is supposed that me money was buried by a member of the British army while Lord Corawallis was camping near Saxa pahaw during the Revolutionary war. Most of the coin was dated 1776. Large Canning Company. The American Canning Co. is new enterprise chartered at $125,000 for Winston-Salem. The company will operate canning factories at Rural Hill, El kin, Pilot Mountain and Mt Airy. The plants will be ginoperation about June 15th. New Mill at Troy. j. W. Allred, of Ramaeur, was in Asheboro Monday en route to .Troy, wnere ne nas a contract to construct a aim across liittie river tor a new cotton mill. The dam is six miles from Troy and is being built for Sam Smitherman, who proposes next year to build a $250,000 cotton mill on the site. Cheap Claptrap. It is a cheap generosity which promises the future in compensation for the present. But, when it conies to reform in the tariff, the currency, the election methods, and other mat ters, such a promise is the essence of Kepub'ican statesmanship. RANDOLPH . OFFERS STRONG - CANDIDATE. Col. W. P. Wood tor Lieut-Governor. No One More Worthy. Col. W. P. Wood is the choice of Randolph county for Lieutenant- Governor And Lot only Randolph, but several other counties have in structed for' him and Mr. Wood has received letters from some of the best men of the State urging hi in to command them if they can be of service in securing his nomination. yjl all the noble sns of Carolina t.iey could not advocate one more worthy, capa le and loyal for Lieu tenant Governor. Col. Wood was born and reared at Caraway, this county. He received an education in the public schools of Randolph and Montgomery conn- ties, living at one time near Mt. Gilead. ' At the age of 17 years he volun teered aud marched to the front with the first company from Randolph county and duriug the four years of war was found where hgbting was naruest, always ou duty aud .never faltering. After the war he returned to Randolph aud went into business at Asheboro. He was almost destitute but with pluck and determination he developed a large business and is today one of the county's largest merchants. He has always been a loyal demo crat and although he has not been an ofliceseeker he h s twice been elected State treusurer, once he has been in the Senat? and twice he has represented the county in the Hons?. He is uuselfish, conscientious and sincere and always acting for the best interest ef the people iu his offi cial conduct. He is acqu tinted, with the needd of the State, is interested in her development; he is a good pre siding officer and is wise and con- ser a ve. Col. W. P. Wood should Le given second place on the Demociatic ticket. He will add strength to it. Hoke Smith Defeated. The defeat of Hoke Smith hy 1R - 00O majority in Geongia by Joseph E. Brown, in the primaries on last Thursday, was a surprise to many. uue remarkable thing about the recent contest is that Moke Smith stumped the state from end to end wnue joe crown, wno says he can not make a speech, has sit still at his Marietta home and has conduct ed his campaign through newspapers and by correspondence. Both the candidates before the campaign be gan, sent ont a statement that they favored prohibition and negro dis franchisement. Both candidate practically stood upon the same piauurm. j.ne oniy issue in tne campaiga was that of personalities. Ex-Sheriff Dead. Ex-Sheriff B. Franlr .Tnnea nt Yadkin county, died at his home at n esc ena recently, tie is survived by three brothers, two sistera. twn sons and five daughters. The broth ers are: Aioert Jones, of South Fork township, this county; Dr. W. Jones, of Wilkeaboro. The sisters include Miss r noebe Jones, of High romc, ana jaiss oarah Jones, of Wilkeaboro. The sous are .Toaaa Jones, of Roanoke, V., and Joseph Jones. Of Idaho. Thn rfanorht are Meedames Poindexter, Davis and otrupe, of ladkin county. Two others leside in the west. Dr. Winston Resigned. The Executive Committee of the A. & M. College met at Raleigh Wednesday to receive the resigna tion of Dr. George T. Winston, as presiaent of that institution. The resignation came as a sur prise, and follows the grantmr of a $2,500 annuity from the Carnegie runa ior advancement of education ine board wil. elect a successor July 23rd. Touring Canada In An Auto. R. L. Holt and Lawrence Holt, Jr., of Burlington and J. H. Irwin, of Durham, who have been North for several days, purchased a 40 hoise power auto at Detroit, Mich., last week and will dnve through Canada and the Eastern States and back to North Carolina. Presiding Klder Xo More Contrary to expectations, the Methodist Episcopal Conference which recently convened in Balti more, abolished the title of Presid ing Elder and adopted iu the place thereof District Superintendent. EVERYBODY INVITED The Day of All Days for the People of Randolph. SATURDAY, JULY THE FOURTH Big Parade Prominent XpeakertlD terestiug Bail Games Interesting Athletic Contests and Music by the Band Unbounded Pleasure for All. The largest gathering of people ever assembled in Randol is expected in Asheboro Saturday July 4th. lhe day will be fnll of interesting features and tho rltizona of Asheboro will leave nothing un done that will add to the pleasure of the visitors to the ciiy on that uny. Almost every merchant in Ashe boro wil; be represented in the par ade by a float to add to the hennt.w of the parade which will accompany i-'c ojjemer tu me Auuitorium wnere t. o address will be delivered l i rmer Cornet band has been en gag.v. for the occasion. It is . xpected that Millboro and Central i:a.ls base ball teams will play a game of ball in the morning and in the afternoon Asheboro and Troy will cross bats. An attractive piogram of athletic sports is beinff arrauo-ed lnn fnr the afternoon. The attractions will be: Potato Race, 50 vards. Sack Race, 100 yards. Barrel Race, 100 yards. Greasy Pig Race catch-as-cach- can. Climbing the greasy pole. 100 yards dasli foot race. 100 yards dash-Wheelbarrow race Tug of war. Ruuuing high jump. Standing high jump. Hammer throwing. Shet-pnt. Standing Broad jump. Running Broad jump. Vaulting. Bicycle race., etc ,etc. Besides these the.ie.will be a nail driving contest for the ladies, as well as the ccir b k:nc rnntMst and the spoon acd egg race. i ersous who will enter these races to compete for prizes should enroll at once. Address James H. Kivett or B. A. Yeargin. A dog and pouy show is expected to exhibit educated dogs, ponies, monkeys, give acrobatic perform ances, huh dive and manv other circus numbers. The day will be full nf nleaflnrA and not a dull minute will be ex perienced if you see and htar all that is to be seen aud heard nn thai: day. Every citizen of Randolph county is cordially invited to spend Sat- uruay, juiy n in Asheboro. BEECH HARGIS. Another Chapter In History of Famon avenlacky Feud. Beech Hargis. chanred with mnr- dering his father. Jud?e Hards, the famous Kentucky feudist, was put ou inai at tiacason, ivy., last week reeling iu the case is strong and much trouble was experienced secur ing a jury. The bov's mother aava she is prepared to spend $50,000 to iree mm and ne nas same amount. The strongest legal talent in the mountains has been employed to de fend him, while the citizens of Jackson have made no a nnblio. subscription to push the prosecution. Iredell's Road Work. Iredell county will have 18 miles nf macadamized road when the work being done by the convicts and by contractors is completed. The road fund is in excess of $20,000 annual, ly, derived by special tax. The commissioners are paying for all road work as it is completed, and do not contract in excess of the funds available, and though building slowly, the county has no debt to worry about. Attempt to Kill Military Martyr. A would-be assassin, Btanding within three feet of President Fal lieres at Paris last Thursday, fired two shots at May. Dreyfus, the famous French military martyr, painfully but not seriously wound ing him. Shooting has aroused the smouldering Semite question and the trouble threatens to sprtad over France. The whole town of Enid, Okla. was washed away Saturday by a freshet in Boggy Creek, which runs through the town. Water was 12 feet deep in the business center.
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