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VOL. 23. SMITHFIEI.D, N. C., FRIDAY. .JULY 1. 1904. ' NO. 1 7
GLENN THE NOMINEE.
A Strong Ticket Named That
Will Sweep the State.
The Greatest Political Convention
Ever Held in North Carolina?
Democrtic Enthusiasm at
High Tide.
The greatest political conven
tion ever held in North Carolina
was the Demoaratic State Con
vention which uiet in Greensboro
last Thursday. It was compos
ed of full and representative del
egations from every county in
the State. It nominated a State
ticket that will be triumphantly
elected next November. Here is
the ticket named:
For Governor? Rob't B. Glenn,
of Forsyth.
For Lieutenant Governor
Francis P. Winston, of Bertie.
For Secretary of State?J.
Bryan Grimes, o! Pitt.
for State Treasurer? R. B.
Lacy, of Wake.
For State Auditor? B. F. Dix
on, of Cleveland.
For Attorney General?Robert
i>. Gilmer, of Haywood.
For Superintendent of Public
Instruction?J. V. Joyuer, of
Guilford.
For Commissioner of Labor
and Printing?H. B. Varner, of
Davidson.
For Commissioner of Agricult
ure?S. L. Patterson, of Caldwell.
For Corporation Commissioner
?S. L. Rotrers. of Macon.
For Associate Justices Supreme
Court?George H. Brown, Jr., of
Beaufort; W. A. Hoke,of Lincoln
For Presidential electors? F.
S. Spruill, of Franklin; W. A.
Self, of Catawba.
The convention was called to
order a few minutes past 12.
Thursday, by Senator Simmons,
Chairman of the State Executive
Committee. After the roll-call
Chairman Simmons attempted
to deliver an address, but after
speaking 10 or 15 minutes he i
gave it up, as the delegates were
not in a frame of mind to listen
to speech making. In the midst '
of the great din of noise of the
5,000 stalwart Democrats Mr.
Simmons introduced Congress- <
man John H. Small as tempora
ry chairman. Mr. Small tried to
make a speech but met the same
obstacle that confronted Mr.
Simmons?the great noise.
A motion was then made to
proceed with the convention's
business as follows: Fiist, per
manent organization; second,
resolutions and platform; third,
election of national delegates;
fourth, nominating State officers.
Mr. Aydlett, of Pasquotank,
offered an amendmeut that nom
uation of State officers be second
on the order of business. A roll
call was demanded and .the
amendment was carried S05 to
441.
The chairman of each congress
ional district then presented the
names for the various commit
tees, after which the convention
adjourned till four o'clock.
At four o'clock the convention
re-convened. Governor Aycock
was introduced and made a great
speech, comparing his adminis
tration with the Russell admin
istration. The Governor was
greeted with great applause and
was listened to with earnest at
tention for almost an hour
(We hope to present his speech
in full to our readers in our uext
issue.)
The committee on permanent
organization reported as follows:
Chairman?Hon. R. A. Dough
ton, of Alleghany.
Secretary?A. J. Field, of Ral
eigh.
Assistant Secretaries?Edward
Britton, of Raleigh, and George
P. Pell, of Winston.
Reading Clerks?W. L. Co
hoon, of Elizabeth City, and W.
W. Wilson, of Raleigh"
The report was at once adopt
ed and Chairman Doughton was
escorted to the platform by A.
A. Thompson, of Wake, and S.
E. Williams, of Davidson. He
was applauded vigorously.
Chairman Doughton in a few
well chosen words thanked the
convention for the great honor
bestowed and announced that:
I
the couveutiou was ready for
business.
The nominating speeches were
next on the program. Mr. Vic
tor S. Bryant, of Durham, pre
sented the name of Maj Sted
uiuu. speaking eighteen minutes.
Mr. \V. A. Self, of Catawba, nom
inated Lieut-Governor Turner in
a thirteen-minute speech. Next
Mr. Locke Craig, of Buncombe, j
named Gen. Davidson in a speech j
of eleven minutes. Then the'
giant form of Mr. J. C. Buxton, j
of Forsyth, mounted the plat- j
form and nominatedCapt. Glenn, j
speaking 21 minutes. Each
speaker made a great speech, was
listened attentively, and ap
plauded vociferously. The ap
plause that burst forth at the;
mention of Glenn's name showed
that he was the favorite of a
larger number than the others.
E. T. Cansler, of Charlotte.,
seconded the nomination of
Glenn, James T. Morehead, of
Greensboro, seconded Stednian's
and R. Bruce White, of Franklin,
second the nomination of Tur
ner. At this hour the delegates
were getting so noisy that the
convention adjourned till nine j
p. m.
The convention re-assembled a
few minutes after nine and soon
the ballotting for Governor be
gan. The first ballot showed
Glenn well in the lead, gettiug
552 votes more than Maj. Sted
man, the next highest candidate.
A second ballot was ordered and
at its close Glenn had 5(1(5 votes.
The third ballot gave him 590,
the fourth (507, and the fifth,
which was announced just before
six o'clock Friday morning,
showed him to be the nominee
with G5J votes. {Denomination
was made unanimous amidst a
scene of the wildest enthusiasm.
Capt. Glenn was sent for and
made a short buteloauentspeech
accepting tbe nomination. Mr.
Turner was called for and made
a happy hit. After this the con
vention adjourned till ten o'clock.
Upon reassembling balloting
began for Lieutenant Governor,
the voting resulted as follows:
Francis E. Winston, 805; J. A.
Brown, 232; Geo. L. Morton,
212. Winston was declared the
nominee.
Judge George H. Brown was I
nominated for Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court by accla
mation. For the other position
of Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court, Judge W. A. Hoke
was nominated over M. H. Jus
tice, the vote being Hoke 759;j
Justice, 490.
All the present incumbents of
the State offices were nominated
by acclamatiou, except Patter-,
son.Commissioner of Agriculture,
who was opposed by B. H. Gow-!
er, of Johnston. Thelatter with
drew after several counties had
given a solid vote for Patterson, j
Rogers, the present railroad com
missioner, was opposed by S. B. \
Alexander. Rogers was nomi
nated. receiving 848 to Alexan
der's 397.
Wilson's Mills Buggy Company.
The Wilson's Mills Buggy Com
pany has been organized at Wil
son's Mills to manufacture high
grade buggies and carriages.
The capital stock is $25,000.
A meeting of the stockholders
was held this week when the fol
lowing board of directors was
elected: W. G. Wilson, C. AI.
Wilson, D. O. Uzzle, L. F. Uzzle,
A. J. Barbour, J. A. Morgan,
A. K. Smith, S. S. Holt and W.
L. Woodall.
The board of directors elected
the following officers for the en
suing year: President, C. M.
Wilson. Secretary and Treasurer,
D. O. Uzzle.
A complete and up-to-date
factory will at once be built on
modern plans. Wilson's Mills
presents special advantages for
the successful operation of a
factory of this kind. None but
the best vehicles will be built.
The Wilsons, who have long had
a reputation for ouly the highest
grades of work, will have charge
of the factory's operations, and
this, in itself, bespeaks success
for the new enterprise. The
management expects to have the
factory in operation by January
1, 1905.
CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS.
The Great Convention is Now
Numbered Among the
Things of the Past.
Glenn's Nomination Came as Did
Senator Simmon's The State
Pays a Debt of Gratitude
In Each of These Cases.
(ireensboro, June 25?Shortly
after 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon the greatest convention
ever held in the old North State!
passed into history.
The immense gathering of
Democrats in (ireensboro was in
dicative of the greatest victory
in the November election that j
has ever been achieved by the
party in its history.
The convention was not only
great in the number of delegates
present but in the character of
the men who shaped the deliber
ations of the body.
It was great in the amount of I
noise that was made but this
was because of the intense enthu
siasum that filled the hearts of the
good and true men who made up
the body.
Lastly, it was great because it
was a North Carolina conven
tion, a body composed, for the
most part, of the flower of the
Old North State Democracy.
From the very moment the
convention was called to order
by Senator Simmons until Per.
manent Chairman Doughton de
clared the body adjourned, there
was the signs of victory depicted
on every face in that vast as
semblage. There was no kind of
doubt or uncertainty there ex
pressed or implied. It was noth
ing short of absolute confidence,
a certainty of which there could
be no mistake.
1 he great army ot the ."state s
Democracy gathered for a pur
pose aud that purpose was to
name men, good and true, to
take charge of the State's affairs.
That this purpose was fulfilled,
there are none who can truthful
ly deny. That the party roBe to
the dignity of the occasion, can
not be controverted.
Of course there were disap
pointments. When, in the histo
ry of human events, were disap
pointments entirely eliminated?!
Of course there will be some who j
will sulk for a short while, but
this will not last long. When j
the common enemy of Democra
cy stalks abroad and invites
these to take shelter, their State
pride will assert itself and an ab- \
solutely reunited Democracy will
stand as a stone wall against He
publican encroachment.
North Carolina is for Demo
crats to govern and by all that
is true and good, Democrats will
govern this good old State.
The party will rule; not with a j
rod of iron but by aud through
the will of the people.
The man who will lead the fight
has been a leader of men for
years. He has fought many bat
tles and has won them all. He
has sounded the nraises of his
party from one ena of the State
to the other. He never has sulk
ed nor will be ever be called for
the fiay and not answer prompt
ly
In my mind the paramount:
agency that contributed to the
nomination of Mr. Glenn, was
gratitude. The people some
times forget. They do not at all
times reward those deserving, j
Hut North Carolinians are a
grateful people. They love to be j
grateful and they will always, at
sometime or other, show their
gratitude in one way or an
other.
Mr. Glenn stood in the same
light as Senator Simmons. Itoth
had served their party without a
suitable reward. Their party
felt that an obligation was to be
met and right handsomely did
the people meet this obligation, j
in both instances. Mr. Glenn
will be elected Governor of North
Carolina by the largest majority
in the history of the Democratic
party of the State. He will make
a splendid and popular chief ex
ecutive, because he will be guided
by the wishes of the majority of
the best people, and this majori
ty is seldom wrong.
There is little need of going
through the lint of the other
State officials. It is enough to
know that a Democratic State
Couveutiou, representing every
county iu the graud old com
monwealth, has made these se
lections and no mistake has been
made.
It is now high time for the
Democracy to put on the armor |
of a righteous cause and be in
readiness for every battle that
will be fought between this and
next November.
The people will rule and it is I
right that they should ? (J. A. i
Matthews, in Charlotte News.
Delegates to National Convention
The choice of the State Con
vention and of the ten congress
ional districts gives the North
Carolina Democracy, the follow
ing representation in the nation
al convention:
Delegates at large?Gen. Julian
S. Carr, Locke Craig, John E.
Woodard, Maj. E. J. Hale. Al
ternates?Cyrus B. Watson,Kope
Elias, ("has. O. McMichael, Jas.
A. Lockhart.
First district?E. F. Lamb, J.
T. Taylor. Alternates? E. B.
Ficklen, L. J. Lawrence.
Second?J. W. Grainger, W. H.
Powell. Alternates?Fred L.
Carr, W. H. Joyner.
Third?N. O' Berry, 1). L. Carl
ton. Alternates?H. L. Gibbs,
John 1). Kerr.
Fourth?Ed Chambers Smith,
A. C. Zollicoffer. Alternates?J.
A. Thomas, Judge T. B. Wom
Fifth?Robert L. Holt, P. B.
Johnson. Alternates ? J. S.
Cunningham, V. S. Bryant.
Sixth?A. W. McLean, H. L.
Lyon, Alternates?W. G. Green,
H. C. McQueen.
Seventh?J. G. Boylin, E. E.!
Raper. Alternates?R. E. Geyer, j
N, Glenn Williams.
Eigth?Col. Paul B. Means, A.
M. Turner. Alternates?T. C. j
McGuffy, G. W. Flowers.
Ninth?H. N. Pharr, Clyde R.
Hoey. Alternates?C. B. Arm
strong, J. H. Pearson.
Tenth?J. P. Sawyer, John C.
Mills. Alternates?S. W, Blunt, j
J. C. Fisher.
The State Convention instruct
ed the delegation to vote as a
unit on all questions, but did not
instruct as to whom to vote for
President.
Smithfleld's Latest Enterprise.
Smitnfield's latest enterprise,
The J. H Edperton Company,
was recently incorporated by the
Secretary of State with a paid in
capital of Slo.ooo.
The board of directors are: W.
A. Edperton, A. K. Smith, C. H. (
Martin, H. Cole, VV. VV. Cole, H.
E. Edperton and.!. M. Edperton.
The officers are: Prisident, A.
K. Smith; Vice-President, C. H.
Martin; Secretary-Treasurer, VV.
A. Edperton. H. Cole is raanaper
of the sales department.
The concern has been orpanized
to manufacture and sell "Edger
ton's Harness Oil and Leather
Dressing." This is said to be a
very superior oil for harness, and
when used according to direc
tions it keeps harness in good
condition and prevents rats
knawing it. It is meeting with a
readv sale wherever introduced.
Mr. Edperton, the secretary and
treasurer, informs us that he
received 14 orders, aggregating
5)0 dozen cans, in one day this
week. Messrs. H. Cole and VV.
VV. Jordan are on the road push
ing its sale. Nice orders have
been secured in Raleigh, Golds
boro, Wilson, Henderson, Oxford,
Fayetteville, Dillon, 8. C., and
other places.
The management have secured
the Imperial stemmerv building
as a factory and are pushing its
manufacture, turning out one
thousand cans daily. Mr. Willie
R. Smith has charge of the
manufacturing department.
It is put up in a handsome one
quart can that sells or 25 cents.
The promoters of this new
enterprise are wide-awake citizens
who are ever on the lookout fot
the upbuilding of our town. We
wish them an abundant success.
O K Frezrs, Smithfield Hdw. Co.
I
PLEASANT GHOVE AROUSED
The Democracy ol This Good Old
Township Armed for
the Battle.
To the Editor of Thk Hkhalik
1 went to Smithfield last Moo-1
day and while there wan informed 1
that a statement appeared in a |
Repnblican newspaper published
in this county, called "TheSmith- j
field Times," to the effect that j
there were only four Democrats :
in Pleasant drove township.
This is a slander upon thegood
people of my township, Put I am
not surprised that such a state
ment should appear in the col
umns of a paper aiding in the
election of our negro-loving Presi-i
dent. The truth is that in 1002
the Republicans elected their
magistrates in Pleasant drove j
township by*a small majority.
This was done not because Demo
crats had gone over to the Re
publican party, but simplv be
cause the election occurred in an
off year and a considerable num
ber of Democrats, feeling that
the election of their ticket was a
certainty, remained away from
the polls.
To show you, Mr. Editor, that
there has been practically no in
crease in the Republican vote of
the township I will give you the
vote for the Republican State
ticket in the two last elections.
In 1900 the Republican State
ticket received eighty-seven votes
in 19(12 the Republican State;
ticket received ninety-four votes.
rue increase ol seven votes chu
easily be accounted for. Proba
bly that number of young men
came of age who voted the Re
publican ticket, but 1 will inform
the readers of The Hkkald that
in this campaign we will poll our
usual democratic vote. We have
always been ashamed of our
selves for allowing the Republi
cans to get ahead of us in 1902
and the Democrats of the town
ship are anxious to make
amends for their negligence in
not voting that year.
We will carry the township by
at least fifty majority. We want
it understood that the white men
of Pleasant Grove township will
not vote for a man for President,
or for any other office, who al
lows a negro to sit down at his
table as his social equal. We
Democrats of this township wish
the negro no harm, but. Mr.;
Editor. we think the place for
the negro to eat is in the kitchen
or at his table in his own home
and not at the same table with
respectable white people.
We are not going to vote for
theyaukee the Republicans have
nominated for Governor either
against Rob Glenn, that patriot
ic southerner who made it so hot
for Marion Butler.
I hope you will refute theabove
slander in the columns of your
paper. 1 am told that theSmith-'
tiele Times is owned by a man
who telegraphed to Governor
Russell to send troops to Smith
field because he was afraid of the
big crowd that gathered in Smith
field on the day of the big rally
in August, 1900. This same
man has at last got relief. 1
hear he has been appointed post
master at Smithfield. 1 am not
surprised that in his zeal to hold
his job and elect a radical Presi
dent he allows his paper to pub
lish a slander upon the good peo
ple of Pleasant Grove township.
You may hear from me again.
June2S. John Stephenson.
Brutally Tortured.
A case came to light that for
Eersistent and unmerciful torture
as perhaps never been equaled.
Joe Golobick of Colusa, Calif,
writes. "For 15 years I endured
insufferable pain from Rheuma
tism and nothing relieved me
though I tried everything known.
I came across Electric Bitters
and it's the greatest medicine on
earth for that trouble. A few
bottles of it completely relieved
and cured me." Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles
and general debility. Only 50c.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Hood
Bros. Druggists.
The fall of Port Arthur is ex
pected daily.
A SPLENDID SUGGESTION
Congressman Pou Proposes a Din
ner lor the Confederate
Veterans.
To the Editor of Thh Hkkald:
During August of last year the
sons of Confederate vetrans gave
to the old veterans a dinner in the
town of Suiithtield. It was sug
gested that the sous of Confeder
ate soldiers, and all who sympa
thize with them in the under
taking, should provide a dinner
for the veterans every year. It
is a melancholy fact that the
number of veteruns who attend
these dinners will be less and less
every year. 1 am writing this
communication to suggest that,
the old veterans are provided
this year with the annual feast,
heretofore suggested. Let the
young men take hold of this
matter and carry it through,
l^et us take the entire task of
preparing this dinner off the
bauds of the veterans. It seems
to me that Suiithtield, being the
centre of the county, would be
the proper place.
i am sure that a mere sugges
tion of this matter is all that is
necessary.
Yours truly,
ldwd. YV. Pou.
Smithheld, dune 27, l'JOL
Teachers' Institutes.
The following places have been
selected for the Teachers' Insti
tutes for white teachers: < >ue iu
Dist. No. 1, white, at Pine Level;
one iu Hist. No. 5, white, In
gram's Township, the school
near Mr. F. 1'. Wood's and Mr.
Phillip Lee's; one in Dist. No. 7,
white, Elevation Township, the
school at Kehoboth church; and
one in Dist. No. 1 white, Oneals
Township, the school kuown as
the Earp school.
The institute at Pine Level
will begin duly 18th, the one at
F. P. Wood's, July 25th. It has
not been decided definitely when
the others will begin. < )ne, I do
uot know which, will begin the
first Monday in August aud
probably the other the second
Monday.
Other places were urged for the
institutes but they were not
central enough. Archer Lodge
and Bugley were anxious for an
institute each but they are not
central for the sections 1 wanted
represented.
I a i T. Tvrungton,
Co. Supt. Schools.
Sunday School Convention and Pic
nic.
The annual Township Sunday
School .Convention aud Pie-uie
will be held with Shiloh Baptist
church, Saturday, July, 9tn, to
which all are cordially invited to
attend, and bring well-tilled
baskets to feed the large crowd
that will be present, itefresh
ments, such as cold drinks, etc.,
will be on the grounds.
The following programme will
be observed:
At !>: 30 a. in., convention will
be called to order by the presi
dent, aud after song and prayer.
Rev. B. Townsend, will deliver
the opening address. At 10:30
a. m., Rev. R. J. Batsman, of
Raleigh, will deliver an address
on the Sunday School work in
general. From 12 to 2 p. m.,
dinner will be served on the
church grounds. At 2 p. m.. Hon.
R. N. Simns, of Raleigh, will
speak on the Sunday School
work. Other speakers will proba
bly be present and make talks. 4
Come one, rome all and enjov the
occasion.?F. T. Booker, f'resi- .
dent Towuship Association.
No Pity Shown.
"l or years fate was after me
continuously" writs F. A. <iul
ledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had a
terrible case of Piles causing 24
tumors. VVhenalljfailed Buckleu'e
Arnica Salve cured me. Equally
good for Burns and all aches and
Eains. Only 23c at Hood Bros.'
>rug Store.
Wednesday was the 238th
commencement day at Harvard
University. The graduating
class numbered 1077.