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tion, Each County Limited
To Two Seats For Each
Convention Vote Rest ini
Gallery.
Each Candidate Confident of
Winning The Great Pol
itical Game Being Played
For all It is Worth A Big
Crowd Present.
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Kiuhiii people.
"Oar folks in fine fettle and Craig
sui.' to win," say tiie friends of the
't:-:eni candidate for the gov-
enniisiiip.
"IK-aied contest between the two
Iiii.ii.-st men, a contest that may be
i ii.!u!ig.'d. and a contest that should
be avoided by the nomination of
our farmer-business man candidate,"
say the Home contingent.
The political leaders of the state
Fw.-i.it down upon Charlotte last night
and today and found the city ready
and waiting for them. They found the
hotels prepare J to take care of them
and they found the Auditorium a
dr-nm of beauty.
At Gubernatorial Headquarters.
The headquarters of the three
gi'l.t-rnatoria! candidates were bee
hives of political industry. Mr. Craig's
headqtian ers were on the second floor
of the rielwyn; those of Mr. Kitchin
on the second floor of the Central
and ihose of Mr. Home on the first
fl.r of the Br.iord. Each hotel was
jiat ked with the friends of the can
didates and there was much work
sruing on everywhere with a view
to trading for various offices below
the governorship.
While tiie Auditorium seats 4,.r00
people, the convention will be an
enormously bulky affair a mastodon
of masses. It was hoped that the con
vention could be seated on the first
llofir hut so large are the delegations
from nil over the state that this will
he next to impossible. It will of nec
essity overflow into the gallery. After
a long and earnest, discussion, a com
mittee consisting of representatives
of the three candidates for governor
and the local committee composed of
Messrs. A. II. Eller for Mr. Kitchin.
Mr. Walter Clark, jr., for Mr. Home;
and Mr. J. P. Kerr for Mr. Craig, and
Messrs. Weddington, Clarkson and
Smith, of the citv local committee,
met this morning in conference with
Hon. Hugh G. Chatham, chairman of
the executive committee, and the
following agreement was reached as
to seating the crowds:
Convention Seating Plan.
"It is hereby understood and agreed
that between the representatives of
Messrs. Home, Kitchin and Craig and
the (,cu committee of the city of
Charlotte, that on the first floor of
the Auditorium, each county shall be
limited lo two seats for each conven
tion vote, and each of the three can
didates shall be given an, excess of
one hundred tickets giving admittance
to fust floor.
"f the galierv space each candi
late for governor shall be given two
hundred and fiftv (250) tickets for
reserved seats in gallery. Ballance
sdudl he at the disposal of the local
committee.
II 'Oil G. CHATHAM, For State
em tn it tee.
"WALTER CLARK, Jr., for Mr,
llorne.
" A. II. ELLER, for Mr. Kitchin.
"J. P. KERR, for Mr. Craig.
"IIERIOT CLARKSON, for Gener
al Committee.
"A. Li. SMITH, for Hall Committee.
First Come. First Served. !
A.s to the miblic ifc has finally been
the first to be served. They will be
given whatever available space there
is in the galleries after the convention
is placed.
There will be somewhere between
300 and 400 seats available to the pub
lic. Everybody will be seated by ush
ers in an orderly way.
Chairman Hugh G. Chatham will dis
tribute stage seats to distinguished
visitors in the city.
All committees with badges are en
titled to reserved seats in the galler
, ici
.. How Will First Ballot Be?
There was much speculation as to;
whether the contest for governor would
be long drawn out or not. It is the;
opinion or me iviicmn peopie mai it
will not be. The Craig people are in-
S peoSe are stiilmore taclineS
tr, tVncj hplipf i
A Craig man's estimate of the vote
on the first ballot was Craig 340,
Kitchin 365 and Home 140 to 150. (
The Kitchin people would raise Mr.
Kitchin's vote considerably on this bal-
iol iuti umu
and be divided between the van
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largest unmsu uetea vote m
vention 17. It is said they will be
cast on the first ballot thus: Kitcnm iticafts are' paylnff no " attention ' tc The managers of the various candi
7, Craia 6 and Home 4. 'these rrntters ni tin's timf nil rif their dates were all confident Mi- J P Kerr.
There
have been various estimates
as to how the vote of Franklin coun
ty will be cast. In reported estimates
this vote has sometimes been assign-
ed thus: Kitchin 14 and none to
Home. Then again it has been said
that Home will get all the way up to
5 or C votes. Sometimes Craig has
been conceded one vote from there.
The way this vote is cast, it is said,
will affect the size of the vote Home
gets on the first ballot. I
There are 837 votes in the conven
tion, so that 4 28 1-2 are necessary to
a choice or rather a fraction over that
number.
The managers of the various candi
dates gave out statements today.
They are published below.
The statement of Mr. Manning, Mr.
Kitchin's manager, appeared in the
Observer this morning and contained
a telegram from Hickory reading as
follows :
"Hickory, June 22, 190S.
"Hon. J. S. Manning, Manager,
"Charlotte, N. C.
"Craig men appointed all delegates
by Craig committee. Refused us rep
resentation. Home and Kitchin men
left convention and appointed their
own delegates.
"T. M. HUFHAM."
This telegram appears to have been
a bomb in the Craig camp in Catawba.
The News this afternoon received the
following telegram from Newton:
Newton, June 23, 1908.
"Evening News,
"Charlotte, N. C.
"The T. M. Hufham telegram to J.
S Manning in Observer is absolutely
untrue. Kitchin, Craig and Home giv
en their full representation. Commit
tee to select delegates composed of
three Kitchin men, one Home man and
four Craig men.
(Signed) "JOHN P. YOUNT."
No Agreement Reached.
There has as yet been no agree-
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ment reached among the managers of
the three candidates for governor as
to who will be permanent chairman,
and it is probable that it will be to
morrow morning before anything defi
nite is given out. The names of Gov
ernor Glenn, Senator Lee S. Overman
and Judge Armisread Burwell have
been suggested as being acceptable to
tne tiiree candidates, but it seems that
there is a hitch somewhere. Just
which faction is unwilling to come to
an agreement is not known. None of
the gubernatorial managers wished to
talk on this question,
WnQ wm Be Chairman7
The selection of a chairman to suc
ceed Hon. Hugh G. Chatham will de-
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suce3ssful m the race for governor, as
it is customary to let the nominee foi
governor name the chairman who u
to fight the campaign.
If Mr. Craig is nominated, Hon. J. R.
Young, of Raleigh, insurance commis
sioner, will be mentioned. If Mr. Kit-
chin is successful, Hon. E. L. Travis,
pf probably be selected
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energies being bent in the main fight I
tor governor.
Mr. Chatham Will Not Accept.
Mr. Chatham has stated that he will
not accept the chairmanship again;
that he only accepted the. position with
the distinct understanding that he wasi
to be relieved at the convention. Mr.
Chatham states that he is too busv to
accept the chairmanship when the oc
casion will demand great work and at
tention, as it would in a gubernatorial
race.
Elder P. D. Gold to Open With Prayer.
The convention will be called to or
der tomorrow at noon by Chairman
Chatham, and Ex-Governor T. J. Jar
vis, of Pitt county, will be named as
temporary chairman. The convention
will be opened with prayer by Elder
P. D. Gold, of Wilson, of the Primi
tive Baptist church, who has the dis
tinction of having been a delegate to
the convention of 1S5S which met in
Charlotte.
Miss Annie Louise Reinhardt, of
Richmond, Va., will follow with a vio-
lin solo, accompanied on the piano bv
t5.p t -tr r. '4hn ..,-
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Prof. Robert L. Keesler, chairman
of the music committee, announces
that band concerts will be given every
afternoon and evening on the balconies
of the Colonial club and the Buford ho
tel. The hours for these concerts are:
In the afternoon from 4:30 to G:30;
and at night from 8:30 to 10 o'clock.
Congressional Delegation.
The congressional delegations will
meet tomorrow at 10 a. m. These are
very important, meetings and will name
the members from each district of the
various committees of the convention
those on platform, resolutions, cre
dentials and the like. The places of
meeting are as follows:
First District: First. Assembly
room. Southern Manufacturers' Club,
South Tryon street.
Second District: Court room county
court house, South Tryoh street.
Third District: Recorder's court
room, city hall. North Tryon street.
Fourth District: Assembly room Co
lonial club, North Tryon street.
Fifth District: Aldermen's chamber,
city hall, North Tryon street.
Sixth District: Store room under
Audifoiium.
Seventh District: Elk's hall, South
Trvon' street.
Eight h District: Criminal court
room, county court house, South Tryon
street.
Ninlh District: Store room on West
Fifth street.
Tenth .District: Reading room, Sel
wyn hotel, West Trade street.
Delegates Arriving.
The first special train into Char
lotte on account of the convention
rolled in lasth noight80$..n rael234
rolled in last night at 11:15 o'clock,
carrying a large representation of
delegates and many others interested
from the eastern part of the state,
nnucipally trom the Goidsnoro sec
tion. - This was followed this after
noon by the "Craig Special" from Ashe
ville. Others are as follows:
The Seaboard's special, bringing the
eastern county delegations will arrive
here at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Seaboard's special from Ruther-
fordton will arrive tomorrow morning
at 9:55.
The Southern's special from Golds
boro will reach here at 10:15 to
night.
The Southern's special from Golds
boro will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Kerr's Statement.
of Asheville, Mr. Craig's manager, was
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found in his coat-sleeves in room 109
at the Selwyn. He said:
"Our folks are in powerful good
spirits and we are going to nominate
our man." He then gave out this state
ment: "Since the delegates began to arrive
! I find the Craig men in the highest
ol spirits. They are more than hope
ful they are full of fight and determi
nation, and I have yet to find the man
who thinks Mr. Craig will not be nom
inated. One very noticeable thing
among the Craig delegates is their ela
tion over the signal victory Mi. Craig
gained over Mr. Kitchin in their joint
discussion in Charlotte. They find that
the reports that . have gene out over
the state that Mr. Craig gave Mr.
Kitchin one of the most thorough and
genteel drubbings that has ever been
handed out to an opponent in North
Carolina are fully verified by the citi
zens here who heard the discussion,
whether they happen to be Craig,
Home or even Kitchin men. The fact
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the state that Mr. Craig was afraid
that Mr. Kitchin had boasted all over
to meet him cn the stump makes his
friends all the more gratified that he
made good in such a conspicuous
way. They also call frequent atten
tion to the boast of the Kitchin fol
lowers that their man was the only
one who could certainly successfully
meet any Republican who might be I
(Continued on page 9.)
Welcome, Democrats!
NOMINATING SPEECH
BY HON. C. R. HOEY
He Will Place the Name of Hon. E. Y.
Webb Before the Ninth Congression
al Convention Mr. James A. Ben is
Mentioned as Delegate to the Den
ver Convention.
The Ninth congressional convention
will convene here tonight in ithe
county court house. The convention
will lie called to order by Chairman
Blount, of the district executive com
mittee, but it is not yet decided who
will be named chairman.
Hon. E. Y. Webb, of -Cleveland, will
be placed in nomination by Mr. Clyde
R. Hoey, of Shelby.
After the nomination of Congress
man Webb, the convention will go in
to the election of delegates and al
ternates to the Denver national con
vention.
Among those who are mentioned for
these places are Messrs. James A.
Bell, of Charlotte; J. D. Elliott, of Ca
tawba: Charley Childs, of Lmcoln, an(j
Mr. Babbington, of Gastoma.
Women Up in Arms
Over Advance in Meat
New York, June 23. Six hundred
women held a mass meeting last
night in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and
declared their intention to fight
against increased price of meat and
fowls. They also paraded and several
meat stores were stoned.
Moore 's Friends
Are Orgatiized
Col. W. C. Maxwell Is
Named As Campaign
Manager, And he Will
Be Assisted by Large
Delegation,
A large number of the friends of
Hon. C. C. Moore, candidate Tor com
missioner of agriculture, met in the re
corder's court room last night and
organized to work for Mr. Moore's
nomination.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
H. N. Pharr, Morris McDonald and P.
C. Whitlock, were named to act with
Col. W. C. Maxwell, who was named
as manager of Mr. Moore s campaign.
The committee has held several
meetings today, and have opened head-
nuarters at the Buford, where the work
will be conducted. Mr. Moore's large
number of friends have enlisted in
his behalf and nothing win he ten
undone to assure Wm of the office.
PARTS OF BODY
TRACK 4 MILES
By Associated Press.
New York, June 23. The finding
of parts of a human body scattered
for miles along the tracks of the
Desbrosses, street trolley line reveals
what may be a diabolical adding to
New York's crime annals.
The hands were found where the
line crosses the Williamsburg bridge
and legs at Desbrosses ferry in Man
hattan, over four miles away, while
the mutilated torso was picked up
on the bridge over Kent Avenue. So
disfigured were the face and body
there was no means of identification.
The police were in doubt whether
the victim was accidentally struck
by a trolley car or was murdered.
Parade of Mountain County
Delegations For Craig
Craig's mountain delegation, five
hundred strong, arrived in the city at
2:30 today, and marched up Trade and
down Tryon street, with waving ban
ners and wild cheers for Craig. The
parade was lead by the Concord band
and it was a thrilling sight to see that
long line of mountaineers with grip
sacks in hand and determination in
their faces. As the parade passed the
Central and the Euford hotels, where
Ihe Kitchin and Home headquarters
are located, there was wild demonstra
tiens.
Every window and store front on the
line of parade was filled with specta
tors, and it seemed that the friends of
the mountain champion were legion.
The special train, which was known
as tne uraig special, consisted ot
ten coaches, all of which were well
filled: The demonstration put life into
the Craig delegates on the streets, and
great shouts went up from every cor
ner, where the white badges were
in evidence.
The Candidates For
The State
Offices
The candidates for the various
state offices have arrived on the scene
with their friends and 'have opened
headquarters. They are as follows:
For Lieutenant Governor: Col. W.
P. Wood, of Randolph, Hon. T. W.
Blount, of Washington and Hon.
George D. Bellamy, of Columbus.
For Secretary of State: Hon. J.
Bryan Grimes, of Pitt, and General
W. P. Roberts, of Gates.
For Auditor: Major B. F. Dixon,
of Cleveland and Hon. Frank Hackett,
of Wilkes.
Treasurer: Hon. B. R. Lacy, of
Wake and Hon, S. A. Ashe, of Wake.
Attorney General: Mr. Hayden
Clement, of Rowan; Hon. W. C. New-
land, of Caswell; Hon. B. B. Win-
borne, of Bertie; and Hon. John L.
Woodard,' of Wilson.
For Corporation Commissioner:
Hon. B. F. Aycock, of Wayne; Major
H. A. London, of Chatham, and Hon.
L, C: Bagwell of Wake. Middleton,
of Duplin.
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing: Messrs. W. W. Haywood, ot
Mecklenburg; M. -L. Shipman, of Hen
derson; W. W. Wilson, of Wake;
J. B. Sherrill, of Concord; J. HJ. vom
ers, of Rutherford. v-
Commissioner of Agriculture: C-
Moore, of Mecklenburg; Major W. A.
Graham, of Lincoln; R. W. Scott of
Alamance; E. F. McRae, ot Koueson,
and T. B. Parker, of Wake.
FEVERISH ACTIVITY
Some of the Hardest Kind of Prelimi
nary Work Being Done.
nf the hardest work ever done
on the eve of a political convention in
any state is being done nere louay.
Kn three men ever deserved the office
of governor more intensely than the
three men now m the race; no rnree
men ever had more astute or loyal
workers, and the headquarters of the
cnnriiriates are therefore scenes of in
tense and feverish activity. The des
tiny of a state may nang upon some
of the work being done today.
Loses Fine Animal.
Mr W. M. Aikens. a hard-working
farmer of Lely's township, lost a fine
horse at Redmon's store in Seversville
yesterday. Mr. Aikens had just been
offered $175 for the animal, and the
loss is a heavy one.
Lunches for Delegates.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church and of Calvary Methodist
church have prepared to serve lunches
to delegtes in the basement under the
auditorium.
Mr J. A. Gardner of the Parker
Gardner Co. received the handsome
pipe given away by the Cosolidated
Cigar Stares Saturday.
Miss Nell Battle, of Montgomery,
Ala., isivsiting Mrs. Jenks J. Hutchi
son, on Vance stret.
Missionaries Send Out
Statement of Perilous
Condition in Which thev
Findlhemselves-Manv
Villages Being Looted.
Serious Condition Of
Affairs Reported in Por
tugese Guinea Euro
peans in Danger of Can
nibals. By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, June 23. The Novos
Vremya published a dispatch from
a correspondent who has just complet
ed a perilous trip from Tabriz, Persia,
to Urumiah, through a country swarm
ing with pillaging: Kurds.
He declares Urumiah is completely
surrounded by Kurds who are ravag
ing the villages on all sides, up to the
gates of the towns.
The sound of firing is constantly
heard.
Missionaries at Urumiah have held
a meeting and sent out to their re
spective countries a statement of the
critical position in which they find
themselves.
The regular Turkish troops are close
behind the raiding Kurds.
Misisonaries Not in Danger.
New York, June 23 At the office of
the Presbyterian board of foreign mis
sions it was said assurances had been
received from the state department at
Washington that missionaries at Uru
miah are not believed to be in im
mediate danger.
Europeans in Danger.
Lisbon, June 23. News was receiv
ed here of the serious condition of af
fairs in Portuguese Guinea.
Natives everywhere are report in re
volt. Even on the Island of Timor, sev
eral interior posts have been driven in,
settlements have been destroyed and
Europeans been killed or carried off
into captivity.
The Portuguese troops have taken
refuge at Bisseau, where they are sur
rounded. A French warship has arived for the
protection of French subjects.
Newspapers here attribute the revolt
to the cruelty practiced by the troops
while collecting "Hut," tax.
Anxiety is felt for Europeans cap
tured, as the natives are cannibals.
Mr. Sherman lo Under
go Serious Operation
By Associated Press.
Cleveland,, Ohio, June 23. James
S. Sherman, Republican vice-Presidential
candidate, who has been ill
here for the past two or1 three days
was taken with a severe chill this
morning. Physicians were immediately
called. It was found that Sherman
was suffering from gallstones. It was
decided to remove Mr. Sherman and
he was taken to a hospital in an
invalid carriage and it is possible an
operation will be performed during
the day.
Apparently he was none the worse
for the journey to the hospital. Early
this morning his temperature was 102,
but later it fell back to normal.
Condition Better.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 23. At noon
Mr. Sherman's condition was said to
be better than at any time during the
past 24 hours. It is now believed the
operation will not be necessary unless
the patjent suffers another attack.
Senator Smart Was
Taken Violently 111
By Associated Press.
Baton Rogue, La., June 23. An
nouncement late last night by J. J.
McLaughlin, chairman of the New
Orleans Anti-Race Track League, put
an unpleasant phase on the illness
of Senator Smart, whose absence was
one of the excuses for the Locke
Bill's failure to pass. Senator Smart
was taken violently ill immediately
after dinner last night and Mc
Laughlin's statement said the attend
ing physicians thought the attack
might be due to "Some foreign sub
stance," which resembles poison very
much.
President Eliott Re
fuses Roosevelt's Request
By Sssociated Press.
Boston, June 23. Despite the ap
peals of President , Roosevelt and As
sistant Secretary of State Bacon,
Fish and Morgan, the two crew men
suspended for violating the rule
against removing books from Harvard
reference library, will not be permit
ted to row in the Yale-Harvard boat
race. President Roosevelt, made a
personal appeal to President . Elliott
by telegraph as soon, as he heard of
the suspension but he met with a
curt refusal from the Harvard ex
ecutive to make any change in the
ruling. ,
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