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C3UGHT0II THE
CHOSEN Off 68TH BALLOT TBI
DAT AT STATXSVIIIJI
' In the Lead cm Tint Ballot Murphj
Hia Closest Opponent Contention
; '" Brnki np la Lor reasVResolu-
Uous Regarding Death of OoL Paul
. B. Means. - ,,-'
The eisrthth district congressional
. convention convened Friday at 12
o'clock in the court house at States
ville. It was called to order by Hon.
-"Theo'F, Kluttx, chairman of the dis
, trioL, committee, who called Capt. E.
F. Lovell to act aa temporary, chair-
man and R. R. Clark, R. A, Deal and
J. B. Sherrill temporary secretaries,
' Mr." Klutta made a short but vigorous
... speech. .-- , " . . : '
: , Cast. Lovell also made a ringing
. speech, in which he said the eighth
would certainly be. redeemed this year.
He stated that he was not a prohibi
- tion Democrat or an anti-prohibition
Democrat, not a gold Democrat or a
: silver wemocrai, ni . ju ' yiam
- Democrats l
. Committees On credentials and per
- manent organization were, appointed,
and the convention adjonned, to meet
:Mtt 2:30 o'clock. vt
The convention assembled prompt
ly. - The permanent organization com-
mittee selected Mru H. P. Grier, of
" Statesville, as permanent chairman,
'"' and R. A; Deal, of Wilkesboro, as sec
; rotary, with R. R. Clark and J.B.
3 SherrillrM assistants. ,. 1
- Every county in the district bad a
':, full representation, and tbere was no
contest from any county.' Nomina
ting speeches were limited to 10 min
: ntes and seconding speeches ':. to 6
; minutes. Alexander responded through
. J. . H. Burke, who .named John L.
4 Gwaltney; Alleghany, through W C.
Fields, named R. L. Doughton; R.B.
: McLaughlin named L. C. Caldwell for
Iredell, and for Rowan John M. Julian
y named Walter Murphy ;. The speeches
seconding the nominations were made
as follows: Caldwell by I T.Hart-
': sell; Gwaltney by W. C. Newland;
Murphy: by Lawrence y Wakefield;
a Doughton by T. C. Bowie and E.-F.
:V LovelL!"rtuv":."?tfA.
- "Balfotlnir beguii abrfly "Ifter
3 o'clock. On the first ballot ,ih ote
' ' stood: Doughton 112; Caldwell 24;
c$i Murphy 85; Gwaltpey 42.
. ' v For about fifteen ballots ' there
Si was no change.'; Then Cabarrus and
s: Stanly, whicb etmnlaes were not in
,teirttd in the judical fight in the 13th
r: "distriet, began to seecaw their votes.
. Cabarrus voted 10 votes for Caldwell,
15 for Doughton and 7 for Murphy.
fii'rTMa'ltote-- was shifted;, each of. the
three candidates receiving all the vote
of the county An different ballots. -S,.
,i"jh'On the 28th ballot Doughton came
. within 4 1-2 votes of the nomination,
. , . but on -: the- next ballot ;be fell
way down again. .
The balloting kept np until about
6 o'clock without interruption except
..; , .'when a delegation would ask to retire
.for a few minutes for consultation.
.7" On the: fifty-eighth'v ballots Dough-
7; ton S was nominated the vote stand
. ' ing: " Doughton 15850, , Murphy
v. 103.50, Caldwell "C 51. - A few bal-
';. lots before this the name of Mr.
, 4'S Gwaltney was withdrawn. -
. '- Messrs.': Murphy, " - Caldwell and
: Gwaltney all made eloquent and ring
JJ ing speeches, pledging the nominee
-k" 4heir heartiest support; There was no
' bitterness and consequently there are
no sore spots as a result of the con
' :.;ention. , ' " ; . -
: The counties of 'Alleghany," Ashe
:l!;" . and Watauga voted solid for Dough-
ton on every ballot and Wilkes was
J frnearly 'solid for him.' There iwas never
"- .'-at any time doubt about Doughton be-
i8 . nominee. 'He made o stirriag
- speech aocepting the nomination,' and
'. : was given an ovation. ' . -; -; i w .
;There was less "wire-pulling' in
.. : '.the convention than any we -have ever
, known. There were no wrangles, and
, , nothing whatever to mar the harmoy
; of the convention.. When it was seen
'f'-; that Doughton had been nominated,
. : and before the ballot was announced,
Poughton?s friends went wild. ; .: f
'. ' 'Rowan sent a aolid car load of dele
,: ' states to the convention to work for
Murphy. They marched up the street
; from the depot in solid phalanx, each
v' ! man having a Murphy ribbon, pinned
' . on his coat 'U'-i .,:-iv-l,
V,, : The strength of Doughton,, on the
first ballot was 126: several times it
'. reached 140 and upward, some of the
delegations rotating their strength
y among the four impartially." ; 1
-. V'V. When the fifth ballotwas reached
it was unmistakable that a riomina-
tion could not be made sooff except in
' " the case of a withdrawal. . 'Mr. Mur-
pliy, except on one" ballot, ran second
, ., all the time, Gwaltney third "and, on
.. . one vote Caldwell reached 119.
; V The following resolutions was adopt
'' . "ed by the convention by a rising vote:
' "Resolved, t' t this conention has
b-"-l with pro'jurl eorrow of the
.. . 3 !h of CoL Paul I '--riiijor Means,
: . : of ; Lc.riiS county, for many years a
. r'tnr-.ber of the Ctate Democratlo cxec-
"''Bil.'S c"-r":Ittce for tL;3 dltrLt -1
CcnU a month.
1 : l"
; many times a delegate to National,
I Democratic CooenLions. . I
"inat m sis oeaia aa pany nos
lost one of its most loyal and devoted
members, hia State one of her bravest
and truest sons, and his friends one of
the most lovable of men. -
' "That the secretary of this conven
tion cause this resolution to be pub
lished in the Democratic press and
send a copy to Mrs. Means. - . -
kv. (Signed) ; J. P. COOK, ; "
; 1 ' .," R. A. DEAL, "
: : .;.,; A. D..WATTS. w
At a meeting of the Cabarrus dele
gation held before the convention, an
organization was affected as follows:
L. T. HartseU-, chairman.
' " Member of committee on permanent
organization, T. AT Moeer. . : 7 i -. ,
Member of credentials committee,
J. B. Sherrill. . -;. ; : : : 'v-.:, .
Not a single Murphy delegate from
Cabarrus attended the convention. Mr.
Murphy's delegates were, of course,
duly appointed according ; to the
ctrength oi his vote. The other dele
gates iwere divided as follows: '
For Caldwell L. T. Hartsell, J! B.
Sherrill, C. W. Swink, Campbell-Cline
and Mr. Johnson.
For Doughton R. C. Benfleld, A. B.
Cleaver, TJ A. Moser, John Howard,
J. F: Dayvault and J. M Cline. " - -'
Notwithstanding the fact that Mur
phy had no friends on our delegation
his strength was given him on each
vote as long as could be reasonably
expected. ' -
- Misses Goodson Entertain.
Misses . Frances ' and Catherine
Goodson entertained a large number
of friends last night in honor of their
attractive guests, Misses Marie Grif
fin, of Wilson; Elizabeth Withers, of
Charlotte, and Angelyn Fetzer, of
Wadesboro, Those receiving were the
honoreesl out of town guest and the
hostesses, who greeted each guest at
the porch from which they were ush
ered into the handsome home,' which
was beautuulry decorated for the oc
casion. Between, fifty and aeyenty
flve guests were present and the affair
proved to be one of the most delight
ful social events of the season. Punch
was served by ; MisBes Mary -. Lewis
Harirs and ;v Kate Morrison. Each:
guest was invited into the dining
roomr wheje delightful . reimhmanl
of fruit sherbert and eake were serv
ed. The out of town guests besides1
the guests of honor were Misses Julia
and Mattie McNinch and Jessie Buoh
anmore, of Charlotte; Hilda Way,
of Waynesville; Allie Graves, of Car
thage; Claude , Caldwell, of , Corpus
unnsti, Tex. and Cora Carter, of
Mt.'Airy.- - - '
Talk of Political Insurgency in Iredell
Statesville Landmark. ;
It is reported from Mooresville
that Mr. M. W. White, of that town,
is circulating a petition calling for an
independent Hsonvention or ' mass
meeting t 0 J be held 1 m Statesville
July 23rd, to nominate a county and
legislative ticket or to consider such
purpose. (The exact wording of the
petition has not been learned.) -.
-. There is also a report that a num-
ber of prominent gentlemen in north
Iredell are on-the eve of lnsurging,
but as there is doubt about the cor
rectness of the report names' ere not
called. -' , . 7 ,
It is not a secret that a good many
people in Iredell are not entirely
pleased" with the management of po
litical affairs in the county. Some of
them; have not been pleased for a long
time, but matters have gone? along
without an outbreak. ; Whether the
movement which has been or is be
ing inaugurated, will become a factor
of importance remains, of course, to
be seen. . 4 - - ;
""ri1 .y
" Found Dead at His Store.' -
h .With his feet resting, on top of a
dox and his. Body lying face down
ward on a pallet in front of his su
burban store, near Charlotte, - Mr.
Mark L.. Holler, a Confederate ! Vet
eran was discovered dead by a negro
passing that way at - noon c Friday
There wag no evidence whatever- of
foul play andno investigation by the
coroner .wasrordwectThe;: old man.
lived alone over his store and is be
lieved to have died while lying down
to rest during th eday. -'; . . -5 '.v.
y,:y.;S. i m r 1 1
The resignation of Horn D. L.
Wardfof New.Berne, aa judg4 of the
third Superior Courth district, was
received by Goernor Kitchin Wed
nesday, moning ; and H. Wv Whed
bee, the K Democratic nominee for
judge in that .. district," immediately
commissioned : in his ' stead. - Judge
Ward was appointed by the Governor
some time ago to succeed Judge O.
H. Guion, resigned, Mr. Whedbee be
ing his ''strongest competitor for the
appointment. Then the fight went in
to, the primaries and conention of the
district with the result that the nom
ination went to Mr. Whedbee. The
resgnation of Judge Ward follows be
cause be does not care to retain the
judgeship after the choice of the dis
trict manifested in the recent nomination.-','
:' 7. ,- ' ,
I'r. Jno. A. Sims oITers for sale
ri-inj Hill Dairy aa. : ce a J. "
CONCORD, N. C, TATURDAY, JULY 16, 1910.
OUB B0T8 AT CHTCKAMAUOA.
Having Glorioui Time Will Probabtr
,v ' Reach Home Thursday. '.
Camp Chickamauga, Fort Ogle
thrope, Ga July 16. Notmithstand
ing the fact that the Concord com
pany' is doing harder work this year
than since Manassas, the men are
keenly interested in' the problems of
warfare and are. enjoying it all. Sore
feet caused by long hikes is the only
eomplaint among the men. Yesterday
evening at six o'clock the company
rfrent on guard duty. Capt. Brown it
officer of the day for twenty-four
hours and Lieut, McCqnnell, officer of
the guard. - - - '. -V
. x The discipline of the eamp this year
is good and the Concord company has
received many compliments on their ef
ficiency. Today ja mustering in day
when the men will get in shape for
their pay. The company iwilTprobably
reach home next Thursday morning.
Second or Western Tour Oxford Or-
phanage Singing Class of 1910.
After almost a month at Oxford.
following its first or eastern tour, the
uxiora. urpnanage ismging class jwill,
aoont yury .iist, start upon ats second
or western 1 tour. The Concord data
will be announced later. : v
Thus far this year the Class has
seemed to meet with excentmnftl mia.
cess and excellent are the prospects
tor we second or western trip. r , .
- .The concerts of the children 1M Of
great merit, . interesting, refreshine-
helpful. They are really worth more
than the price of admission, y .:' :U
The Usford Orvhanaee is nnw at
tempting to care for about 330 home
less cniioren 01 our State and tq pre
pare them for useful Uvea. . Sinn it
establishment in 1872 it has. been a
greatly used agency in the salvation
of souls, in the rescue of lives for ser
ice to God and humanity. .
The visits bf these bright, attrac
tive, well trained children, iwho give
a delightful concert, cannot r fail to
deepen interest in this ins'titntmn and
in the other 1 splendid orphanages of
We bespeak for the Oxford ornlmn.
tee Sinein? Class of 1910 in ita ttmr
'so soon to begin even larger patronage
tnan ever before from all our people.
. ii ' t
Airship Sighted by Greensboro Citi
zens) Friday.
Greensboro News. .
The citizens of this citv were afford
ed the privilege of witnessing a "real
airship' Friday morning about 10
o'clock when a large machine hove in
view, traveling ,oer the city at full
speed, ; A number of those gazing at
the rapidlv moinsr machine. whiAh
flying at an average speed of about 35
miles an nour, expressed their disap
pointment that the aerial visitor did
not stop over and pay his respects to
this city.-,. At the height it remained
it was impossible to ascertain the style
of machine, but it appeared to be like
the one here at the Centennial celebra
tion, with the durable. riran4iYifl.nod
gasbag, t However, this could not be
stated for a fact oil account Af th
distance of the ship above the ground
ana as its anver obstinately refused
to answer the numerous .wireless mes
sages; flashed out ta himV. neither his
name or his destination eould .be
learned." -When first sichted it an.
peared to. be coming from the south
ana wnen it unaiiy passed out of view
it was rapidly moving in ajiortheast
erly course. -
We learn that a large crowd of bovs
assemble ' every, day on 4he Central
graded. School grounds,, having prize
fights, etc. Naturally such gatherings
resulfin -depredations, and they are
hurtful to the grass and trees that
are a source of pride to the (Deoole of
Concord. , These gatherings should be
stopped. . We like to see the boys have
ion, put when there as van indiscrim
inate' gathering-. Hwys, eolored as
well as white, itihere will be Borne
among them whom are reckless enough
to , do . injury to the building and
grounds. , . .,44
Every modern banking facility extended: "
Your Checking Account invited. ' - ' ' -
Capital, Surplus and Prcflta , . , , , $i50,nnn nn
- Viin' . , m it . .J- !-
TAS23XSA' INSTITUTES.
Te be Held at Concord July SOth and
' Harriaburg August 1st. ;
Farmers' Institutes will be held at
the eourt house ia Concord on Satur
day, July 30, and at Harrisburg Mon
day August 1. ,
At these places and the same date
will also be held an Institute for Wo
men by Miss M. L. Jamison. The ob
jects of these institutes are to bring
together the women from the farm
homes that they may become better ac
quainted an dtalk over among them
selves subjects tending to the better
ment; of conditions in rural homes,
such a better and more economical
foods and better methods of preparing
them, borne sanitation, home fruit and
vegetable gardening, farm dairying,
poultry raising, the beautifying of the
home and home surroundings, , etc.
There will be given on the grounds a
practical demonstration in home can
ning by Mr. A..B. Shaw, Assistant
Horticulturist , Every woman in the
county ijshould see this demonstration.
An interesting program has been pre
pared for these meetings.
. A premium of $1 will be gien for
the best loaf of bread baked and ex
hibited .by a girl or woman Hving on
the farm. A premium of $1 will be
given for the best five ears of pure
bred corn. .
.Institute lectures will be present
as follows: Mr. J. L. Burgess, Agron
omist,' State Department of Agricul
ture; Dr. W. G. Chrisman, Veterina
rian, State Department of Agricul
ture; S. B, Shaw, Assistant Hor
ticulturist, State riepartment of Agri
culture.i. ! ,
"All farmers and their wives, sons
and daughters, and all others interest
ed in farming and the betterment of
the farm, homes are urged to attend
these meetings and join in the dis
cussions.' Morning sessions will open
at 10 6 'clock and afternoon sessions
at 1:30. Take a book and pencil to
take notes ' -"
WITH THE CHURCHES. -
'St. James Lutheran.
'.. Services ut St.' James Evangelical
Lutherait church at 11 a. m and" 8
0. in., bv the supply Dastbr. Rev. S.
W. Kuhns, of - Salisbury. Sunday
school at 10 ai m. All are cordially
invited. The following music will be
used: - .'.-'.- "
Morning Service ' '
Prelude "On this Blessed Day
... . .Marks
Offertoire Petite March Clark
Postlude Invocation from -Messe
Sollennelle ....Gounod
Evening Service
Anthem' Every Hour I Need Thy
Blessings," .........Thompson
Offertoire Pence printaniere
..''l'- 1 . Dethier
Postlude in G . .. Loud
Cannonville Presbyterian Church.
Usual morning service at Cannon
ville Presbyterian church tomorrow.
No preaching at night.
.. White HalL
Preaching at White Hall tomorrow
at 30 o'clock. .': : .
Associate Reformed Presbyterian. ,
There" will be no services at the
Associate : Reformed ; Presbyterian
church tomorrow, owing to the ab
sence of the pastor at the bedside of
his sick father, Sunday school at 10
a. m. i'XxC;.f ' :V-.':;':;
' .Trinity Reformed ChuTch.
Rev. Paul Barringer ,of Mt. Pleas
ane, will preach at Trinity Reformed
church tomorrow 'morning at 11
o'clock. - " ' -' " '
Thursday was a record breaking day
for the Southern Railway. Fifty-five
trains passed through Concord. There
were the : usual number of regular
trains but the unusually large number
of fruit trains was the cause of the
number to reach the highest mark of
the "season so far. The fruit trains
have right of way ovr all others but
on account of the good management of
the officials of the road very few reg
ular passenger trains have been de
layed during the rush season, , .
With This Bank
Which haa made marked gains ia -its
earnings and resources since its organ
ization v in 1879 indicating ; its - increased
.ability . to handle your account with Safety.
. m . J - j in 11 a nit
perso5al inamoir.
Soma of the People Hers and XZss-
' where Who Oome and Go- '
Mr. R. M. Odell is spending the day
in Charlotte. . v ' -
Mr. T. H. McLlInd i. nnAln
the day in Charlotte.
Mr. John. Overcaah -if dhrnUa
spent last night in the city.
Mr. A. S. Webb and familv Ufi
this moraine for Statesville to nnd
several days.
Miss Alice Cole, of Durham, ia at.
pected soon to visit her sister, Mrs.
riato Durnam.
Mr. Richard Boyd, of Favetteville.
spent yesterday with his mother here,
ana lert to day for bia home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dnbin. fnn
Richmond and Richard Gibson are
spending several days at Toxaway. r
Miss Ashlvn Lowe returned last
night from Lenoic where she has been
visiting relatives for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. L I. Davis and child
will leave Monday morninir for Mor.
ganton to visit Mr. Davis' parents.
Miss Sudie Smith is expected to re
turn to Concord next Tuesday from
a visit of several weeks to f!li
and Fayetteville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannnn iWI
Miss Laura McGill Cannon loft hla
morning for Durham to visit Mrs. J. S.
1 -r
oarr, jr.
Mrs. W. C. Houston has returned
from a visit to her parents in Mon
roe. She was "accompanied by Masters
TTT"11 -T- -l - w .
wiiuam xtuoge and ilenry Adams.
Master Plato Durham, who has been
visiting relatives in the city for sev
eral days, returned this morning to
his home in Bessemer Cty.
Mr. J. C. Grier. who has been
spending several days in the city with
nis parents, will return this afternoon
to his home in Taylorsville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rutledse left
this jmorning for Stanley ' Creek to
spend Sunday with Mr. Rutledge's fa
tter. 1 hey were traveling in Mr. Rut
ledge's Interstate
Hoes :
of " vbi
finalv 'N-:
Days like these will make yon want Cool Shoes.
We have them in all styles and leathers at prices
to suit everybody ,
light Patent Kid, Chocolate Kid and Soft
Vici, Low Cut Ties, and One and Two Strap
Pomps from $1.25 to $4.00, for ladies.
White Canvas Ankle Pomps cool and com-,
fortable, $1.75. . J
Lot of odd sizes in Men's and Ladies' ., Oxfords
and Ties, worth $3.00 and $3.50, closing out
price $1.98. ' . ;
Prices cut on all Children's Oxfords and Pumps.
All sizes and prices to suit you. ; i
Champion Canvas Pumps, rubber soles white
brown and black, best quality, SOc - , -
Barefoot Sandals from 50c to $1.25,. according
$ize. Call and see. '
H. L. PAilKS & vP
:Cflffffl, :
Sinjje Copy 5 Cents. No 7
,:State Library
TnjriiMiii
Tor Benefit of Bxrlmn fiprrngs Or
phanage to be Held July 28. .
It has been reported in 'this sec-
tion that the usual pienio at Moores
ville for the benefit of the. Barium
Springs Orphanage would not be held -this
year. This however, is a mistake.
Mr. H. P. Deaton, of Mooresville, was
here this morning, and aays the pie- T
nic this year will be bigger than ever.
It will be held on Thursday, July 28,
at Temple ton r8 Grove, a auburn of
Mooresville. This will be the aix- -teenth
anual picnic There will be
addresses by prominent speakers,
among them being Hon. Joseph Dan
iels, of Raleigh. Excursion rates will
be given on all railroads, music will be
furnished by the Mooresville Military
banl, and there will be amusements of
all kinds. v
Dinner will be served for 50 cents; -children'
under 12 years for 25 cents.
One free ticket will be given with each
basket. Refreshments will be served
on the grounds all day.
The proceeds of the dinner will go
to the Barium Springs Orphanage. We
understand that the usual proceeds
amount to about $1,000, and we hope
it will be twice that this year.
Death of Mrs. 0. P. Walter.
Mrs. Christiana Elizabeth Walter
(nee Rodgers) died at her home in
this county, July 13, 1910, of neuritis,
ut the age of 58 years, 4 mouths and
L!6 days. She leaves to mourn her
death a devoted husband, two brothers
and many relatives and friends. -The
day following her death after suit
able services by her pastor, Rev. C.
A. Brown, at Lutheran Chapel E. L.
Church, China Grove, of which church
she remained a consistent member till
ler death, her body was tenderly laid
;o rest in Greenlawn cemetery in the
presence of a large number of rela
tives and friends.
Thursday's Mooresville Enterprise:
Mr. J. M. W. White, of Cabarrus
county, spent yesterday in the city
the guest of his brother, Mr. J. A.
White. . He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss. Nannie White, who
will visit here for several weeks.