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VOL. XXXVII
ASHEBORO.TN. a, JUNE 27, 1912
No. 25
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BALTIMORE CONVENTION
Bryan Defeated by Small Majority for Temporary
Chairman Judge Parker's Opening Speech a Plea
x for Harmony Nomination Will Not be Before Lat
ter Part of Week.
William Jennings Bryan' met de
feat at the hands of the Democratic
national convention in Baltimore last
Tuesday, and in the opinion of
many party leaders eliminated him
self from the race for the presiden
tial nomination.
Chairman Mack dropped the gav-
el at 12:16 P..MV with the announce
ment, "The convention will come to
order." Cardinal Gibbons in bril
liant scarlet robes pronounced the
invocation, the entire assemblage
standing with bowed heads.
As the, prayer closed, Senator Joh
W. Kern, of Indianla, entered the
hall and was given a round of ap
plause. After the name of Alton,
B. Barker, of New York, had been
read for temporary chairman, Mr.
Bryan who had entered the hall un
noticed, stepped forward, mid was
greeted by a storm of cheei's. He
than nnmlnotu1 Sfinntnr Tforn fnr
temporary chairman, after which
Kerm made a speech appealing to
Parker to withdraw with him from
the race- Parker made no response.
Kern . then nominated Bryan for
the Dosition. The vote on a roll
call was: Pakerr, 579;Bryan, 506.
Before fficial announcement was
made, Senator Lea representing the
Bryan interests moved that the nom
ination of Parker be mnde unanim
ous.- The chairman declared . the
motion carried.
Judge Parker was escorted to the
chair bv Senators Stone and Lea
and Judge Hudspeth, cf New Jer
Bey. and introduced by chairman
Mark nmlrl a round of cheeis after
which the convention adjourned at
3:45 P. M. till 8 P. M. on the
ground that the delegates were
tired out.
When the convention reassembled,
Judge Parker, in his opening speech,
among other things said:
"We meef while the hills yet
echo to wild cries of liar, thief and
traitor, and furious wails of frau
bribery, treachery and corruption;
and our ears are weary with the
dm of 'the articulate shrieking and
passionate villification of the most
shameful brawl of our political his
tory. .
"Our candidates, however, are
without exception, men of such lofty
mien that we meet immune from the
distemper which siezed the Chica
go convention and privileged to
discharge a solemn public duty
calmly, deliberately, seriously.
"What is our duty? To think
alike as to men and measures? Im
possible! Even for our great party!
There is not a reactionary among
vs. All Democrats are progressives.
But it is inevitably human that! we
shall not all agree that in a single
highway is found the only road to
progress, or each make the same
man. of all our' worthy candidates
his first choice.
'Sit is our duty to put aside all
selfishness, to consent , cheerfully
that the majority . shall' speakfor
each of us and to agree that this
convention shall, stand shoulder to
shoulder, intoning the praises of
our chosea leader and that will oe
his due, whichever of the honorable
and able men now claiming our
Judge Parker's speech and the
naming of committees was the sum
total of the night session.
Wednesday Session
Bryan was offered the chairman
ship, of the platform committee but
declined becausehe said the com
mittee was packed against him and
he preferred to make" the fight for
platform on the convention floor.
Senator Kern, of Indianla was made
chairman. It was decided to make
the; platform first and let the nomi
nee) run on it.
The candidate for President will
not! be named until the latter part
of the week and who he will he
nobody can now tell. i-
,1 Died
Mr. J. C Chrisco, better known
as t'Cooner" , Chrlsco, ; died at his
horn! near Asheboro, laBt Sunday
after a long illness, -and Was buried
at Browers Chapel, Monday.' The
' deceased was about fifty years of
age. He was a son of the late Ja
cob Cnrisco- One brother, Mr. John
Chrisco, of Asheboro; two' sisters,
Mrs. Mlcajah Burns, of Asheboro;
end Mrs. Bascom Allred, Asheboro
R. F. D. besides a wife and child
sunrte.
Asheboro Sunday Schools
The Courier wishes to publish each
.week the number attending and the
contribution the previous, Sunday of
every Svnday School in' town. If
the variovs Sunday School secreta
ries will nake a note of this each
Sunday and phone"The Courier offlo
or drop us a card on Monday, we
shall apreVja'e.tlie information very
much. - , -'v
The artenii.ce last Sunday at
the M. P- Snn.'. School was 90,
the dontribution t..l 6 ; at the Pres
byteiin, attendant, 22, corutribittio
29 cefts. '.,
t?V true alivwil'. report
next
Roosevelt's New Party.
A new party from the ground up
is the Roosevelt program. After a
series of discussions withhis lieuten
ants, in which there were several
sharp clashes, last Monday, Colonel
Roosevelt deciedd' to cut entirely
away from the party with which his
whole public career has been inden
titied. This decision was a disap
pointment to many of his friends
who favored the organization of
what might be termed an indepen
dent Republican party.
The committee on organization,
which for the present will be the
managing committee of the Roose
velt campaign, is headed by Govern
or Johnson, of California. The
ether members are:
Senator Moses E. Clapp, Min
nesota. .
Senator Joseph M. Dixon. Mon
tana
Senator Miles Poindexter, Wash
lngton. " '
' Gov. C- A. Aidrich, Nebraska..
Gov. R. S. Vessey, South Dakota.
E. A. Van Valkenturg, editor
Philadelphia North American
Colcnel W. R. Nelson, owner and
publisher Kansas City Star.
Former Congressman Ricumon
Fcarson.North Carolina.
William R. Prendergast, New
York. ,.
,T?mes R. Garfield, Ohio.
William Allen White, Kansas.
Gilford Pinchot, California.
Jud?;e Pen B. Lindsay, Colorado.
Matthew Hale, Massachusetts.
George L. Record, New Jersey.
Charles H. Thompson, Vermont.
Colonel E. C- Thompson, Marylan
This committee ill probably be
added to from time to itme.
To Our Subscribers
Our field agent, Mr. W. F. Hun
sucker, is adding from '25 to 50
.names to the Courier . subscription
list every week, and' the bookkeep
ing necessary to keep the list
straight is no small matter, and as
in all offices mistakes are liable to
occur. If any subscriber fails to
receive his paper in due time
fails to receive proper credit for
money paid on eld subscription, drop
us a card, and we will cheerfully
correct the error.
Raiuseur Items
The Baraca class of the Baptist
church gave a most enjoyable en-
tertanment in the academy last
Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Watkins spent
several days with Mr. and Mrs. W.
H Watkins the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Patterson, of
Liberty, were the guests of Mrs. T.
A- Moffitt last Sunday.
Mrs. D. C. White and little daugh
ter accompanied by her sister,
Miss Cordelia Tate, of Chadbcurn,
are visiting Dr. and Mrs. C. S- Tate.
rfIiss Lila Slack, of Greensboro, is
spading some time with her friend
iJis Jennie Finnson,
Members of Philathea class of
the Mi E. Sunday School will give
the. 'May, "Miss Fearless and Co.,"
In thTauditorlum of the academy on
the night of July 4th. This is a
very' interesting play"; and a delight
ful evening is assured those who are
present.
W- B. Webster attended a recent
meeting of the Merchant's Retail AIa8trcHord' S1? nt' tt
sociation inRaleigh
Mr. and Mrs. Hartley Allred spent
Sunday at Cdear Falls with! Mr. and
Mrs- Bud Jennings.-
Mr. and Mrs. GurneyjfHenson, of
Asheboro' Route 1, visited! Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Leonard last Sunday.
Mrs. Sol Cavlness and little dauglr.
ter, of Greensboro, are visiting Mrs.
W. H. Marley. .
Capt. E. E. Mayhard and daugh
ter, Miss Wilma, of Hamlet, were
welcome visitors in town the past
week. While here, Capt. Maynard
erected a very handsome monument'
at the grave of Mrs. Maynard, who
died last year. '
Mr. and Mrs- George Crutchield
areguests of Mr. and Mrs- H. B.
Carter. '
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Why Not Items
Mesdames O. T. Stuart, John
Cochrane, little Miss Lizzie King,
of Star,, are spending a few days
with relatives here.
Miss Bertha Garner and brother
Grady spent Saturday and ' Sunday
with theri brother H. L. Garner at
Troy. t
Misses Mabel Stuart and Ada
Monroe spent Saturda night and
Sunda at A. C. Lowdermilk's.
Mr.1 Furmam Auman, who is work
ing as carpenter at Asheboro, spent
Sunday with home fdlks. -
Mesdames J. P. Borroughs and T
S. Ferree spent Saturday night and
Sunday with relatives here.
.( Mrs. J. H. Stowe and son Baxter
returned-" home Tuesday after a few
weeks stay at Asheville. ' 1
. Miss Myrtle Lawrence who has
been a student at Elon College for
the past yefir is spending her va
cation at home.
Up for Forgery.
Charles Laughlin, a 17- year-old
boy of Cedar Falls, was arrested last
Thursday charged with forging an
express money order on the "Frank
linvllle postoffice for about two
hundred dollars. The boy came to
Asheboro and presented the order
which was made payable here,' but
the agent became suspicious and
upon investigation! found that no
such order had been issued at Frank
uuvuie. .
At the preliminary hearing Tues
day, afternoon, the boy was bound to
appear at court, but gave bond and
was released. The youthful offen
der is of highlyrespeted familly'.
Township Convention.
The Tabernacle Township Sunday
school convention will meet at Mt.
Zlon church the 1st Sunday in July,
representing different -schools.. .Topics-
of interest to all who are engag
ed in Sunday School work will be
discussed- Let every school be rep
resented. V ' ' '
- Some Old Cherries
Johm Skeen is the possessor of a
bottle of cherries that is between
75 and 80 years old. They are pre
set ved in brandy and sealed with
wax ussd at the time for sealing
letters. They are as plump as
when first put into the bottle.
Mi. Skeen says some day he is
going to have a pie Denton Re
cord. , ,
Married .
Mr. Frank Beck and Miss Janette
Morgan were married last Sunday,
J. A. Neighbors, J. P., officiating.
Mr. Beck is a son cf Mr. Charles
Beck, of Central Falls. Mrs. Eeck
is daughter of Mr. John Morgan, of
Moore county. The young couple
will make their home at Central
Falls.
This is the press in
and on which The Courier is printed every
week. This paper is printed on it and you can
see the good work it does. It is for sale as we I
have bought a new and larger press on which to
print a larger paper. The price is low. The I
first reasonable effer takes the press. Come to
see it or write I
, THE COURIER,
i Asheboro, N. C.
Fairview Items
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Blair
and
parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Blair.
. Miss Mina Freeman, of New Jer
sey, is spending the summer with
her aunt Mrs. H. A. Tomllnson.
Mrs. E. C. Cranford visited her
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Carter, in
Greensboro last week.
Mrs. Arthur L. Stillwell, of Char
lotite, is spending some time with
her parents, Mr- and Mrs. Addison
Blair. . -
Mr. Ray Hedgecock, of High
Point, and Misa Etta White. of
Arch dale, visited at J. H Mlllikan.'s
Sunday evening
Little Lillian York is' recovering
from an illness of typhoid fever..
A number of our young people at
tended prayer meeting at Mt. Ver
non church Sunday night.
Mr. W. G. Brokaw is having the
road put in' fine condition . from
this place to Archdale.
On last Saturday night our young
people very much enjoyed a social
at the home of Miss LidaKennedy
The evening was spent with musia
and games, after which refreshments!
were served.
Harvesting is , over in this com
munity. Installation of New Pastor
On Tuesday evening of next week
the ceremony of installing the Rev.
C. H- Pillpps as fcastor of the Pres
byterian church will be held at the
church at eight o'clock. The cere
monies will be conducted by the Rev
Dr. Anderson, of Winston-Salem;
Rev. Mr. Thompson,' Of Lexington,
and Rev.Melton Clark.of Greensboro.
All persons are invited to attend
ihesa service,-..
Senator Simmons Endorsed
From the News Reporter, Little
ton, N. C, June 21, 1912:
The people who appreciate faith
ful service from those appointed or
elected to positions of trust, and
they are the great bulk of North
Carolinians, cannot ' deny the fact
that Senator Simmons is proving be
yond a reasonable doubt that he
is doing all, yea even more, than
was expected of him for the state
of North Carolina in particular, and
ihe country at large in general.
. When, his reputation is being as
sailed by the governor of this state
he leaves not his post of duty to
come here to protect his name, but
5oes deeper and deeper into legisla
tion in behalf of the common cause.
But Senator Simmons like the great
people of this state knows that the
Governor is simply playing a game
of politics for the purpose of get
ting the seat in the United States
Senate now occupied by Senator
Simmers. The voters will have an
opportunity of showing Senator Sim
mons their appreciation of his valua
ble services at. the primary next fall
when they will give him satisfactory
endorsement by naming him as his
successor.
Ice. Cream Supper at Cedar Falls
On Saturday night, June s 29th,
there wilL be an ice cream 'supper
and lawn party in Cedar alls.
You are cordially invited to be
present.
. The cbject cf this festival is to
give you an enjoyable time and to
sell you some first class ice cream
We are not expecting to realize a
great profit, but we trust that you
will realize a great time for you and
your girl, jour best friend, or
whomsoever you choose to bring
Of course we expect you to bring
someone- .
Trusting that we mny have: the
pleasure of seeing you about 5:30
p. m. on Saturday,' June 29,
Yours very truly,
C W. J. D. HILLIARD.
use in The Courier office
Died
' Mrs. Tabitha Yates died at her
home hear Caraway on Wednesday
of last week, and was laid to rest
in the cemetery at Union church the
following day..
Mrs. Yates was 73 years of age.
Four sons and two daughters sur
vive. She was a good woman, and
her death 1b mourned by many
friends.
Death of Mrs. Coward.
Mrs. Joab Ctward died at her
home In Asheboro, last Thursday
morning, after a lingering Illness.
The bural, Friday afternoon was
in the cemetery at pleasant. Cross
Christian church of which the de
ceased had been a member or many
years. ,
Mrs. Coward was thee daughter
of the late Jerry Wright. She was
about sixty-five years of age. The
husband, one son, other relatives
and a large circle of friends who
mourn the loss of a good woman.
Celebration at Worthville the 4th
Great preparations are being made;
to celebrate the Fourth of July at
Worthville. There will be speaking
by Rev Mr. Hllliard, of High Poind
and J. A. Spence, of Asheboro. Also
two ball tames- lni the afternoon,
plonc and music by string band.
Everybody invited to come ' and
biin dinner.
J., A. Edwards, the oldest gradu
ate of Trinity College; died at his
home in Hookerton, Lenoir County,
Inst week.' aged 82 years.
TAFT AND
Roosevelt Has Organized National Progressive Party-
Convention to be
Immense Granite Plant Established
at Salisbury.
One of the most important indus
trial Interests of this section id the
plant of the Leland Company, South
located near Salisbury. Here im
mensmense blocks of native granite
are daily polished for the decoration
of office buildings and many differ
ent designs for cemetery memorials
are executd.
The Leland Company, South, is
an incorporated company and the
plant Is located on the main line of
theSouthern Railway.a short distanc
from Salisbury. The same company
has other plants and also warerooms
and offices in New York City and
Atlanta. The force of designers is
located in New York City. The com
pany has a branch office in Italy,
and Mr. Arture Palla, with head
quarters at Piesrasanta, near Car
rara, is the purchasing agent fori the
finest Itallsn marble which is ship
ped for polishing and designiin.
The' officers of the Leland Com
pany, South, are: resident, ueo.
R. Collins, Salisbury; vice president
N. B. McCanlcss, Salisbury; general
msnager of the plant, E. S. Sampsor,
Xew York; general manager of the
office force, A. E. Hagani, New York
secretary and treasurer, E. D. Mc-
Call, Salisbury.
The company manufacturers cem
tery memorials and also prepares
?tanite and marble decorative ma
terial for buildings, both for the In
terior and the exterior- The Salis
bury plant works exclusively in
granite and uses the gray stone
from the immediate section surround
ing Salisbury and the pink granite
from Mt. Airy as. well as the South
Carolina granite. Immmense blocks
weighing as much as thirty tons are
liandled with an electric chain capa
ble of handling fifty tons.
Representatives travel for the com.
pany cut of Salisbury, Atlanta and
New York and the products of the
company are shipped all over the
United. States. It is a splendid op
portunity to keep North Carolina
;noney at home and at the same
cime encourage cne of the greatest
industrial plants in the state.
At present the weekly pay rcll is
?1,000.
The Alpha Delta Club.
Last Friday afternoon Mss Maud
Dickens was the delightful hostess t
me Aipna uena liuu, iur o w
interesting business meeting of the
Club the hostess took charge of the
svening. The gaests book which con
.aincd a bit of advice for each' mem
ber, was passed, after which pro
gressive games were played for an
hour. At the close of which Miss
Bera Scarboro's tally card showed
the highest score and she was pre
sented the guests' bock. The con
solation fell to Miss Bonnie Auman.
Delicious pineapple and banana sher
bet and cake were served. A num
ber of guests besides Club members
enojyed Miss Dickens' hospitality-
Marriage of Popular Young
at Randlcman
People
The home cf Mrs. E. L. Fox, in
Randlcman, was ' the scene of a
pretty wedding, last Thursday
morning, when her daughter, Miss
Sallie Louise Fox, became the bride
of Mr. Walter Forest 'Mathews. The
ceremony was performd by Rev. R.
A. Taylor. The marriage was a
quiet affair, only intimate friends
and relatives being invited.
Among those present,, were Misses
Grace Brockman and Nora Hodgin,
of Greensboro, schoolmates of . the
bride; Mr. G- E. Mathews, of Slier
City, a brother of the bridegroom;
Miss Clara Wall and Messrs. E. T.
Walton, J. A. Wooleni, and Dr. D.
L. Fox, of Randleman; and Mrs.
Charles M. Fox, of Greensboro.
Immediately aftre the ceremony,
the bridal couple drove to Sophia
and took train No. 136 for Western
North Carolina to spend their honey
moon.
v Mr. Matthews has been for some
time the efficient manager of: the
dleman Drug Company. Mrs- Mat
thews is an attractive and accom
plished young lady popular with a
large circle 6f friends. ; For- the
past two years, she has taught suc
cessfully in the Randleman Graded
Schools. '
SHERMAN
Held in August.
After long and tumultuous ses
sions, William Howard Taft was
renominated for President Saturday
night- He received 561 of the 1,07?
otes or a majority of 22. Vice
President Sherman was renominated
receiving 97 votes.
Nearly 350 Roosevelt delegates
declined to vote, and hastened away
at adjournment. The Roosevelt
forces then gathered in Orchestra
Hall less than a mile from the Col
iseum and formally nominated the
Rough Rider on an independent tick
et. No candidate for Vice-President
was chosen. Under the name of
the National Progressive Party,
the Roosevelt faction will hold a
convention in August.
Taft has won at Chicago in every
contest although he had only 201
uncontested1 votes until the commit
tee gave him 235 more. Roosevelt
had 411 uncontested votes until the
jommittee took them away from
him, and the convention afterwards
endorsed its act. On Wednesday at
last week Roosevelt issued ' a long
address presenting his side of the
case in a; plausible manner. The
credential committee was out nearly
two days without intermission. At
last the credential committee af
firmed the action of the National
committee' and the convention rati
fied their acts. Some of the con
tests were bitterly fought.
The biggest surprise is the plat
form.. While the convention is for
laft It appears a majority of the
platform committee is "Democratic"
for the platform declares for a re
duction of the tariff and opposes
ship subsidies. The convention re
mained In session until Saturday
without doing scarcely anything
The sessions of the convention Sat
urday were held with the Taft
?rowd in the hall and only a few
others. The Rooosevelt delegates
and the most of the crowd as
sembled at the Congress Hotel wher
:he Colonel raised a large banner
with the words "Progressive Party."
H? made a speech to his followers
.hanking" them for their loyalty
The convention of the new party
whioh the Colonel heads will be .
held in August. Governor Hadley, .
Senators Borah and Frank Kellog
were the first National committee- .
aien to resign. More of the other
Hocsevelt members followed them.
There is a great excitemett and con
tusion in Chicago and throughout
he country.
At five o'clock there were ' ten
mousand,. Roosevelt rooters in the
convention hall.
Taft's .nomination was by only;
22 majority. The Taft people di
vided among themselves after Roose
velt's crowd left.
L lit (ICALCBb VUU.U.lUii 0WU.
Convention existed all day Saturday
and Saturday night. It was with
the greatest difficulty that anyone
could be induced to run for Vice
President. .
It appears there is no longer a
National Republican part. It hag
fallen to pieces. Roosevelt ifl de
feated, but his bolt has so rattled
the regulars that they are discour
aged and thrown Into the wildest
consternation. Nothing in the his
tory of this country has ever ap
proached the condiltona that hare'
prevailed at Chicago this week. The
vilest oaths and profanity have been,
the order of the day with some ot
those who were present looking af
ter what they' called the welfare;
of the Nation. , v : I
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tire last oiursday Mgnt aestroyea
2 stores and the postoffice building
at Whlteett. -The loss was several
thousaud dollars partially covered bx
insurance. ' ' "