RALEIGH, N. G., SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1897.
M OO Year.
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TrlE TRIBUNE IS flEPUBLieAN, BUT IT I Trfe PEOPLg'S PAPgR.
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Biographical and Historical Sketches of Our Alost
Prominent Political Leaders.
WaynosvMe. where he has been twice j good judgment, and knows best how to
honored with the position of mayor. He j
was nominated for the Senatorship by j
acclamation and was elected by a!
large majority. e had two opponents, j
one of whom he had a majority over!
of COS votes, and-the other 512. !
Represent his people In the Senate.
SENATOR D. REID PARKER.
mm RECORDS AS STATESMEN REPRESENTATIVES
MEN WHO
ARE BRILLIANT AND WELll KNOWN IN THE
POLITICAL ARENA OF OUR STATE.
A member of the General- Assembly
ivho is one of the greatest friends of
lie is Chairman or the committee on ! the farmers of North Carolina, is that
judiciary, wnicn is the most important j distinguished gentleman. Dr. D. Reld
committee or me Asserawy. mey maice j tarker. He was born and reared in
of natJ 7h ' ana: Sampson county, and is by profession
S?.?? JU Physician. He was educated at the
wtP.l chairman r.f thi nommitt i Randolph-Macon College, in Irginia,
He is also a member of. the Finance, i d the Jefferson Medical College. Phil-
Salaries and Fees. Counties. Cities and aqeipma.
Towns and other important commit- j Dr. Parker is a -Populist, and is one
teees. He is a man with the brightest I of the progressive farmers of our State
of possibilities before him in the polit- lie has made a study for the past 20
ical field.'
years of the needs of agriculture and
Their Lues as Sketched by The Tribune Artist Pritchard and Pearson
Oar Leaders-Full. Directory of the General Assembly, the
Clerks and Other Officers Thereof.
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F. this morning presents to the people of North Carolina the like
:i biographical sketches of about seventy State Senators and Hepre
; iing Senator PritchardfCongressman Pearson, Lieut. Gov. Rey
r Hileinnn and other prominont men.
t:i:iler of The Iiudune that needs no telling of enterprise. It
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I United States Senate of M. A. Butler
i and Jeter C. Pritchard. He was re
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. f r.'ir cVrtf Vi n-no i cat
r in the Federal army. He cently elected in caucus as Sargeant-
a.i-vrrns 01 me unuea states oenaie,
which position he .will fill as Boon as
the Senate is reorganized by the Re
publican party.
Major Grant is one of the powerful
politicians of North Carolina. He is a
strong and brave leader, who hesitates
at no honorable means that is neces
sary to make the Republican party
the power In our State. He is a gifted
and fluent orator and Is In fact one of
North Carolina's brightest political
leaders.
t...rn at Spartanburg. t. u., i
i:.vvt-.l to North Carolina
.vtn years of age. He Is
!: puMican and is an ex-uiii-r,
having several large
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!-i'C f.irris. lie was cuutiiicu uy
r r. U ! ir"r at Mars Hill College
! -..::! J I ill Academy. He was pro
t.. , r th- f.-Id of battle to the rank
Mj r ly'Gcneral Thomas. He lo-
s:. ti.- city or Asnevuie in ism,
n i- ; vi a 3 nominated by the Re
ar; f- r Senator for seven coun
. a ! feated by 21 votes, lo-
; t. n iy tne rauure 10 count
t- uruy. Which gave him 700
a th-" ballot boxes were not
. t i counted. In he was
i .1 Tiirvetor in the Western
.if av. Railroad. In '70 he was
; r i- :u. In 1S72 was elected
1 f tl- Eastern Division. In
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HON. MUTTON McNEILL.
When the Twenty-ninth District sent
Hon. Milton McNeill to the Senate as
their representative they sena most
Influential gentleman, who represents
them in a royal manner. Senator Mc
Neill was born and raised in Wilkes
County. He Is 11 years of age and is
a successful merchant, dealing largely
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HON. R. H. W.s DARKER. -
The Twenty-ninth district has an
able Senator in the person of . Hon. R.
II., W. Barker who is a prominent Pop
ulist leader iiThls section.
He represents the counties of Cataw
ba, Lincoln, Alexander and Wilkes,
which composes the Twenty-ninth Sen
atorial district. This distinguished
gentleman is fifty-two years old, and is
actively engaged in the mercantile bus
iness and in agricultural pursuits. He
was born and raised in Iredell county,
and was educated at the Rutherford
College.
He was elected by a majority of 1,400
votes. He is chairman of the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, Penal Institu
tions and Agriculture.
His intelligent methods and open-
hearted friendship have won for him a
recognized place in the leadership of the
horticulture,- and he held the first Far
mers Institute ever held in North Caro
hna in 188, and has since that time
been the promotor of many others
He devotes much of his time and money
to) this class of work simply for the
love of it, and. take's a personal interest
in anything that tends to the advance
ment of the farmers. Dr. Parker has
never in his experience accepted a cent
of money in remuneration for hia
knowledge and labor bestowed in be
half of agriculture. He is a gentleman
wejll posted on the important matters
pertaining to the interests of our peo
ple. He is 57 years of age, and is one
of the leading Populists in our State.
Hewas elected to the Senate by a ma
jority of 1,310 votes. He is Chairman of
the Agricultural Committee and a
member of the Finance and other im
portant committees.
V'Ur.fy ard was defeated by three
V.";ts h:iinnan of the Madison
:y l: ruf.ii.an Executive Com-
'.:.'!. 1. Was nominated
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In general merchandise. He Is one of
the strongest Republicans In the State
of North Carolina and is an honor to
his party. He has held many local
offices of honor and trust. He was
County Coroner for twenty-one years.
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f-'iir years
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1 1a-. utive Committee of
! "f the Senatorial Dis
1 M ij-r RtJlHns was ap
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f'h C.Tlftinn rictrirt of
r itria. and when Cleveland
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h -as accepted June 30th. hJ
li . ..s '...?v in:tfil fnr thA State
i:-. t.- Thirty-third District,
.u-r if.t- counties of Buncombe,
I i Madison, with Hon. Geo.
'ti. r.-. and vas elected by a
i v-ies.
11. 'ilir.s 1st one of the DODular
jt.i..r vf th Senate, and in the ab
f Lieutenant Governor Rey
'"..' ! 5 fr'"i"'ntly as presiding ofn-
ii" i a ran.!!.!atA fnr ihp Tnter-
t r'lr-rv- nf the sunerior (Jourt ror eicni
I years. He is thoroughly familiar with
j politics, and when ha entered the race
I for the Senatorship it was with the de
termination to win. and the results
clearly rrove thM he was a notable
favorite. ILs majority was 1.031 votes.
Mr. McNeill is a" member of the Fi
nance. Education. Propositions and
Grievances. Penal Institutions, Fish
and Fisheries committees ana otners
air. JttcrMem maxes
an able Senator and represents his dis
trict In an iniluential and intelligent
manner. He has many friends among
hia constituent? and the members of
the Assembly.
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SENATOR GEO. IL SMATHERS.
The handsomest man and one who is
popular with his associates is that dis
tinguished attorney Senator Geo. H.
Smathers, from the Thirty third Dis
trict. He is 42 years old. arid was
born in the county of Buncombe. He
is one of the ablest Republicans in
North Carolina-
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M-.NATOR II. L. GRANT.
-t::;cu;h, d member of the State
H n. H. L. Grant, of Golds-
is the rerre.5pntative from
trict. He is an able, intel-
t'vntlorr.an. 53 years old. who
r :n Won?sorket- "Rhode Is-
He is art influential Republican.
H an exunsrve manufacturer of
rs well as a progressive farm-
.H- v-"a educated by academical
He has held many political
" c honor with credit to him-
was a member of the Constl
C.nvr nt l.n in i cro in
r-. i 141 ana is a prominent
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r,:;;- Iea1 ln organizing the co-ru'u-
movement between the Re
v. h !?S a,na rPuIists of our State,
resulted in the election to the
Senator Grant as a member
United States Attorney during Harri
son's term In special charge of the lit
igation of North Carolina Cherokee In
dians, and he showed such a thorough
knowledge and ability in the case that
he was continued in the same office
under Cleveland's administration. He
was highly endorsed by Glenn on ac
count of his knowledge of the litiga
tion. and was retained in the office by
Attorney General Olney upon request
of Glenn.
It was upon Senator Smathers' re
commendation to Attorney General Ol
ney that the Fifty-third Congress
made an appropriation of 563,000 to
compromise with the defendants, al
leged trespassers, and this sum of
money was paid them and the land
turned over to the Indians, which act
substantially closed the litigation ln
this lustlv celebrated case.
Senator Smathers Is a brilliant law
yer, an eloauent speaker and can han
die a iurv in an able manner. He Is
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co-x io ne Insure,!. It nni
One of the most elegant dry goods compel the company doinr builnMi te
esiaDiisnmenis in tne state is that neccs?ar-. State tax. etc.
handsome store of Messrs. Sher-ood 'Senator Xewwmls a mn'tthft' wni
ruggs to., on irayetteviue Strc-et. 1 ""n carouna to got Prorerr.iiit
Mr. Sherwood Hirers has Just return- what she properly deserve. iu i. a.
ed from the eastern markets, where he daF one f the most conjiervative. yet
nas Deen purchasing goods for the I wpuinr. mernoers or ti e General Ai-
spring trade. He has bought a larjre sembly- and many of the members ac-
and complete stock of beautiful spring oPt his superior advice on Important
dress goods, consisting of lieht wrvilpn niaiurs or legislation.
fabrics of hundreds of varietis and
textures, ani other choice goods. He
has bought, also, a handsome assort
ment or trimmings, lace, etc. He Is
determined to make this opening the
most elaborate seen in Raleigh for
many j'ears.
inis popular house of Sherwood
"'6a cc v.u., sianas seccna to none
in their line and their patrons can at
nil I rm ad j-. . . 4UA I j -
v, ov.uiv7 me u;s returns ror
their money. They handle everything
in the dry ; goods "line, also a choice
stock of gentlemen's furnishing goods.
Their big store 1s elegantly arranged
and is into departments, and every de
partment is presided over by compe
tent and reliable salesmen and sales
ladies.
They carry a full and complete line
or dry goods, dress goods, trimmincs.
laces, notions, fancy goods, gentlemen's
iurnisnings, shoes, etc.
The individual members of this larsre
estaDiisnment are Sherwobd Higgs and
C A. bherwood. Mr. Higgs personally
looks after their big business, does the
buying, etc. His long experience in
this line of business makes him a good
nnancier antt competent leader. Mr.
Sherwood attends to the details of their
store and acts as general manager.
This house has a large patronage and
is considered the leading cash store in
the city. They buy for cash and sell
for cash, i thereby getting the advan
tage of large purchases ,and giving their
customers the benefit. ".
SENATOR J. L. WHEDBEE. -A
distinguished character In the Sen
ate of North Carolina is Hon.' J. L
SENATOR N. B. TEAGER.
One of the most dignified and leading
members of the Senate is Hon. N. B
Yeager, the able representative from
the Second district, composed of the lltiCal life, he has many openings with
In easy reach, lie has an iron win, ana
Whedbee, the able member from the
First Senatorial district. Mr. Whedbee
Is thirty-seven years of age, and is a
true and loyal Republican. He is in
personality a typical southern gentle
man. He read law at the university of
North Carolina, and is well posted on
the legal statutes of our State. He Is
by occupation an extensive handler of
cotton. He handles spot cotton, and
during the busy season Is a conspicuous
figure in the Cotton Exchange at Nor
folk and other important points.
He is also a large exporter of cotton
seed. He is an able and iniluential pol
itician, and if he desires to follow a po-
counties of Tyrell, Washington, Martin,
Dare, Beaufort, Hyde, and Pamlico.
When the people of this district select
after the war. He is fifty-nine years of
ed Mr. Yeager and elected him as their
Senator, they sent to Raleigh and the
General Assembly an able member. Mr.
the courage of a lion; he Is, py .-nature.
a gentleman or cnarming personamy,
and is popular. with haassociates. He
is an active worker ln "rue Senate, and
is an honor to the RepUbVean party.
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Yeager was born in Baltimore, Md.
SENATOR JAS. L. HYATT.
A gentleman who is making a record
and imigrated to North Carolina just which any njan might be justly
age, and is a jeweler by profession. He proua, is senator uarnes iiyait, ot
Senator Jeter C. Pritchard.
it is to
Ah! who can tell how hard
climb
The steep, where fame's proud tem
ple shines afar.
When age has silvered the locks and
bent the form, 'tis not surprising to
find that time in its flight has also
wrought to such a one the highest meed
of fame; but when laurels crown one
who, from the golden shore of youth,
has but erstwhile verged upon, the sea
of manhood, we at once conclude that
here is merit of the highest character. t
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Jeter C. Pritchard. the brilliant and j mmSLl
of North Carolina a life that's marked
Carolina Protective
dent of the North
Association in '91. f :
In l894. Senator Pritchard became the
leader in the co-operation movement in
North Carolina, and lie managed the
affair in such an able and -influential-manner
that he was elected by the Re
publicans to the, United States Senate,
to .fill the unexpired term of, .the late
Senator Z. B. Vance, which expired
March 3d, 1897. In January, '97, after
one of the hardest fought battles ever
known in the Republican party of North
Carojlina. He was re-elected to succeed
His campaign prior to elec-
as a brilliant one.
The choice of the Republican party
terminat ion, and these elements he has j says I that Senator Pritchard makes one
of his01 ine auiest omcera iiiaii eci gin.cu
i the Senate or the united states; it dui
echoes the sentiment of the people of
brought into use in the policy
Senatorial administration. Conserva
tive, yet progressive, his beneficial re
sults will be the" length and breadth of
the State of North Carolina.
Senator Pritchard was, before he was
elected to the United States Senate, a
printer and newspaper man. Today he
Is honored above all other men in North
Carolina.
Hon. Jeter Connelly Pritchard, was
born in Jonesboro, Tenn., July 12, 1S57,
and was- educated at the common
schools. He was in his boyhood days
(the "devil") an apprentice in the
Jcmesboro Tribune Herald office; there
he learned to set type. In 1S73, he
moved to BakersvUle, Mitchell county,
North Carolina, and began the publica
tion of the Roan Mountain Republican.
He edited this paper for a aumber of
years, and it was the most popular pub
lication of that section. In . 1S37, he
and when the Tribune
the great State ofNorth Carolina. Tried
and found equal to all emergencies,
Mr. Pritchard has won the gratitude
and iove of our people by his noble ac
tionsl Hi3 knowledge of parliamentary law
is excellent. As a speaker, Senator
Pritchard is forcible, and rarely fails
to convince his auditors. In politics he
is a tlepublican of the staunchest type,
and ias always aided his party in the
thickest of the fray.
The names of men have been heralded
by the trump of fame, enshrined in
marble and perpetuated in" song and
story! for some great deed of self sacri
fice, jand the applause of generations
has answered with its rolling thunder,
and it is well, for thereby the Inspired
hand! of genius excites the admiration
aMin moved and settled in Madison i created an example to be emulated Dy
county: in 1SS0. was a Garfield elector, .tf tle virtues of our people
In 1SS4. he was elected to the Legisla
ture of North Carolina, and was re
elected in 'S6 and in '90. Was candidate
for Lieutenant. Go venor in 1SSS. In
1892 he was ! the caucus nominee of Ihe
Republican party for U. S. Senator. He
was a delegate to the Minneapolis Con
vention in 1892.- He was elected Presi-
Jeter Pritchard has, by his past aets,
created an example to be ennuilated by
rising generations, who, seeing what he
has done, will seek to follow in his foot
steps!, and from the-seeds of virtue he
has sown there springs in time of harv
est a self-reliant citizenship that is a
blessing to the State.
was educated at the -Academy at Bal
timore; his home is at Plymouth, and
the Republicans of that town think so
much of him that they have honored
him with many positions of trust and
honor. He was Mayor, County Com
missioner, etc. He was elected by a
majority of 2,000 votes. He is a prom
inent member of the Committees on
Corporations, Fish and Fisheries. In
sane Assylums, Pensions, Military Af
fairs, Finance and other equally as Im
portant. '
Senator Yeager is a courteous, digni
fied gentleman, with whom it is a
pleasure to have .business or friendly
relations. ' . i
SENATOR JOHN F. NEWSOM.
This popular and courteous Populist
Senator whom the Populist party may every young man should tr to follow.
the Thirty-first district, which is com
posed of Caldwell, Burke, McDowell,
Mitchell and Yancey counties.
Senator Hyatt was born in Burnsvllle,
North Carolina, where he has resided
up to the present time. He Is twenty-
eight years of .age. and was for a num
ber of years a school teacher. He la
an out and out Republican, and he has
the confidence of his party. He wa
general store-keeper and gauger of the
Fifth di.'trict during Harrison's admin
istration, and has held the oftlce or
Justice of the Peace., and was County
School Examiner of his county.
Senator Hyatt is a young man with
brilliant possibilities. His hard work
In the interests of his party has already
been recognized, and he stands to-day
as one of the leading young politlclana
of thp state. His record is one that
well feel proud to claim. He Is a credit He has bright political Pro-pecU. and
to that party and to North Carolina, tne connaem-e ul uveywy ;y
His district is composed of the xxoun- on, and. has a bright personality that
ties of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, wins him many inenos. ,
HertfordGates, Chowan and Perquim- He was eiectea uy '"''
-rTa - " ex-Congressman. Bower. He is the only
Senator Newborn was boin in Hrt- IJepuDiican wno ever urneu i wuul7
during a rresiueuuai taiuais".
ford county and is now 48 years of
age. He is by profession a civil "engi
neer and also an up-to-date farmer.
He is one of the most able Populists
and a politician of note. He is a mem
ber of several important committees,
is a hard working member in the ( in
terests of his constituents. .
Senator Newsom has introduced and
had passed an insurance bill, which baa
won him much commendation from
our people. This bill will save the
State e bout $15,000 a year. The bill re
f era only to fire insurance companies,
and it makes a law compelling all in
surance to be written through the State
agents and not through foreigh agents.
This act will prevent the manufac
turers and others from placing their
insurance with agents outside of North
Carolina, This will increase the State
tax and will Increase the agents profits
in the State and will not make any ad-
7: SENATOR J. A. ASHBURN.
A gentleman who lends . dignity to
the Senate Is Rev. J. A. Ashburn. from
the Twenty-eighth district, composed
of the counties of Stokes, and Surry.
He is a fluent speaker, and is a Repub
lican member who has the esteerh and
respect of the Senate. He Is thirty-five
years of age, and has extensive farming
Interests in his section. He was elected
by a majority of 1,056 votes. '
He is chairman of the Public Road
Committee, and is a member of the
Committee on Propositions juid Grlev-
ances, Federal Relations, Education,
etc
He has introduced a bill to regulate
the sale of fertilizers In the State, and
a bill regarding our public school sy
tem. "
He was born and raised near Pilot
Mountain, Surry county, and has many
friends there who are proud of their .
Senatorial representation in the Cent
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