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HE COURIER . Ue COUR.IER Leads in Both News and M Circulation. J5he COURIER Advertising Columns Bring Results. J peued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Year VOL XXXIII. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY Wmbet ?, l'X)8. No 90 RANDOLPH ELECTION Steady Rain of Ballot3 All Day Long SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY FOR COUNTY TICKET. Hon. V. V. Ktlelilil lyeu II Major ity for Uovernoi--Tli wal Ualrl Much loterent Maulfeatei) On Uoth Hlil. Election day has come and gone. All day yesterday a sort of suppress, ed thrill of excitement seemed in the very uir. Though cloudy, no raiu fell and p dl'iig on both sides, and iu every precinct began early and continued all day the heaviest for years. The -campaign just closed has been one of the iiiost;rem!iikable in both State and Nation known for many years. The Republicans have been more aggressive turn ever. Iu addition to voting for election of President, many states named their State and Couuty officers. The polls opened about (5:46 yes terday and closed about 5:27. Lo cally the voting bewail early and continued steady all day and is one of the most quiet elections held. There was lit'le quarreling, the only excitement beuig the rapid move ment of the workers eagor to voce their fall strength. Voters were challenged by both political parties, but these laatteis were disposed of in the evening to tin satisfaction of all. k Counting the ballots lasted until long after uiitlnight, with the fol lowing result for th county ticket: DEMOCRATIC. Senator Joseph A. Spence, 279. Representatives Thomas J. Red ding, 277. J. Rom Smith, 277. Sheriff Stephen L. Uaywortb, 279. Treasurer Benjamin F. Newbv, 276. Register of Deeds Gsorge T. Murdock, 278. Surveyor Heniy A. Albright, 276. Corouwr Dennis L. Fox, 277. (Jonnty Commissioners Archi bald N. Bulla, 272. John Wesley Cox, 272. William J. Armtield, 285. REPUBLICAN. For Senator George E. Stanton of Randolph County. 127. For House of Representatives Charles L. Holton, 128. Johu F. Hughes, 128. For Sheriff llorace S. Ragan, 127. For Register of Deeds Allen B. Coltrai.e, 130. For Treasurer Calvin G. Frazier, 129. For Conntv Commissioners Joseph T. Thornburg, 128. I Samuel N. Allen, 129. Samuel W. Swaim, 125. For Surveyor John F, Ronth, 131. For Coiouer Dennis J. Johnson, 127. The result of the election in Ran dolph shows a Democratic victory by a small majority ?very candidate being elecl.d by majorities ranging from about 25 to 150 votes. This is the result as estimated from the returns received about half of which give the official count in the precincts. Up to the hour of going to press yesterday evening only twelve of the .twenty-one precincts had sent in official reports. The result will not be definitely known until after the meeting of the board of canvassers to be held today. Reports of frauds attempted by the Republicans in certain precincts have been received and irregularities have been reported in two or three townships. Tbe vote in Randolph was the largest in years. As expected the result showed that the hardest fight was made on the sheriff and legisla tive ticket. The re-election of Sheriff Hay worth over Mr. Ragan was not con ceded by the Republicans nntil about eleven o'clock yesterday. There was very little trouble at any of the voting precincts and in most cases the day passed off with out incident. A full report of the result of the election will be published next week. AMAN IS CONVICTED. Ilel'ali-atinjr Numpson County Ofli-lnl Sentenced to I'nui- Months in Jnll aid Pour Years In IVnitcntlury The trial of ex-Shciiff and Treasurer A. W. Auiaii, of .Sampson county, at Clinton ended Thursday. Aman entered a plea of guilty upon two charges of embezzlement and foi the first was sentenced to im prisonment in tile county jail for a term of four mouths. For the second lis was sentenced to a term of four year's imprisonment in the penitentiary, to begin at the expi laiiou of the jail sentence. A ver dict of not guilty was tendered in the case for forgery. The forgery consit-b.-d in the alter ation of figures in the settlement book. Aman confessed to heavy lo9ses in gambling in stocks. TI10MASVILLE NEWS. Saleo'the Carolina Valley Kailroad Jane' Mine Productive. The Carolina Valley Railroad, running from Thoinasville to Den ton, a distance of 20 miles will be sold November 30rh. Capt. M. L. Jones sent a bar of gold to the Charlotte Assay Office last week valued at $4, 200, which was taseu from his mine iu 15 days. During the past five years Capt. Jones, mine has produced gold to the amount of $315,000, An interesting memorial service was held at Pine- Woods Church, near Thomasville Sunday. An ex cellent paper whs read by Mrs. I). T. Lambeth, giving a brief history of the place and people. TO SEND GUARD. Militia Hill Prevent Possible Lynching at Coarord. It is understood that a detach ment of the Raleigh ltv.hr. infantry will be snt by Govern r Glenu to Concord as a guard for the negro, Will Giaham, who is to be taken from the penitentiary here for trial at Concord,, begi ning Novem ber 4 for criminal outrage on Miss Lucy Tucker near tr.ut place two weeks ago. The guard is tu-vely precaution to prevent any attempt that might be made to start a mob movement to lynch him. The Charlotte Military Company is also ordered to be in readiness to move at a mments nonce. President (iocs to Africa In March. President Roosevelt will leave March 15th for Africa in search uf big game. He will arrive at Naples on March 25th, leaving immediately for the jungles of the dark conti nent. He will be accompanied by a photographer, an official from the Navy Department anil a professor lrom tne Smithsonian Institute. Wreck Ou the Southern Southera Railway oassenger train No. 36 east-bound from Memphis to New York, which left Asheville Monday at U:5tJ o'clock A. M., ran off tiie track a few miles east of Marion, N. C. The engine, two luiggiige cars, tin empty car and a passenger coach left the rails. With the exception of slight bruises and a bad shaking up, no one was injured .Mrs. (;u lines Is Alive Laporte, Ind., Nov. 2. Charles Hudson, a farmer, and his two daugattrs will go on the stand at the trial of Kay Lampliere for the alleged murder of Mrs. Belle Out ness and sweat that Mrs, Gunness is still alive and that they saw her visit tbe scene of her crimes after burning her house. Condemned Man Crazy. Sam Massey, who was sentenced at Rowan court to be hanged No vember 17th, labors under the de lusion tha- Lucy llonser, the wo man he assaulted is sticking pins in him. His mind is completely un balanced. A petition for commu tation has been circulated. Col. I. Be Coatlnaea 111. Col. John R. Lane is at the point of death at his home, Mount Vernon Springs, in Chatham county. He was 73 years old last July. He is the third and last eolonel of the famous Twenty-Sixth North Caroli na Regiment, of which Z. B. Vance was the first colonel and Henry King Burgwyn the second. i v, Wit i if 4 i HON. W. . kll'i'lll, Ciovernor-Klect if Xoilh Carolina. Hon. William Walton Ki'chin, sf Roxboro, was born near Scotland Neck, October 9th 18U(i. lie ws educated at Vine Hill .vtidein? an 1 Wake Forest Colle-, lvr,j he graduat-d in 1885. After striving law uuder his father, tne lit- W. H Kitchin and later at. 'V U v rn y FIRE AT RICHFIELD. Incendiaries Hum Out Several l-'ii-ms In Stanly County Town. Fire which is believt-d to h:ive been of iucendhrv origin desti-'U'i-d $12,000 worth of pro;M tv at Rieh lield, Stanly Countv Friday morn ing. Among ihe concerns l.iu neci out arc A. W, Wi'hi-lm, g'-m t.-il merchant, loss to buiiilinu' 5,000 with f700 lnsnranci', stork ;-."i Odd with $2,000; iusuiano; Earuhaidt and Ritchie, tindertakeii, los t buildiug and stock 3,500, with no insurance. In a latter building were located the postofliee, Southern Fx press Company and office of t,,. S nuliem Railway, all of which were burned. Presbyterians Meet. The Presbyterim! Synod of North Carolina nn-t at New hern lift week. This is the fourth meeting of Synod in thin church. The nint-is were held in 1858, 1862 and 18. The .eport of the com nittee on systematic beneficence (hovs tlvit during the past pesr the Svnod has given to all causes $161), 51(1. which is an increase of $37,658 over the amount raised last vear. For Sy nod's home missions $7,851.80 has been contributed, while $14,073 has been raised for home missions in the Presbyteries. The Presbyteiy sviil hold next meeting at Red Springs. Death at Mocksville. Mrs. John A. Current, of Mocks ville, died from cancer at her home Saturday. She was 35 years o'n. She underwent an operation several months ago at Statesville. HON. KOIIKItT It. il.l-.N, fiove nor got' nli iar. I na X he was admitted to 'lie hm; in 18K7 and begin his pneij.v rtt 1 xb'U'o. In lR9i M v 8 in i i-ri.'tl to lii Mijset'e S.i.r.-i li I. 1 (e h ih served the Fifth 1' -ngr ---ii.tiil H'etiici in c -nwr s ii e h.- Ktl u li'ih Con IC e, li-M'i f -i iri.-i i.i Sixtieth tiO ivs-b. :i i- i.i 'niji'-iiy over 1 IM'"M X . 'f- Vlillds. LL3ELTV ANwoAL CONFERENCE North Carolina MpIIioiIi t r itrstaats Will I. lit Vmmli.i The Ni'l'ttl ''iiiiI-m.-i ii"ii-il Con f'lenc.' -t hi,- , t.Mit - . - j )' itestant hurcii will enliven- iu Lilierty Thursil.w, N'ovi-inbir Huh. The pe 'pie of Li!" i are pi'ptn,g ani pie cn'ei t iinm 'lit f r t i - cmf ivuce. Uev. .1. VV. Ki.iiik is eliiiiuian of the enti'i'iiiiniiietit inniini i li-e. Ties Hi nt . H, hw iin .4 c'osing the year's worK in J"' Hi'y county tJIS week. Am. trig the disiinguisht-d visitors from a distance who will attend are Rev. t;. K. r'.irline.s, of the Theolo gical Seminary at Vestminser, AM., and Rev. S. C Kline, sectetary of the Board of Foreign Missions. Mr. Kline is a returned missionary fioin .lap. m. (J. G. Heiiilricks is the delegate elect from Asheboro and M. J. 1'resnell, of Michlield, will represent t-e Richland Circuit. The other i delegates from the Randolph cir cuits are not known. H ill Keturn to Winston-galani. Governor Glenn announces that upon the inauguration of Governor Kitchin Tie will return to his resi dence at Winston-Salem. He con tradicts the statement that be will go on the lecture platform at tha expiration of his term as Governor. Heavy Tobacco ffalea The Danville, Vt., tobacco mar ket broke the world's lecord for big leaf sales during the month of Octo ber, selling 10,107,125 pounds of leaf for which $987,509.98 was paid. The average was $9.77 per hundred pounds. TAFT PROB ABLY ELECTED. Nlaira Tlmt Wi re Coiinlril An llrlnK In SDoiililfnl ( ol Hum Moll I ItlK Major-lll.-s For KenlIUml . Illrr. Willi kiii II. I'aft, the Republican nominee, m nil irolial)ility has been elected President of the United Sti.tes. While returns fp'in Indiana, Oa'n and WVt-t Viiginia are coining in slowly and it is vet impot-Miile t S'ate with any degree of certaintv tin w those Stales wiil go, jet Mr. Tuft's ovi rwhelining victory in New York State with i()0,()(l() and lii suectss in other astern States in whieh reiiiiiib ine pi in t cally c.iiu plefe, indieiit' I'afi's elecMoii. Illinois is safely l!cuiljiii:au. ln- uic .tnitu 1 ite last, night w--re t-m' Tuft frtiil.-d the S!;ile bv 170,001) with Sherman defeating fonner V. Piesi'lent Stevenson by lOO.Ot O 1 I raltty. Tbe I.cgiblatuie wiil te strongly Reputilicaii. Goven'or Hughes has probablv been re-electel over Lieutenant Governor Chauler by about 50,000 majority. Taft has probably earned New York City by a small majority. The New England Stales went solidly for Taft and the Republicans claim a 'andslide in New Jersey. Republican Chairman Hitchcock is claiming Maryland by from 10,000 to 12,000. The Republicans havc probably carried Michigan, but the Democrats have elected their nomi nee for Governor. Latest indications are that Taft has cariied;Indiaua by about 500,000 but Watsou has probably been de feated for Governor by Marshall, Democrat. The Republicans claim Minnesota by 20,000 plurality. Scattering re turns indicate a Bryan plurality of 35,000 in Missouri and the. Demo crats claim Kentucky by a substan tial majority. Incomplete returns in. I irate that Taft carries Kansas by 20,000, Iowa by 30,000 aud Wiscon sin liy a good majority. Montana is very fliose, fi?orinr Bryau. Jeniisylvania, of course, went for I aft bv an eatimated plurality of upwards of 200,000. The solid South remains unbroken, each State rolling up a safe plurality for Bryan. Mr. Tuft and Chairman Hitch, nock began exchanging congratula tory messages Tuesr ay evening. A verv heavy vote was cast throughout the United States, the eatly returns indicating that Taft was running well up to Roosevalt's vole in 1904, while Bryau made g iod gains over Parker's vote. It is impossible to even approximate I'afi's majority until more complete returns are had. Wauid r.xerute Murder oi llutbaad. Mrs. J. W. Davis, wife of tha Chattanooga, Teiin contractor who was aiiieU in March hy uve Kd wards, at Chatiauoogu, has asked permission to pull back the lever and watch the murderer swing out into eteraity, December 10th, Edwards confesses tha: he killed sixUeu men before he uiurdeied Davis. HrookN In Doilltt. A telephone mess.tge from the Enterprise at Hin I'on t vesterdav evening stated that the maj nity 111 the Slate would probably be re dneed to 35000. At 4 nclocs tho Republicans were still claiming Brooks' defeat ty 19ti niaj mty and Democrats his eUctiou by 500 ma jority. The result is still iu doubt. Death ol lrs. .McAdoo. Mrs. J. A. McAJon, of Greensbo. ro, died Tuesday morning after a brief illness. She was a young; woman of beautiful traits of charac ter, a native of England. She is survived by a husband and one child. Conditions of Farm Lite. Dean L. II. Bailey, of Utica, N. Y., head of the commission appoiat ed by Roosevelt to examine into farm life conditions in the South announces that the commission has arranged an itinerary f hearings in eirht Southern cities. Tney will be at Raleigh November lith. N. C. State Guard. There are 1,835 men in the North Carolina State guard. The state re ceives for supplies yearly the sum of $23,821. For ammunition the guard receives $12,032. This is in addi tion to the state's proportional part of the appropriation of $2,000,000 which congress makes yearly. KITCHIN FOR GOVERNOR. The People Give Him Forty Thou sand Majority. ALL OVER STATE VOTING WAS HEAVY llotli Mlitra were At)rt-ln .ml Muck lull text VH Maolfenled orlll Cnrollittt Malnlalua IllKli Hlamlaril of Urotocrae)- Ihcomplete repents from (he ma jority i-f the con tit i.-H of Norh Caro lina proclaim a big Democratic victory for the State. Almost everywhere pubftaii ial majorities nave ceeu shown aim in the State the majority ' of the Democratic uanuinaie will tieauout 40,000 votes. William Walton Kitchin. th Governor-elect of North Carolina, has been e. ilorsed by a majority so great that th s says as plain as words mat tne people leccgmze in him a champion of their rights, that he in a man who will manage the affairs of State wisely aud well, that what ne uoes win ne lor tne benetit of the whole people. I he entire ticket shares with Mr. Kitchin in the result of Tueadav. aud each man on it is entitled to this, as thoM who are re-elected have shown tbeir fitness for mihliri office, while the new men on the ticket are men of such ability and character as to give the people notice tht -Democracy will maintain its uiga sianuaru, anu care tor tne many interests of the State with such diligence as has been shown in oiner years. In seme of the counties larva ma. jorities are reported while iu others me vote is very close. A few counties gave Republican majorities. In Davidson the Demo crats lost heavily, nearly every Re publican candidate being placed in office. The Democracy of Forsyth lost all but the sheriff aud tteasurer. Nine of the State's representatives in that last Congress will occupy their seats again in the 61st Con gress. Hon. A. L. Brooks, of the 5th District, will succeed Hon. W. Jf. Kitahin, our Governor-elect. BUTLERS ARRESTED Warrant Sworn Out by Judge Adams Charging Criminal Libel Ex-United States Sc-a'or Marion Batler Monday morning was placed undsi arrest at Turkey, a few miles from Clinton, Sampson county, upon a warrant sworn out by ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams, of Greeusboro. Butler ia chaiged with criminal libel. Lester F. Butlei, editor of The Caucasian, a Republican paper pub lished iu this city, brother of ex Seuator ButUr, has also been arrest Vd upon a similar charge. This criminal action is separate and distinct fmni the civil action pending in Guilford Supeiior court, in which Judge Aiianis t.ues for $50,1100 damauej. In the civil acti in the Butlers have tiled their answer to the com plaint and reiterate the charges that were published in The Caucasian. The heating is to be before Jus tice Collins, of Greensboro. I.inbe.ileil $2000. Detectives are trailing L. G. Hancock, of Winston-Salem who it is alleged embezzled over $2000 of the Lamb Fiah Box Company, of Winston-Salom. He uisappeared ten days ago. Hancock is a native of Mississippi. I'urUer Wage Reduction. James Tansey, president of the Fall River Textile Council an nounces that nnder an agreement the Manufacturers' Association and the Council will further reduce the wages of mill eperatives next month. N. C. Coatereare. The North Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church, South, will convene at Durham Wednesday, December 9th. Durham is making big preparation to entertain the visitors. Cannon Re-elected. Reports from Danville, 111., pro claim the re-election ef Speaker Joe Cannon te the 61st Congress by a sajority of between 6,000 and 7, 000 votes.
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