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OL. XXXI I
MdUXl AIRY, JVORTII CAROLINA, THURSDAYS APRIL 11, 1912
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fx-Gov. aycock pits siicDNi1srrnL.r'il:"i;;;:
Was Speaking' on Tbcme Near
His Heart, ''Universal Educa
tion. "Was Candidate Ftr
Nomination For United States
Senator to Succeed F. M. Sim
mens. Ilirmingham, Ala.. April 4th.
Fonner Governor Charles 15. Ay- .hat-kl -1 east appealed to the
rock of North Carolina dropped mon, f((rtlimit(. w,.Kt f()P ai( ,,,,4
deatl at the Jefferson theater to- a iiattj,, fOP "w,jt), 8,rj)remaev"
night while addressing the Al.vWflJ4 ,vf!tm am waged until the
lama Educational Assoc-atu ri. : wm,. iStat(, nmj, wi(h t)(, ,) ltf,p
Mr. Aycock was speaking n"Kn- crv
iversal Education, Its Necessity, ij;s ,nst ,,rmin,M;t ,.,M.mv
and Uenefit." He was about one ,., TJI,t )l tV(, (. H(.(, ,)is s,
fourth through his addnss when ,.s nam;Wt Whatever els" thev
he suddenly staggered hack a : Wvn,t they were frank, plaii.lV
.,.. ,, tlin flnor itn Slid- i . I ..11.... 1 .1 . '
.-in J f mi. 1 k.i i...
ueniy mat inose on me i.
.vere unable to reach him in time
to support him,
Water was hastily thrown .on
his face and he was taken to the
i . i . . t .. 1 1. .. . ..
wings of the theater, but expir- ,,f ,jH favorites. It is but r
ed at owe Death was pronounc- curding the plain, cold facts in
d tt be the result of heart f.iil- the ease to say that it has been
ur'1- ! widely conceded that no North
(Joyernor Ayeoek followed flov-; Can.lirian tf latter years h s
ernor O'Neal of Alabama, who ; poey. , j so j-, , j ., decree the
had just deliveevd an address t 1(,ver to stir the hearts cf his
the associati. ti on "Some Kdu-' comiatriot.s, or has eiijoved a lar
eational rrobelms." Ooverner ()'- ff,.r measure of the confidence
Neal and other men prominent 111 : and esteem of his contemjraries.
ediieational circles in the South,
were seated 011 the stage during. Elected Gcvemcr.
Governor Aycock 's addnss. j It was natural, therefore, with
The remains of the deceased j the return of the gubernatorial
were taken to a local undertaking; election year in lfM K), that Av
cstablishment. where they will be ! cock should have been chost n the
"held until advice can be received standadr-bcarer cf his j.artv.
lroni Aorta larolina as to tlifir !
disposition.
Health has been Bad.
Raleigh, April 4th, Charles
Brantley Aycock, ex-Governor of , went, but was necessarily of a
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North Carolina, who dropped
lead in Birmingham tonight, left
Kaleigh night before last to de
liver an educational address at
liiavTiiaae outside a court house
this yca.r.t '
He has' been in poor healtJi
for soane months and only a week focts tluuf the other, Was to be
ago he, returned to lialeigh from , fought, and Mr. Avcoek's 'leader
Philadelphia, where he spent a ship was felt to be essential. The
month in a sanitarium fortiflying ,' amendment was carried ami the
himself for the strenuous canvass Democratic State ticket wan eleet
of the State which he was to be-; ed bv a lare-e maiuHtv
-iu nt'Ai r nuay, jpni j, w un
opening rtM-eeh in Ualeigh, to be
followed by one in Charlotte, f r
the nomination by State primary
for United States Senator, t suc
ceed F. M. Simmons.
The other two opiMUients of
Senator Simmons, Governor Kiteh
i 1' I 4 ! 1 . .!
n anu . nici .justice Liark, began
1 J 1 i 1 j al 1
(loviriior Ayeoek had delayed
hsi campaign for several weeks
meantime making an effort to
build up his health.
These who knew him h-st
knew he had been afflicted with
a malady that might prove fatal,
but no such immediate result was
anticipated. He leaves a widow
and eight, children six girls and
two boys all minors except the
oldest, Miss Alice.
Mr. Aycock's Career.
Charles Brantley Aycock
ev Avcoek Was
born at Fremont, this State, N
..
this State,
ve-mbt
.emoer 1, 1S;!(. When a vout 1 t i- n 1 1 1
. , ., it ' CJarohna will be so genuinelv and
ie entered the Cnivciwitv tit u in'
v ,. . , .,, so generally mourned. He was
Siorth ( arolina, ( hape Hi , 1 r u i 1 t 1 .1
u , . 1 1 1 1 ''ilieloved of all, the high and the
Mi ere lie tinik lujih rank, esoe- 1 4i 1 ,1 . 4
.:nii.. ,.ii- A i- 1 ' lwi tl plebeian and the patriot.
he
Nortl
where
cially excelling in English. In a
large measure he earned by his
own labor tho money which paid
his collegiate expenses, a fact
which in no way affected his pro
ficiency in his studies or his
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great populantv among his fel ow,
L.. i , f. ii ' j , ' i
Htudcnts. He was graduated froif
graduated froit
lL - TT. . . .
me university, receiving t ie t e-
'
gree of Bachelor of Arts. Soon ' , ' , l"
.,,. ,i v , . A he could not reach them bv his
afterwards ne devoted himself to i t v
i, ,f,,i e i i. a ,v gentle ministrations. None were
the stmly of law, the profession! t r l 4- ,
tn ...i- i- i . , . o loft v n position or crowned
to which his exceptional talents' r u u n
u i. l i .with honor that thej could not
as a x peaker and as a thinker , , , J ,
i , ; take trom him some word of
made him unusually fitted. lie , ,
-n.. . i...:.. ,i ,t i (warning or some counsel that
...... i v in. w.i i anu vii
tered on the career which North
Carolina but yesterday believed
was still tending towards its cli
max. In connection with his praet '.ee,
Mr. AyctK-k became suporinteiid
cnt of the Wavne count v schools.
It was while holding this position,'
doubtless, that he imbedded much entered pub lie life, he was in
of that wholesome and whole- spin d by the ambition to serve
hearted enthusiasm for cducati'Mi hU people and not to juomote
which won him universally in his his own t 'ash interests. In the
native State the title, "North ! poltiical lilitory of the State
Carolina's. Educational Governor.' jwitluii recent years he has oc-
district of North Carolina.
Real Career Begins.
It was in 18flS that he joined
Statewide prominence a a cam
jwiigner. Cutler fision rule scores
of negroes in the eastern part
of tin1 State had been appointed
mi :ti at i h ard even to offices
of more influence and jxwer. Tin.
'ioeii, Jinn meilVC( Willi a llll-
inor which e nvub !. There
, was a drollery cf imi:m r, a .lis
tinetivene. of toinh in his treat
ment of funny stories which inside
his heirers demand the repetition
mere was a siwcial reason fur
this. The victory won by the
forces which fought for "white
1 supremacy" in l)8 was sweep-
ing and complete in so far it
temporary- nature. It was desir
ed to settle the question bevond
all cavil and for many, decades
if not for all time. For that pur
ine a cunsUtuttonal'jfiuendcrtent
w-aa drafted, greatly restricting
negro suffrage. biotlKT-st niggle.
even more far-reaching hi it.s ef
. "
Once in offcie, with the dis
tracting questions of olitic.s
s.ifely out of the way, (Jovernor
Aycock gave himself unreservedly
to the encouragement of educa
tion. He made speeches in every
section of the commonwealth,
pleading the cause of the common
V - hooU, and apixaling for a deep-
er interest on the part of patents
in order that their childen should
be able to battle with the world
on oqual terms with their feilows.
Educators since that time have
dated the educational revival in
this State back to the Aycock
administration.
Exceedingly Popular.
The sudden pa.ssmg cf this man
removes from the state one of
its most unique and brilliant char
acters and comes as a shocking
announcement in t onlv to friends
. i 1. . ... 1. . . 1
fMHiiifa-i, out. inentis personal ana
.Sn-i,,,,;,,,,,, v.,...ii.. v..n,
As a man in other days without
political preferment, he endeared
himself to the hearts of associates
as few others in the State have
been able to burn their person-
aliflla In.A 4 z Tjrtrl 11.. . . . i n
nm.j iiMu laic uriini", xii: 13
l i i t
kuitl and comtKissionate.
xr 1 t i -
. 1 -i 1
n ml'OPftil Willi .) 11 m A
iiiuut were so suxqieti in prov
cheered and lent encouragement.
His life as a lawyer was marked
with abundant rewards, not the
re wants that enrich men, but
father the recompense of a friend
ship that never wore away.
He Loved the People.
Win n former Governor Avcoek
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r .. r..: . . yf
L ', , -tSr,- T)y) '
I'hoto coyrlt;ht by Harris Si Kwlng.
OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD, DEMOCRACY'S BEST ASSET.
oujiied a consiicious place. Mingl
ed with a native ability that has
never ben denied, he addetl a
personality that was instantly
magnetic and commandnig. The
intellectual genius of tihs beloved
son of North1 Carolina was not his
greatest asset as great as that
mii it -tun e beet. "Hi)' had " Uie
heart of a firiiflid aihl th-passion
he injured into the politics of
North Carolina was not the over
flow of a soul that sought honor
without reason or preferment
without cause. He loved North
RCarolina and he loved North
Carolinians. And the people
knew it. The explanation of his
personal and jKilitieal achieve
ments h found here. His heart
found the heart of the people on
the same platform, on the same
basis of a common interest and a
common destinty.
A Faithful Servant.
Retiring from the seat of honor
at Raleigh, Mr. Ayeoek did net
cease to lend his best efforts to
the cause of democracy. When
ever he WW summoned to the aid
of the brilliant forces of the
party, he abandoned his private
interests and announced his read
ine. His faithfulness in this
service is proverbial. It is well
known throughout the length;
and breadth of the State. He
was not. pcrsomil nor partisan inl01 a formidable race with the i
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I.v- t), mw. f tl... , .,...!
n ui.ier im fin.M 110 e;ic mi i ot. i .
der whom he was working then
...... ..v. ...... "iito mi,
as a private. In the mountains
he preached the same doctrine
that his eloquent tongue ex
pounded through the piedmont
and in every utterance, whether
here are there, he breathed the
same spirit of fidelity to his
party's principles and the same
inlorn jassion for the dominant
rights of the masses. He was
not a demagogue either in pri
vate or public life.
He founded his fortunes upon
principle and won his laurels by
abiding firmly to the tenets of
his party without the prejudice
of the partisan or the bitterness
of the demagogue.
Political Disappointments.
The sudden death of the fonner
Governor, occurring just at this
time, is all the more regrettable
because of the announcement of
his candidacy fur the United
States Senate.
Mr. Ayeoek was to have made
his first .speech in lialeigh tonight
to open his c.vuiaign. Former
Governor Glenn was to have
presented him for his initial en
gagement in. this capacity. Death
has not only taken from the
State one of its most eminent
sons, but has likewise removed
from the senatorial race a factor
that was to be reckoned with.
Mr. Aycock, in a statement some
time ago announcing1 Ids inten
tion to make the. race for the
United States Senate, declared
tlmt he did no thave the money
tliat others had to ariply to liis
eaixlidac-, but tht . In relied,
u'jHii.the jus judgment of tin
peopje of North 'Carolina for his
chances of success. And he reck
oned well. While the race for
the past few weeks has been
conceded between (Jovernor
Kitchin and Senator Simmon.
Mr. Aycock was acknowledged
to be a strong factor in the de
velopment. He was regarded as the Necorid
choice of the ieople of North
,",u",a u,, ls Woruuuti, ic r,
success would have .ecu i.otji , v
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in advance of th two eju inv
.VuUi .5 "t;..,;:; ..7
f. , . 7' V
primary. His candidacy has
been met with universal favor
throughout the state and while
the two acknowledged rivals have,
perhaps, held the dominant place
in the mind of the voters, loyal
and suliKtantial friends of the
deceased have been unrelenting
in tlicir efforts and their faithful
service, coupled with his own
x ---w-
appealing personality,, would iuv
doutitcdly have
equipped him !
f. ).!.... ...1 4 1. .. ..t 1 . .. . 1
iii'ieai. i.iui i ihoki. imiiiii :i r r:ii
North (bimlin, 1
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The death of the fonner (iov-L
ernor bears a further exceeding-':
1,. ...! r ..,. i .
xvs, iiuiuiti nn- vauukt. IU
..f bis daughter to Mr. (ire..,, !
Bcxs editor of The Progressive !
emlA. , .
turner, nit OCCII aiUlOUUCt'. 1.1' .1 41 411 11
. f' Ti elaun to see tluit the Aliens hail
some time ago. The marriage was I ......:.,.. t
. i .t .
to take place in the course of a
few weeks.
The voice of the people from
the verdure-clad mountains ,fi
XT 41- n 1 m . . ., ... f
.iorui oarouna, trom tne toothULs
of the piedmont antl from the
coastal country mingle in uniform
and universal lamentation over
the ivissing of such a distinguish
ed son even though it be his
crowning.
Almost a Miracle.
One of tho most startling changes i
ever seen in any man. according !
to W. H. Holactaw. Clarendon, Tex., j
was effiH-ted
year ago In hla ,
brother. He
naa such a dreadful i
roiiKh.- h writes, "that all our 1
family thought he was going Into i
t onsunu.tion, but he began to use I
it. txinp it .ew Discovery, and was
completely cured by ten bottles. :
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welKhs 2is i.ounda. For many vwr and prosecution as aecessorits to, ,nPS T!ie ninn wonn-v 10 D? P3J'a
oar family bus used this onierfut ! those so aiding Detectives be-' a m:,n' s0,'-"2' tw o bo-s haml-ei:ff-mnedy
for cough, and cold, with i t!lJlt niuve jx.ssiblv Willi'''1 h' tM oni juti.e from
"ua'n;. off the food sullies of the -Hna. and m.nhed
cent and l.t,.j. Trial bouU. tree ut , outlaws who are yet supposed to!n' Pr.0 tnievt-s up the road, would
'-'' ..v ia Diu.m n k i well ail4 i
E. II. Ilennia DruK Co.
Eat 'em National Oats.
YET AFTER THE ALENS.
The hunt in the mountains for
th two men yet at large, Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards, con
tinueH with all vigor that can be
put forth. There in some prob
ability that the two nv-n have
gone out of the mountains and
are jxwsibly now far away. Since
tJie bhKxlhoun.Ls were turned
there there has been little news
from the scene. Stories are cur
rent that they have been seen in
various parts of the country, one
goes that they were hauled out of
Carrol county in a wagim which
apjearcd to have the bed full of
lose hay. The detectives are
ke eping the force of men in the
mountains and a search is bein.g
kept, up day and ni.'lit. Other de
tectives are put on the track of (as they may trom time to time
every clew that originat. s. and it!a.piire of the movements of Sid
has developed into the gre.ttest ! "a All.-n and W sley Edwads
man hunt that this section has! to the officers engaged in their
ever had.
It has now been four weeks
since the tragedy and the hunt
ed men are yet at large, two of
the smartest are. People who
know them are not the least sur
prised that they are not caught.
They are as cunning and as tLir-i
ing and as tireless as the tie -
tectives and it is a game that is;
being w atehetl in these p.irts with
the greatest interest.
The report went out that the
courts had tied up all the pr
erty of the Aliens anl left them
without a cent of money to live
iijon or witJi which to iay law
yens to defend themselves. It is
now reported that the courts fail
ed to get possesion of about
eignreen nuntirea dollars wortn ot,
good notes belonging to Floyd
Allen and as much as several
thousand dollars of notes belong'
ing to Sidna Allen. These notes
have been transfemed, so reiort
attach them and will funiish
abundant funds with which to
ly able, "attonieys and other ex
penses in putting up a long and
able legal battle
Tl. . 4 11 1. 1 1.1 1
: v" V "r . " l 1 ,: '.u '
ing made to inject politics into
the deplorable affair The fact
is well known that Ho.vd Allen
'
and worked hard for the success
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. ... ' ,
,ullu' V? inal nci
w-as anie to pnietically control'
( r im i w Ni i ri :i r itiu i i tin
. :..i i., ... . i -,i i
n -
omeiniM h iiii were KUletl,
except the Judge, were
uhlieans and political
all lie -
enemies
of Flo'ytl Allen. Along these linej
?'"wl H l"K ia,Kr m colulw' -
Wltll n CaS"-
J he following art ide taken
i.m- jMnu.t.hf nines, an in-
tlueutial jKiper, shows that the
press ot the state of Virginia is
not disposed to ret use to give the:
Aliens a tair deal ui publishing j
their side of the question. The
l"!' '.' .w.as v ;US!Ml 1.UHl,,,: tl,e lu,aU
. i , ......
' 4 " ,
n I'llli I., I 1, .1,11,1, i " n.i.l ,.-.io
I ,
not 111 hannony with the wnti-.
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S.i tb 'Tt ' JT
V" ,0 about I
unveil., i iiere are inose wno
. hhol ipiiiuxiiiiii 1 nir n mi i,iir
I,;. ', 4k u , "
tiki and that the eourtK had not
treated them in a way to com
mand their respect.
The article from the Roanoke
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I ... T 1UILUIT 3 t
Hct For The Aliens.
Editor The Roanoke Times:
Your issue of the 4th inst con
tains, I venture to avert, the most
remarkable production, that has
ever emenated from the hands of
a governor of Virginia. For the
benefit of those who have never
seen it I shall embrace it in this
nrticle
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. ' ' ' . . ,
.4V4V ilillVLlll, i . . H 4..- ilULtl C
wa served on the people i
of Carroll count v bv Govenior
JIann that anv aid rendered '
t anv am rendered
n anil Wesley Edwards
d to the prompt arrest
v; i ...
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wouiu lead to tne uromi
... i i - -
I be hiding in Uie mountains of Vir-
hiding
ginia. The Governor's statement,
made iiilo tlie shaie of a procla-
me .uiens nai empioyett tne heeii declared outlaws! And not
best lawyers in the country tol0nv awards, but immunity of-
(lefntll' Ilium nn.l f li ,.fr,. I., I... .. . "... . rf
ntation, follows:
"To Whom It May Concern:
"This is to notify all person
who give aid and comfort to Sid
na Allen and Wesley Edwards,
charged with the murder of .Judge
Massie. Commonwealth "k Attor
ney Filter and Sheriff Webb, at
Ilillsville, on the fourteenth of
March, !12, by furnishing them
with food, lodging, clothing, fueL
or in any way aiding, receiving,
relievcinjr, comforting or a list
ing them, tluit. instructions will be
given to the proper officers of tbs
State to arrest, try and upon con
viction, punish tin m to the extent
of the law, that is by fine and im
prisonment. "The good citizens of the State,
especially those residing in Car
roll and vicinity, are earnestly re
quested to give such informath'tt
pursuit or to the attorney for the
Commonwealth of Carroll coun
ty, and to aid in even.- way the
officers of the State Lti effecting
the arrest of these men.
"The p'-vple of Virginia art- as
sured that. 110 effort will be sjvir
e.l to arrest those charged with
; the crime at Ilillsville, to
trive
trial
them a fair and impartial
, and to execute whatevt r jut'.g-
ment may
court.
be rendered
bv
the
(Signed),
"Wm. II. nig s Mann.
"(Jovenu r.
Who did the killing at Ilills
ville never will be known. It U
evident from the proof which has
been given that there were more
tlmn one hundred shots fired.
vk tw, whn. tillpl
will never be known; who fired
the first shot Is not known. It
seems that every officer of that
except judge Wag
armed to tho ecth. -Wberjv did.
Miss (load get tire pistol from she
handed her father? Who drove
the Aliens from the court house
and from the town! On what
law or authority have rewards
been offered and certain citizens
itered to any ami all who may
ninrii,ir .,,., i !... na i;t(i.
tience with outlawry, whether
, it Xw wmmitted by the thief who
KtnvJ fi ;irnnr at niiyiit. win m oin-
; Vj. '''-.Z 'Uui rcst.
itrsare tahing" uuir nietuiu rest,
, roos 111 Juiglioor in
wav
the man who makes bus
Uv-
:..- ,loin ,1Mi,lwfl tliir
n t i k r rniiiuiiir jiiiv- in a i v
. i t i i
" "" "
wav. It is ttLc boost ol even
1 constitution and statute law of
Cvery Christian, or law-abiding
tiiat'everv one suspected of
:crinie is presumed in law to be
I innocent until, after an impartial
! trial by jun peers of the accusetl
He., are.1 them truWtv Not
only bevond everj' reasonable
j blt wie inconsistent with
every hvpothesis of innocence.
Xow, I don't know an .Allen,
il(Ml't kjlow tliat j evt,r mH with
one of them. I did know Judge
. hskic, antl deplore tne lurid in-
-.. ... .......
ii,l,.t, nt Mi kvi . a nnv ivincp
1 -
Stte" 1 feel fr
oni that hav
man can.
I am mortified for my
the widows and
e been made by
some hot headed foolishness and
I believe in punishing those guilty
of violating the law, but, what is
to he thought of a man at the
head of public officers in the old
Commonwealth and mother of
commonwealths, declaring men
outlaws, putting a premium on
murderers who ma)- sheet them
from ambush, making widows and
orphans of their wives ami chil
dren, who have never been con
victed of any offence or ever put
on trial before any tribunal?
By some means the Aliens seem
to have incurred the disj.leasure
of a good many, and as far as
can be judged from a biassed re-
port, it was smmlv K'cause thev
" ' '
.. r i ti,..
1" ",.",",,a ' ' ,u V '
wero sl"table at d aWe to sh-,w
tn'ir hospitality antl by it ineirr-
" " """.' " "
tne displeasure of these nro-ind
V'1""- NN ll0 of s ave- w'!f'r1
, . , , ,,i
,J r'nvo s'M'P' a"d cxp.s:n:.n-
ed with tics? having them
i&
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