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"Vol. X R AliEIG-H. pT. C., THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1902. No. 40' i i 1 Alany Votes Were Silently Recorded in Opposition to His Candidacy 1 B r fl mi fli Walker Nominated for. the Western Judgeship on Third Ballot Beddingfield Beats the Field for Cor poration Commissioner Joyner ttas It All His Way. Kansas City Platform Endorsed After a Hot Fight The Proceedings Enlivened by a Few Exciting Scenes. icn. fcrre ronnu-u " -" xr -rx ? aftrr o'clock thi . . . I l.r rMt. r - . . ... . nVlffiTO or w the l-:?e eor.ten:ii m l tbe ..... ,'rr . ? the cunntttie accepting thst v. f prim-tpl. wa a.I.pted f-t-r a t:S.r;s fight cm the fWr of T-'r.,. -n. C M. Btit.ee auJ ex-j't-'-e A. C Avery led the Dbt ag-Unst e V. i f Ka.--ta-- City AhVi- ,...L.r. !.: II. S. War J t1 Co splendil body of men. Tbey were pa triotic And representartir North Caro liulans. The convent Koa was Ijrgely at tended far so off year. Tk PrM4Un l Blall . Groetysboro, X. C, July 1& Special. TIte convention wa not very demon Mrnthre. The first outburst of applaiwe came at noon when Senator Stannous appcoml on the platform aaul called the ! contention to order. Iter. P. IL Law of Lumber Bridge in voked the divine blessing. Secretary Pearsall Tent through the formality of reading tbe call for the convention. . The roll call developed tbe fact that erery county -was repre- . wmv, II S. Ward tM i oncref-1 me lare max, every cvhui iw , sa v V Kir.hln ira the fight aalnted with the exception of Mitchell. I far r The rcfVrenee to tbe KswaKjThJ hrongbt forth the statement from . r'-f..! ii nKTi tn tb f.inrin; Seiutor Siawnoos that Mrlcheli wouid. reitttrn. ttr uIleir-'-UK ; if not reprciKeJ, b all riirht on th a Ha . . 1 at:d it prin- 1. i:. I.'n Tj:Sr t.-ny r,-.' . t -.ntii-i.tted la "it rKkawl phit- wi1rrrl the primary ,r.?.-r tt :j cn- - plmk In th j j if rur f i-nrvrrl?l pii- ts jtt it 't -1 :3i:i'.:r ie party t. the rrtnrtry ".r-tifii. Vt ..ra : ? the ... ;triuu Tin vr.tr iie J y t ..rAV!r.;Jos vote of 1C3 to 150. IV t1uf J :-tH-e Vs!tor CJark. J. Y. J r er. i-'V.r t the !:;.' t 1 tr it .! n i T.;jtt:v;T.;tT. Ti k ot'.T !i featnrr of . Jr. '.re CKirk'n ! wttb I'ricMcal :ta ea 511r.111- tiki' Ir f r Jt::e f rk f r chief jtr te. tbo trh r t tj-.: en!hi:r."-'tlc in tMir: :t !'tr:c r-i;i'::r a when Judpe .t.r w. t.-.ntr d: f-r it rot tr;rr,-I w;h .-n i i3 .1 I le Ptti'u 1'jr rrairr in a ise.k ;il im-k "r:."r. J r-! t:nor tn a nmenifi-o-r t tri ;tnr;'i. T.. t. wf:e . unrtache o- th if l.S tvt:U,.ition. jal tbr .'vfo.,- I !u-1 1- .':"ar t jt m-tt-U of IT' ' r rtr: riu r-tu'lr! ite. W 11 r.iu:i-::3 prarticily a- rv.1 frr.i t'. 5rt. an 1 it tl only a j :e-t. h.i!'j.f . He tv.u jeHy, t! h Is a f.Kt thnt hi rKro- l r ad U n:i-. h t the judicial t t. Tlte fr'f-j V if Jn!z3 tttfe II. foi km a t;r! fi.-ht. N m.tn In tl rs:itrt!.m knv- the nirilt when tlie fv'J r-.n: .-I. The frVnd of rr r hare r. th- is but k!ir 1 wonl for J : !; I.nv.n .m l hi ni: .rrr. (n S;i ill a: 1 W. IS. K!nrm. Jr. 1: r -:-. :h-.t J 1 !.-e Umwii wid 1 a in-I.iwe frr !n;re:i;' court ju!tfe ru 2l. wh-n : r..:'i.- vn the lnwh 5-"Tt lit tt rae r the .-.nreutin in llvi . . f f..r.;.-.r ujen n ill le b!- ino-f - 5 .1 ;i tr.;;tce wrrtW1 orer 1 t .'.r h.ir ia the afttruon - xm r. r : the p;sht m. Tbe ' f t?- c.n rent ion ca ifi . " n ": !- -! :r.t . e. .is ! tli! wrs V , " f -3; d.tTerenM-s ft firt. J-ur I;. V..fr. n. s, XYaTl lrrt I ! , t!. r'-ttf..n;i reaClrmhrr al- i- . ,-n t the K:tt . ... ' 1 "-.it Mt,M -ain - ...... - ... . 1 1 T . 1 .ill O Tt. "i City plr.frm !'j;t:jn to thi.. of ::j!rn-s a:;d other f cf the Knnc Citr pl.rt- : rI:-A- x. . sla. , ""' - ndn. Afrr tntuh Vj .k:r.rtS 3 r"-'proti.j- wn'efricte.l br .- f ..-r In nee I ,o .V) t. !i rrjffir?r. od jkIeH "1 th? commit tr :"ll rhe i,tf.t,i n- J; " ! t.. e, !.r. AVlllhtm Jra-i-rt 1 1 ..... . Ti-.r ., ' -net a henjrthy ,- "! "1.' reo2ritiio cf b' re He (Hy of election. The convention had another chance to applaud. . Major Char leu M. Stedrnan of (Iren?oro wa then lntrodiued and itu:! the petch of wrtccmr tm lelwi3f of the city. The speaker Ve"rami this would be the preatet day in tbe pollticnl cal:rf.tr for many year. It would wit ne.'W the annihilation of a party that had no principle and existed for the L.rributlin of fedeu"al patrouaxe. When Majr Stednian predicted Senator rritcfcanl defnt jrnd faid fJosxlbye. IV. t cbtird, p K.li.re, t he . von r en t ion irent Tvild and ore fber after cheer. The prediction tt Vnity of fifty thousand in this carnal.:!! w.ih the occa sion for another ontbr-ah. The tucctlon of tJorernor Aycock'a ir.ime iu tbe con vention with hi c dnc.-Vlioual catupalgu was al an occasion for applause. Senator Slainr.oiw rsporded In aa p proprttte manner to the eloquent and hearty adrre. of we. tome. He also ac knowledged hi appreciation of tbe -plen- dkl hospitality accorded the convention by tbe city f lireenloro. Son;itor Sim mons turned to Major Stcdmnn and Ktiil: "If the fro1! people of Grecis1oro want ns to meet with them again we may come. (Applan?.) Senator Simmon then delivered to the convention a ih reviewing s-tate and r-tthmal question and ontlinlngr Ibe Is- Rue of tlte campaign. hile llscu.sinj; the aniejuknent a delegate- creatci much &nitMnient by yelling. "Ilnmih for HrownT Senator Simn?on detaratkn that be did not want the negro a an lite In this campaign brought, the re mark from a delegate in the back of the ha!U Xo, and we are not going to per mit it." Senator Slmmoi replied that lire negro would not be nn Jwne If all parties would Wlare their acceptance of th? amendment in good faith. Senator Simmons reference to hi nic- ce-ful fisht in four camrkaJgws brought forth e-j-h'.ii.tstlc applause. A hurrah 1 wa proposed for tbe tate chairman, and It wan-given wirh a will. He rlmhtcd he wn a partisan, but be eaid it was ircesvnry and fleclared that he had never trnck his opponent below the belt or administered a blow that' was not de served. The speech eanumed fifty mln te in delivery. Jle cloMl by present ing Alfred M. Scale as the temporary presiding officer of the convention, and that young Democrat wn accordeil on omt khi. Tlie ban.1 tirrcd the conven tion with the rendition of Dixie before the speaker began. The remarks of the temporary chalrmnn: wrre well receive!. A lcchtratlon by him that Senator Sim mon could receive 110 higher tribute tb-!t to incur the ill will of hl political oppnnmt rtruck a popular chord among the delegates'. Itulcs J. II. .-uhII,, firf-difrkt; IJ. A. . Xari, tcmnd district; R. A. Xunn, third urfytrJcU M. USirsey, fourth !btrtct; W. W. Ivtag, fifth ilfetriet, J. II. Cunie, sixth district; XL B. Redwine, Kerenth district; E. F. Ixvell, eighth dis triutcIL L. Rivers, ninth district; M. AV. liell, tenth district. Vice I'resliJ&ats W. M. Botk, first d;trict; Gewrgo Howard, strcoml district: j IK W. Stevenejcti, third district; E. S. Abea, fourth district; S. II. Webb, fifth district; E. K. Bryan, sixth d-ifrtrict; X. . Wlllramat seventh district; T. W. I'owie, eighth, district; A. C. Avery, ninth d&trlct; J. D. Marphy, tenth dis trict. Members of tbe State Executive Com mittee are as follows: FlmTrW' G- Laml). w B. Rodman, L. U Smith, G. W. Ward. ssecond .M. J. Hawkins, E. L. Travis, TVVII. Powell, L. V. Morrell. o?. M. Koonce. J. A. Bryan, o. yj. juiaaieton, rv. u 5erry. Fwrth-I. It.; Young, E. C. Bedding field, r. II. Hayes, E. S. Abell. Fifth-J. S. Manning, B. S. Royster, R. D. Reid. John J. Xelson. Sixth J. B. Underwood. D. S. Cowan, A. W. McLean. D. II. Mclean. Serenth D. E. Mclver. W. L. Par sons, J. R, Blair. X. G. Williams. Eighth raul B. Means, R. X. Hack ett. T. C. Linn, J. R. Lewellyn. Xlnth R. R, Ray, W. H. Williams, Heriott Clarkson, W. C. Erwin. Tenth John C. Mills. M. LI Shinman. Charles A. Webb, W. E. Moore. At 2:10 the convention took a Tecess nntil 3:30 p. mwhen it reconvened. The committee on credentials was not re.tdy to report. There was a lull of a few moments and the friends of R. B. Glenn bcL'an to hont his name. There were calls for Mason and Dan Hugh McLean, when the band drowned the cheers with music. The-report of the committee on credentials was made byR. X. Hackett. chairman. It showed that there were no contests and that every county was represented save - Mitchell. Chairman T. G. Skinner made the re port of the committee on permanent or ganization and named the fallowing gen tlemen as permanent officers of the con vention: - Chairman Lieutenant Governor W. D. Turner of Iredell. Secretary-F. B. Arendell of Raleigh. Assistants Geo. P. Pell and Walter Murphy. A committee was appointed to escort BIS FIGHT ON- THE PLATFORM Opposing Elements Making a Warm Time in the Com mittee on'ResoIutions Greenfeboro, X, C, July 16. Special. The platform committee has been in ses sion almost continually since three o'clock. An agreement was reached at 7 p. m. and it was decided to make a report, but tonight tlie. committee was ca-Iled together again with the hope of revising its former work. A majority of the committee wanted to endorse the Kansas G;y platform,- and : finally a compromise was reached by which th latit national platform was rndoised. Xow SImmoha aud others want this en dorsement cut out. At 11 o'clock the committee was still in sessvon. John R. Wets:er had a prepared statement eulo gizing Bryan. but the committee was in no humor to endorse this, and it was not accepted. ; One jlank in the' platform endorses the senatorial primary. On this there is a minority report. A warm fight over the platform. u the conven tion floor is probable. ' . Killed by aJ?ock Greern'sboTO, X. C, 3"nly '16. pria2. Andcon "Wiatkins, a colored employee of -Rev. L. W. Cratwford, was killed by a flying, rock from a blastmg city force in the Odell quarry near Cedar street t 6 o'clock. - He wtis ridrng on Idaid of tra"W and was 250 yards from, this blast wibeai a rock wedgihing two poun3s struck him on tbe leg, oreaklmg a bloud vessel. Two physicians were erannrioined, but t'he mca died in twenty minutes. He was ao excellent man of facmily.' j Censure and Retirement for Gen. Jacob H. Smitli His. Example; and Influence , . Mr. Latta May Reco'ver Xeiv York. July 16 .It was said at the Hudson street hospital at 2:30 this morning that Mr. Latta had passed a very good day and was much improved over his condition of the-day. before. It may be said that he is now in a fair way to recovery. THE PLATFORM Declaration of Principles of tHe Dem- h ocratic Party in North Carolina No Longer for the Good of the Service Sur prise Awaits Him Washington, July 1C TTse celebrated case ox General J. ,11. Smith wiu sec tled today by an order of et nNiire iid by direction erf the president, tu.i Jiiie oftrcer's compulsory retireaaant firo:n ac tive service under ;he statute authoriz ing sat Ji action in the case of offieeis sixty-two years of ne o.- over. General Smith was found by tile coert martial guilty of violating the rals of w-aor and issuing the order to "kill -an'd burn" and sentenced to be admonished by :h preident Secretary Roit took the record of the case to Oyster. Bay and, after full con sideration, the president approved tb1 findings and sentenced end directed Sec retary Root to 'execute the portion call ing fort an admonition to the officer. An order vas 'alsomade for his re tireme?it iziuuediately on his amral at San Francisco. The -following is the President's or der: ... . Whrte House, Washington, July 16, By the Pr'deiJt: The fiudiugs and Feo'tence of the court are approved. I am. well awa?e cf the danger ond great difficulty of the tasi our army has had in the Philippine islands, and of the well-nigh irciolerab'e peraecutions it has received from 'the cruelty, treachery and total disregard of the rules arid cnstorrs of civilizeu and t&ersfor vpon the nation; and it is deeply to be jegretted that lie ihould h-ave soT; acted in this instance aa io in- trfer&'with n!s further nsefidncs in ie army. I . hereby direotMhat hc bj frretired fj:ora. tJie rctive list. (Signefi) 1 " ' THEODORE ROpSHVDTr.: i General Smith is now on hb way frotnj Manila for San' Francisco under hi original orders to assumoj command .rhe department of Texas; That order has since bon canceled. In taking the cb.nlr he said that the convention met for business, ana ne declared the convention permanently or ganized and ready for business. .The report of the committee on rules was made and then the hair announced that nominations were in order for chief jus tie. A motion by W. G. Lewis of Ire dell that nominating speeches be limited to five minutes was defeated, and then it was decided to limit all nominating speeches to ten minutes on motion of J. J. Laughinghouse of Pitt. Claud Kttetaln miaate Clark. Tie 'l If warned willlnsr t t-rel pUui, and i. Web- 1 i:. r-i-k , - " t.r i.t tC u 1r ' orr the rjnes- "' ft lag tL' cnventkm "J-fetii ear net It surnm Morri-n. A .T?n t ,7 z1'- nnnurity. caa V t Vs. N. A. Sinclair t:r,;.,vL,lf 'nl' "lbm -r ""rt. was nxatde up of a ommlltM Aanenaeed, ' The ee lection of m embers of the com mittee ns made by the dKrirt delega tions wir nn iKn need ax follows: re den ti-ils F. G. J.anwn, first dl trict: A. Rlcoe. second district: J. T. Fty. third !trict: R. A. P. 0oley, fourth dWrict; I). C. Parks, fifth dts- triot: II. I GoJwtn. frixtli iy.riet: T. It. Bailey, wverith dUtrlct; R. X. Hackett, rlghth dLtrict: VT W. yCarnary, -rin-th district I A. Cannon, tenth district. Permanent Orga n ii at ion T. G. Skin- rer. firt district; J. W. Grainger, sec ond district; F. A. Daniels, third dis trict; Armistcad Jones, fourth district; J. C. Biggs, fifth rUtiict: G. II. Smith, sixth district: I. I. llobirrn, seventh dl-trict; W. C. XewhrnJ, eighth dlpcrict; W. A- Graham, ninth district; S. L. Rogers tenth district. Platform and ReMIuthns II. S. j WTd. first dNtrlct: Clamle .Ivitehiln. fexnd district t Ro-liirh luffy. third dis trict; II. A. Ixnd-n, fourth district; John R, Winter, JSfth t1trict; X. A. Sinclair, rtxth divrrict; Cameroo Morri m. seventh district; R. A. Doughton, -:thth dt'frkt;. S. R. AhTKinder. ninth district; W. T. Crawford, tenth district There was a wait of several minutes bv reasou of the bsence of Claude Kitchin who was to put Judge Clark in nomination. When he did appear he was cordially greeted. In naming Judge Clark. Mr. Kitchin spoke of him as a native 01 iisiuar.. xie ucuuru mm wcrthy of the confidence of this, con vention and that his record needed no apology. He said: "Judge Clark is no experiment. His record is an open page. The people know it by heart. His vindication is in their hearts, and his .triumph is theirs. The Democratic party will elect the nom inees of this convention. It will elect its nominee for chief justice. Walter Clark is a Democrat. He has ever stood for the Democratic party in word and action." The speaker wanted - to know which of. his def a mers had a record so good as Judge Clark. He declared that the party would not have to lirt a shield or weapon in his defense in the coming campaign. All the shafts of animosity, he said, had fallen to the ground shat tered. The enemy . say Judge Clark stands accused. Xo one ha been reck lesg enough to charge that he has com mitted one blunder or error in behalf of the people's rights. He has seen oren violations of the statutes of the state and called attention to them. His offense is that he. did not close his eyes and aval his lips. "He is not an ideality but a living tangle reality." The speaker criticised severely those Dem ocrats who claim to be Democrats and vote the Republican ticket. He was controllfd by his conscience. His crime is that ho wa? not controlled by men. The people in the townships heurd the evidence; they weighed it and. vindicated him. We came here '-o record the people's will. Xorth Carolina, with bateJ breath', ia waiting .'he result here today. ... When Mr. Kitchen concluded the con vention cheered, but was not wildly en thnskwiic. Mr. X. B. Broughton f Wake seconded the nomination. The peo ple of Wake, he said, were glad to claim bUn ns an adopted son of the county. He said: "We are here to record the fact thnt the machines and " corporations could not hve changed the result if they had tried. For ten years Judg Clark has been hid from sight. II bas been working nlglu and day to give to PhWorr the heroic deeds of patriotic Xotth CaroHnlnns. You have not yet done hira justice. He is one of tEe greatest of all Xorth Carolinians. Far twenty-one years he has lived in Ral eigh and never in all that time has h scratched ft Democratic ticket.' The conclusion of Mt.' Broughton speech was attended by some' disorder. A number of delegates kept1 yelling TimeV tip.". There were cries for. a vote. W. M. Bond moved that If no oth er nomination should be made the con vention-suspend the rules and, nominate Judge Clark by acclamation. There were many expressions of "Xo'Jwhen Fd. S. Abell cf "Johns-ton apteared n the nlatform and was- recognized. . He aM: "I am ne of .Tmlge Clark's best , friends tn1 I-demand a roll call for him." A few. lifepos were heard after te concluded, accompanied bv cheering and a demand for a vote. The perma nent chairman decided that there muwf be a roll call. ' - Tl Flrt Rll Call. . Cabarrus was the first county to vote for Justice. A dozen or more delegatea warfare on the part of its foes. fl also heartily approve the cirplny ment of the strictest measures riep siary to put a stop to such treacheries and to bring this war to a close. It would be culpable to ebow weakness in dealing with such foes or to fail to "s? all legitimate and honorable methods to overcome them. But the very fact thnt warfare Is of such character as :o af ford infinite .provocation for the com mission of acts of cruelty 'by junior offi cers and the enlisted men mnst make GrensboTO,- X.- C, July 17. Special. The following is the platfonm & -nrefea'tvd by the wmimittee on resolutions: i . )5 W consratuhrne the- people or .ortn uarojiKi upon ine stuKjywv C th uffrage n?endaoent to our state constitution, and upon the benefits ' rt ,a liifi-e resulted therefrom, und we pledge tlie Democratic party to & rt ' en-iflvfnlhv mmintain -it bv every legitimate mekms: and we dem'and that D the Republican party shall declare Its purpose ettner to accept or resect w O it, and untirrt is ttccepten as a nnaiixy it-y mui jwues e i" w Tn -tvo Anrtxr n-f -fh white rvynle to fc-tamd together for all's pTottection. 8 the permanent chairman to the hall. 0 ne TMaiocra'tic irarty, representing th IntelHgewe, the virtue amd) the X( O nMorhood of tHe people of the, state, reca'lls wntn pleasure True emire a-o- w 0 fsence of BdaEJJMs during Hs adminrL-itrtation of prib'lac affairs, amd the 0 gnatifjtig taxivancement-which has been made amon.t us in ali Indnis- O trial lines. -"We have fostered agriculture 'and pi-oaited mairafactuirrng, O -and have given to capital full security .alid have rnxstec ted the rigMa of O labor. . O We pledge- tfhe party to a fair ard just sy'E'm of taxation, -aird! we de- .O ffriand that all subjects of taxation aW bear their jutib -and eju:a!l pro- O portion of the burdens of governmenit. n w riinew nir nlwirSs for tihie exteaiioTi tJ.nd inrnrovemient of the public n chrl rxtf nt he sthite. sv tihflt St may keep wee with the nedds and tbe officers in high and responsible po O conditions of otrr people. We point with -pride ito.ithe great hnpetos ato-di 0 sitlon peculiarly careful in their benr- . nrrmM In tfci rrtet-ivork duTingythe hrst vo' yeirs, and call -aitftention 0 . mg and conduct so as to keep a moral C( to tttte fact tt'a!: this yettr, for the fir"9t. -tsnie in this Mstoi-y of the state, & check .over any acts of an improper rr MMvral fT.i.rtr-t .hi Wndl to maintain a pit blfc "'-free -school for - cha racter by tthelr. subordinates. Cf tmrr month. es TiTrrred br the contiWtiioa!. r We believe that the ptn-- Almost universally the . higher t offi- C onaoent prosperity jt the people of tbi-s stia.te deptrfnds largely upo the ; J cers have so borne themtrflres "as to O confetructkm and nralntenance of go roads, and we pledge Ithe -party to supply this necessary check;. and - with O the hearty cup-port of H .wise measures to that entdu .?-.; O We iDeaatily rtwrtmml and en-dors a the .administration- o'f Gwemor O Charles B. Aycock aud other state oncials for then- faithful exeeutton of the party's promises, in w far as the same has bt'en potable thus early O in their terms of office. We likewise extend onr jbpprectatikn anjd en- Dffvemewt to United' S-thtes Senator F. M. Si-mniHis -and .to our Demo- -8 cratic repreerfrati-res in Cong-ivss, c;ongraitnfci)fe 'them and the people ' fi( of the state for their faithful orhca'l services to the ta.te to the councils . C of the nation. & 0 We reaffirm our allegiance to the Democratic party and its principles ; s enunciated in its nation'al 'platfo- - - - 33 & We denounce the policy o'f imperialism 'as inaugurated, by (the Repub- O limn irational a.d!inln4!rrtittoai, and dre " io be obnoxious ito our form; of government and fraught with dauber the very existence of the re- O 8 public. 33 O We denounce as oppressive and1 illeSl ' those . conibinlations of oapfttal 33 33 knowm as trusts ami mtouopolies that 'stifle competition, throlt'tle inKli- 33 33 vidtral effort and destroy the geiierou!s "spirit of rivalry t'h-a.t should exist 33 33 in the commercial wocM. 33 -We dienorn nee thie deceptive and) illusory course of the Republicao piarty 33 33 in Congress, in, ftrptherkiig the existence of the trusts by its refusal be 33 33 entact Qegislatioo restraing them and to enforce in goodi faith the ex- 33, 33 aeting laws aiga-inst them, thfcit party being in the full control off all 33 1 33 branches of the governme-nt. - 33 33 T'e denwtmce the prefect iindquiitou'S,' unjust arid trust-cretating pro- 33 33 tective tiariff, imposed upon the pcriile by the Republican party,1 and de- 33 33 mifciradi ha immed'iate revision ' to tftiv 4id that -all unjust burdens sihall be 33 33 removed aid epccially tiioe upon the necessraries of-life. Its prori'.-sioTiis, 33 33 enable the trnst to extort fromi the ipeople nlnreasoaable pa-ofi'ts umd tK 33 33 sell their products to consumers at htmne at " greater prices - thia-n are 33 33 charged for the ame goods" to the foreign consumer. "We demand, there- 33 33 fore, that aD such itrust-miade goodis be p'Eiced on the free 'lit. 33 33 We fSavor itthe establitehfmect o'f the Appalachian park and urge that our 33 33 senators and repTesen'tatlves" in Oongresis use t-bedr beslt efforts to secure 33 33 it establishtnen.t. ; " 33 33 "Wle agadn appeal !to the people with, a ' cotafiiient befcef that it fs omly 33 33 Jfrom the Democratic pmrty that there caw be expected 'ain honest, capable 33 33 and efflcieti administration of the govenruuienit oif :thf3 tate, aaid point 33 33 with, pride to iris. past history in tlie 'adUnini-sfcmtion of ibhe aiTaii's of 33 33 Btate, adl ctbiallenge a. oomparisoin: with the inJqirities of f uisioni md Re- 33 33 publicani nife. .. . N . y, '.- V 53 33 We fxroantSse the .people of the stalte dontinuaiace of tW.it honest, safe, 33 33 conservative' nd econ)amic(al govem?nent whicfh fcis -alwa-ys- chaivicterized 33 33 Democratic jrale, amd pledge our best effOat for the adlvlaincemient of the 33 33 meterJiil proSsperity ind bappliness of the whole people, " -33 33 -Wie !fa-vor miakin-g all- nominations by wir party for state amdi district 33 sonern were put of them. the. record and trial of Major but few exceptions the officers an'd sol diers of the army have shown wonder- jful kindness and forbearance in dealing with their foes. But there have b"een exceptions: here have been instance? of the use of torture and of improper heartlesisness in warfftrei on the part of individuals or. small detachments. - In the recent campaign ordered by Generar Smith the shooting of natives by the orders of Major Waller was an act which sullied the American name and can be but partly excused because of Major Waller's mental condition at the time; this mental-condition being due to the fe-arful hardship and suffering which he had undergone in h:s cam paign. It is Impossible to tell exactly how much influence language like that used by General Smith may have had in preparing the minds of those.' under him for the eomm;sion of the deeds which we regret. Loofe and violent t'Jlk by an officer of high rank always liely to excite wrong doing : by . 'those among his subordinates whose wi'ls are weak or who?e passions are strong. General Smith has behind him a long career distingirehed for gallantry and, on .the whole, for good conduct. Taken in fulL-his" work has been such as to reflect credit upon the American army, Common ( of errry Rati Secretary Root, in hi. coram entd-' .di'eijseft (to the President isaya in pac;t j "An eraininatlon of 'the evidence tun satisfied me that the conviction was jut! anil thatt the reasons stated for the wry right sentence imposed are vustaiceA. by, . the facts. General Smith, in his cor tversation with Major "Waller, was BUilty of iptemperate, inconaidcrato and vio lent expressions, which if accepted lit erally, would grossly vioia-.e toio hu mane rules governing American armies in the field, and If followed wouM have brought lasting disgrace upon th military '.. service of tlie United States. Fortunateily they were i not taken liter ally and were not l followed. Xo w:o men or children, or helpless persons, or non-comiba.tant's or pris to death In pursuance "An examination of proceedings upon the I Waller, which immediately preceded that of GsnpraJ SmitbL thort's that tho iusiruci'pns in Queatiori bor r.p 1 elation- to the facts for which Mnj r Waller was (trifd, mid were not r.l'egM by h'm juitificitlon for tho-e.act. Mnj.r Waller uni tr'ed for ca:!ng ecra'n natives, who hed nct'd a le-ire- or, guides for ope of hi expodit'ops, 'to le put to death for treachery without prop er trial: and he defended h'.t notion, not upon tfre ground of orders received frm General Smith." but up)n the ground, that as commanding rs-'liccr he was jus tified b.v ihe laws of war; "It is duo, ljowevtr, to the good.fen-e and st If -restraint of Gcu''ral Siilh'rt subordinmtss. and heir r-gard for the laws of w;ir. iflthcr tlK;n to h' own i?olf. control and jndmetit, that Iil. Inten- perate acid unjustifiable iu tin tiona. were not followed and thit he is re lieved from tl'e indelible s'in'tr . which would have resulted from a Uttial om pllance .with them. It is .the duty of a ceucml officer, who?e ago and exiierl- erice have brought hhn to high contmand, not to , excite his subordinates to acts of lawless violence, but -to so evplain to them the application of the Ltw of " war and. the limitations upon their con duct as to prevent transgression upon their part and supplement their torn parative inexperience by his wise ton trol. ,' In this General Smith has sig- , nally failed, and for thl he ha been justly convicted. Although the Vn- tence imjKised is, exceedingly light. It car ried with it a condemnation which, for an officer of his rank and age, is real ly a severe -pimfchmenJ. I recommend that the mild sentence imposed be con firmed. "Should you approve the findings and sentence of the court in accordance with this recommendation, I feel bound to say further that 'that, in view of the findings and Sentence, and of the. evident infirmities which have made !t impossible-that the facts found should extet. It is not longer for .the irnterest of tlie ser vice that General Smith should continue to exercise the command of hi rank. His usefulness as an example, guide and controlling influence for the junior offi cers of the army is at an end; and, as he is already upwards of sixty-two years of age, ' I' recommend that you ex erciee -the discretion vested in you by. law and now Tetire him from active sen vice." -v Another Chapter of Capft Hobson's Heroism 33 offices by pTlmBirtes, and the state executtve committee is hereby in- 33 33 etructed to formulate a svstem to reguMe prfnunry oiiominlaitionis for 33 ' 33 'UaiitJed States Senator andi all balte and olstrict nomtoa'rion's ami :we de- 33 33 nmnd the ehwetment by the general jaem'bly of appropriate legislation- 33 33 for the regulaitiion of such primiarles "a'c?(i btat an oath shall mot " be re- 33 33 qntred of amy voter in euch primiaries; that the state "executive commit- 33 33 tee is instructed to call at euch it ime : btey may think wise a primary 33 53 to womimiate, . United States Senator succeed Semutor Prdtchard; buis 33 33 uch primary sWaU not .be held on the general electron. 33 - -: J3 Three members of th'e committee, to wit, Hi A. -Tyondoay of Obathaim, & yt ,tj c Win-nd rf W!nshirifrt. md X. A- Stoicliair of Cnim'berlaintd, earnest- 33 )3 Qy favored the folio wing -as a pant of the pXatformi: 33 J3 - 'Tbe supreme court ttarvirig recently decided that (the school -utad1 ds re- 33 0 qtrrred by tbe consltitutioini to be appartlonod between the races per cap- 33 33 Jtoa, it is appfarent that a nraeh tomger sclvool trerm will result to the negro 33 J3 .thaa the whdto race under iKJh ttpportionanieint; tod we tfiienef ore de- 33 33 'maiTud utih tegMative action trs will ta'sure a "more erruitable lapportaonr 33 Q merit of -the add furad betbweera.t'h'e two races.'! '- - ' 33 The otlher aniembers of the committee being pensotnaKy fc f aivor of the 33 J3 sarnie were n!otwithita'nKltaig of the opinion thiat the mtfter oughit to be 33 33 .referred too the legisiaifaure without definiite action T?y this coiiventtioaa. 53 linortty uggest.ion: Strike oint all thwt reJatea to tbe nomia'atiom o'f -a 33 33 Uidbed States Senator to succeed Senator Pri'tcbaaid.'' " 33 (Slgaed) .' W. T. CRAWFORD, 33 rf N. A. SIX CLAIR. .33 g 11. a;. IXXXDOX, 33 5?econ wwricube: "Jfor the worn s we wamrm oxrr iiegiaaice to who Piasa, 111., July 16. Captain Rich mond Pearson Hobson, hero of the Mer rimac, rescued Miss May Cerf of St. I Louis from drowning in the Mississippi river this afternoon neat the Chautauqua grounds here. Miss Cerf, standing on the deck of a yacht while the navai oflicer was swimming, called to him: "If I should fall overboard would you scue me?" Instantly the' voice which had riven the order on the famous collier to close the hatches, touch the fuses and jump for the small boats, while the guns ol Morro thundered overhead, replied in laughing tones: "I certainly would, Miss Cerf." ; . t ' . There was a splash ' in the river, a cloud of filmy skirts floated moment on the water, then sank. v For several seconds a sailor hat glim mered about the waves where fair arms were splashing desperately against the swift tide.. Captain Hobson had seen this. He realized that . jest -had been carried too dangerously far. Instantly, he started with long strokes to swim the distance of nearly a hundred feet to the yacht's side. Albro Giberson of Elsa, 111 , bis only companion' in swimming, made his strokes dns unison with the naval officer, both knowing the woman, weighted down by heavy clothing for she was fully dressed was at tne mercy of the river, swollen by recent rains. At the same moment both swimmers reached the point where the last glimpse V irw.wv.rw.Hc mnnt-v -nl . t rvrtncirnles; n.s enunciaOied to its national - oiatr 33 Jof the. white hat was seen. From the frn ' ,h .words retafrh-'jri'our aWesiamee lio the fumdamentail pirinci- 33 yafcht s deck frantic men ana women ' " - ... - . - . w 33 pies of the Demoenatle party, 0 SigpecV 33 H. A. LOXDOX, .VS. A; SIX CLAIR. 33 3 33 5C3 shouted aud hands were pointed down' stream. It was not necessary icrr.ap- angle with the current. ' Turning with the tide, lie floated by tho yacht's side, peering all the whilo into the muddy water for the girl. Suddenly he divedi and in a fe"W mo-) ments came to the surface with his left; arm grasped around the shoulder of Miss Cerf. She struggled desperately,' and using all. of his strngth. it "hard for him to keep her head above water -until his companion came Co his" assistance. Even the weight of ber.: clothing made the task, of rescuing hor very difficult for the two strong inta,:, battling, as they were compelled to do k with a strong current. The craft had, slipped to their side and eager hand outsTrotdied rem th boat . m'' them. Miss Crf was til xit uccon scions. Captain notion was thoroughly ex hausted from his exertions, but tcwa rv ' covered as did Mis Cerf. ! . Freight Handlers Go to Work CWtanigo, July 10. Tho irrfke of tL.- , Predeftit aramd&ers. "wh-tci tons A.'mopC xr-. . aulyzed Ohtoaoyfor thte ikuat teo day. 1 bais oostt ChiosgO) $10.000,0(, eadl to &aym.t 10& . m., when tfn-men, by " am almost, inraataon vtxue, oVrcirfSd to r tucjn to .woife to m body n& ewer the btart noBMbio terma ooder the drctini.. tamooson, experienced m in .iw, fold iiv.tovotvd- warry SWJ w. to s-lance at tbe wringing hands of the terrified spectators to know that the yoiras lacy was siaiing graaaajiy at an iwtes tireA&Uyy the xitfrvv- c2 coKOrovwrry ' i
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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