North Carolina Newspapers

\ mmmrn Sylvan News yoxi CarCt Ke^p T^ote^n a YforP^in^ Tottm; L,eY*s IPtilt To^ JJ. MINER, Mgr. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA CO., N. C.. FEIDAJ, SBPTE MBER 4,1906, YOL. XIII. NO. 3«. onii IT IS COX AND TOMS Republican ^ate Convention Names Standard Bearers THE MEETING WAS HARMONIOUS state Republican Convention Ad journs After Sessions Lasting Two Days Mr. J. Elwood Cox, of High Point, Given First Place on Ticket ar.d Mr. Chaxlos French Toms, of Hen{Jersonville, the Second—Dr. Cynis Ihompson Named For Sec retary of State. Charlotte, N. C., Special.—At 5:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon the Republican State Convention which assembled here at noon Wednesday, ■jomioloted its work and adjourned sine die. A platform was adopted and a State ticket nominated. Jurlge Adams, as leader of the Republican organization in the State, lelievered the opening address of the sonvention. Judge Adams declared that the Republican electors would carry ISTorth Carolina and that Taft and Sherman would sweep the cuontry because the Republican party stands for and has always stood for, the best interests of the whole people. After listening to the speech of State Chairman Adams, the conren- vion took a recess until 8 o’clock ^Vednesday ni.sfht. ^ he Night Sescion. At 8:45 Judge Adams called the neeiing to order and announced that 10 Avould appoint Mr. Daniel A. Ka- aipe, of Marion, sergeant-at-arms. This had a quieting effect upon the ^)oys. Mr. Kaiiipe is a formadible cit izen and able to throw out an ordi- aarv citixen. The loport of the committee on .•redciitials was made by Mr. Charles Frciich Toms, of Hendersonville. The foiiowing counties were not repre- !ei!ted; Anson, Ashe, Graham, Hyde, Macon, Northampton and Yadkin. Th^re were no contests. Mr. Charles A. Reynolds, of Win- iton-Salem, put in nomination for permanent chairman of the conven tion, Mr. A. H. Price, of Salisbury, :n a brief specch. He said ihat Mr. Price was eminently tit for the posi- iion. ]\Ir. Virgil S. Lusk, of Ashe ville, seconded the nomination of Mr. Price in a characteristic speech. He declared that he had been voting ihe Republican ticket in Buncombt Jounty for 411 years. The first speech !ie made for the cause was to three fv’hite men and 500 ncgi'ccs. In th« xoming election, he said, Buncombe Republicans would cast 3,000 votes. A. prediction of victory was made. Mr. Price was escorted to the ehaii by George W. DePriest, of Gaston, and Mr. Lusk and Mr. Adams intro duced him. On taking the chair as permanent jhairman Mr. Price made a strong ipc-ech, declaring for the interests of '.he part}’ and claimiing that Repub- iican victory this year is sure. The convention re-assembled Thursday at noon and proceeded to ihe work of naming a State ticket. Mr. J. Elwood Cox was placed in nomination for governor by Prof. J. L P>ritt. In accpting the nomina tion Mr. Cox said: Mr. Cox’s Speech. Ml. riiainiiavi and Gentlemen of the C0‘';vr-nt ion : I recognize it is a great honor to be Governor of the Great State of N'orth Carolina. I appreciate the fact •h^t it is a great honor to be consid- and to be nominated for this office by a great convention like representing as it does one hun- ■lrp(l thousand or more white Repub- mostly native born, and as r'ood mm as ever trod shoeleather or Jol.jiio'ed to an;’’ i^ohtical party any- ►vhore. My friends, yo’i well know I have ^ouuht this honor, but have re- r»Pa!o,lly said that I could not stand ■>' it. or in anv sense be considered i ‘ aiulidate. My business interests the interests of others under my •p!’”, fully occupy my time and atten- Hon. P‘Ut when a man is drafted, as it I'ero, bv such a magnificent assem- '^■age of representative North Caro linians, what can he do but accept. I desire to emphasize one feature this great convention, which has itipressed me more perhaps than any 'Jther, and which appeals strongly to ":'!e. and which has bad largely to do ^ith my decision, and that is the nresence of so many intelligent, stal- v'art young men who have enlisted under the Republican standard. This inphatically means a brighter day the Republican party in North • arolina. I thank you, gentlemen, ^or this high honor. You must un- '^lei'stand, howecer. that in my ease this campagn will be a quiet one, r^onducted in a dignified manner. It ^'ill be on a high plane, and an ap peal made to the reason and intelli gence and not to the prejudices of our people. 'I shall later in a more formal way make known my views upon* tho?e is.<?ucs in which our peo ple are so vitally interested. Few Words From Mr. Toms. Mr. Z. V. Walser, of Davidson* in troduced Mr. Toms, who said that he considered it aVi honor to be the nominee of his party for Lieutenant Governor. At Chicago, where he saw the convention that nominated Taft and Sherman, he thanked God that he was a Republican. Again, when he read that Bryan had fed the ne- gi'oes on chicken, he re.joiced. At 2:30 the convention adjourned to meet again at 3:30, on motion of A. A. Whitener, seconded by Judge Spencer Adams. Mr. .J Elwood Cox. Pifty-two years of age is the Re publican nominee for Governor of North Carolina. On the 1st day of November, 1S56, Mr. J. Elwood Co^ was born in Northampton county and since that time he has been c<intinu ouslv a resident of this State anc playing, since the attainment of the years ctf manhood, a potential part in its commereial upbuilding. His life history is the story of steady, ener getic self-development and of untir ing exercise of his fine business qual ifications in » way which has won for him a high place among thti business □aen of the Comonwealth. Mr. Cox s of a sturdy English de scent. His earliest known ancestor in this State was Joseph Cox, who came from England, settled in the county of Perquimans and built a home there. He, the great-grandfather of Mr. Elwood Cox, was a teacher and a preacher, a finn believer in the ten ets of the Quaker belief and influen tial in promulgating this faith among fhe settlers in that sectioif. William Rogerson, a Revolutionary soldier, was another great-grandfather. The father of Mr. Cox, Jonathan E. Cox, was also a teacher and a preacher. In 1S5S, when his son was two years of age, he left his Northampton farm and accepted the suporintendency of the Quaker schcol at Ncav Garden, Guilford county, which, after years of successful manasrement by him, was converted into Guilford College. Here young Cox received the train ing that fitted him for the important station in life he has accepted. On the 23d day of October, 1S7S, he was married to Miss Bertha E. Snow, the only daughter of Capt. William II. Snow, who has been spok en of as ‘‘the father and founder of the real High Point,” whore in the year ISSO he moved. This marriage, as events transpired, was an import ant event in the life of Mr .Cox and of the section, as it led to the asso ciation of Mr. Cox and Captain Snow in the m.anufacture of hardwood, at* that time an industry practically un known in North Carolina. With what success this industry was nursed un til it sprang into poAver all North Carolina knows. Today the business has grown until, through its branch plants, it covei-s nearly every State in the South and its finished product reaches nearly every country in Eu rope. Mr. Cox now supplies the de mand of nearly the entire world for shuttle blocks. Scarcely less important has been the work of Mr. Cox in other fields of commercial advancement. In 1SS8- 39 he was one of a half dozen citizens of High Point who combined with leading citizens of Randolph to se cure a railroad from Asheboro to High Point. The result was the se curing of a charter for the organiza tion of the High Point, Randleman, Asheboro & Southern Raihvay Com pany, which was put into operation in July, 1889. He was one of the first directors of that company and has been one of its directors con tinuously since. He has been one of the executive committee for yearsi- A^in he was an active promoter of the establishment in 1891 of the Com mercial National Bank of Hi?h Point when better banking facilities Avere demanded. At the first meeting of the directors he was chosen president,^ a position Avhich he has occupied with signal ability for seventeen years. Mr. Cox Avas one of the backers of the Home Furniture Company, of Hich Point. He Avas a charter share holder in the organization and crea tion of the Globe Furniture Com pany, which makes the higher grades of furniture. His Avas the idea of the consolidatioii of the two into the Globe-Home Furniture Company, making it the largest furniture plant in the South, with a capital of $170,- 000. Since the consolidation of the company he has been its president. Mr. Cox is also a director of the Greensboro Loan and Trust Com pany, one of Greensboro’s strongest financial institutions. He is presi dent of the Southern Car Works of High Point, and other manufacturing companies in different towns . Quite apart from his activities m the Avorld of commerce has been the part Avhch Mr. Cox has played in the educational and governmental realms. He has been an unfailing friend to Guilford College, giving both of his ability and his means to its effectiveness. TICKET AND PLATFOKM OF N. C. REPUBLICANS Devlarfttion of Priciples of the State Eepnblican Party as Criven by the Cliarlotte Convention. EEPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Governor—J. Elwood Cox, of Guilford. Lieutenant Governor—Char les French Toms, of Henderson. Secretary of State—Dr. Cy rus Thopmosn, of Onslow. Auditor—John Quincey Ad ams Wood, of Pasquotank. Treasurer—W. E. Griggs, of Lincoln. Superintendent of Public In struction^—Rev. Dr. J. L. M. Lyerly, of Rowan. Attorney General—Jake F. NcAvell, of Mecklenburg. Commissioner of Agriculture —J. M. MeAvborne, of Lenoir. Corporation Commi^^sioner — Harry G. Elmore, of RoAA^an. Insurance C<5mmissioner — J. B. Norris, of Wilkes. Commissioner of Labor and Printing—C. M. Ray, of Meck lenburg. Electors-At-Large — A. A. Whitener, of CataAA^ba, and Thomas Settle, of Buncombe. The Platform. We, Republicans of North Caro lina, in convertion assembled, com mend the Avisdom of the national Re publican convention, and congratu late the people of the United States on the nomination of William H. Taft for the presidency of this great republic, and we endorse the prin ciples and policies of the Republi can party as enunciated in its plat- foim at Chicago, June IG, 1908, and we endorse tiie administration of Theodore Roosevelt. We appeal to the peole of North Carolina to set the welfare of our State above party and above preju dice; to exercise their freedom to conscience; and to choose those men, for public office Avhom they deem best titted to serre the public interest. We ask the people to consider wheth er they will best promote the welfare of the Stj2tc by committing itb af fairs to the radical faction noAv in control of the Democratic party or by A'Oting for the candidates and policies Avc offer. We ask all thoughtful North Caro linians to consider particularly whether the present Democratic Goa’^- ernor and I^egislature have dealt vA’isely or justly with all classes of our citizens in the laws they have recently passed concerning railroads and the violent measures they have aken to, g:ve these laws effect. We believe in reflating railroads and other public carriers strictly and carefully and in compelling all cor- poratiom: to obey the law as faith fully as the humblest priviHe citi zen. But Ave do not believe that ^e^slatures are competent to fix ab solutely the precise rates at Avhich passengers and freight shall be car ried. We are cure that the Legis- ature of this State, Avhich attempted to fix passenger rates absolutely and Qeglected freight rates—much the more substantial grievance of our people—had neither the special know- ,edge nor the right spirit for such an undertaking. They disreg;arded the constitution of the United States, and they thrcAv. thousands of North Carolin ians out of employment. We denounce in unmeasured terms the unAvarranted and uncalled for at tack of the Democrats on capital. ulminating in the fight on our rail- ■toads inA^olving the State as it did in costly litigation; paralyzing business threAV thousands of laborers out ot employment, drove millions of capi- * tal from the State, and sent railroad securities doAvn to less than half their A'alue. in business, in the beautifying of our towns, our cities and our homes and in the eleA’ation of our dailv life. This is also true of our institutions of charity, particularly the provision made for 'the blind, the deaf and the insane, for the efficiency with which any community ministers to such un fortunate beings is a measure of its civilisations . It is equally true of our Confederate veterans Avho haA^e not the means of self-support; the -State loves and honors them, and they must not be permitted to suffer 'want. We denounce the Democratic party for not keeping its repeated pledges to provide our Confederate soldiers and their widoAvs with suit able pensions commensurate with their services to the State and Ave be lieve that whenever practicable they should be given the preference in mafters of employment, and all things being equal, they should be honored Atith the emoluments of of fice. We demand a fair election law. which will permit an elector to cast a ballot privately, without interfer- or d^'’tation. We faA’or, as Ave have ever favor ed, local self-government, and de mand the right to elect by the peo ple all members of the county board of education, county superintendent of public instniction. county commis sioners, tax co^ectoi*s and justices of the peace. We favor an extension and im provement of the public roads of the State, and believe that the employ ment of the State’s conA^icts on such work is the best use that can be made of criminals convicted of crimes; Ave further favor a law pro hibiting the use of striped uniforms upon all persons convicted of mis demeanors in the courts of North Carolina. We favor the establishment of one or tAvo reformatories for the correc tion of youthful criminals convicted of minor offenses, and Ave favor 'a separate reformatory for females convicted of similar offenses. We pledge ourselves to a liberal appropriation for the care and sup port of our charitable institutions. We favor the exemption from tax ation of two hundred dollars worth of personal property oAvned by each householder in the state of North Carolina. We belieA'e in the dignity of labor and the elevation of the Avage earner, and pledge our party to the enact ment of such laAvs as Avill best pro mote this end; we believe that labor and capital are co-ordinate branches of our industrial life—each neces sary to the other—that neither can prosper without the other, and look ing to this end we pledge our party to the enactment of such laAA’s as will so far as possible create the kindliest feeling between labor and capital, remoA'e all causes for conflict between the two and promote the upbuilding of both classes in North Carolina. We fa\’or restricting immigration rigidly, admitting none but the bet ter class to our shores, and protect ing American labor against foreign cheap labor of Europe and the Orient. We belie\*e the South should no longer hold itself politically separate and apart from the rest of the coun try. We believe the time has come when no interest or principle any longer demand such isolation. We ask the people of North Carolina to give us their suffrages, not merely because the Democratic party under its present leadership, both in the State and in the nation, is unfit for poAver; not merely because the can- didateS Avere here nominated and the policies we reccommend, are Avorthy of acceptance, but because every Re publican rote c^t in the South is a vote for freedom, a vote for the right of our children to enter fully into the life of the great republic, which our fathers labored and fought and suffered to establish. NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS Occurrcfvces of Interest Glea.iied From All Secticos ^ the Busf Ta^r Heel State We pledge ourseWes, if the people entrust us AA'ith poAver, to s6t our- selA’^es against tAvo kinds of injustice: The injustice Avhich permits Avealthy corporations and individuals to prey upon the poor, and the injustice which sacrifices property and de ranges business in order that cheap demagogues may get to keep oflice. We favor the policy of the State furnishing free of charge and under proper regulations to every child in the public schools all necessary text books; the further improvement and extension at whatever cost, of the public school system, embodied in the constitution of North Carolina by the Republican party. W^e favor the education of all our children up to the very limit of our available means. We also favor a liberal policy ycith our higher institutions of learning. The young men of Thomasville have decided to organize a fire com pany for the purpose of successfully operating the toAvn fire engine. The machine is the best hand machine made and'if properly operated Avill do a great deal -of good. It is noAv almost certain that .the Gregson street underground crossing matter that has been up between the Durham aldermen and the Southern Railway for many months, and re cently before the Corporation Com mission, will end in the courts . Atlantic City’S Dry Sunday. Atlantic City, N. J., Special.—A real blue Sunday came to Atlantic City Sunday. Many persons familiar with the history of this far-famed j*o- sort have been inclined to doubt the possibility of such a thing, but Sun day every one of the 220 saloons and hotel bars were closed. They were closed alike to bona fide guests as? well as to strangers just arrived Labor Day Proclamation. Raleigh, Special.—Governor Glenn issued a proclamation urging the people of North Carolina to observe Monday, September the 7th, as ‘‘a day of rest, recreation and thanks giving throughout the entire State.” In this executive paper the Governor refers to the drastic effects of the panic in other sections of the coun try and the providence that has saA’^ed North Carolina from its worst effects. The proclamation is as follows: State of North Carolina Executive Department, Raleigh. Labor Day Proclamation: Whereas, the General Assembly of j North Carolina has set apart the first | Monday in September of each year \ as Labor Day, and made it a legal i holiday: { Now therefore, to the end that ■ said day shall be properly observed, I, R. B. Glenn, Governor of the State j of North Carolina, in accordance i with law, and with the earnest de- j sire that all people shall recognize i this day, do recommend and urge that Monday, September 7th, 1908, j be observed as a day of rest, recrea- . tion and thanksgiving throughout the entire State. I further direct that all the State' offices be closed on that day, and all. Avork on the part of State employees cease, and request, as far as possible, j that all business in the Stato be sus- ’ pended, to the end that is may in-1 deed be a day of rejoicing and rest to all,—both those Avho toil with their hands and those Avho toil with their brlins. While during the year 1907, and oontinuing eA’en unto today, a severe panic has come upon our country, and deprived many Avho toil from ob taining Avork and making a living, still AA’hen we see how little this panic has affected our OAvn State, or caused our employes to lose Avork, in comparison Avith the suffering and want of work both in the Western and Eastern States ,and while we regret that even one person is de prived of an honest li\’elihood, still Ave rejbice that God has blessed our State and comparatively spared us many ills that come from poverty and Avant of employment. This La bor Day should be one of good cheer both to Capital and Labor, and should be so enjoyed as to bring these two great forces closer to gether, each helping the other, thus fulfilling the Master’s commandment of ‘^loA'ing one another.” There is no class of people in the State that more deserve the respect and love of all, than those Avho labor Avith their hands, and the great les son should be taught to all on La bor Day, that it is not the kind of work you do that degrades you, but the way you do the AVork and that a person who does the most menial service and does it well, is as de serving of praise as those Avho per form great deeds. Let us therefore be thankful to God on this Labor Day, for our health, and many other undeserved mercies bestoAved upon us, and let us in return to Him who does so much for us, on this day resoh^e to encourage all who toil and do Avhat we can to add to their comfort and success. Let us do nothing on this day in violation of law, either human or di- A’ine, but let the day be so spent as to strengthen and encourage us in our daily Avork, and make us re spect and recognize the rights of all mankind. In testimony whereof I ha\*e hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the State to be affixed, this, the 26th day of August, 1908, in the year of our Boy Fatally Burned at Germanton. Winston-Salem, Special—Nev/s Avas received here that the 3-year-old sOn of Robert Bades, of Germanton, this county, Avas fatally burned there Fri day afternoon. The lad had been left at his home in charge ox a broth er, Avho left him for a few minutes, On his return the boy was Avrithing in flames and physicians say he can not live. Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and in the one hun dred and thirty-third year ot our American independence. R. U. GLENN. By the Governor: A. H. Arrington, Private Secretary. Fish and Oyster Convention Over. Morehead City, Special.—A very, enthusiastic meeting of the Fish and Oyster Convention closed at More- head under the chairmanship of State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt, with Mr. W. J. Tate, of Currituck, as secretary. A great deal of work was accomplished. Three sessions were held daily and practically every feature of these important interests Avas thoroughly discussed. The work of the convention Avas principally along the lines of'deciding what to recommend to the next session of the Legislature for embodiment in a general fish laAv and some very valu able recommendations are the out come. The convention recommended favorable legislation on the question of the cultivation of the oyster, ap proved the establishment and the Avork of the fish commission, with recognition of its value. Theh quest- tion of general legislation was dis cussed and favorably received and a close search for certain commercial fishes was recommended. The mini mum size of mesh that can be legally used in certain kinds of nets was passed on, and it was decided that a more open passage Avay for the fish going up the sound and rivers would tend to concerve the industry, there by increase production. This applies more particularly to Croatan aiid Al bemarle sounds, and the streams empyting therein. About fifty mem- I bers were present and while differ ences of opinion developad the meet ing was enthusiastic, harmonious and optimistic spirit prevailed through out the convention, afforded for the first time an opportunity for repre sentatives of all the sections of the State in which commercial fishing is practised together, know each others’ needs, and thrash out the Avhole complicated subject in a man ner that cannot fail to be produc- tiA’^e sf much good to the State at large. Prof. T. Gilbert Pears(m, sec retary of the Audubon Society, made a most interesting talk on the con servation of the natural resources of the State, which vied with the chair man’s address as a valuable contribu tion. Better Conditions at Raleigh. Raleigh, N. C., Special.—Flood con ditions in this section are much more hopeful and Avith a big falling off in the rain there is a rapid receding of waters from the over- floAved lowlands. Railroad bridges are found in much better condition than railroad men dared hope would be while the raging floods were surging around and over them. The Seaboard Air Line found the bridges betAveen here and Hamlet all right, save some repairs that could be done in a feAv hours. Consequently the m.ain line track from I?aleigh to Hamlet Avas put back into service. our niguer insLiiuuuna vx icannwf,. ^ .v, The South needs highly trained men, 1 Avithin the gates. It is said that thif and we Avould haA'e the necessary training provided here, so far as we have the means, and put within the reach of our young men of talent and industry, to the end that Southerners may guide our people in the develop ment of our resources in government was the fourth time in the fifty-foui years of its existence that a drinkless da3' was experienced at Atlantic City. At one point along the Australian coast the line is unbroken by any stream for nea!i*ly 1,000 miles. Records Broken at Wilson. Wilson, Special.—Probably the lar gest break of tobacco in the history of the Wilson market was sold here Fiidav. Avhen apnroximateb* half a million pounds Avere sold. All ware houses AA’ere filled and many farmers stored their tobacco on account of congestion. Prices held up to nor mal. Greenv’^ille, Special.—The Green- A^lle tobacco market had the largest sale of the season and one of the largest in the history of the market. The five warehouses sold approxi mately three hundred and lift ythous- and pounds. Fabius H. Busbee Dead. Seattle, Wash., Special.—After an illness of six days, Fabius Haywood Busbee. a prominent lawyer of Ral eigh, N. C., AAho Avas in Seattle to at tend the convention of the American fear Association of Avhich he Avas a member of the general council, died cf Bright’s disease at the Minor Hos pital. Mr. Busbee Avas CO years old. ! He AA'as admitted to the bar cf North Caiolina in 1S69. During the Civil war he Avas a lieutenant in the Seven ty-first North C'arolina Infantry. For Slander. Wilson, Special.—Wednesday af ternoon before Magistrate W. R. Vrood, Mr. AndrcAv Whitley was ar raigned on the charge of slandering the good name of Mrs. Ccliu Nichols. Both parties ar“- residcnfs Spring Hill toAvnship. After heaving the evidence the ’Squire bound ]Mr. Whit ley oA^er to court, where a jury v,*ill decide what is to be done Avi(,h him. Rowan Sunday Schoc! Association Salisbuiy, Special.—The RoAvau County Sunday School As.-ociatioii conA”cncd in annual session at Thy- tarit, near Salisbury fcr a tAvo days conA'ention. On account of high waters, duo to exceedingly lieaA’y rains, many delegates Avere prcA^ent- ed from attending, though there \vas a goodly number present. The prin cipal speakers on the picgram were Rev. C. BroAvn Cox, of Burlington, president of the North Carolina Sunday kJchool Association, and Prof. J. B. Robertson, State secretary', each of whom made strong I addresses.