VOL. XXVI.
RALEIGH, N. C -THURSDAY, MAY 7 19O0.
in,
No. 17
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
The Durham Herald says they will
not rfad Mr. Hearst out of the party
until they are sure it Is Impossible to
do business with him.
The Durham Herald hits the nail
oh the head when it Kays: "If a
man is not allowed to rote to suit
himself, it is a mistake to allow him
to vote at all."
The Imocratlc politicians are
now making candidates to order.
Simply ask for the brand you want.
However, none of them bear the
twenty-year guarantee.
The Democratic candidates should
not longer delay in Joining the North
Carolina Peace Society. A few
weeks more like the last week In
Durham, and it may be too late.
Th situation is getting "interest
ing" between the Kitchln and Craig
forces in Mecklenburg County, and
the Charlotte Chronicle has suggest
ed that Kltchin's and Craig's forces
combine on llonif.
Prof. Holt, of Guilford, intimates
that if he does not beat Solicitor
itrooks for the nomination for Con
gress in the Fifth District, a Repub
lican would defeat him at the ballot
box. Well, that wouldn't lie so bad.
The Cornelius News-Reporter says
I
it will have to suspend publication
unless its subscribers pay up. Some
subscribers to newspaiers do not
seem to understand that it requires
money to publish a paper.
If matters are now at a boiling
point among the Democratic candi-
dates when they are scattered all
over the State, what may the public
expect when they all get together at
the Charlotte Convention?
The Democrats in Congress want
the campaign fund publicity bill
pushed through Congress right now.
They must think they stand a very
. .. ... . .. ..
poor show ol getting contributions
this fall. And it may be that their
fear is well founded.
Dr. Brooks who was. or is to be,
Superintendent of the State's Sani-
tariam for Tuberculosis has already
drawn about $1,000 in salary, so we
are informed, and the building is
not even in course of construction.
Somebody might explain.
We notice that
Governor Glenn
I
has not vet announced what he pro-
poses to do alter his term expires,
We are afraid to say that he may
yet have his eye on Senator Over-
man's seat, for it has only been a
few days since he said some one had
lied about the matter.
The Nebraska Democratic conven- J
tion Rdonted a resolution calllne nn-Us
on th Federal Onvprnmpnt to Isshw
.
Donas to me extent, oi .ouv.vvu.vuu,
the proceeds to be used in furnishing
work to the unemployed. This reso-1
lution should make the party very
strong with the hoboes in Nebraska.
u .uW1atS iu 0iuyvU iC
trying to persecute the old Board of
County Commissioners on account of
the ex-sheriff's sh or tn.ee. and now it
of Education In that county are re-
sponsible for letting the ex-sheriff
get away with about $6,000 of the
school fund. I
Since William R. Hearst has
formed the Independent League
some of the Democratic papers think
that xttnnai Phstrmnn TflrMrt
snouia asK tiearst lor ma resign-
tion as chairman of the National As -
sociation of Democratic Clubs. Others
think that since Taggart had a gam-
. .
bling den and barroom m ms Dig -
hotel in Indiana, that some one
should ask Taggart for his resigna-
tion, and so it goes.
In former days Mr. N. Gleen Wil-
i ,j 4- ia fm nrnmi.
IiaU13 tUUlU feCt ici.t.da """ lf "
nent Democratic politicians in this
State in regard to his whiskey busi-
ness at Williams, N. C, but now the
nri,am ff0r9M Mv,-
" rf
Glenn Williams attempt to get letters
from any of the gentlemen now.
We doubt, if Mr. Williams could
vivr tlCi "
Observer Just at this time stating
the good qualities of Old Nick whis-
THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
Election o! State Fxecytive Com
mittee Postponed Till Nomina,
tion of Governor.
AN INTERESTING CONVENTION
Triumph for Tarty firowtli and
IVogr' Scored In Kpite of Clog
Itule and the Lati of the Machine.
If the Convention Had Not Had Its
Hand Tied, the Election of a Htate
Chairman Would Have Been Post
poned All Other, State Matters
Deferred to the Next State Con
ventlon IlooMcvelt and Taft En
dorsed The Convention as Soon
as Free of Instruction Hacks Hut
ler in His Fight Against Machine
Itule.
Greensboro, N. C, May 1. The
Republican State Convention, to ap
point delegates to the Republican
National Convention, assembled in
the Grand Opera House at noon on
yesterday. .There were over 1,000
delegates present on the floor of the
Convention Hall, and the galleries
were packed with visitors. Chair
man Adams made a lengthy speech,
in the course of which he criticised
the Legislature for its extravagance
and its hostility to the laboring man
and the business interests, and did
not forget to pay his respects to the
rauroaa rate legislation, speaking
tt tVis truer miDaftAn Turln-A Asloma
--
said the Republican party is the only
party tnat nag eyer done anythlng
toward breaking up the trusts. He
spoke of the efforts of the Roose-
velt administration for the enforce-
uiem ui me laws against ine re
straint of trade.
A. H. Price, of Salisbury, was
named as temporary chairman. W.
V iuuua
trial News, was appointed temporary
secretarVf with John L Rendleman,
of Salisbury, as assistant.
After the appoinment of the cre
dentials committee, the convention
adjourned until 3 o'clock, but it was
4:30 before the committee was ready
to report and Temporary Chairman
Price called the body to order.
The time was spent in hearing
speeches from prominent men, the
, . .
following responding to calls
Holbrook, of Wilkes; Toms, of
Henderson; Meekins, of Pasquotank;
Walser. of Davidson; Hankins, of
Caldwell.
The report of the committee on
credentials was however ,xdopted
without a contest.
Temporary Chairman Price ap-
Pointed the following committee on
permanent organization: v. o. lusk,
,,r, . .. T
C. F. Toms, Wheeler Martin, J. B.
Norris. J. A. Pritchett. The com
mittee recommended J. J. Britt, of
Asheville, for permanent chairman,
snH TrVi n T. T?oTft1omT rf Salic
, , .
recommendation being adopted by a
unanimous vote. In accepting the
cnair Air. unit spone extensively oi
th fory of Republican party
and the opportunity it has in North
caroiina.
, , ,
siunuer s uag ivuie.
Wrhen Mr. Britt concluded both
District Attorney Skinner and Thorn
Settle arose. Settle claimed he
was first, but the chairman recog
mzea Skinner, wno onerea a type-
wrRten resolutlon providing that all
resolution be referred to the resolu-
tion committee without debate
Settle's Resolution.
Settle at once offered as a substl
tute a series of resolutions condemn
lnr 4)a nanin(rafli nnrtv fnr ft A
Utrovine the principle of local self-
government and local option by; call-
ling for a State prohibition election
and for its record In railroad, legis
lotlnn ft t
- m
The resolution was as ioiiotr
"Whereas, The Democratic'' party
now in full control of the govern-
ment cf tnis state, stands commlt-
ted, by platform and practice, to the
principle of local'Option; and.
"Whereas, that, nartv's alliance
wlth the saloon, North and South, is
a historical fact amptly attested by
the humorous as well as the serious
literature of American politics; and,
I "Whereas, in panick-stricken , sub-
servience to a moral Impulse which
jt h.ad aroused by. antagonism, that
party has recently surrendered the
local option or local self-government
I nrinclnle to tne aemana ior oiaie
"Whereas, by this sudden change
of front those towns and counties
I which have already voted prohibition
are put in the position of imposing
their will upon those towns and coun-
ties which have not so voted, and
me latter, on me uiuer uuu( aiC
ll 4 1 .11. V. 4 A
. . . . lofonfooit
tnem by the Democrats of deciding
that Question for themselves; there-
fore, -
"Resolved,-That we denounce the
I a m a 9 A. 1
I cowardice oi mis time-serving sur
render of a Ions-vaunted principle
nf a Diece With the insincerity
with which that principle was for
merly professed. v , . ;
"Second, We can tne attention, o
the people of North Carolina to the
method. and the results of recent
Democratic legislation in this State
concerninc ' nubile carriers; The
true compLiint of the people of ttl
s-ction againxt the rftiirojuli hd
reference chifiy to freight rate.
The Democratic Governor and Lg
Ulatdre, acttnsr bMiily and ehieBy
impllfd by a demsgofie motive,
have confined themselves to pumvn
ger rate. The ave so fr&med
thrlr law that It has encountered aa
adverse decision from thm Circuit
and the Supreme Court of the Unlu
ed State. They hare eaaaed the
railroads to curtail their passenger
nerrice. They hare thus and in oth
er ways caused thousands of North
Carolinians to be thrown out of em
ployment. Meanwhile they have
neglected, because they were too Ig
norant or too fiudncere to handle It
boldly and Intelligently, the real
grievance of oar people, namely the
dliac-rimtoation in .freight rates as
between different commnnlUe."
Before Settle had half completed
reading, the paper. Skinner tried to
take him off the floor by points of
order,-but Settle stuck, to his point,
the convention cheering him, and
shouting to Skinner to sit down.
Chairman. Britt finally ruled'that
Settle had the floor and could pro
ceed. Mr. Settle made a stroag speech in
support of his resolution, saying he
did not ask tbje Republicans to bind
themselves as to how they shall vote
on prohibition, but he pleaded that
the party stand by the principle of
local self-government. He begged
that the convention endorse Judge
Pritchard's decision in the railroad
rate matter and also the decision of
the United States Supreme Court,
and condemn the position the Demo-,
crats had taken.
Dr. J. J. Mott, the "Iron Duke,"
and old Republican- war-horse, was
present strongly supporting Settle's
resolution.
When Settle concluded, Skinner
demanded the previous Question.
Britt ruled that Settle's resolutlon
was not germaln and that Skinner's;
resolution should be voted, on. the
previous question- having been called i
before this ruling. . .
The Convention In an Uproar.
By this time the convention was
In an uproar. Marion Butler, Judge
Bynum, Judge Douglas and others
clamoring for a hearing. i
The chairman recognized a num
ber of others, but Ignored Butler,
who stood in the aisle shouting, "Mr.
Chairman, --a point of order!" But
the chair ignored Butler, then rap
ped for order, said that the previous
question cut off debate, and put the1
question of adopting the gag resolu
tion, under the gag rule of the pre-;
vious question. There were many
"noes,", but the chair declared the
resolution adopted.
Butler's Point of Order.
All this time Butler had been
standing and demanding recognition.
he convention began to shout for
Butler to be heard. The shouting
for Butler and for fair play contin
ued togrow stronger until the chair
at last recognized him. He then
stated the point of order that he had
tried to be recognized to make be
fore Skinner's gag rule was adopted.
The Skinner resolution provided that
all resolutions should be referred to
'the committee on platforms and
resolutions," without being read. The
point of order was that the conven
tion had not yet appointed such a
committee and he believe! that it
would not do" so. He sail -that this
was not a State ConvenCicn to nomi
nate a State ticket and to adopt a
state platform, but that it was sim
ply a convention to name delegates
to the National Convention, and that
surely they had no business to try
to write a National platform. Be
sides, he said that such a gag rule
would be imporper and Infamous at
any convention. " . -
Butler then proceeded to roast the
management for what he termed the
gag-rule methods adopted in the con
vention. Harry Skinner rese to a
point of order, but the convention
woujd .not hear him. Butler stood
bis ground in the aisle and was sur
rounded . by , a number of supporters.
All this time the house was shout-
ng Itself hoarse for Butler. He said
f4word, Britt's ruling shutting
hlirno-ut. Judge Bynum was recog
nized and. he appealed to Skinner
to withdraw . his previous question
and not force such i gag 1 measures
upon the convention! " v V
When Judge Bynum declared he
heartily favored Butler's position and
thought men should be heard" on this
floor, there was "another outburst of
applause. Skinner, refused to yield.
but Judge Douglass was recognized
when he also pleaded for withdrawal
of the rule, saying he desired to offer
a resolution for Taft.
Skinner still refused, "Butler again
stalked down the aisle, when great
shouts - for Butler : began, nntil Britt
recognized him, and he began by say
ing he never expected to live to see
such a gag rule-offered in a Repub
lican ; convention. He- was -simply
trying to raise the- point of order
against a gag rule vto suppress all
resolutions before a committee.-, .
Lusk and Rollins, of Buncombe,
here interrupted Butler by saying the
rule had already , been adopted, but
they were howled , dawnl -. .
Skinner came forward again, But
ler still standing" mute, . watching
Skinner and smiling as he vainly en
deavored for ten, minutes to be heard
amid cries of "sit; down Skinner,"
coming from the audience whenever
his lips began to .move. j- ; V
At this point Judge Bynum went
to the.platform and held- a confer
ence -with Skinner and the chairman
(Continued on-. Page: 2.)
Ljrmcit rtum iumunk.
Farming Eacitlttg f hrrpii
Htm to Get tiki la a frw i'er-
Car ShnS4 be KerHrd l 14
inn Mowe Agjrimltaral IJirrmtam.
.rsMfe are Dwjtgrr(-- i-
SUnr Yotg Man.
Dirklnsrille. N. C. Mar 2,
Correspondence of The Caucasian.
Farm I a' Is one, ov the most ex-
fcUla pleasures we her in the United
Slates or Amerlka. ' They air
teeehln' hit ia the akulea. frum the
speekers stand, and in books, an
that makes hit more exaitin' than
ever. I roue awiso mensnnu .tnat
they air awlso teeehln' farmia' la
the newspapers nawadays, an that
makes hit UU more dangerous an
ex&ltia. Hit is party nigh ax dan
gerous as huntia' lions and tigers In
India an' Affrica or catehin' tseals Id
the far North.
yon kin sit down an read a copy
ov an agricultural paper an git rich
In a few years, that iz. the editors
Bay hit kin be done. But the funny
part ov hit awl iz that the average
editor never farmed three months in
hiz life. If he wuz a real farmer
with corns on hiz hands he wounld'nt
know so much erbout farmin'. Gen
erally speakin', he jist learns how
ter farm an' then begins ter tell
oither peeple, an' thar you are. But
he kin tell you awl erbout hit frum
a ter s. He knows exackly how ter
dfaw ammony frum the ground, an'
by a simple twist ov the arm he kin
bring phosphorlck acid frum the
mines an' make your crop double hit
self till the ground gits tired per
ducin'. Then awl you hev ter do
iz ter take a year or two off an' let
the tired soil recuperate, an' you
kin do the same an' keep frum rus
tin by countln' an' investin' your
money. But if you want sumpthin'
still more exsltin' the chances air
that he kin tell yon awl erbout how
mean Wall Street iz, an he will give
you assure plan ter put Wall Street
out ov business now an' forever.
Sum agricultural editors kin even
tell you what sort ov wurk ter dq
on the farm each day In the year.
You should nail on a board here, dig
a ditch there. He kin tell yon how
ter cure a pig ov the hives In eight
minutes by the watch. He kin tell
you how ter save feed when you go
out ter. feed your horses an' cattle;
how ter raze 600 pound hogs at a
cOst ov $3 a piece; how ter wean
calves without breakin their hearts; j
how ter double the yield ov butter
frum a cow, or double the pounds ov
wool clipped frum a sheep.-. When
he gits sorter tired writin he buys
sum cuts an' puts them in the paper
showln' hogs that air so fat that you
can't see their eyes nor hear them
squeal. Erlong toward the spring
ov the year he will give you sum
sure plans ter make hens lay easter
eggs at 30 cents per dozen.
An' awl this brings on overpro-
duckshun in a dangerous form.
Wall Street reads the - agricultural
paper an decides that if awl the far
mers air raisin two bales ov cotton
whar they uster raise only half a
bale ter the aker then they will
be a twenty million-bale crop ov cot
ton, an down goes the price. If
they air awl raisin' 80 bushels ov
corn ter the aker naturally that
brings the price down, for they only
raised 20 or 25 bushels ter the aker
sum years ergo. Down cums the
price, fer hit takes a string ov figgers
a foot long ter tell how many bush
els will he raised. They awlso con
clude that, judgin frum the papers,
the farmers air erbout awl perducin'
at least forty or fifty bushels ov
wheat-ter the aker, an' down goes
the price ov wheat. The next thing
you know Iz that the farmers hev
cummitted the unpardonable sin ov
overproduckshun, an' then a panick
Iz brought on an' the country goes
awl ter smash in less than two
months.
A panlek Iz one ov the most dan
gerous things a country hez ter
tackle. They air a thing you can't
se nor hear till they air rite at you,
an then you can't dodge fast enuff
ter git out ov reach ov them. The
country will never feel safe ergin till
hit quits havln panicks an' quits
overproducin.
. But the average agricultural edi
tor - again ; gits In hiz heavy wurlc
He Jumps on you fer overproducin',
fer takin hiz advice ter wurk hard
an' make big crops, fer makin' two
blades ov grass grow whar only one
grew:before, fer -growing two bushels
ov corn or wheat whar only one
grew before. Right thar you git
another curtain leckture that will
take the skin off in spots. If we
don't raise mules that iz the reason
we don't prosper; If we do raise 'em
we air overproducin.
So we poor farmers hev a time ov
hit. " If we ain't crushed by sum
wicked monoply we go ter wurk an'
crush ourselves by raisin more stuff
than we kin sell," or else we don't
raise ennff ter supply the demand an
git into trouble either way we turn
If we don't raise mules ter sell, that
Iz the trouble; if we do raise 'em,
that iz the trouble.
So what air we poor farmers ter
do? - We air" wrong every time we
air rite an rite every time we air
wrong. We git plenty ov advice an'
try ter take awl ov hit. But that
only gits us into more an' .deeper
trouble, v ;
w After sum" ov our J other , trubles
air ended then cums the politicians
an they tell us that we air perfect
men the best ever but the poiiu
clans that belong ter the other party
air robbin' us ov awl we hev an that
iwver fcv aaytbisg Uil tfey
it s chaje ov a6aialstrhttsu W
M UI gtria up the gfcott tWm.
But, afwr t hi akin hit over. gen
erally sit a torchlit as go ia lh
parade an tflU hope that sasBStMa
will tarn mp ter save the eBtry. Ia
the parade we holier tilt we air skk
an hoarse am then spad al the
extra mosey hev fer roegb
drops a a' pora piasters. Aed tUU
I aot safe.
They tell a gad e Joke on aa old
)oucg man" who Uvea ia this fk
hua, a a I reckon the Joke explain
hr he has not begun ter trot la
dui)!- harn. Hit Is ter the effeckt
that the "young man" viaited a cer
tain joudr woman once a week tor
ktxteea years. Nataratly aach a
faithful vUItor. must hev caad the
girl u-r suspect that he had serious
Intention, an she must hev bin a
little bit surprised when, after call
ing upon her regularly for sixteen
years, the gentleman informed her
during a recent visit that he would,
if entirely agreeable, be glad ter call
and pay his respects now an' then.
It iz said that after thinking over
hit fer a little while she informed
him that he might call. An hit is
sed that he hez bin quite cheerful
since that.
Az Ever.
ZEKE U ILK INS.
STRANGE IIAITKX1X;S AT M
CAMA.
Oil Did Not Mill the Troubled
Waters.
-The following story was sent out
from Wilson Saturday: "All kinds
of happenings occur in our sister
town, Lucama. Not content with
having one of the biggest diamond
finds the country has ever known,
and with airships hovering over the
town, that lively .burg now comes to
the front with another strange story.
but, like the others, it is a true one.
Not lonff since there was a freight
wreck that occurred there In which
barrels and barrels of oil went fioat-
ng down the deep ditches. Messrs.
Rosselle Lucas and E. F. Phillips got
permission from the railroad com
pany to save the illuminant and sell'
t. They did so and realized five!
hundred dollars for their trouble.
About two hundred of this amount
was turned over to the company
eavlng three hundred and five dol
ars for these wide-awake men. But
a dispute arose . over the money
hiilips failing to make the proper
'divy."
This morning Mr. Rosselle Lucas,
through his attorney, Mr. J. D. Bar-
din, brought suit for his portion of
the oil. Judgment was secured for
102.50. Defendant was represented
by Mr. W. A. Lucas.
Xegro Attempts Assault on White
Woman Near Fayetteville.
Fas'etteville, May 2. An attempt
ed assault was made by an unknown
negro on Mrs. Payton, Autry, near
the Holt-Morgan Mill, in the out
skirts of the city, about 8.30 o'clock
this morning. Mrs. Autry. who
ives in the mill neighborhood, was
returning from a nearby store with
her infant son when the attack was
made. The negro aprpoached her
from behind and attempted to drag
her from the road, cursing and using
vile language. Mrs. Autry made a
prompt outcry and another negro
man, who was 'near, went to her
assistance. This frightened away the
miscreant, who dashed into a neigh
boring swamp. ' Sheriff Watson Im
mediately organized a posse and be
gan a search for the fiend, but at
nightfall he had not been captured.
WHITE AYOMAN MOTHER OP NE
GRO CHILD.
The Negro Arrested and Acknowl
edged His Guilt Mob Overpowers
Sheriff and Punishes the Brute.
Sunday's News and Observer says:
Parties "who came over from Mac
clesfield report .a most shocking oc
curence which took place near Pine-
tops, in Edgecombe county, last
night. ' The gentlemen are reliable,
and the story is given as related to
this reporter without giving any
names. About five months ago a
white couple were married near
Macclesfield. Thursday the woman
gave birth to a child which proved
to be a negro. Public Indignation
was at once aroused and the woman
finally told that a negro In the
neighborhood was responsible for
her downfall. The negro was ar
rested and acknowledged his guilt.
At once a mob began to gather. The
sheriff of Edgecombe was soon on
the scene and by persuasion the men
desisted. The sheriff then started
with his pfisoner for Tarboro, and,
while between Macclesfield and Tar
boro near Pinetops the sheriff
was overpowered and tied to a tree.
The possee after quietly; possessing
themselves of the negro retired or
derly into the woods where, after deliberating,-
they decided not to lynch
the negro, but adopted another al
ternative."
To Remove Scorch Stains.
I recently scorched a fine ' white
shirt-waist so badly that I feared It
would tear If I touched it, says' a
contributor to The Delineator for
June. ; However, I covered the
scorched place with ordinary laun
dry starch, dampened, and laid the
waist in the sun.. In an hour every
vestige of scorch had disappeared.
SAYS -RYAN
MADE PO
lift l&3T2Ct Ages! M&le
Cterte la tAa Sell.
DONE TO DISGRACE PRESIDENT
tVafroJltag Itiaaswiers f Waar
torn life tawttraawi OwBiiy, Ae
rurdlag te Agent, (Inirrrd With
drawal ol Miff nmm Iarror
to tlrlag lo Cwatamety IU fcts
eellctry Theatloev lUmMrvett.
New York, May 24ar4 A.
Whit tier, of Newark, until recently
the New Jersey Hiate ageat of the
Washington Life Insurance Compa
ny, today made aeasatio&al a nega
tion In his complaint la a $IO,00
damage suit which he has broaght
against the company. In his plead
ings, filed la the Supreme Court la
Trenton by his sttorney, W. M.
Msyo Atkinson, Mr. Whittle r aaaerta
that the Washington Life laurace
Company Is dominated by Thomas F.
Ryan, Harry Payne Whitney, and
Levi P. Morton, who own all the
stock.
The board of directors is charac
terized as a "dummy" board, exer
cising no real power over the affair
of the corporation, which la used
merely to carry out the wlshe of
Ryan and hli associates, who use the
Washington Life. It is alleged, as
a pawn in their great financial
games.
Says it Was a Conspiracy.
Referring to an order Issued to the
company's sgents throughout .the
country prior to the psnlc of iaat Oc
tober to send forthwith the New York
office of the company all coney on
deposit In local banks In ezeaas of
$500, Mr. Whlttler in his pleading
says:
"This order was not made for the
good of the company, but wss Issued
by Its officers at the direction of
Ryan. . Whitney, and Morton In col-
aboratlon with other unpatriotic and
wicked persons in conspiracy with
said Ryan, Whitney, and Morton to
procure a dearth of moneys in other
parts of the country than in the fi
nancial district in New York In or
der that a financial panic would be
produced to bring contumely and dis
grace the administration of his ex
cellency Theodore Roosevelt as Pres
ident of the United States, procure
a 'bear' market In Wall Street; bring
commercial panic and unhapploess to
the majority of the American peo-
le; that dishonest commercial meth
ods were "the price, or, rather, the
prerequisite to the commercial pros-
erity and economic welfare of the
American people."
Whlttler avers that similar orders
were issued by other financial com
panies in the control of Ryan, Whit
ney, Morton, and others, the result
of such orders being the withdrawal
of money from different parts of the
United States, and thereby causing
the panic.
Mr, Atkinson, Mr. Whlttier's coun
sel. Issued notice that he would ap
ply for a commission to take the tes
timony of Ryan, Whitney, Morton,
and several other men connected with
insurance and financial Institutions
n this country.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN
TION.
Delegates Chosen to the National
Convention at Chicago Some
More Gas Rule.
The Congressional Convention of
the Third District was held in New
Bern Saturday at noon. Erery coun
ty was represented. The only con
test was from Pender, and upon in
vestigation Mr. A. K. Parsons was
found eligible to cast the vote of that
county. The writer was not present at
the convention, but we copy the fol
lowing . report from the New Bern
Daily Journal:
"On motion, the temporary organ
lzation was made permanent. Robt.
Hancock made motion that conven
tion go Into the election of two dele
gates and two alternates, to attend
the National Republican Convention
at Chicago In June, and placed In
nomination W. H. Sawyer, of Pam
lico. E. C. Duncan placed F. II
Brown of Jones In nomination.
"Marion Butler, of Sampson, said
be understood that . caucus had been
held before the convention, that had
named the delegates to be nomi
nated, and that if this was so, every
county should have been represent
ed. E. C. Duncan said there had
been a caucus, and every county
could have been present. Mr." Butler
folio we'd In a speech about half an
hour In behalf of Sampson and that
end of the district. His county had
been the banner Democrat county.
was now the banner Republican
county, and worthy of representation
and ought to be consulted and had a
right to be consulted in the matter
of naming delegates. It was a coun
ty that would cast 1,000 votes tor
the Republican elector if he Is named
fairly. It was time to stop the dark
lantern machine methods; they-most
be stopped The speaker referred to
the : methods pursued at the State
convention at Greensboro, that he
had stood ten minutes before he goi
a hearing there, and would be there
yet If the hearing had not been glv-
r) hiss. It t tUw4 t ft'
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fro tl C, fffc. 3
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last Wivf rt$4 oa la is
totl)u f0 t -jtwaatoe ffl,
acratis Mr !) feit v
SUt f4r is IW tf
Sharp rotrri ftaar4 W4a
(a 1k. Mr. nW am
c4lta fer a trwt 4
wal4 aot be foe v fe tt t
ttoa'e at ReptUrae TV rM
ittks ia Nril CamUsa t ia
fct rhaar iMt for lk U
pssltrsa to ear? t tt &u! Ai
frMMatag aa fcy ta T. tt Q
n. e4ttr of the N!ttftur of
Citato, lb o4itoe wa plr4 i
aomlaaUoa f i, IWUte
aata4 by Mr. Hotter for 4 .
"X tety a arm 4 ir u
ILra foitaatag taeae aomtttua
0 rollcatt. ttw !ra
rehd. the eiSt'f aaaHar4
eighteen votra tor ) a4 Par
aon. DeUmar biag i!fe4rR
Mr. Crtr. a d-lete from (Uai
aoo. oberted to ta vote. nt!ac 1
for Rawyer nd Hroan Mr. ntl
aald It wa the asm rif nd ib
aame method pnnurd t ;rr)
Um. Robert IUdci k mIJ Mr. r
ner a a dtilv rriisi dr !,
the rrdebli! did aot aay thcro
khould be a anil vote, and the d!f
Kate owaai to vote aa be ah4
"On appeal to the rhifnsn, tt
held that the delegate a ef.tH!
to hi proportion! ytt. of th ruri
ly. Marion llatler said fvamtn
never bad a blat k hrj ttrturn.
Robert lUnruck aald It waa not ihr.
firt time, and referrrd to th tu$n
movement In the State in lsfi.
when Ilstlrr had refnaed to ii.t
J. C. Pritchard. The ri ntittr dt
nottneed aa falae the tat-mt4! . and
went Into the eiplaaatlon of th fi
hIoa compart. That Mr. Irltrhi.I
had folloae! the lpubl(t ah iMy
platform on the monr Ubu. hil
the speaker hsd remained tru to th.
PopulUt It to 1. He ald Judge
Pritchard had never blimn htru fr
holding his position. He rrfrrrfd ti
Judge Pritchard to ronfirm thl.
Robt. Hancock aid h nvr had
beard this explanation, and a sUd
to withdraw what he had aald.
"The roll-rail vote by rountlf a
a follows Sawyer and llrnwn:
Carteret 7
Crsven . 3
Jones 3
Onslow &
Pamlico 4
Wayne 12
Sampson , 4
Total 3
For Owen and !';troi;
Duplin . . ; 9
Pender , 1
Sampson I3J
Tota' 2I
"On motion, the following acre
nominated as alternates: T. D. Hew-
ett, R. W. Blackmore. C. C. Vann.
E. Mack Moore. On roll-call. T. D.
lewett and R. W. Blackmore were
declared elected. On motion, resolu
tions were offered:
"That we endorse President Rooiu-
velt and his policies.
"That we endorse the csndidacy of
William II. Tsft for the Prenldency
first, last, snd all the time.
"That the delegates to the Con
gressional District Convention be In
structed to vote for E. C. Duncan for
Representative from North Carolina
on the National Republican Execu
tive Committee.
"The County Committeemen were
named as follows; f
"Carteret T. D. Hewett.
"CraTen R. Hancock.
"Duplin ?. C. Vann.
"Jones W. H. Water.
"Onslow John Oilman.
"Pamlico P. J. Delamar.
"Tender E. Mack Moore.
"Sampson T. E. Owen.
"Wayne John I. Mori n go."
'Not, Mr. Garner, the black
sheep, from Sampson, is not a native
of that county, and only moved tp
the county a short time sgo. He did
not attend the Sampson Convention
and did not even know the Sampnon
delegation were instructed at the
State Convention at Greenboro. He
had no right to cast the six votes
from Sampson st the Congressional
Convention Saturday, and how he
ever came to be a delegate Is a mys
tery anyway.. He should at once
move back to the Democratic county
from whence he come.
Insolent Xegro Filled With Shot
Had Attempted to Kill Officers.
'
" Near Kinston, Saturday afternoon.
John Henderson, a negro tramp, was
shot and seriously wounded by Con
stable Ernest Jones, of Trent town
ship. Henderson had asked for
food at the home of Mr. W. W.
Jones and being refused became abu
sive. Mrs. Jones then sent for her
husband, who soon appeared in the
yard. The negro, drew a pistol and
fired several shots at Mr. Jones with
out effect. Constable Ernest Jones,
a brother of Mr. W. W. Jones, then,
appeared armed with a shotgun and
ordered the negro under arrest.
Henderson fired one shot at the con
stable, who let go at him with both
barrels of a double-barreled shot
gun. . The . load took effect In his
head and breast Henderson Is in
jail now and, though seriously
wounded. Is not thought to be fatally
hurt.