Vcl. X
RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1902.
No 143
THREE PLOTS TO TAKE,
, . ... . .
Dree Laid Schemes Revealed
bv a "Converttd Anar
chist" Thrte Sui
cides in Conse
quence. Tvk. Nor. i. Disclosures or
1 plot to assassinate Prei-
. .. . . m . . .
,i,. j; s:r.c ne nus tuirn
-,r-r- ! In Koboken today by
yr rvxfcciner. a parishioner of
t . r;" MfthJlst Episcopal hurch.
T V , , she l a converted anarchist.
i:r !-xh!n.er is the mother of s!x
r"u::rr. .T'l Pv. Charles L. Meade.
r. -r -f t -.? church, says he I i; a
j.--rtn t know that her story Is rc
j kv A -i-ttvlir.if to Mrs. Dexhelmer.
ft . ; Tiv-rtn heir! her to frustrate
e- . t!-. ttn-,pts on the president'
t'.- :.r t- r ll.ade admitted that this
. b'H rfusd to discuss the oart
r . r - had played. ylng that he
r, ...-, I to allnw the story Mrs. Dx
r toM of t to suffice.
Xr. rxh!.-rr is an Intelligent
r,n ."rr.art. That she was an an--v
?s secret amonr hrslf.
r hn rutor Meade and mm
lr of the .-ret service until one day
I ' when she attended a meet--t
the Mothers club it the First
ilKt !!t Fris-cpil .church and tin
t:r."'v! hr?e!f In a moment of rc
Lri' frvor.
-Mr rUtS--rs with the anarch'st,
$ suil to-day. "befaji shortly after
r.r rMrrUg. nineteen years ao,
ti I tfm acquainted with Enima
r:!rrar.. I Joined the organ lxatio- cf
fckh "ie w.s the leading spirit.
:t:r aftec.1 Joined Emma Goldman
Some Few Things That
Mitchell Does Not Know
Lawyers Press the Miners'
Leader Close on Cross
examination The
EishtHour Dav.
5-rarfr. Fa.. Nov. IS. The attack
t-on th eirht-hour day was the fea--r
of the s59ion of the anthracite
-. to-day. It was accom-r-!l
by i;utlons asked of Mr.
U.vfc:i vrrparing the wages paid in
ti bitaninoas field with those com
rn in the anthracite district. Many
ff th r.utioa Mr. Mitchell evaded
ly rrir.s th-nt he did not know.
H- '.i l rxt su-cJ. however, in mak-t-
KTi h'.a artlon that the anth
r. -it r.Ir.rr was underpaid as com-l-l
it! his brother in the soft
f.t f :.
Tt: rr ex.imlnition this after
rr n conducted by Mr. W. W.
of th Lackawanna company.
St Is a rutter-of-fact attorney and
t et:rrP:! none of the brilliant
Z i-' tht mad the cross evamlna
t.'jn l-y Mr. MjeVeajrh so Interesting.
H 'l;i surceei. however, in develop
i r.rar cf facts that tend to
-rr-rt tr.e contention made by the
:-r:or t-fore the commission.
"1- ft ur of th mnmlnr mrmm t
tton of the statement of the J
rw-u-.: ir.n by their counsel. John
T. Lr.han rf WUkesbarre and Jos
; fr:r:n of this city. The com-rjt-3
h arvrnt1y all along vlew
rh represented by these gen-t-rren
w.th supiclon and has been
ti accrptir.g their appearances.
Jlri th statement was presented.
JiUe Gry remarked that he had read
th rrornlng papers. Mr. Lena-
iiiaJirl all ImnstMn f Kn
"Tl-rs came to get hold of it.
13
. - - - tiiitnt .
hn trnde the request that the
of the parties that be represent-
9 rnrnmicsion appeared averse.
I;
K r-
w v -uwiT-r. imi
ouM be withheld until the
r.-at
th enal
f the non-union men.
t- Mr. MacVeagh resumed ask
f fi- M-n-. to-day he sought to get
2 "..!on from Mr. Mitchell as
w t. f?ert of the lawlessness about
,v, s read upon the minds of
y ,trtkr in the rtglon. Mr.
a 'ir: rfv,l!1 be made to give
Uv ,r,T- but a-erted . that
t,Z ' . th 'n-orts of outrage and
..r ,? vonrs m the anthracite
J;" true. lie alleged that
rI r Uct4 by a newspaper
r,:y o the- strikers.
th M hl belief that
JfV x, untrue.
t.'iMlh Mld h trying
ttl ,0fnr n "regard of law
, . r- "' orJ"Uon and
IIt. 'Ik raclb, Uw-abldlng.
r lM ln fnjuenc of a
t:vtl : "VS upon
" r. illtrhM Mnti
txr
aarvA
, D'm innaeno was con-
tot know about It, but
THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE.
took a trip to Europe aid returned
with the most violent principles.
The fellowship of the order U the
strongest I have ever met anywhere.
That was one of. the hardest things I
had to battle against when I concluded
to cut free from it.
"I continued to attend most of the
meetings of the organization, until
three years atro when I moved to
Hoboken and happened to attend
special services at the First Methodist
Episcopal church one evening with mv
husband. Pastor Meade - was In the
pulpit and his words so impressed me
that I sought him after the services
and told him my story. I assured him
that I wanted to give ud anarchist
associates and he told me to pny and
see him the next day. I was converted
In the course of a few weeks, and al
though I stopped attending the an
archist meetings they kept constantly
communicating with me. Finally
threats began to come through the
mail that if I would prove untrue to
the oath of the order my life would le
In danger. For the sake of my famllv
I made a second peace with the ordr
and continued to receive the communi
cations sent to trusted member.
"I received no Intimation of the at
tempt on President McKlnley's life
and knew nothing of his assassination
until I read it In the newspapers.
"Shortly afterward I received a let
ter In German cipher saying that an
attempt would be made to assassinate
President Roosevelt at the bi-centen
ntal celebration of Tale at New Haven.
The date set was November 15. 1901.
and the man selected to do the deed
was a Frenchman named Melov. He
arrived on a Red Star Line steamer
and I met him on the pier with other
anarchists. I became friendly with
Mm and after meeting him several
It was always on the side of law and
order. v
Quoting an editorial from the New
York Tribune. Mr." MacVeagh wanted
to know If the -withes believed. that It
is the Inalienable right of .every Amer
ican, citixen to sell. r his h labor as be
chooses and -not as some one else
prescribes. .
Mr. Mitchell answered taht there was
Qualifications. A t n has no right to
sell his labor at a price that would
possibly affect a great multitude of
people. A man has not a right to do
as he chooses. He has no right to
commit suicide.' lie has no right to
bum his own property.
A little later ; Mr., Mitchell gave his
Interpretation of what 'he considered
lawful and lawful intimidation. When
a' picket approached a man and asked
htm to Join the strikers he claims he
Is Intimidated, yet there has been no
unlawful act. The dynamiting of a
man's house would.be wrong.
Francis I. Gowan. of the Lehigh
Valley company, then took ud the
cross examination of Mr. Mitchell.
The witness said he had no data
showing the amount paid its workmen
by this company. He denied that he
said that the bituminous miner was
not a skilled man and said that if he
did say It he wanted to qualify It.
He admitted that the miners were
doubtless properly docked for not top
ping cars, but said that miners would
be more careful In loading the coal if
It was welgheL
Commissioner Watktns asked Mr.
Mitchell how he would provide for the
making of an allowance for the impu
rities. The witness answered that both
the men and the' companies should
have men to agree upon this task."
Just before the noon adjournment a
great many questions were asked by
the commissioners. Then Mr. Gowan
asked what were the objections to the
Incorporation of tho United Mine
Workers of America.
Mr. Mitchell said that they were
many. It was not a necessary ar
rangement. An organisation to become
responsible must have a large fund
and that the miners have not.' If an
employer were so -disposed he might
discredit an organization by keeping
It constantly in court. -
Commissioner Wright asked what ef
fort had been made by the union to
discipline Its members.
Mr. Mitchell answered that all of the
local unions .expelled member' who
did anything detrimental to the union.
REMOVAL ; FOR WILCOX
He Could Not Hope for Fair
Trial at Home ;
Elizabeth CUy.- KL - C Not. 18.
Special. WUco-x. ths alleged mur
derer of Ella Mauds Cropsey,
in the Superior ." Court. today,
presented and affidavit to the ef
fect that he could "not receive a fair
and Impartial trial Jn this county, and
asked that the trial be moved else
where. This was -supplemented -by a
like affidavit by T. P. Wilcox, his fa
ther. The attorneys for the prosecu
tion produced counter affidavits, one of
whioh yu signed by the Its ding bus-
' ..... .-.
times tried to persuade him not -to
commit the deed. !n the meantime 1
had, let Pastor Meade Into the olot
and he got the letter in cipher from
me and forwarded It to the New York
branch of the secret service. " Melov
was continually tracked and was sev
eral times on. the point of. being ar
rested. My entreaties won him over
and he told one he was goinjr to re
turn to Paris, and kill himself, as his
anarchist associates had . .told him
that either he or Roosevelt would have
to die. He kept his word and returned
to Paris and committed suicide
bv nretendinc to accidentally fall
under a horse's feet. The. record
of his death is in possession - of the
Pans police.
"The second man selected to kill
the president was named Muellerand
he lived at either 143. 145 or 147 Avenue
B, New York. He committed suicide
by taking poison.
"The third -person to draw the lot
for the same purpose was a Mrs.
Schroeder, who lived somewhere . in
Harlem. She. ended her lle in the
same manner as Mueller. I got only
general announcements of these two
plots and was not told the dates when
the attempt was to be made on the
president's life.
The' anarchists began to suspect
me after the Schroeder woman did
away with herself and spies were kept
watch ins: my house in Hoboken. I
became fearful of my life and appealed
to Pastor Meade for assistance. He
communicated again with the secret
service detectives and followed me
every time I left the house to go to
church or do marketing. I am no
longer afraid of anything because )
have come to the conclusion that the
anarchists regard it unsafe to' Inter
fere with me. .
iness men of the city. The sollclto:
contended that to move the trial would
be putting the county under too much
expense and seriously inconveniencing
the witnesses in various ways. The
county commissioners presented an af
fldavlt to the effect that sentimen
against Wilcox' had ln a great degree
subsided and that no county would give
him a more impartial trial accordlnz
to their knowledge and belief.
Counsel for the state and defense
then pr ee ent ed j't heir argument. ;.The
court room was crowded arid indica
tions are that interest has. in no 'was
subsided. The prisoner was the same
cool, indifferent, self-satisfied creature
as ever . He appeared little concerned
as to the outcome.
Late this afternoon the argument?
sn41iis1 Ast Dnt) Til I ita fntA filial
In favor of the defense. The trial oJ
liic iiuicvi yiisvuri mu uc viu i icu vise
where. fc At what place and at wha
time the new trial will take place 1'
not yet determined. It is tL aught that
the defense Will select Chowan county.
AN OLD TAR HEEL
COI, William GaStOn -Hender
. . . . . I
son ueaa in Mississippi ,
New Orleans, Nov. 18. Colonel' Wil
liam Gaston Henderson, postmaster at
BUoxL Miss., died there last night,
aged 74. He was a native of Caswell
county, N. C He was practicing law
when the civil war broke out and en
listed in the Confederate service. He
received a severe wound during the
war which caused him pain and in
convenience for the rest of his life
In 1870 he was appointed chancelloi
of the Fifth Chancery Court of Mis
sissippi, which office he held six years
In 1878 he was appointed Inspector ol
customs of the Pearl river district ol
Mississippi, holding the office througL
the administration of President
Hayes. Arthur and Harrison. He wa
appointed Postmaster of Biloxi . b:
President McKlnley during his first
administration and reappointed for i
second term by President Roosevelt. '
MAN OF DESTINY-; ,
Representative Brownlow Be
lieves Thoroughly in
Roosevelt
Memphis, Nov. 18. In' a letter re
ceived here by a friend. Walter, p.
Brownlow, Republican congressman
from the first Tennessee -district.- re
garding the Republican nomination 'for
president, says:
Theodore Roosevelt will receive. tb
Republican nomination for President oi
the . United States over any possible
contender. I firmly believe that he wli:
be nominated by acclamation as I dc
not think that there will, be. anothei
Republican candidate ln the field.
Roosevelt is pre-eminently the mah fpi
the place. He has proven this and he
will be rewarded by the nomination at
the hapds of the Republican ' party.
That he will be eleoted Is a foregone
conclusion." . j , - -
Two Negroes Lynched
New Orleans. Not. IS. Two negroes
nave aireaay oeen lynched at summit,
Miss., as a consequence of the kiUlnx"
ot officer MoM orris, while trying ti
arrest Will McFay, a negro connected
with bun4 agar, or tmllceflsed ,a-
loon. McFay resisted arrest, shot the
officer fatally and escaped. This
caused great - excitement and several
parties started in pursuit. A number
of negroes. , were narrested as accom
plices for helpinar McFay to escape.
One of these, John Youngblood", Is
missing- and lts reported that he was
lynched iri-the woods. Another negro
who has been arrested was shot at
when he was released from Jail and
was rearrested by the mob and killed.
n ummHmm
Littlefield.in the Race
Rockland; Me.", Nov. 18. "I ani in the
speakerslp contest" and intend . to stay
:n until n is seiuea-one year hence,
was the emphatic remark of Congress
man Littlefield on his return fsom a
campaign tour in California. Mr. Lit
tlefield supplemented the statement
with the remark that he had been un
able to look after- his correspondence
properly in the past few weeks and
was not in a position to make claims
as to his chances even If hexfe!t it Ju
dicious to do so at . this tinv. He Is
informed, however, that he has consid
erable strength in the west. .
A PRIVATE MATTER
The Molineux Decline to Dis
cuss the - 'Divorce Matter
New Yorkv Nov. 18. Roland B. Moll-
leux and hisfather were in conference
-ith their counsel. George Gordon Bat-
:le; today. At. the close, of the talk
Mr. Battle made the following state
ment: - -
"Neither General . Edward L. Moll-
leux nor his son Roland B. .Molineux,
nor any other member of the family
a 111 make any statement. in regard to
.he report in the press that .Mrs, Ro-
and-B. Molineux has gone to South
Dakota with the purpose of instituting
in action for. divorce against her hus
band? . - - ; .
' "They regard i as a private matter
:oncerning which no public utterance
.hould be made.' General Molineux de-
:ires to say further that all the mem-
jers .of his family have at all times
reated Mrs. Roland B. - Molineux with
.he utmost kindness - and considera-
-ion. This Is hjs last word on. the sub
ject.- '; ;
Mr. Battle said that he had not been
retained to defend" the divorce suit.
Higher Pay for Railroad Men
Philadelphia. Nov. -lS.Flrst Vice-
President Voorhees pf the Philadelphia
'Reading. Railway, today-issued in-
'ructions to-heads bf departments to
vjuallte the wages of all employes to
neet those prvld by railroad, companies
n this vfcinlty. This means an in
crease of 10 per cent to about 20,000
persons and an. annual addition of over
Jl. 000. 000 to the iReaaing's pay-roll.
I )8atfl Of BiShOD ThomDSOn
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 18. Bishop
'ugh Miller Thompson died at 5 a. m,
-day of cancer of the throat. Since
ils arrival here from New York a week
go he has been sinking-rapidly and
lad made all preparations for the end,
rhich came - peacefully and-while sur
-ounded by his family and friends.
He was born In Londonderry, Ire-
an4 In 1fi3A nnri ium t A moHri
U Parents when a child. He was
'.dmitted to the Episcopal mmisiry
Socialists Show Their
Strength at
Jest Vote in Federation of
Labor Indicates That
They Are a Force to
Be Reckoned -With.
New Orleans, .Nov. 18. The soclal-
sts have turned out in force at tne
present convention of the Federation
f Labor, being far more numerous
.han at any previous one for the pur-
:ose of compelling the Federation to
ake some stand on the question of so-
jlalsm. It was stated that they would
nake a ngnt ior an increase in tne e
itlve committee and the recognition
f the socialists by placing one of their
eadlng members thereon.
Mr. Victor L. Berger, delegate from
he Milwaukee Federated Trades
Council and national committeeman of
he socialist party from- Wisconsin.
.vho is recognized as the leader of the
socialists in the Federation, declared
hat his party did not expect the Fed
eration to endorse it as a party or any
ther party. He adds:
We simply want the Federation to
.-ome out squarely for the collective
ownership of man's own production
ind distribution, and. to urge trades
mlon men to make use of the ballot
:o accomplish- It. we socialists nave
. io quarrel with the trusts as such, we
ook upon them as the natural and le
gitimate outcome of the- competitive
jytem. But while we have no fault to
lnd with the trusts as such,, it is also
bbvious that so long as the trusts ex
.at - the trustocrats win be our lords
vnd masters. They are unable to dic
tate to the people how much meat and
iow much iron and how much lumber
re are to usehow well or how poor
ly we are tcrbe dressed, how much or
how little we art to eat; la other words
when twenty-two' years old and filled'
several prominent pulpits In Chicago,
New "York and elsewhere. ' He was ap
pointed Bishop of the ' diocese of Mis
sissippi In 1884. Bishop Thompson was
a profound scholar' "and" one of the
ablest ministers in the south.
New Swiss Minister
Berne, Switzerland, Nov. 18. The
Bundersrath has appointed Fernad Du
Martheray f to be Swiss minister" at
Washington. M.-Du-Martheray is now
secretary of legation at Rome.
Seaboard Traffic Manager
Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 18. Edward
F. Cost, . late of the Big Four, has
been appointed traffic manager of the
Seaboard Air Line to succeed W. H.
Pleasants who left the Seaboard to go
with the Ocean Steamship Company.
Mr. Cost's position with the Big Four
was .that of freight traffic manager
with headquarters in Cincinnati.
Pritchard GOCS . tO Charlotte
Washington, Nov. 18. Special.
Senator Pritchard arrived in Washing
ton today and left for Charlotte, N.
C, to-night. He did -not care to dis
cuss the southern situation. He goes
to Charlotte to attend the Federal
court and spend the - rest of the week
there. ,
THE NEXT HOUSE
The Republicans Will Have a
Majority of Thirty
Washington, Nov. 18. The unofficial
list .of members of the House of Repre
sentatives in the 58th congress, issued
today by Thomas M. McKee, Journal
clerk of the House, after every district
has been duly "accounted for, shows
that the number is 208 Republicans and
178 Democrats. ' All "minor political dis
tinctions disappear from this list, all
members ranging themselves squarely
with one or. the other of the dominant
parties. There ' are "181 new names ln
the new list, of whom 29 represent the
additional districts provided for under
the apportionment based on the 12th
census, making the net change from
the membership of the present House
102. Of the new members of the whole
number 70 are Democrats and 61 Re -
publicans. They include also half a
dozen of more members also elected to
fill " vacancies in the 57th congress
caused by death and resignation within
the past year,
Travels of General Miles
Washington,
.Nov.. 1.8.-Lieutenant
General Miles will, not re-turn to the
United States direct from the Philip
pines, but will make, an extended trip
through Russlon . ai?2" China. Advice
received from General Miles states
that he expects to. leave -Manila, about
December 15 for China.. He will so to
Pekin and inspect . the legation guard
there and go over the ground or the
advance of the . relief expedition to
Pekin.- From Pekln he will co over
the trans-Siberian "railway to St.
Petersburg and from there will i-etum
to this country by way of Europe and
will probably reach "New York about
the middle, v of February. General
Miles will be accompanied on this trip
by Lieutenant Colonel Maus and Cap
tain Whitney of his staff.
New Orleans
how long or how short we are to live.
Such power cannot last in a civilized
country. Such power will not endure
ln America.
"The union will be powerless to cope
with the- trusts unless the workmen
make' use of : their strongest weapon.
the ballot. . Of late only such strikes
were victorious as could interest the
politicians; only where the votes crime
jills Luuoiuciawvu ej.w.
be won. ; . , . . ,1 - -
"Now jthe socialists ask the trades
unions"' toVote as they strike to Vote for
their own class, not for the capitalist
class;' to vote. for the abolition of this
system. -That is the proposition of f o-
cialist delegates in the' convention and
which we will , urge upon the conveh-
tion."; r - - -
A test vote was made today of the
strength of the socialists in the Fed-
nrntion when the resolution came ud In
favor of .a pension to be paid by the house, was called tonight to the print
United States to all workmen over slat- ea statement that. " a close personal
ty years of age. The resolution, which friend" had said that he would not
was offered by Delegate Berger was run for this position in the next house,
reported back .to the convention un- Mr. Richardson said that the state
"favorably by. the committee on resolu- ment was wholly ' unauthorised and
tions and an - angry : debate followed that he had given no such intimation,
which was participated. In by a large "When I have any announcement to
number of delegates. , The socialists make on th subjecj,"' said Mr. Rich
showed themselves unexpectedly ardson, "I will do so personally and
strong and the resolution was defeat- not through the medium of a "close
ed by the slim majority of 94 to 85 al- personal friend.' For the present T
though all the. influence of the officers prefer to say nothing about my inten
was thown against it. tions regarding the matter. It will be
The resolution against an anti-scalp- thirteen months before the selection
ing law, against the employment of of a Democratic floor leader for the
any except union musicians at the St. next house will be made and that is
Louis . exposition, and In favor of the too far in advance for me to talk about
increased pay" of letter carriers was at this early day." , .
adopted. : . Representative Richardson said that
Fraternal greetings were extended to he expected little legislation at the
the .delegates fronf Great Britain and coming session of congress-4 "The Re
Canada. Mr.- Edwards, the English publicans,." be said, "have plenty of
delegte,' s&UT that the labor question time to revise the tariff and enact
was the same in Great Britain and trust legislation this winter, but I have
the United Spates and that the work- not the slightest idea that the7 will
n sr men in the two countries should do so. - , ' ' J
work together hand In hand.
Is-a
He Believes in Fighting
on Party Lines and Has
No Sympathy for the
Lily White Re
publican Move
ment By THOMAS J. FENCE
Washington, Nov. 18. Special. Con
gressman Spencer Blackburn who has
been here for the 3ast two weeks has
returned to Nprth . 'Carolina, Before
leaving he declared that he would re
main "an old line 5 Republican and
await the turn of political events to
rehabilitate his party.
Congressman Blackbu.rn. favored a
straight fight at the .Republican con
vention in Greensboro. . and was beat
out after making a. fight. .The presi
dent is fully acquainted with Black
burn's course and he. made, the state
ment to a caller at th White House
a few days before he left for the Miss
issippi bear hunt that one of the dis
appointments of the election to him
was the defeat of the Hon. E. Spen
cer Blackburn. Federal office holders
In North Carolina and those living in
hope of getting inside that circle can
put it down that Mr.- Blackburn will
exert much , influence at -the White
Aiouse in the future-. This news comes
direct from the gentlemen who dis
cussed the matter with the President.
It is predicted ' that Mr. Blackburn
will not contest and that he will locate
in Greensboro and engage in the prac
tice of law. As yet the date of his
marriage to Miss Parker, daughter of
Colonel MTon B. Parker, the million
aire capitalist of this city, has not
been announced but it will take place
about December 20th.
Speaking of the Republican party in
North Carolina Mr. Blackburn said
"The failure of the attempted estab
iighment of a lily i white party in my
j state in no wise disappointed nor dis
couraged-me it was.what I expected.
I thought I fores&w'the results wore
than a year ago (and ' told our leaders
so) when the cases agamst the Demo
cratic registrars, . who - had violated.
tne laws or tne ? iana , ior rerusmg io
register' Republican.' "voters, were dls-
missed In the federal court, and my
worst forebodings have already been
realized. The independent Democratic
movement, which promised much to
ward the demolition-of 'the machine,
and the source from which much was-
expected in some quarters, was a most
dismal failure. The action of our state
convention'm falling, to- put up a R,e-
publican ticket; against wt-.ich policy I
entered my protest at the time, and the
after action of our committee in put-
ting two machine Democrats upon our
state Judicial ticket, inspired little en
thusiasm among' Republicans. I have
yet to see the wisdom of abandoning
my own party and "joining hands wun
a Democratic contingency not in be-
ing." -
'How about the colored vote in your
district?"
'The census shows more than 6,000
colored ' votes, in the , counties compos
ing the district in which I was a can-
! didate, of which number there are less
than fifty voting. O'fthat number ap
proximately all voted 'Democratic. The
! exact figures I did not get before leav
ing the State: but that is Immaterial,
since they were not allowed to regis-
ter un-e33 they were thought to be safe
for Democracy. There was little nope
for the colored man. He has beejadis-fra-nchlsed
' by the Democratic party
and denied recognition in the Republi
can party. Consequently, not more
than 4,000 colored votes were cast in
the State, most of which were Democratic-"
"What do you thjnk of the future of
your pal LJ. ui nvtui -
"I am confident of our; ultimate suc-
cess," he responded;, "but our leaders
wlu have to learn that we cannot run
a republican party with democratic can-
jidates and by their advice, but must
&et back inside our own party. I have
always fought straight, and the vote
8how the. wisdom of my course."
Mr. Elackburni declares that he wants
no new fangled politics in his.
The attention of Representative
-Richardson, minority, leader in the
H "The Democrats stand not orJy will- j
Bold
ing to help them but we will use every,
effort to get a, vote on measures gov
erning the trusts and the tariff."
The IlanMa Boom
The fact that Republicans in North
Carolina. Alabama and other southern
states are attempting to work up ' a
Ilanna presidential boom is attracting;
the attention of papers in the east. -
H. S. Bingham, a brother of Col
j leotor Bingham of Alabama whose of
ficial decapitation by the. 'Clarkson
guillotine has created so much alarm,
among the Illy whites of the south,
arrived in Washington today. He
swung on to the Hanna presidential
bubble at once. Like other southern
Republicans he doe3 not seem to care
whether or not Hanna enters the race
he proposes to give him his support.
The impression is general that nearly
all of the southern states, certainly
Alabama and North Carolina, will
not 'stand for the turning "down the
president ha3 been recently giving1
them. A southern Republican closely,
identified with the lily white move
ment says the Republicans of the two
states meniioneu wuuiu lose nieir Brii
respect if they did anything other than
oppose Roosevelt. Naturally, the nam
of Hanna of Ohio is being conjured,
with in connection with Roosevelt op
losition; , The Hanna boom, however,
is not confined entirely to the south.
One of the most prominent of Indiana
Republican politicians said today that'
the Roosevelt enthusiasm in his state
has" been greatly exaggerated and if
there is a suspicion that Senator Han
na will accept the nomination Indiana'
will send an unlnstructed delegation
to the convention. This gentleman
said:
"What the result will be it is too
early to say, but if the existing op-,
position to Roosevelt ever assumes a
tangible form it will at least be strong
enough to create some Interest in the
next Republican convention."
There is a story in the Star this af
ternoon which dwells on the longing
feeling In the South for Senator Hanna
for the Republican Presidential nomi
nation. Among other things it says:
"A peculiar fact has been noticed bV
General J. S. Clarkson, collector of the
"port of New York, and Southern man
ager of political affairs of the Ad
ministration. This , was that In nearly,
every r Southern State where 4 the' Lily,"
White movement was making progress
and the negro was -being eliminated,'
thir tvsn secret howHUtv to 1h
President." Clarkson is declared to have
had some fears that the lily whites
proposed to secure control of the va
rious State organizations and get th '
negro completely out of the way and
then turn on the President. The lat
ter had a friend in Senator Frltchnrd
ln North Carolina, but there was con
stantly a strong . sentiment among
other white leaders for Senator Hanna.
or some one else. Negro leaders in the
South, especially . Booker Washington,',
thought they saw indications ofj
treachery and they notified Clarkson
and General Payne. Mr. Clarkson.'
has had some experience with Repub
llcan machines in the South and he
concluded that the President had mora
genuine friends among the negroes
the South than among the small num-
ber of whites.' ,
The Washington Times asserts that
there will be 'no more removals of fed-i
eral office-holders . In the South, bei
cause of their : Illy white proclivities,"
This statement it makes on the au
thority, it claims., of, a cabinet offi
cial. The. Times intimates that 8ena.
tor Scott's declaration for Senatd
Hanna for the Presidency prompted
this decision to leave the South alone
It is declared furthermore that tha
President. has no desire to punlsh:anyV
one and that' the Bingham objeev
lesson has served sufficiently to mak(t
plain his position." In other words th
President has satisfied the nejrroes and
is willine to leave the situation alon
for awhile. , . '
in LEY CASE CONTINUED
Defense Will Be Made on the
Greund of Insanity
Fayeteville, N. C, Nov. 18. Special. '
E. L. Utley,. for killing T. B. Holiings-'
worth, night clerk of Hotel Lafayett.
on the mornlngxof October 25. was ar-'
raigned in court to-day and pleaded
not guilty. Col. C. W. Broadfoot, of
counsel , for the defense.' made a strong
speech for continuance of the case. Hf
said that the plea would be insanitjr
that many Florida witnesses coql
testify to. insanity when the defendant
lived in that State. He sDoke of th(
Intense, feeling - now prevailing, and
said fair play-to - the defendant de
manded time for reflection and com--posure
of passions. Solicitor Lyon did
not press -for trial and the Judgeror
dered a continuafcee. . ,
Minister Wu Off for Home
Washington, Nov 18. Minister .Wu
left Washington this afternoon for
China by way of Chicago and San'
Francisco. He will sail from the lat- ,
ter city on the Hong Kon Maru on
the 25th instant. The minister is ac
companied by his secxetary...lnterpreter
and a . nmznber of servants. Madam,
Wu will .also start for vCfcInata about i ,
two- weeks.