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VOL.23. SMITH FIELD, X. C., FRIDAY. -JFLY 20. 1004. ? NO. 21
Rotation in the Sheriff's Office-' )
Editor the Herald:?
Probably the most popular j
man in .lohustou County, out
side of the present office holding
class is Jesse D. Morgan; of Ele
vation township. What is the
cause of his popularity?
As Register of Heeds he was an j
efficient and obliging official.
He held the office two terms.
Then he said "1 have held thisi
good paying office long enough.
Let some other good hardwork
ing Democrat be rewarded." This
is, I say, the secret of his great
popularity. He is the type of
the unselfish Democrat.
Oliver succeeded Morgan for
two terms. Smith succeeded
Oliver for two terms. Stephenson j
succeeded Smith for two terms
The precedent had been estab
lished. Morgan had laid down I
the principle of rotation and the
people accepted it as Democratic!
doctrine. Edgerton succeeded
Stephenson and he has already
stated that he will not ask for1
the office after the expiration of
a second term.
The duties of the Register ofl
Deeds are such as to require a!
man of ability to perform them,
but the people have never ex-1
perienced trouble in finding suit-!
able men for the place.
Now let us look at another
office in the gift of the people. |
The Sheriff's office pays a salary
about equal to that of the Regis
ter's office. It,like the Register's,
requires a man, of courage and
ability. Rut, whereas five men
have held the Registers position
during the past If- years, one
man only has held the Sheriff's
position during that time.
In the past IS years, Johnston
County has paid to Sheriff Elling
ton fully $40,000 clear of all ex
penses and commissions.
Why such favoritism?. Why
should not the principle ot rota
tion be applied to this office us
well ns to the Registers1 Does
any one man possess such 1 claim
upon the party as to merit a life
time position'.' Is ther but one
man in all this county who can
fill the Sheriff's place?
No man in the Stat' has made
a more efficient Sheriff than!
Sheriff Ellington. I have no
complaint to make along that
line. Hut, from a sense of justice
and fairness, 1 claim that he has
held it long enough. Other tnea
have fought the fights as well as
he. Other men have stood sted- j
fast as well as he. Other men
should be rewarded as well as he.
If he is the only man in the!
county who can till this position,
God forbid. If this is the case. !
let us nominate him on August
17th for the balance of hi? like
and give him the power to ap
point his successor.
l submit the above in no bitter
ness. I believe that a change in j
the office would be of great bene
fit to the party. 1 speak for the
people and the party, not in
personal antagonism of Sheriff
Ellington.
Jesse D.ughtry,
Smithfield, N. C., July 28, 1904. j
Bold Theft.
Last Saturday Mr. T. J. Lassi
ter went to a store and bought J
himself a pair of shoes, lie start
ed for home but stopped in the
Her ami office on his way and
left the shoes, which were in a t
box, on the stair steps. W hile
he was in the oflice John Win- j
field, colored, came up to speak
to Mr. J. M. Beaty about some
house rent. On his way down
the steps he took the box of
shoes and placed them under his
arm between his coat and vest.
Some boys sitting in front of
Austin-Stephenson 'Jo's store saw
he bad a bundle but thought he
had bought some goods. Mr.
I ,assiter started home and missed
his shoes. Mr. Beaty went in
search of the negro and found
him and took the shoes from
him Mr. J. T. Barham, the
policeman, got a warrant for
nim and went to get him but he
had tied to parts uuknowu.
Coming Ten Thousand Six!
Hundred and Forty-four miles
to enter school?Two boys from
Australia have engaged to enter
Horner Military School, Oxford,
C., this fall. *
KENLY NOTES.
Mr. Lee Alford, of Raleigh, was
in our town for a few hours Fri
day.
Mrs. J no. l'erkins, of Golds
horo, is visiting hersister-in-law,
Mrs. \Y. H. Edgerton.
Mrs. Gardner and sou, Ben
nie, of Spring Hope, are visiting
at I. H. Gardner's this week.
Mrs. W. J. Hooks, of Benson,
is spending a few days here this
week visiting friends and rela
tives.
Messrs. R. T. Fulghaui and C.
B. Bailey visited friends and
relatives near Taylors, Wilson
Co., last Sunday.
Miss Mary Alford who has been
spending several weeks in Ral
eigh visiting her brother, Lee
Alford. returned home Friday.
Messrs Noble Blackman.Tbos.
Creeeh and Lonnie Richardson
stopped over here for a few hours
while on their way from rtie Rock
Ridge picnic Friday.
Mr. Ira Creech, our new R. R.,
Agent received the sad news
Saturday that his uncle, Larnb
Creech, near Benson was dead.
He left Saturday morning to at
tend the funeral and returned
Monday.
Mr. R. H. Alford who has been
Railroad Agent here for a num
ber of years, has resigued aud
Mr. Ira Creech, of Black Creek,
has been sent to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Alford was elected cashier of
the Bank of lvenly which will
open about Aug. loth.
Quite a goodly number from
here attended the picnic at Rock
Ridge last Friday. They report
ed a good time, it being the best
picnic held there in several years.
The crowd in attendance was
much larger than last year.
Several good speeches were made.
"Rkx."
Death at Benson.
Mr. L. 1'. Creech died at hie
home in Benson last Friday
night. He had been unwell ior
some time but it seems heart
failure caused his death. He was
found dead in bed Saturday
morning. He was buried Sun-'
day evening at his old home in
Elevation township in the pres
ence of a vast number of relatives
and friends. His funeral was
preached by Rev. J. W. Suttle.
He had been with .1. I). Parrish
& Son for several years. In his
death Johuston County loses one
of its best citizens. We extend
sympathies to the bereaved.
Mr. R. H- Gower For the Legis
lature.
Editor Hkkald:
It is but a few weeks till our
county convention meets to se
lect men to fill the various offices,
and the next Legislature will
have to meet tnauy questions
both moral and financial. We
should send our best men.
1 desire to present the name of
R. H. (lower, of Clayton town
ship, as Representative. A man
qualified both by age and ex
perience to represent his county
well.
Respectfully,
M. (1. Gplley,
Clayton, W. C
Night was Her Terror.
"1 would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Apple-1
gate, of Alexandria, Ind., "and
could hardly get any sleep. I
had consumption so bad that if
I walked a block I would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed,
three $1.00 bottles of Dr. King's
New Discovery wholly cured me|
and I gained 58 pounds." It's!
absolutely guaranteed to cure
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bron
chitis and all Throat and Lung
Troubles. Price 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottles free at Hood Bros,'
drug store.
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana,
has been elected Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.,
SENATOR SIMMONS WITH ONE
VOICE.
Optional Primary Plan For Coun
ties Adopted.
Raleigh. X. C., July 127.?The
State Democratic Executive
Committee was in session
last night in Raleigh with twenty
seven members present iu person
or by proxy, and a number of
prominent visitors from over the
State.
As the result of the enthusias
tic meeting Senator F. At. Sim
mons was re-elected State Chair
man, Mr. A. J. Field, Secretary
to the committee, a central com
mittee of forty composed of four
members from each district,
named, the chairman empower
ed to appoint an advisory com
mittee of five, plans for an op
tional primary provided for,
regulations for campaign clubs
adopted, addresses made by the
State Chairman, and Hon. R. B
Glenn, Democratic nominee for
Governor.
Besides this the committee
provided that there should be a
joint discussion with the Repub
licans and that a notice to this i
effect be served on the chairman
of that, party, the discussions to
be between the opposing nomi
nees.
The resolution for an optional
primary, proposed bv Hon. Wal
ter E. Moore and formulated by
Hon. James H. Fou, after vari
ous amendments, was adopted
as follows:
Resolved, That this committee i
will provide an optional primary,
to be adopted by the Executive!
Committee of aify county desir
ing to nominate couuty candi
dates and members of the Legis
lature by a primary. That the
Chairman is authorized to ap-;
point a sub committee to formu
late such a plan, aud when ap
proved by the Chairman the said
ulan shall become a nart of the
plan of organization. WhereI
t.ny county executive committee;
has already called ti primary,
such County Executive Com
mittee may formulate and pro
mulgate its own rules for such ;
elections already ordered. The
plan provided for in this resolu
tion will not supersede the pres
ent plan, except in those coun-!
ties adopting this plan."
To regulate the clubs the fol
lowing resolution was proposed |
by Mr. James H. l'ou wasunani
mously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense !
of this committee that the,
organization of Remocraticclubs
in various localities be promoted
wherever, in the opinion of the
chairman, the organization of
such clubs will assist in the cam
paign work. In order that har
mony may be preserved and
unity of action attained, all
Democratic clubs will be regard
ed as part of the Democratic
organization and under the
jurisdiction of this committee,
and they will perform their
duties in harmony with and un
der the direction of the Execu
tive Committee of the couuties
wherein they are situated.
The following resolution intro
duced by Judge T. B. Wotuack
was adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That it is the sense
of this committee that there
shall be a joint discussion of the
issues iuvolved in this campaign
between the candidates of the
Democratic party for political
offices and the opposing candi
dates of the Republican party,
and that the chairman of this
Executive Committee is authori
zed to arrauge with the chair
man of the Republican State
Executive Committee for such
general joiut discussion.
The central committee for the
fourth district are: F. S. Spruill,
Eouisburg; H A. London, Pitts
boro; B. H. Bunn, Rocky Mount
and E. C. Beddingfield, Raleigh.
A Wilmington Boy wins Honor In
Boston
Neil 1). Emerson, of Wilming
ton, N. C., completed a four
years' course in three years at!
the Boston Institute of Techno
logy. He was prepared at the
Horner Military Scnool Oxford,
N.C.
CLAYTON CHIPS.
Miss Ruby Penny, of Penny, is
visiting Mies lone Guilley.
Tlie show wasrather "Rummy"
so those say who attended.
Messrs. Floyd Harris and Lon
nie Holland were here for sever
al days this week.
Rev. C. YY. Mlanchard is assist
ing Rev. J. YY' Suttle in a series
of meetings at Bethesdia. *
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Stephen
son spent Sunday here theguests
of Mr. and Mrs. George King.
Mr. and Mrs. .John S. Rarnes
and children, left Sunday for a
two weeks visit to relatives in
Sanford and Raleigh.
A travelling company have!
put down a merry-go-round here;
for a short- while. Better- come
along and enjoy the fun while
you may.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Horne
and Miss Swannauoa have re
turned from the YVorld's fair, ac
companied by little Mies Melba
McCullers, of St. Louis.
The Masons have moved to
the hall over Mr. YV. E. Stalliugs
store and will hereafter have two
meetings a month instead of one
as heretofore. Grand Lecturer,
B. YV. Hatcher, is giving a series
of lecturers this week.
Police Ellis captured a negro
man, Mack Mayuard, at Messrs. i
Geo. YV. Ellis & Son's saw mill
YY'ednesday. The negro had
made an account which he obli
gated to work out and failing to
do so he finds himself in the
lock-up. Moral: Better not try;
to get out of payiDg an honest,
debt. ?
On Tuesday evening about two i
o'clock a t hrough freight was de
railed about four miles above
here. The cause was a "defect
ive rail which broke and let the
truck:- down between the rails,
the result being fifteen cars on |
the ties and a good long stretch
of track spread. The section
fbrees put in good work and the'
trains were able to^ pass before
sunset.
Yelir.
Southern Democracy Given Fresh
Couraqe.
The next Governor of North1
Carolina, lion. R. B. Glenn, was
seen at the National yesterday.
He has been spending a couple of
weeks in A tlantie City, recupera
ting from the arduous campaign
that culminated in his triumph
at the recent Democratic State
convention. The coming chief
executive of the Old North
State looks as though he were
good and lit material for almostj
any high public office. He is re
puted to be an orator of surpass
ing eloquence and is one of the j
men of whom the country is apt
to hear a good deal more.
In a short talk with a Post re
porter Capt. (ilenn said: "The;
nomination of Judge Parker has
given Southern Democrats fresh
courage. Best of all, it has put
an end to the factional differences
within the party, and from now
ou gold Democrats, Silver Demo
crats, and Democrats of all sorts
and conditions will put their
shoulders to the wheel and .work
for the election of the ticket
named at St. Louis.
"Since coming East 1 have met
and talked with many prominent
business men, and have been
surprised to learn that among
them there is a pronounced sen
timent in favor of the Democrat
ic candidate. Many of these are
going to break their record of a
lifetime by giving their support
to the opposition. One such
man was a Philadelphia banker,
heretofore a most zealous Repub
lican. He assured me that by
reason of his association with
prominent men in the same class
with himself he had come to
know their views and that a:
large per cent, of them would
help elect Judge Parker. He has
not the least doubt of Parker's |
election."?Washington Post.
?All good Democrats should j
make it a point to attend the!
County Convention ou August
17th. A Legislative and county
ticket, with exception of clerk,
will then be nominated.
W L. Fuller For Sheriff.
Mr. Editor:
Twenty dav? from now the
Democratic Party in Johnston
county will meet in Convention
to nominate its candidates for
county offices, for the next two
years. It is time that the peo
ple of the county should be con
sidering the matter and decide
who they want to fill the offices.
I wish to mention the name of
a man for a county office who
will till said office just as accept
ably to the people as the present
incumbent. The power to nomi
nate is with the people and if the
majority prefer to nominate \V.
L. Fuller instead of J. T. Elling
ton for sheriff of Johnston coun
ty no mistake will be made; but
it will insure the biggest Demo
cratic vote that Johnston coun
ty has given in many years.
Sheriff Ellington has tilled the
office for about IS years, has
made a good officer, as was his
duty to do, has been paid about
$60,000 for doing his duty. He
said two years ago that he
would not be a candidate again.
Mr. Fuller is a man of ability,
and has theconfidence of the peo
ple, he is popular, aud a demo
crat whose party loyalty lias
never been questioned, a man
whose service to the uarty for
the past fifteeu years has been
equal to that of any man who
has been sheriff or who has asked
to be nominated for the place.
Fete nominate \V. L. Fuller 011
August 17th. and by that act
say that party service may be
rewarded and ability recognized.
J. M. olivkr,
Princeton, N.C.
J. P Canaday for the House.
To the Editor:?
The Democracy of the-State did
well, when in convention assem
bled at Greensboro, it named its
candidates for the State offices.
With Hob Glenn at the helm, the
old Democratic "Ship of State"
will sail smoothly into the har
bor of victory and weigh anchor,
thus assuring the people of our
grand old state four years more
of Democratic prosperity and
good government.
Yet, friends, after the election
there is a Legislature to meet in
the Capital City, before which
body there doubtless will begreat
measures brought?measures
which will effect the whole people
of our State. Therefore, it is ex
tremely important ti.&t the next
Legislature should be composed
of strong men?men with char
acter and a will; men who fear no
man, but God alone; men who
have the power and the might to
cry down the wrong and stand
up for the right; clean men?
christiaumen.
Such is the man whom I wish
to preseut to the Democratic
voters of Johnston County for
their consideration as a candi
date for member of the Legisla
ture of 1905 And, this man is
Prof. J. P. Canaday, of Banner
Township. Consider the char
acter and daily walk of this man.
Study him from every view point
and you'll find him to measure
up to the full standard of man.
You will find him always on the
side of right and justice against
wrong and oppression. He is a
great educational worker, and
has devoted the best years of his
life to this work; yet he is today
a young man and is strong and
vigorous, and would make a good
caiupaiguer-beiug a fluent speak
er and strong debater.
Consider him well, and nomi
nate him on the 17th day of
August, and the citizens of "Old
Johnston" will view with pride
his record in the next General
Assembly.
F. P. Wood.
Four Oaks. R. F. D., July 21,
1904.
The fact that The Sun, Ilerald,
Times, World, Evening Post,
Brooklyn Eagle and the Staaz
Zeitung, the largest papers of
New York have all repudiated
President Roosevelt is evidence
that Parker is sure to carry New
York. All these papers were
hearty supporters of McKinley.
SELMA NEWS.
Mr. H P. .V is vi>.;tintr r
tives in Murir. -boro N C , <
*wk.
Mr. M C. W -ton ? n
1 day at Morels td ('it;, v, it. m
family.
Messrs. M. 1. Nordan , ,
l>. Vinson sfient a few da>
Norfolk this week
Mr. Charles l\ Harris rati I
Monday from Raleigh when
has been attending court.
Mr. F. B Oliver has moved \ n
family here from Pine I -1 >-1.
Glad to have hini as a itizeu
Miss Lottie Blow, of Greenville,
N. C., who has been visiting the
Misses Etheredge left for her
home Wednesday.
The Odd Fellows will hav. a
barbecue at the "Old Rock
Spring" near the rivernextTue-?
day at 7:.'h> p. in. All Odd I
lows are invited to attend.
Mr. John Eaeom says h> has a
"cimlin" vine twenty-seven (27)
inches long with thirty-seven
"ciuilius" (?) on it. Ran any
one beat it'.' More "? iinlins" to
the stjuare i'ich than auy her to
fore reports:
J. W- Barnes for Commission r
Ma. Euitoi::- -Please allow i.
6pu?*? in The Hekai.d to put
before the public a name for
l County Commissioner. Wtlders
has not been represented in ?he
county ticket for sevral years
and I think phat we arc justly due
I a candidate this time. 14* not
wish to leave theimprt ss on that
! the present int umbents are cot
good men 1 >ut sometimes it is
necessary to mak- a ci: age. The
' man tnat ! shall name to .you in
Liuetuatis j?i>-; fcv weil kuowi iu
, .fohnston county. He is a man
! that will do honor to himself
j and his county in the discharge
j of his official duties i? elected.
1 He has all the qualifications
necessary to tiM even a higher
office than that of County Com
missioner. Wi hod this .at in
the person of Mr. J. W Barnes.
He has done more for the cause
of education and the upiiftiug of
humanity than any other man
in this community and will if
elected do the same for the
county, Fie i- known so w<jll
I feel chat any feeble words of
of mine won 111 be too weak to
tell any more.
1 trust the county convention
; will consider this matter ind his
friends use their influence.
W. l. Stanch,.
duly 2.~>, 1904.
Resolutions of Respect.
Relief Lodge No. 431, \. I", A
A. M. Benson, N. C., -'uly 24th.
11X14.
Whereas it has pleased our
Supreme Grand .Master to trans
late from this world of toil and
care our beloved brother Lamuel
I'. Creech, be it
Resolved, 1?That we accept
this dispensation of providence
iu the spirit of submissive humil
ity, witn a deep sense of our loss,
recognizing the wisdom of our
Great Creator in all his dealings
with mankind.
Resolved, 11?That inthedeath
of our beloved brother, the lodge
has lost a true and faithful mem
ber, who for many years has
been its Tiler, on all occasions
performing bis duty well, show
iug most conclusively his hi&h
esteem ,for Masonry.
Resolved, 111?That the com
munity has lost a true and
warmhearted citizen, the family
a devoted husband, a kind aud
affectionate father, whose lile is
worthy of emulation by us who
survive aud who feel so keenly
our loss.
Resolved, IV?That we evtend
to the bereaved family our most
earnest sympathy, and implore
the rich benedictions of Him who
' rules the universe upon them in
this their sore bereavement.
Resolved, V?That these reso
lutions be spread upon the
records of this lodge, and a copy
sent to The Smith fie li> Herald
for publication.
G. w. Cavexaioh.)
E. L. Hall, Com.
U, F. Wallace. J .(